14 Jul 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1869
Page
1
The fraternity throughout the county asks friends to send communications or items to enhance this column. They aim to make it valuable and interesting to the craft and depend on cooperation to gather material.
A listing of regular Masonic periodicals including The Keystone in Philadelphia, National Freemason in New York, the Evergreen in Dubuque, Masonic Travel, Masonic Token in Portland, Kentucky Free Mason, Freemason's Magazine in Boston, and The Freemason in St. Louis with their publication frequency, editors, and annual prices. The compilation notes these as worthy reads for craft members and outlines several regional publishers and subscription costs.
A Manchester style note reports on a new London Masonic weekly The Free mason and its British ads includes quirky entries such as a barmaid seek and a working mason seeking lodge office potential. The write up compares English and American Masonry advertising and ends with odd local curiosities.
Rob Morriss notes recount a Palestine journey with reflections on agriculture and tools. The writer contrasts the Arab plow with the American model, then sketches biblical place names, landscapes, and historic echoes from Jerusalem to Tyre. He cherishes Mount Hermon views and laments travel bottlenecks, weaving in Mezuza, Afisrach, and Magadore liberty.
A city convention of clergymen and others discussed threats from secret societies notably the Masons. The piece argues journalism must avoid enforcing theology and defends press neutrality toward Masonry while upholding religious toleration and freedom of belief.
An expert locksmith visited Ocean National Bank officers last week and offered to open their safe by picking the combination if allowed. The door was locked and the president knew only a single combination among millions. The locksmith opened it within minutes and claimed he could teach the trick to an ordinary person in moments.
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