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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1877
Page
3
A fragmented verse by Omnarles T. Daley echoes a storm at dusk as violins rise and thunder roars. The scene shifts to war’s horror with trees bowing and soldiers dying, then dawn promises a bitter day and endurance beyond tears. Scribner for June.
Special correspondent reports a transfer of sixty eight female convicts by boat to Brooklyn with amid profanity and riotous acts. Among the prisoners is Elkins a 60 year old mother of eight whose children are all in confinement. The piece notes the personal histories of several inmates including a young woman from a well connected family who married a pickpocket and slid into crime, and a well off wife who stole useless items. The article also covers smuggling and crime topics in New York including Canadian book piracy and Cuban cigarette smuggling, municipal politics and women’s rights meetings, pool gambling moves to Jersey City, and remarks on President Hayes and Tilden ending their contest. It ends with a cold snap and a Cincinnati joke about a tailor and a jews harp.
An antiquated humorous poem narrates Lillie Rose and Sweet William seeking a garden elopement and eventual marriage. They escape parental decree with garden flower puns and verse while courting and securing a clergyman wedding. The tale ends with a blessed union in a bowery cottage.
A local revival sermon addressed to a colored congregation uses a phonetic dialect to warn against returning to evil. The preacher urges listeners to avoid the devil’s draw and to shine their inner light, comparing it to a lightning bug. The notice references Verne’s stories and a Lakeside Library edition.
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