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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1874
Page
3
The article lauds President Grant, noting rising esteem and strong public support. It explores notions of ownership and leadership, contrasting Butler and other figures, and praises Grant for defending Republican principles without surrendering to partisan pressures. It mentions journeys through counties and town visits ending with community updates.
Reports from Brownsville and San Antonio describe escalating raids by Mexicans along the Rio Grande. Citizens form a safety committee, pledge to maintain order, and request military action. authorities plan patrols and possible rewards as threats rise and cattle theft increases. A separate incident near Fort Davis involves Indians attacking a ranch, with cattle stolen.
London correspondence recounts how Lord George Gordon sought his father's consent to marriage, only to trigger a chain of consultative figures from the Duke of Argyle to the Queen and Emperor William, ending with the observation that Prince Bismarck deemed it a fuss about nothing. Also advice on how to keep a position by showing willingness and indispensability rather than clock-watching.
A total abstinence pledge circulates through Westminister Church with many names already listed. It urges congregants to forgo personal liberty for good example, citing scriptural guidance and the aim to serve the Lord by denying rights. The piece stresses self denial over personal rights.
The draft education bill requires all children from six to fifteen to attend school or home instruction for at least fourteen weeks yearly, with eight consecutive weeks. Violations carry penalties, while trustees and officers must enforce and report attendance. may provide books or clothes at public expense. The law takes effect September 1, 1874. The item then shifts to the Putnam family and their Star of Woodlawn magazine, noting the firm’s expansion and family members. It closes with news that Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia plans a world tour starting in July, with a war vessel taking him from New York to Germany.
The article notes flax thrives in Nebraska beyond sea coasts and could become profitable for farmers. A Lancaster County Farmers Association meeting in Lincoln discussed flax prospects with an eastern mill owner offering to build an oil mill if farmers supply sufficient raw material. In Ohio flax was historically profitable, yielding seeds worth $1.50 per bushel and net $7 per acre after expenses, with straw valued at $6 per ton. Nebraska’s virgin, rich land may enhance flax viability for oil or fiber.
A Wyoming Ball attendee from Wilder's gulch wore a buff grosgrain buckskin outfit with an army blanket overskirt and pine splinter hat. Her escort, Mr H Barton of Hallville, appeared in buckskin breeches and beadwork hunting shirt with a six shooter belt. The couple drew envious looks as mining district guests praised the evening while a Wisconsin Grange store failure and critical note on local wholesale buying followed in the Laramie independent report.
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