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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1877
Page
3
A lamenting poem depicts a family scene where many children’ s fingers are counted in a game of luck. The chant turns grim as one by one the digits are promised to be taken, ending with a prayer that only divine love guides the fate of the next loss.
New York reports a bleak political mood as Tilden and the Electoral Commission clash, with hopes resting on court action and a possible Hayes compromise. Lent reshapes fashionable society, while Wall Street gamblers attend daily prayer meetings. Mass unemployment and stalled industry hit workers hard, with wages meager and hope fading until spring business picks up. Pietro.
The Washington Letter reports Lent suspending social gaiety until after the inauguration, notes the planned inauguration ball at the Northern Liberty Market to host 5 000 guests, and discusses court visits, lobbyists, and potential measures in the Louisiana case. It also covers city improvements, the Corcoran Art Collection, and a Lincoln story about Trumbull’s election.
A West Till man awoke in a fog, pulled on his wife’s stockings over his socks and wandered about until he found a lamp. In a delusion he thought burglars had entered the house, claiming he saw a clown like a thief at the door, fearing anyone is safe in these awful times.
A reader recalls an encounter with a man who owed five dollars, expressing skepticism that the debt will be settled. The note hints at doubt about the debtor’s ability or willingness to liquidate the liability.
Keapons Yum secured a dramatic late win at GSO with a 316 pm victory, overriding rivals in a tightly contested match. Team and coach celebrate as crowd erupts, highlighting key plays and standout performances.
An advertisement extols VEGETINE as a safe blood purifier that cleanses the system, restores kidney and nervous function, and treats diseases of the blood including Scrofula. It touts effectiveness over simple laxatives and cites a Boston physician praising its genuine merit and laboratory preparation of bark roots and herbs.
In two letters dated February 13 1871 and November 26 1872, A J Pettingill and T L8 Broadway Coif testify to VEGETINE restoring health from general debility dizziness and costiveness dyspepsia and related ailments. They commend the remedy and recommend it to others seeking renewed health.
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