21 Aug 1873
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1873
Page
1
In Griswoun Pecatonica on July 23, a meditation on mortality and the afterlife speaks of a spiritual body awaiting in Eden, the Saviour's joy, and the healing balm of faith. It envisions kindness as lasting beauty, tears turning to pearls, and a faithful life left as living images in the heart.
Miriam Leslie inherits wealth and faces a suitor Wilton Seymour who seeks her for money. Her stepfather warns against mercenary motives. A bank failure reveals the secret burden on Wilton as Miriam learns to trust and forgive. Four years later they share a thrifty, happy home built on love and mutual confidence.
The Dem Lib State Committee advises that Republicans should run in Republican districts and Democrats in Democratic districts, shaping the chances for Shannon who seems unlikely to secure a nomination. Rumors tie a city resident and a Freeport man to contest Burchard’s seat, but they likely won’t run. The Polo friend is not pursuing the bid, in our view.
A group of charitable men visit tenement houses in New York and discover four families sharing a basement room. An old man smoking by the door quips that the room felt crowded until the lady in the corner began to take boarders.
A detailed critique of President Grant’s appointments and civil service reforms, arguing he chose judges beyond party lines, faced opposition from New York senators, and pursued reform while countering patronage. The piece contrasts past presidents, notes debt reduction and tax relief under Grant, and warns against state sovereignty and decentralization as threats to Union unity.
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