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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1867
Page
4
A long poem recalls a celebrated yet flawed figure famed for romantic exploits and legal cleverness. The piece contrasts private mischief with public virtue, noting wars, marriages, and a celebrated social gathering at the Howard House where dancing and remarks on attire fill pages of local lore.
From Thursdays Daily we report that Mr. Win iunter a popular conductor on the C A N W R line has resumed his regular trips after a hiatus caused by illness in his family.
Notices show howard House rapidly fills with permanent boarders as word spreads it is the place to board. Five tables no longer suffice to accommodate regular meals and transient guests alike, signaling growing demand and full dining capacity.
Milliken prezented an engraving of President Lincoln to Ida Copyliof at Emmert and Birrells. The piece is praised for lifelike detail, elegance of execution, and emotional depth. Subscriptions pursued. engravings to ship after two weeks. price twenty dollars for proofs, five dollars for later impressions. endorsements from Lincoln associates cited.
A Palatine committee reports on the Winnesheik Insurance Company assessment at Freeport Illinois. They find officers cooperative. note proposed 40 percent assessment plus monthly charges to cover losses before December 15 1866. The committee questions fairness, cites large past losses, and states no compulsion to switch to stock plan while urging payment.
The text describes committees concluding it best to appoint top bookkeepers and lawyers to inspect a company’s finances and records. The President proposes sending the best staff to the office for three months to study the company’s finances, books, vouchers, and papers, then report to the public for all to abide by. Signed Gi VAN VALKRUNG, D. Newooms.
Fragments from Fridays Daily Local Summary show a busy month with balls at Fry's Hall for the German schoolhouse benefit, officers elected at Embury M E church, weather notes from January including freezing temperatures, rail and road incidents, thefts and arrests, and various society events. Notable items include the January 1 ball, Wille Winner saving a boy, and multiple city council meetings and railway news.
Journal notes date January 23 to 31 detailing a water wheel incident at Mr G A Stiles factory, a church festival, a firm's dissolution, horses stolen from Michael Ramgasser, heavy snows delaying trains, telegraph wires down, a temperance supper and ball, arrests for licenses and wheat theft, ball at Sanger hall, multiple arrests, and a concert by Frank Lumbard.
The city sexton reports three interments for January and 32 marriage licenses issued in the county last month. In Probate Court there were six administrator appointments and five guardian appointments in January. The Howard House billiard tables are now in working order and well patronized. New patents include G. H. Dow of Freeport for a washing machine. A Chicago train collided with a cow near Rockford. Robert Morris was arrested for alleged wheat theft with Nelson Bently and jailed. The sixth biennial Public Instruction report for Illinois 1865-66 is promised for review. Dr. Samuel S. Wood of the Chicago Journal of Commerce appeared in Freeport, noting he writes up every place he visits. Patrick Reedy was fined $5.60 for disorderly conduct. The Chicago-bound passenger train ran late due to a broken engine rod. Dr. Knapp will visit the Howard House February 18–19 for free consultations. Mr. John H. Howlett provided a copy of the Manual of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly of Illinois, praising its production.
A garbled vintage note describes a late afternoon street scene with Mister Editor and Mrs Stevenson's street, hinting at fashion and social bustle in the village, but the passage is largely unreadable and fragmentary.
A fragmented OCR note mentions meeting at a shop, paying penalties, and a late 8 p m dishup. It references a Mr Local Items party, asks about a pal Misabs Modes, and queries if someone married an editor or caused a sudden mood change. It ends with a telegraph line about family and babies.
Six persons were baptised by immersion at the Baptist church in this city last evening. Revival meetings at the first Methodist church will be continued every evening this week. Episcopal church activities, a masquerade ball planning by Turnvereins, sleighing observations, and temperance songbook news fill the rest of the column.
A compilation of newspaper names and periodicals listed across cities including Freeport Chicago Albion New York Boston and Philadelphia. The fragment reads like a catalog of publications and periodicals referenced or advertised in the issue.
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