18 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1869
Page
1
The Masonic fraternity invites readers to contribute communications or items to enhance a local column. They request materials that add value and interest, relying on the input and experiences of friends to enrich the page.
A catalog-like list of freemason periodicals with varying frequencies, editors, and annual prices. Items include The Keystone Weekly Philadelphia published by McCulla & Slaverly at 3 dollars per year, and other titles such as National Publishing Company journals and Freemason magazines with prices ranging from 12 cents to 3 dollars annually.
A Civil War era account describes chaos in Fredericksburg Virginia as a Baptist church and a Freemason Hall become makeshift hospitals densely packed with wounded. One dying soldier gazes at the Freemason symbol G while recalling Washington and seeking help, a poignant moment amid the mortally wounded.
A fragment from the Boston Gazette reprints Masonic rhetoric alleging Pope Pius IX's initiation and a cover up. The piece notes a Sicilian Lodge record and a claim that the pope shares Masonic beliefs, predicting punishment in infernal regions and urging silence among masons.
The article urges Illinois citizens to support a strong Republican push for a capable, honest delegation to the State Constitutional Convention. It warns against trading seats to unworthy parties and stresses unity to create a lasting charter governing executive, legislative, and judicial power across the state. It calls for selecting men of merit who embody Republican ideals and will safeguard reforms.
A long excerpt describes the Whitsuntide cattle and labour market at Kendal with vivid, period tone. It details how townsfolk, farmers, and country residents gather, inspect young men and women for work, negotiate wages at stalls and on a stone, and celebrate with drinking, dancing, and crowds. It mentions the holiday atmosphere, the employers and servants, and the rough social dynamics of the hiring carnival.
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