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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1875
Page
6
A collage of humorous fragments, stray notes, and odd snippets from a bygone issue. The text riffs on culture, politics, and daily life with names, places, and events glimpsed in fleeting phrases.
Whisp, Fiing, and Float create a brilliant comet with a silver glow and faint colored tail. They seek a tail from the Northern Lights but fail, flee to Earth, meet Lily the girl with golden hair, and Whisp cuts and fixes the comet’s tail using magical scissors, ending with Lily’s hair growing and the comet tail shining.
Sergeant Woodhull Privates Harrington and Roth and Scouts Chapman and Dixon earned medals after General Miles praised their actions during a night-long battle against 120 Indians. The group held a trench with knives and revolvers, as a fatality and injuries occurred amid rain and scarce food.
The Grange movement could organize nationwide data sharing on wheat. It suggests weekly reports from Subordinate Granges on local harvests, global supply and demand, and potential loans to farmers via Grange networks. It compares potential marketpower to Treasury gold actions and proposes international financing avenues.
The Cincinnati Times discusses a plan by the National Grange to regulate wheat movements nationwide. It calls for member farmers to pay assessments and follow Grange orders to admit wheat into a controlled system, asserting that honesty and intelligence from officials and Grangers are key to success. It invites Grange meetings to discuss resolutions to launch the initiative.
The quote from Hawthorne and Higginson extols the love of children as life’s greatest joy. True affection wins hearts in minutes, and gifts pale beside sincere, empty handed love. Avoid giving presents when visiting a home with children to keep the welcome undivided.
Timetable roundup listing Freeport departures for Illinois Central Chicago and North Western, Western Amson, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railways. Includes Freight and Passenger trains to St Louis and Mendota, with times such as 12:31 am, 3:15 pm, 2:45 pm, and overnight express notes.
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