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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1875
Page
6
A collage of quirky observations, quotes, and brief items from various sources. It includes musings on guilt and innocence, a political orator's waning courage, science and superstition, music and love, and stray notes about newspapers and pride in readership.
The writer recalls early Freeport printing figures and editors, correcting the record on who learned the trade at the Journal, and recounts the town’s newspaper history from 1848 to 1850s. He names Major J. J. Bittinger and Hiram M. Sheetz, then discusses printers who joined for the Civil War effort and the value of printing crafts to patriotism.
General Philip Sheridan, with headquarters at the St Charles Hotel, writes to the Secretary of War seeking authority to designate armed White Leaguers in Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas as banditti under the Enforcement Act. He proposes military trials and execution or imprisonment for those found guilty, arguing to restore order amid postwar unrest and the September massacre aftermath.
J H argues war’s pageantry and bright regalia conceal killing and decay. He laments youth’s lure to savage spectacle, urging focus on humane models and real duties that bless humanity over the glorification of violence.
A snippet shows times 2.45 pm and 6.15 pm and lists W. H. Sprennett as General Passenger Agent. It records travel times and a named official in a historical railroad context.
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