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 20, 1876
Page
8
A Palermo innkeeper outsmarts a traveling traveler who claims he overpaid for hard boiled eggs. The traveler sues for fifty pieces but loses after a briefless barrister distracts the court with a fishy whimsy and the judge notes no fish walk on dry land. The innkeeper pays costs.
A Ridge Creamery official in New York reports tests testing morning versus night milk show up to 0.6 pounds more butter per hundredweight for night milk in July and August while the gap narrows in September and October as milking shifts. Prof Willard’s Practical Butter Book guided the trials.
The piece argues that Hayes won a larger land area and wealth base, while Tilden carried the19 negro population, asserting fraud and violence in several states. It compares libraries, schools, and morals, labels the election a bloody farce, and condemns Democratic fraud in New York Indiana New Jersey Connecticut Georgia Kentucky Arkansas Tennessee Texas and southern states.
The speaker laments a rebirth of oligarchic tyranny through intimidation fraud and violence aimed at disenfranchising majorities and subverting the Constitution. The call to defend the Republic resonates with urgent defense of democratic norms and laws.
Rail lines list Freeport departures toward Sioux City Saint Louis and Chicago with passenger and freight options. Details include times for Sunday and weekday service on Illinois Central and Chicago Great Western lines. Staff credits Gen A Mitchell and agents Hooper Stennett Skinner Penfield among others.
A detailed health advertisement lists right and left side pains, shoulder and rib pain, loss of appetite, general debility, memory loss, a dry cough, cold feet, and liver derangement as common in ague and fever. It promotes Dr C M Lane's Liver Pills with quinine as an effective treatment and purgative, urging a fair trial and warning against imitations.
The passage extols Harper's Bazar as a profusely illustrated periodical offering household advice dress notices and varied literary content. It praises economy and value, noting stories poems sketches and essays as attractive features praised by Chicago Boston and other papers.
Harper and Brothers announce postage paid subscriptions for Harper's Bazar Harper's Magazine and Weekly with prices for one year. Extra copies and club rates are offered, back numbers available, volumes commence with the year, cloth bindings available, complete nine volume set and indexes, order details and address in New York.
The phrase praises a long running, highly regarded project or creation noted as unmatched globally. It highlights exceptional quality and continued excellence across its field without naming specific people or institutions.
The piece praises Harper's Magazine and Harper's Monthly for their sustained quality and illustrated presentation. It notes the magazines have built a lasting reputation over more than a quarter century and remain bright prospects for the future. It also cites favorable court remarks from Dr. Johnson and newspapers praising the combination of readable text with clear illustrations.
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.