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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1869
Page
3
The fraternity asks residents across the county to send communications or items that enhance this column. They aim to make the page more advaiable and interesting to the craft and rely on cooperative support from friends.
A catalog of regular Masonic periodicals with publishers locations and annual prices. Titles include The Keystone weekly Philadelphia National Freemason monthly New York Mason ie Token quarterly Portland Kentucky Free Mason and Freemason's Magazine among others with stated subscription costs. The list notes editors and publishing houses in several states.
The piece defends Freemasonry as a timeless, universal code of friendship, love, and integrity. It calls on Masons and non-Masons alike to observe the law of mutual love and probity, linking fraternity to a universal ethical standard. It also notes Paris inventions and a cholera warning in Indianapolis.
A Keystone essay outlines symbolic use of corn wine oil and fruit as emblems of immortality and abundance. It traces biblical and ancient rites, varieties of consecration, and the practice of annointing objects and persons for holy purposes across cultures.
The article recalls the Roman youths Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of shoemakers, born of noble stock and martyred around 287. It notes a church in Soissons, a sixth century honor, and shoemaker processions with figures like Crispin Chepiikan and others, sometimes crowned in ceremonies.
Fourth of July observances mark a century of community pride as residents plan a year of events. Local organizations, veterans groups, and schools coordinate parades, concerts, fireworks, and historical exhibits to honor national independence and shared regional heritage.
A 1869 letter to President Grant from L Engeies and M Richards Muckle outlines Philadelphia's 1876 centennial celebration. It proposes a Fairmount Park building for a week long musical festival and space for 100000 spectators with 12000 performers, aiming for grand national honor and international courtesy. Other items note editorial stances, politics, and a moved Boston hotel Pelham weighing 5000 tons.
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