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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1869
Page
4
The Hreepyort Journal notes James S McCall as editor and proprietor in a Wednesday issue from June 23 1960 confirming leadership of the local newspaper.
A lengthy four column review discusses Grant from early career to his military campaigns. It notes questions about his strategic grasp in Virginia and Shure, but praises his broad view, moral fiber, and ability to inspire soldiers. The piece cites anecdotes on rough field works, a saw accident, editorials, and various other items.
A London newspaper discusses whether post circulars or periodical advertisements better promote grocers and traders. It notes circulars often fail to generate transactions, while newspaper ads endure and reach targeted readers, with emphasis on selecting the most influential medium. The piece also mentions somnambulism treatment by copper wire and a drowning case in Indianapolis, plus a $30,000 appropriation by New York's Common Council for Fourth of July festivities.
At the Illinois State Sunday School Convention in Bloomington, Warden Perkins urged funds for reading material for about twelve hundred convicts. The group raised for a cabinet and called a July 4 collection to buy books. several named organizers sponsored the effort. A homicide story from nearby McGregor describes the Haggerty family murder by Andrew Thompson, whose body count and misdeeds drew public outrage and his imprisonment in Dubuque. Tennessee wheat harvest begins as fields ripen, with good stands, expected large yields, and barley and rye crops showing strength.
James Moorhead of Utica New York, a New York Central Railroad fireman, climbed from the engine onto the cow-catcher to save a two year old child playing on the track. The report also notes London fashion goods and whimsical railroad maps, plus Texas roasting corn and a Galveston to Central Town three day trip.
A nineteenth century Philadelphia report notes the oldest human relic, the Pharoah Mykerimus mummy skeleton in the British Museum, dated to ancient times and compared to modern eras, highlighting its age and historic span. It also reports Pennsylvania paper mill news on new greenback paper from French silk fibers, with first issues expected July 1 and other notes on retiring current legal tenders.
A wedding party in St Louis was jolted when a parting kiss caused the bridal carriage to gallop away. The horses bolted, frightening the couple and wrecking the bride’s wedding bonnet after the smash. Nearby in Winchester England a rock-work planter bears a notice warning beggars away using plant names as a deterrent.
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