28 Feb 1872
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1872
Page
1
A poem reflecting on a hickory tree burned for memorial rites, blending memory, faith, and questions of meaning. The speaker recalls joys past year by year and wonders if the sacramental fire yet preserves the tree’s quiet truth, seeking divine interpretation of its ashes.
A reflective verse fragment describes winter’s slow passage and the yearning for summer. The speaker waits for warmer days and the return of brighter life, hoping for gentleness or sorrow to end the tale.
A serialized tale follows Jean Cryder and Phillip Delano aboard the lonely Point cottage. Delano, widowhood of another, pursues a tentative, nonromantic union that Jean rejects, choosing independence and courage as a stormy, emotional night unfolds with an unexpected late visit.
A fragmented sermonlike tract argues against ecclesiastical dogma, urging a reformation through moral truth and the Christ Church. It discusses God as Creator, the pre-Adamic human, and the rise of natural science, plus a critique of modern bishops and ministers and a call for reform through spiritual and moral agency. It also references a New York grand jury investigation into Tammany Hall corruption and a debate over missions and foreign fields.
City authorities arrest thirteen Fort Wayne Railroad engineers and fremen in Alleghany Pa for burning bituminous coal despite an ordinance requiring coke or hard coal. The railroad plans court action to test the ordinance's constitutionality amid engines built to burn only bituminous coal.
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