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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1879
Page
3
A quoted letter from Bayard Taylor before death inspires a sonnet about death fearlessness and conviction of the soul’s immortality. Paul Hamilton Hayne shares thoughts in March Scribner, reflecting on heaven and eternal hope amid mortality.
A reflective poem by Henry Burton printed in Sunday Magazine extols how hardship deepens faith and reveals heavenly light. It urges patience while sorrow lingers, promising joy after the night and the day’s beauty through divine recompense.
In Washington a vast crowd cheers Senator Logan upon arrival and at a formal welcome. Non A M Clapp of the National Republican lauds Illinois growth, Grant’s Civil War leadership, Lincoln, and the Republic’s future, with Logan promising unity and defense of equal rights. Southern Republicans hail his defense of Reconstruction and labor interests.
A curiously persistent custom across rural areas places a smallpox patient in a bed surrounded by red hangings, blankets, and counterpane with red drinks. origin traced to John of Gaddenden who treated a royal patient during Edward VI's era with red mulberry wine and pomegranate juice.
The Berlin Post Office Department is urged to adopt a baggage express system similar to our own. Railroads will adopt a baggage check system to relieve travelers from watching their baggage during travel.
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