This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1873
Page
3
A compact religious reading discusses prayer as central to Christian life and warns against self reliance. It cites quotes from Spurgeon and Macduff, notes the role of faith in shops and charity, and mentions church networks, university alumni, and anti Christian influences abroad. The piece surveys religious figures, missions, and church real estate trends.
A fragmented period piece critiques German Democrat concerns and Horace Greeley. It notes Grant’s administration amid Democratic backlash and references North Carolina returns and Senator Vance with polemical tone.
In Grand Rapids Michigan the local Democrats refuse to back the Greeley ticket and cite ex mayors Champlin Powers and Randall, Railroad President D P Clay, George W Thayer and others as expressing firm opposition. A California Legislator’s remark and a comic dialogue about a druggist and Grant are noted in the same brief.
A Boston lady challenged Joaquin Miller on Goat Island about living alone in the woods. He replied, Yes, I have two squaws. The encounter prompted the woman to dwell on men's treatment of women.
A collection of satirical vignettes mocking Horace Greeley and political pretensions. It quips on rebel rhetoric, Utah potato bugs with vast progeny, parboiling bugs for baking, a minister’s long call, a child’s quip about his amen, and a Liberal Democratic platform boiled to a nutshell.
A Wilmington Delaware paper quotes Horace Greeley and mocks his honesty while noting the Galena narrow gauge railroad work moving toward Belmont with cars to run by November. The item cites Democratic creed accusations and suggests some Delaware Democrats distrust Greeley as untrustworthy.
Oregon Democrats refuse Greeley support as four party organs report repartiated about nominations in Baltimore, signaling internal divisions within the state party ahead of the convention.
Statement urges orders for dub printing at Steam Printing House in Freeport Jovax. The note asserts steadfast upright conduct before Diod and honor before men, claiming safety in every place and condition. It appears to be a fragmentary directive mixed with moral exhortation and a printing instruction.
Addie Lewis, speaking to her pet bird, learns from her mother that humans possess “wings” of thought. The pair discuss imagination as a power to travel mentally from a volcano in Italy to icy northern seas, with thought described as swifter than an eagle.
An essay on civility notes gifts often follow kind acts. A Bath doctor received twenty thousand dollars and a home after a woman recalled his seat offer. A man guiding an old pedestrian to cross London streets later learned of a five thousand dollar legacy and a gold watch from a grateful client. Civility’s inner rewards justify small acts whenever possible.
A late night errand tale warns children to flee tobacco smoke, swearing, and drinking, urging courage to escape bad habits. The piece then shifts to the rise of petroleum after its 1871 expansion, noting vast wealth for Pennsylvania, steady production of 6.7 million barrels, and crude oil value exceeding 50 million dollars once refined. It concludes with reflections on petroleum’s growing indispensability.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.