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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1871
Page
3
A speaker recalls Kitty Mallet, the shoemaker's daughter, from school days. Quiet, refined, and unbowed by taunts, she rises to leadership as classmates watch in astonishment. The speaker, now married to her, notes time's gentle changes yet enduring grace.
A lyrical meditation on enduring love through storms and seasons. The speaker pleads that love will endure past joys and tears, noting roses bloom and fade as fate unfolds, while a woman's heart remains capable of loving despite pain.
In a Bellefontaine to St Louis train tale, a shy German mother’s deathly loss moves a traveling party. A beauty called the Angel of Mercy inspires a charity collection, while a romance with Dick Marcy unfolds around a cherished golden curl keepsake and a clerical townsend’s wry warnings. Belle Alden discovers love with Richard, aided by Jenny Marey’s letter and a staged wedding plan in New York. The story blends melodrama with comic misreadings and a final marriage vow.
A mid 19th century column laments the selfish coarse arc of society. It recalls a village tale of Etta a loving invalid and a deceitful fiancé, urging women to uphold virtue and truth to spare others from ruin. The piece ends with a call for purity and moral accountability.
Geo Applewhite, a notorious figure in Robeson County North Carolina, has been killed by a group of local citizens in what authorities describe as a lethal encounter. The incident ends years of violent crime attributed to the outlaw.
The Ku Klux suppression bill passed the House on Thursday and reflects work by Hon. HH. C. Burchard. It blends elements from the original bill and substitutes, granting federal powers to break up Ku Klux gangs while respecting constitutional limits. Shellabarger amendments remove martial law and restrict habeas corpus suspension, with Senate likely to adopt a stricter version.
The Scientific American argues that no safe can be made burglar-proof as a thief with compressed hydrogen and oxygen cylinders can burn holes in any metal. In minutes, he could breach the strongest safe ever built using a fire drill.
A husband likens married life to a cat and dog harmony and points to Carlo and Kitty asleep on the rug. The wife replies with a wry test, suggesting tying them together to see if men and wives can agree.
A Virginia white woman sold her daughter to a neighboring man described as a cripple for his wife, receiving a cow in exchange. Days later the daughter objected, the mother retrieved her, but kept the cow, refusing to return it.
The Nevada Legislature grants charters to new railroads with a clause forbidding any Chinese laborers from being employed in construction or operation, under penalty of forfeiture of all privileges.
A Waterbury Connecticut factory girl had her hair caught in machinery while pausing to pick up buttons. The scalp was torn from her head but has been replaced in surgery and doctors hope it will regrow.
The Davenport Gazette reports a young Keokuk woman asked a printing office to print calling cards bearing the name Bellie Brown. The clerk noted it was new, the woman explained she disliked being called Belle and preferred the terminal ze form. The cards were printed, causing society buzz.
Gen Butler tells the Democratic party to vow that Ku Klux murders outrages and citizen rights must end so the party can elect a President in 1872. He argues peace will follow if leaders across North and South embrace this amnesty style pledge.
Bishop Whitehouse of Illinois has begun preliminary steps for another trial of Rev. Charles Edward Cheney, rector of Christ Church. Previous ecclesiastical court sentence in February suspended him for omitting the word regenerate in baptism. He has continued preaching and is supported by church wardens, and now faces trial for not complying with the sentence.
In a Springfield vote last Wednesday Republicans won the mayoral race by a clear margin and carried the city offices. The result came amid sharp debate over Reconstruction and the Fifteenth Amendment with Democrats blaming “side issues” and black voters for the defeat while Republicans saw gains from the white electorate. Democratic figures criticized Senator Blair’s letter as aiding Southern sentiment while shielding northern parties from potential fallout.
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