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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1871
Page
3
A ghostly scene at a church door frames a meditation on shared sorrow and the universal plea Pray for me. The speaker notes hidden burdens in every heart and the paradox of prayer for others while bearing one’s own pain. The poem from Atlantic Monthly ends with a call to empathy and restraint in judging another's suffering.
A husband and wife quarrel over hiring servants. He funds the search by reading the paper, tours tenements, and interviews many applicants, only to find that patient, practical help proves elusive. In the end a cautious wife reassesses and a kinder approach seems best.
Eight hundred internal revenue assistant assessors have been removed since last October under the district consolidation law. This represents thirty three percent of the total. The removals align with the current fiscal year's budgeting and policy adjustments.
A memorial about Tad Lincoln, called by his nickname Tad, detailing his life as a lively, mischievous child at the White House, his bond with Abraham Lincoln, and the impact of his death on the nation, with anecdotes of his pratfalls, generosity, and charm.
An African American man recalls a sermon about Jesus feeding the five thousand and the miracle of the loaves and fishes. The piece contrasts religious memory with political divisions and social prejudice, noting that understanding the Word requires study and remembrance.
A comic tale unfolds as Sam Shedd’s ram menaces his elderly father on the farm while Sam laughs at the danger. The scene shifts to Governor Leslie in Kentucky railing against the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments, arguing they should be repealed despite Democratic support to retain them.
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