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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1880
Page
7
A political screed denounces Hancock as a reformer with profit motives and contrasts Republican success since the Civil War with Democratic corruption. It also details a Jacksonsville Illinois insane asylum visit, praising its architecture, operations, staff, and patient care, highlighting Dr Curriel and three assistants and the hospital’s steam powered facilities.
The text contrasts a named individual with General Garfield, arguing that neither patriotism nor past record justify praising the former. It claims the person’s history and current stance show dissipation and ignorance, deeming any comparison an insult to Garfield’s patriotism, scholarship, and statesmanship.
Report from Freeport notes a large female panther seen about 200 yards from a damning area, growling and snapping at dogs. After a difficult shot the beast fell, then fled with the dogs in pursuit. It was later found on a stump twenty-five feet high, another shot failed to strike a vital part. Administrator announces claims against the estate of Robert Imlay deceased, with payment requested and court hearing set for September terms in Stephen County.
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