General Grant in the 1868 Canvass and Republican Support
The article defends General Ulysses S. Grant amid political attacks in the 1868 campaign. It argues that military achievements cannot be dismissed for party gain and emphasizes Grant’s leadership in victories from Donelson to Lookout Mountain while contrasting public gratitude with partisan rhetoric. It warns against undermining the Republican cause and stresses the bond between prudent governance and military success.
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Ty Grant
Jeff. Davis
Souis
Bull Run Oe
Appomattox
Richmond
Donelson
Shiloh
Burs
Lookout Mountain
Abraham
Grant
Arg
Tsop
Viper
Stroy
Republican Party
Ant
Nevis
National Treasury
U. S
Death of Benito Juarez and Mexican future debated
Dispatches report the death of Benito Juarez, president of the Mexican Republic, on the night of the eighteenth. The piece analyzes potential implications for Mexico and the United States, noting Juarez’s efforts to foster friendly ties and curb cross border abuses, and questions the policy course of his successor Lerdo de Tejada.
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Benito Juarez
Mexican Republic
United States
Maximillian
Mexico
Juarez
Lerdo de Tejada
Harvest-Home and the age of machinery in farming
The piece celebrates Harvest Home as a symbol of abundance and progress. It contrasts old time hand labor with automatic reapers and steam driven processes, praises agricultural education, notes global hunger concerns in Persia, and recalls a Rome incident showing Oriental obsequiousness in court etiquette.
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Great West
West
Atlantic
Nature
Ruth
Moab
Greece
Rome
Persia
Burmah
Victor Emmanuel
India
Java
Small-Pox Remedy Claims Rapid Cure and Scare
A correspondent shares a recipe claimed to prevent or cure small pox and scarlet fever, using sulphate of zinc and fox-glove with sugar and water. The note asserts rapid recovery in twelve hours and criticizes pest houses. the piece ends with a pension tale of an old Dutchess County partner who lived to 105.
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Jenner
England
Science
Paris
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Dutchess Co
California
Walker
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Haineis
Tennessee
Cumberland
Arkansas
Red
Colorado
Brazos
Rio Grande
Vears
Alabama
Mobile
Savannah
Roanoke
James
R. H. McDonald & CO
Gen. Agta
San Francisco
Cub, & Cor
Washington
Charlton Sts
N.Y
Horace ree ley Democratic candidate obituary phrase
A fragment notes Horace ree ley described as a Democratic candidate for president. The quoted lines imply a tomb inscription reflecting a struggle with debt and political affiliation. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear event details.
Young Rider Tries to Halt Spooked Horse
A young woman who had just begun to drive a horse ran into danger when the horse kicked. She asked her guide to step out and hold the animal’s leg, a risky move amid the runaway vehicle.
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Lex
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Keeley
Tandy
Gran
Tama
Yonane Greeley
Denne
K Dag
Democratic Party
Horace (Reeley
Jherife
Stephenson County
Ilnois
John McMannus
Peter W. McMannus
Stephenson
Lllinois
John K. Hayes
Stephenson Co
Ill
County Court
Illnois
Harlem
Ira G. Chad
Dock
Stehenson County
Illinois
Felows, Towlt
Illinois Central Railroad
RF. A. Darling
Christian Snyder
Ilinois
Freeport
Wal HD. Mitchell
John Kryder
Angnat
John R. Hayes
Ses Eere
Benson
Stiles & Jenkins
Machine Works
Freeport, Tlinois
Rufus Liane
Northwest
Bridge St
Webster & Ithodes! Floaring Mill
Mail Register
Chicago
Dubuque
Kaasasad
W.U.R. It
Western Do
Monroe
Wik
Cedarville
Orangeville
Oneeco
Shuey’s
Silver Creek
Stora
M. Smith
P. M
Tadeo Hae
Serena
Freeport Journal
Book & Job Printing Office
Journal Block
Freeport, Ill
Suipés
Builula
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