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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1870
Page
3
A lyrical reflection laments absent friends and fading festive joy. The speaker recalls former gatherings and the shining town, now replaced by a silent crowd of pride and art. The lute's string moistened by sorrow prevents singing tonight as loved ones remain away.
Poem compares a life to a summer rose and an autumn leaf, fading under morning light and night dews. It contrasts fragile mortality with the absence of mourning. The speaker notes no one will weep for them, even as the sea, wind, and tide erase all traces on Tampa's desert strand.
Dennis McFlynn imagines a future when women vote singingly in a spirited poem. The verse celebrates the day when lassies and lads march with bands to the polls and Biddy McFlynn is elected, promising a domestic future for the narrator. The piece mocks opposition and imagines men embracing women's political power.
Henry ly Ncafee argues in favor of timber culture and tree planting, contrasting Upper and Lower Egypt as case studies. He links forest decline to aridity and fertility loss, then praises Suez Canal era tree planting, urging widespread arboreal industries and pecuniary incentives to promote production and public support.
The author argues for national and state support of arboriculture to revive barren soils. It presents trials showing high profits from ten acres of groves, cites Budd and Schofield estimates, and urges legislation and railroads to back organized planting for future populations. It also links broader reform to amnesty debates and civil rights.
Senator Revels pushes a broad amnesty for political offenders, arguing white Democrats guilty of treason should regain rights. He cites black support and a late New York World correspondent fire over Caucasian superiority, urging swift passage and a generous measure.
The report notes Mr. Burenano of the district introduced a bill to remove political disabilities in Confederate states once their constitutions ratify and align with the 14th Amendment. It argues all men deserve equal rights and calls for universal amnesty and suffrage, praising the old third district member for leading the move.
The Omaha I Herald reports Superintendent Janney and the Friends in the East provided clothing to 116 Winnebago children. On New Year’s day the agent distributed new suits and blankets, with mothers present, and the band appeared neatly dressed and warmed the next day. The same carried through other tribes in the region, funded by the Society of Friends.
A southern young woman engaged three lovers provoking months of quarrels until they agreed to settle the matter by drawing lots. The trio met and the girl, uninterested in the feud, urged them to resolve it themselves. They drew lots. the bride claims she chose her partner from the start. Fortunate bride.
Gen Logan explains a bill to cut supernumerary officers and inefficient personnel. An examining board would weed out excess officers while preserving active positions. The staff corps would be consolidated and salaries trimmed, with overall payroll savings cited at $5 million yearly. The measure was discussed by sections and substantially adopted.
The Fulton Journal reports a mad steer wandered into a nearby schoolyard trapping children inside and posted at the door for nearly three hours. Neighbors aided in driving it from the street where it then hooked a horse in the flank, and an additional scare is noted by a Holland church scene depicting Isaac and other controversial content in a musket era tableau.
A miscellany reports charity in Ottawa, political critique of North Carolina's legislature, requests for autographs to Rosa Bonheur, a horse hoof injury in Virginia, a butter lawsuit in Kansas, and a Boston meal program for the poor. It cites the Senate Finance Committee, a New York portrait of a Washington socialite, hog cholera worries, Pecatonica theater clubs, odd list of unclaimed items, a French killing confession, currency redistribution debates, and miscellany literary quotes and religious reflections.
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