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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1871
Page
2
Fragmented note reports Pennsylvania political maneuvering around a vice presidential nomination linked to General Grant. Mentions a renomination possibility for Mrs. Golfix and a candidate for vice president, with debate over how nomination might shift Pennsylvania toward the Republican side.
A reader's letter argues editors exaggerate party predictions and predicts Arkansas New Jersey and California will lean Republican while New York could swing Republican with a united effort. It cites Ohio Republicans praising constitutional amendments and a strong GOP platform, claiming Grant backers will win decisively.
The Galena Gazette criticizes William Cary for backing the removal of the State Capitol from Springfield. It reports Galena voters favored hogs at large in a recent municipal election, noting anti hog aldermen won in three wards while hog aldermen won in two. The piece ends by lamenting the hogs and popular sovereignty in Galena.
The piece notes Republicans uniting under General Grant except Greeley faction, while Democrats split on new departure. In Georgia, former Confederate VP Alexander H. Stephens takes over the Atlanta Daily Sun, pledging to support Democratic platform from the 1848 convention and denounce Congress reconstruction as unconstitutional.
A historic temperance argument critiques prohibitory laws and sweepingly links liquor to crime poverty and vice. It advocates cheap light wines and public gardens with music and innocent amusements to curb drunkenness. Open air sports and masculine gatherings are suggested as safer social alternatives.
Fred Grant, in the third section of a West Point examination, performed notably well in engineering, with praise for his performance on a campaign map of Vicksburg and military reasoning. Professors did not favor him. the piece notes a tragedy surrounding a separate death linked to heavy drinking and calls for caution against head blows.
In Randolph Missouri a man, Gideon Jaynes, and his wife and son were gathering blue glass seed when a swarm of bees covered the boy from head to toe. The father kept him still until the swarm settled, then lifted the nest to a bush. Strangely the boy endured with only one sting from a bee in his mouth.
A garbled account describes a man attempting to obtain a drink from a landlady who refused. The text hints at a tense exchange about paying or leaving, ending with the person deciding to fly or give up and sign off an edge.
A Civil Surgeon in Khundwa reports a leprosy cure from Bombay using soap and warm water followed by carbolic acid and oil. The patient, once excluded by friends, improves rapidly and asks his wife to fetch him home within a week. The case is noted as historic in medical progress despite odd skin color changes.
A row in the press ranks over editor appeal features Ben Shaw of the Dixoay Telegraph as the district’s handsomest editor. General Atkins of the Freeport Journal and Howlett of the Lanark Gazettes weigh in, while Giles of the Freeport Bulletin is tucked into a comical comparison.
A fragmented account contends the Baltimore Gazette criticizes the Northern Democracy and Ohio platform blunders. It notes Southern resolve to avoid public platform commitments while commenting on the broader party dynamics and rivalries.
Four hundred workers in Massachusetts boot and shoe making press protection amid tariff disputes. Government revenue estimates show three and a half million dollars from the industry, while producers face tax burdens blamed on free trade advocates. The call seeks relief to keep prices manageable and preserve livelihoods.
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