14 Aug 1872
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1872
Page
1
A long poem extols American rugged tradesmen the Tanner and Cobbler uniting under leather imagery. It invokes presidents Grant Wilson Franklin and Henry Wilson, praising rural virtue, workers, and national resolve, asserting that nothing holds like leather as unity and victory loom.
Ill at ease in the city, Peter Patterson accepts a doctor's plan to flee to a country widow Mrs. Mantle, who keeps house and herbs. After two months of cheerful nursing and milk cures, he proposes and is accepted, marrying the much‑older, capable widow while planning a Christmas home together in the country.
A lengthy defense of Ulysses S. Grant addresses relentless attacks by opponents. It extols his Civil War leadership, integrity, and unyielding public service while attacking Democratic rivals and their leaders as envious, factional, and driven by personal gain. The piece condemns slander and affirms Grant’s fitness for the presidency and the nation’s gratitude.
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