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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1872
Page
6
A fragmented narrative recounts Metta's death after a plunge in a river and a child narrator's departure from the Brest home. The piece shifts to a humorous scene of a cat adopted by Mary and her father, then reviews periodical content from Harper's Magazine and Eclectic Magazine, noting articles, poetry, and illustrations.
An excerpt discusses a boy who starts reading an hour daily at fourteen and, after seven years with a soap dealer, may have gained the knowledge of a well‑read adult. It argues accumulating a large store of useful knowledge is valuable and urges starting now to build lifelong returns. It also notes a library bequest from Rev. John Singleton Copley to the Episcopal Divinity School and a related dormitory project.
Mail routes and arrival times for Freeport Post Office are listed with several lines detailing Chicago connections, via lines, and local stops. The notice includes days of arrival and departure, special routes to Monroe Cedarville Orangeville and others, and office hours for holidays and Sundays.
Trustee EnowARD Barton announces a public sale of property in Freeport Stephenson County Illinois on December 28 1872 at 10 AM at the court house front entrance to satisfy Hermann Hanke default on a $2000 note with 10 percent interest. Proceeds go to the note holders D A Knowlton & Sons. The sale transfers the described lot 7 block 44 in the original town now city of Freeport.
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