04 Jul 1851
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1851
Page
1
A satirical column riffs on misbehavior and rumor amid a California theme. An omnibus encounter unfolds between an elderly couple and a young mother, who discusses marital separations while a cherubic child coos, provoking sly quips about paternity and gossip. The piece mocks sensationalism and societal vanity through dated humor and contrived dialogue.
Excerpt from a private San Francisco letter describes rapid post fire rebuilding. Remarking on 78 by 80 foot corner property renting at high rates and monthly yields near 85 000. Writer believes San Francisco will rebound in forty days, contrasts with New York, notes lumber stock, and warns against speculative lumber shipments. Also mentions Mormon efforts to evangelize England via large adult baptism drive and translations of the Book of Mormon into German French Italian.
Buffalo owners report topquality cattle shipped yesterday toward Brighton. The article praises northern beef, notes ample unimproved lands near the Northwest line, and says cattle raising is a strong farmer investment with governmentpriced land from one dollar and a quarter to four dollars per acre.
An unclear excerpt shows fragmented phrases about a desire for a slate, a debate over power to generate time, and a mention of inviting the ladies to a brace of opportunities. The text remains incomplete with garbled terms and lacks a clear narrative or names.
Freeport Journal reports under the new postage law effective July 1 that the paper will circulate within the county free of postage. It contrasts circulation claims with the Prairie Democrat and questions the county’s ad selection for delinquent tax lists, noting Stephenson county subscribers and postmaster actions.
The Circus Company of E F and J Mabie performed in Freeport with novelty and decorum. The Holland brothers thrilled audiences with remarkable feats while clowns delivered well timed wit. The writer calls it the best circus performance seen locally, noting Wisconsin press skepticism may stem from printers not receiving free tickets.
The July issue of Goory's Lady's Book is lauded for its quality and growing patronage. The reviewer extols American women writers and notes the magazine's potential to inspire young readers to pursue letters beyond daily toil.
The North Western Bank Note Reporter and Counterfeit Detector from Chicago, Bradley Curtiss & Co., 75 cents yearly, praised as a needed monthly. It promises to curb rogues by alphabetic arrangement, improving reference beyond older rank based detectors.
The Hutchinsons are staging in Chicago and residents express a hearty welcome to them. The notice notes local enthusiasm and invites public reception for the visiting party.
Classified notice notes government land parcels for sale advertised across additional columns. Details are sparse but indicate official action and distribution across sections. Readers are advised to consult the newspaper's other pages for full parcel descriptions and sale terms.
The Whigs held a state convention in Lancaster on June 26 to name candidates for Governor and Supreme Court judges. Governor Johnston was renominated, with Strosit for Canal Commissioner and several others for the Supreme Court. The platform endorsed a protective tariff, loyalty to the Constitution, and support for Millard Fillmore’s national administration, naming General Scott as the 1852 presidential nominee in a strong petition to the Union Whigs.
The Short Dress Reform gains partial adoption in cities with mixed opinions. Some praise it as fashionable, others mock it as absurd, while many decry it as a threat to Puritan virtue. The piece defends personal choice, condemns foreign fashion apeing, and argues comfort and independence define true virtue.
Washington dispatch reports Mississippi letters stating Gen Foote will be chosen governor by an overwhelming majority. The annual reunion of Relois College is set for Wednesday the 11th of July. In April 24,000 embarked from the United States.
May 26 marked the departure of Sir John Franklin from Sheerness, with Mrs Franklin and her steadfast devotion fueling renewed efforts to recover the lost mariner. Her grief and hopeful courage shine through as she plans another polar expedition, inspiring admiration and comparisons to famed women of fortitude.
Henry S. Caney of the Commercial Advertiser Milwaukee is appointed Notary Public for Milwaukee County by the Governor of Wisconsin.
The Daily Tribune reports four destructive fires in the morning, starting in A S Bates's stable. The blaze consumed Bates shop on La Salle, an adjacent Bates-owned boarding house, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Weber's blacksmith shop, and Tuthill King’s barn, with rear buildings destroyed. Firefighters saved the brick blocks on La Salle and Washington.
A British account of King's Mountain includes Col Ferguson's posthumous letter to his brother Dr James Ferguson of Scotland. He recalls Washington riding with light troops and a French officer in a hussar uniform near his right flank, choosing not to fire on a marked rebel officer to avoid harming an unoffending man. The tale ends with Washington remaining unseen by Ferguson until later accounts.
A London Times note on American contributions to the World’s Fair spurs the New York Express to respond. The exchange mocks the Times' Hyde Park image while highlighting tens of thousands of British subjects fleeing to the United States seeking refuge and subsistence amid Hyde Park’s splendor.
A U S postal article notes the vast national mail need and high cost of locks and keys. It describes Addison Atkins of Oswego and his new bag lock under trial in Washington. The device is permanent, attached to the bag with a bolt, designed to avoid chains and tapes.
Philadelphia whale sale merchants notify western customers that to guard low Ohio River water they have arranged with the New York and Erie Railroad Company to forward Philadelphia purchases to the Lakes under New York insurance. In St Louis the week ending June 23 saw 273 interments, 309 of which were general. depths and causes noted in terse ledger terms.
The Ohio vote on the recently framed constitution shows ratification of the new organic law and a separate clause banning liquor traffic licenses, with Assembly and Senate sizes set and biennial sessions favored. The journal praises the Bill of Rights, notes religious qualification protections, and discusses legislative power, taxation rules for banks, and corporate formation limits. A wheat crop update from Woodstock, plus a saltwater horse-shoe fish found in Oswego harbor, accompany regional notes.
A prospective Washington newspaper named The American Patriot announced to support the Constitution the Compromise the Union and Gen Scott for the presidency. It was to begin publication around June 20.
General Quitman renounces the South Carolina secession platform and denies advocating separate secession or that it is advisable under present circumstances. Hungarian refugees arrive by ship seeking home and freedom in the United States, welcomed with open hearts and hands.
English papers report Mackeapy the actor to be elected to Parliament replacing George Thompson due to his long absence in Mississippi Gen Quitman nominated by the Southern Rights Party of Mississippi for governor Foote Union candidate likely elected by a large majority John Van Buren says he attended the Buffalo convention of ’48 to influence not join Free Soil Mexican General purchases 15000 muskets in France for the Mexican Government
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