17 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1869
Page
1
The county fraternity asks readers to send communications or items to enhance this craft column. They emphasize making it valuable and interesting and rely on the cooperation of friends to improve content.
A brief notice catalogs regular Masonic publications and subscription details including The Keystone Weekly Philadelphia editor Bro W A Mass eight pages at $3 yearly, National Freemason Monthly New York Broome 81, National Publishing Company per annum, Evergrore Monthly Dubuque edited by P G M B A Guilbert M D per annum, and Masonic Trowel Monthly Springfield Illinois 16 pages at $1.25 annually.
A humorous recounting of joining the Masons with a narrator describing the initiation at Lodge No 86 666. He endures demonstrations, blindfolding, a goat ritual, and a chaotic war dance around a skull before escaping, comparing the ordeal to other dangers yet noting the bizarre ceremonial spectacle.
City Council met with Mayor presiding on Saturday January 2 1869 to read December 1868 minutes and discuss financial reports. Reports approved include City Treasurer payments Street Commissioner and licensed auctioneers. A cemetery deed correction and numerous bills were presented and ordered paid. A special meeting on January 16 1869 addressed charter amendments with committee recommendations referred back. A later January 18 meeting approved amendments to the city charter relating to special assessments and authorized drafting of filings to state legislators.
Brief note announces the release of a work by Ting Unearths. The item highlights publication news, noting the author’s name and the new edition, with emphasis on availability and reader access.
The text extols a virtuous heroine who triumphs over prejudice and passion. It praises her shield against bias, her breaking of barriers between people, and her guiding light that values fruit over soil. Dr. Berne notes a prudent steering of life’s storm toward safe harbor.
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