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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1876
Page
8
A discussion notes support for a permanent government exhibit at a centennial fair. It praises the officials for securing funds and emphasizes the value of a national display to show growth, resources, and applied science. It urges Congress to extend thanks and consider continued participation by all departments.
The text argues Congress should guard presidential election methods and contest options. It advocates compulsory schooling for voters and disfranchisement for those who cannot read or write, contingent on naturalization and language barriers. It questions foreigners’ assimilation and acculturation before they can legislate or vote.
President Grant reviews seven years of administration recommendations and defends the Santo Domingo annexation idea as a path to markets and emancipation, arguing benefits for trade, labor, and national growth while noting his term ends with the 1876 address. He reflects on mercy and gentleness in leadership, linking Christlike governance to civil progress.
A small boy asks his mother if green apples grow in heaven, highlighting a moment of childlike curiosity amid a scene of shared concern and tenderness. The line captures a gentle, contemplative mood with a hint of innocence and wonder.
Rail timetable shows trains from Freeport north to Sioux City and south to St Louis with passenger and freight services. Northern and eastern routes include Maldivers and Western Union lines, with day and night departures from Freeport to Chicago, Rock Island, and Saint Louis, plus connections to Rockford. Officials GEO Skinner and T Penfield oversee operations.
An advertisement for Dr. C Mclane's Celebrated American Worm Vermifuge lists numerous worm-related symptoms including pale face, dull eyes, swollen lips, foul breath, variable appetite, stomach pains, and irregular bowels. It claims the product cures these symptoms without mercury and notes the genuine wrapp er bears C M Lane and Flemming Bros signatures.
A brief catalog notes AGUE AND FAVER as superior cathartics. It states no better purgative exists before or after taking Quinine.
Notices of the press extol Harper's Bazar for fashion instruction and household matters. It is illustrated and described as a leading journal with literary and artistic features, offering economy and everyday useful information.
Ad presents postal rates for Harper's Magazine Weekly and Bazar subscriptions to U S readers. Details include one year at 4 dollars with postage, two magazines for 8 60, extra copies for clubs, back numbers, and annual volumes in cloth binding at 7 dollars each. Offers and conditions emphasize free express shipping and buyer pays freight.
A Brooklyn Eagle summary states Harper's Monthly has surpassed a quarter century with lasting reputation. The magazine blends text and illustration to clarify facts, avoiding mere eye catching pictures, and continues to attract the better class of readers.
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