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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1873
Page
3
An elderly voice recalls a visit to a model church, where old worship and simple gospel moved him. He describes hearing a powerful hymn, feeling faith rekindle, and envisioning a shore beyond life as he longs for reunion with loved ones and the preacher, in a tone of reverent nostalgia.
A dense miscellany of moral reflections, aphorisms, and quotes drawn from religious and literary figures. It includes calls to prayer, warnings about pride, observations on charity, and a parade of witty snippets on conduct, virtue, and human folly attributed to Solon Milton Spurgeon Josh Billings and others.
A satirical list advises aspirants to choose trades matching personal traits and ambitions. It champions boiler making, hat making, dentistry, tailoring, copper trades, watchmaking, barbering, baking, medicine, carpentry, and other crafts as routes to success. It quips on risks and outcomes, ending with a suggestion to start a newspaper if one holds honor, sobriety, and $20,000.
An odd reflection notes how thrill and delight arise not from technical subjects like statics or hydraulics but from fashion bonnets, newborns, social outings, and lively parties. The piece frames ecstatics as the to-be-celebrated energy of youth and social life.
Illinois Central Railroad Company offers for sale unsold lands in John West, Stephenson and Carroll counties by auction at Hanover on March 24, 1873, Loran on March 26, 1878, Thompson's Mill on March 28, 1878, and at the Galena court house door on March 20, 1878. Terms: one quarter cash, six percent interest in advance on remaining balance, with installments due in one, five, and three years, or ten percent discount for cash. S. K. Miner to supervise auction.
Timetables show trains arriving and departing Chicago and eastern routes with stops at Dubuque Dubuque and Bvera via IOR. Resog and Northern lines list arrivals Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with 6 pm close on same days. Western line notes Messenger Miexbotht via Watterman Mills and Cedarville Damascus McConnell Grove, arrivals Tue Thu Sat.
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