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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1870
Page
3
The soldiers in entrenchments by the Redan and Malakoff pause bombardment and chant Annie Laurie. Brave hearts from Severn Clyde and Shannon sing of love rather than fame, while Britain’s glory fades in the shadow of looming assault.
A 1870 article argues against harsh state fence laws and the highway burden on small farmers. It advocates restoring common law protections for crops and animals, cites costs of highway fences, and urges abolition or reform to aid poor settlers and promote prairie cultivation. It includes anecdotes of division fences and calls for a memorial to the Constitutional Convention.
A humorous reminiscence in a Detroit newspaper voice about a man’s second wife and her bridal tour. He recalls courtship, family quirks, and pragmatic marriage advice while commenting on societal changes, women’s rights, and the folly of debt. The piece blends personal anecdotes with admonitions about starting life prudently.
A dialogue contrasts wealth with happiness, noting health, good temper, friendship, and divine favor cannot be bought. A father critiques rudeness in conversation, and a social satire follows with notes on a Thompson locomotive, an extra Massachusetts congressman, and pricey Saratoga Club House furnishings.
The English Prince at Mr. Thornton's Washington dinner party wore no gloves at dinner or the reception, and Mr. Thornton the British Minister followed suit. All American flunk eydom is aghast. Mrs. Slocum edits the St. Charles Herald and opposed moving to strike the word male from the Constitution, editorially noting a stranger asking about whisky and a drunken remark from a respectable man.
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