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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1880

Page

3

Prodigal parable and Storrs speeches in Oakland letter

An Oakland letter from Oct 3 1880 recounts Miss Griswold and Alameda links, election thoughts, Storrs speeches in San Francisco and Oakland, and a humorous reading of the prodigal son tale. It notes a large Grand Opera House meeting, a Bay yacht outing, and a $47,000 carnival fundraiser with a grand masked ball to follow.

Oakland Storrs Cal Mary A. Griswold Alameda Arizona New Constitution Freeport Journal Illinois Oaklander Supreme Court Smory A. Storrs San Francisco Grand Opera House Opera House Gen. Rowley Mr. Storrs Mr.s South Senator Doolittle Mr. D Mr. Doolittle Saucelto Yacht Club Bas Gen. Sherman Gen. Grant Col. Andrew's Diamond Palace Chauncey

Jamaica’s Rise and Fall Through Wilberforce’s Shadow

A century ago Jamaica shaped wealth and fashion with dukes and planters, but emancipation hit hard. The piece traces the island’s decline, the shift to coolies and Cuban growers, and the hope that Jamaica may rebound to restore prosperity and British revenue.

Indies Jamaica Tommy Merton Tommy East India Duke of Albemarle George Monk Hans Sloane British Museum Duke of Portland King House Beckfords Storers Ellisses Lawrences Thorpes Scarlets Vassalls Grosvenor Square Hyde Park William Wilberforce England West Indies Wilberforce

One Experience from Many With Hop Bitters Hope

Ailing wife recalls misery and expense, then credits Hop Bitters for rapid recovery. She used the remedy secretly, improving quickly, surprising her husband and family who cheer, praising Hop Bitters as the source of her renewed health and happiness.

Home Journal

Remarkable Career Of A Woman Reporter Morgan Origin

A pioneering woman, Miss Morgan, rose from near poverty in New York harbor to become a trusted cattle and horse race reporter for four papers. Her talent won tests meant as jokes, earning praise for accuracy and citywide assignments, with now substantial earnings and a strong reputation in the New York press world.

Mia Morgan New York City Slady New York United States Seamen’s Charity Fund Victor Emmanual Italy Horace Greely Miss Morgan America Heia Elizabeth Stuart Phelps George P. Lathrop Hawthorne W. H. Bishop W. D. Howells Mark Twain Rose Terry Cooke Ellen W. Olney Goldwin Smith Edward Everett Hale William M. Roasetti John Fiske Joseph Dugdsle Norway H. H Atlantic Longfellow Whittler Holmes Lowell Hale Whipple Howells Aldrich Stedman James Warner Waring Fisk White Scudder Bishop Mark ‘Twain Stowe Phelps Hi. H Sewett Miss Lacom Preston Cooke Woolson Thaxter Bryant Bryant, Whittier, Lowell Holmes Houghton, Mifflin & CO Park Street Boston

Before and After a Flowery Moon Trance

A verse lament on engaged couples failing after marriage and the solace claimed from Ta Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. It warns of troubles and bruises and mocks reliance on miraculous cures. The speaker implies doctors, nurses, broomsticks, and mops as symbols of domestic chaos ails.

Billings Thomas

Feeble Ladies and War Casualty Anecdotes

An ad-like claim for Hop Bitters promises relief from languor and periodic pains. The piece then cites stark Civil War battlefield statistics showing high single-event casualties at Gettysburg Fair Oaks Cole Harbor Savage Station and near Vicksburg, illustrating the war’s deadly impact.

Gettysburg Fair Oaks Cole Harbor Ohio Savage Station Jay McClellan Vicksburg

Fragmentary OCR hints at a historical political scene

The readable text hints at a discussion of a dramatic figure and national symbolism. It mentions a controversial leader, a united front, and manipulated rhetoric. The fragment suggests themes of power, emotion, and public perception without clear dates or places.

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