04 Dec 1872
Page 1
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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1872
Page
1
Poetic meditation on beauty and love, urging reverence for Nature over art. The verses contrast earthly beauty with a higher, divine radiance and call for living in harmony with nature while cherishing the beloved. The speaker references dawn, skies, and the soul's unfolding, urging faithful appreciation and a reverent life.
A lyrical speaker pledges departure from Ada, naming her Beloved of the Father as a divine ideal. He envisions future mornings, shared life, and love that outlives time, while bidding Ada rest as he drifts toward death and faith.
In Barrenville the visit of heiress Effie Ketchum triggers a wealth feud between lumbermen Jack Starbuck and Zenas Mahan. Saul Ketchum’s eccentric will awards Effie a whiskey jug and divides his estate between their fathers’ families. Effie ends with Mahan, only to learn the fortune is a jug, prompting scandal, marriage runaways, and a breakup as Starbuck weds Mary Knowell.
D. J. G. Hollant in Schribner's notes Father Hyacinthe in Paris left the Carmelites after a famed pulpit career to wed a Protestant woman, defying church authority. The piece defends his choice as noble, condemns Protestant mockery, and argues the marriage purifies liberty and home, honoring love.
A Bellefonte communication details a flag claimed to be the Royal Grenadiers and the Yorktown flag, captured at Monmouth on June 28 1778. It traces its journey from Captain William Wilson Potter to Judge William Wilson and finally back to Captain Wilson Potter, noting Monckton’s fatal charge and the flag’s preservation through generations.
A witty exchange has lawmakers and a witness clashing over profession with a shoe maker wine merchant called a sherry cobbler. An American judge, after two days of arguments, ends the dispute by remarking that the law is repealed. The scene highlights patience and humor in legal rooms.
An illustrated December number features Mr Sterns describing New York Street Life, a Mother Goose section, Dr Holland's Arthur Bonniag, and portraits by Riensppes and Bo. Also includes stories by Isabella Hopkins and Mrs Oliphant, poetry from Buchanan and others, and notices on culture, manners, and a January issue tease with contributions from Mor William Bryant and Bret Harte.
The December number closes volume fifteen of the popular juvenile magazine. The editor notes next year's attractions are complete with new serials by Mary A Dennison and Hall Weeks. New and continuing stories, poems, travel sketches, biographies, puzzles, and illustrations are planned. Subscribers before January 1 receive November and December issues free and Mrs Miller's new story from the start.
An old promotional notice extols The Nursery a monthly for young readers begun in 1967 with abundant contributors and lavish pictures. It references Wavety Magazine as a leading family amusement weekly, touts subscriptions from any issue, and notes a $6 annual price for extensive reading material. editor Mosses A. Dow is listed for Boston, Massachusetts.
The printing house Ballou's Monthly Magazine and Ballou’s publishers were destroyed by a great Boston fire. Within twenty four hours they had secured a new office and prepared the January issue, continuing work for subscribers.
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.