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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1873
Page
8
A devotional meditation recalls the Lord's Prayer and Abide with Me as guiding lights for everyday life. The piece notes Henry Francis Lyte's hymn and Spurgeon counsel on Christian experience, humility, and faithful witness amid doubt, urging catechesis and moral caution in youth education within the diocese.
Grandmama recalls Mehetabel a prim girl in Stony Creek, her prized lilac dress from Boston, and a village tale. A ram charges near her boots sending her into Nine Mile Creek, drawing laughter and shock as Jack Marten, Mehetabel’s grandson, arrives.
The Navy Secretary sent a letter to the House Speaker urging a special appropriation to prepare ironclads and cruisers for immediate service. He outlined measures to rendezvous ships at Key West, enlist crews, stock materials and ammunition, and finance maintenance and transport costs. He warned current year funds are nearly exhausted and that $4,010,000 is needed to cover bureaus and ships, with up to $10,000,000 more if force expansion and vessel improvements proceed for Miantonomah Monadnock and Puritan.
In the United States Senate Mr Morrill of Vermont has introduced a bill for specie payment resumption and free banking. It directs treasury notes deposits into 100,000,000 loan certificates payable in four years with interest. National banks may hold half reserves in certificates and half in notes or gold. The plan also includes new gold bonds, redemption in coin, and repeal of most national bank currency limits. Also included are notes on pumpkin feeding practices for cattle, noting pumpkins boost health and butter yield. the author plans to feed pumpkins for two months to improve stock and butter quality.
Fragmentary OCR item references a meeting in West Dubuque with unclear timing and attendees. The readable bits mention a possible agenda item and a six forty five time marker, but full details are absent.
A local auction firm lists papers magazines law books and pamphlets including sheet music and pictorial works. The catalog notes a mix of historical volumes and prints to be sold.
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