18 Feb 1874
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1874
Page
1
A Buffalo Courier item recounts a tale of a druggist's clerk tormented by ghostly victims of misprescribed potions. He confesses blunders causing arsenic deaths and poisoned customers. A corrective draught misreads lead to a fatal self-poisoning, illustrating reckless prescription missteps.
A narrator recalls a childhood rivalry with his brother Solomon a parson. After sneaking off from a cock fight to avoid Solomon’s gaze he confronts a hidden temptation. Solomon dies at midnight after seeking his brother, and five ill won notes vanish with the pocket book, leaving the narrator years of remorse and pursuit of a believed daylight truth.
The essay argues that Americans must meet every obstacle with bold action, citing history from independence to emancipation. It credits the Centennial Exposition as a unifying, economic catalyst and urges renewed confidence to revive industry, railways, and national growth despite past losses.
A Herapath’s Journal analysis compares British railway capital and dividends for 1872. It notes one seventh of capital earned no dividends while total share capital reached £289,000,000. £206,000,000 paid dividends, £33,000,000 did not. Dividends ranged from under 1% to up to 12.75% in various brackets.
A visitor describes a 4,000 to 15,000 strong Russian military display at the Champs de Mars. Cavalry in black horses, braced helmets and brass breastplates move with machine-like precision to trumpet and drum fanfare amid preparations for the Duke of Edinburgh and Russian princess nuptials. The Emperor and family appear in regimental uniforms, illustrating the regime’s pervasive military spirit and contrast with the observer’s view of citizen soldiers.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt discusses postwar Southern labor dynamics. It argues freedmen must work to survive, notes white and foreign labor as varying barriers, and cites immigration trials in Virginia Texas and Louisiana as promising but unsettled steps toward industrial growth and southern progress.
The 22nd Congressional Record notes a report on dredging Galena Bay from its mouth to Galena City to create a 150 foot wide channel. The project, surveyed by engineers, is estimated at 459000 dollars. Mr. Burchard will push for committee consideration and aid, while debate on army reduction also features quotes about distribution and efficiency.
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