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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1877
Page
6
The article urges pillow prayers as a vital nightly practice for boys, girls, and invalids. It links remembered prayers to biblical imagery from Bethel and Jacob and portrays nocturnal supplication as a harmless, natural outlet for weak or weary believers.
The piece contemplates eternity as infinite and unknowable, describing a guiding figure observing creation from the dawn of time. It evokes biblical imagery and cosmic scale, ending with a sense of awe at the divine future and the speaker’s place within it. Lindenwood, Ill.
A reflective piece condemns scolding as a useless habit more disturbing than a steamboat whistle or peacock scream. It argues constant scolding stunts children, robs good traits, and calls for a nationwide kinder approach to parenting to replace harsh rebukes with gentler guidance.
The advertisement extols VEGETINE as derived from selected barks roots and lerba, claiming it erases taints of scrofula cancers and many blood borne ailments. It alleges cures for ulcers skin diseases rheumatic and neural pains and strengthens the system while purifying blood and aiding nerves.
An advertisement claims VEGETINE relieves pain cleanses purifies and cures all diseases of the blood restoring patients to perfect health after many doctors remedies and years of suffering. It asserts the medicine acts in the blood as the great source of disease and justifies its public attention due to its purifying effects.
Fragmented OCR yields a devotional meditation on beauty and virtue among Christians. It contrasts outward perfection with inner charity, praising patient work, faith, and the reward of loving service to the poor, amid references to suffering, purity, and martyrdom.
A letter from Monroe Parker of 386 Athens Street Boston dated February 7 1870 praises VEGETINE as a valuable remedy for dyspepsia fodios complaint and general debility. He recommends it to all suffering from the above complaints in a strong endorsement.
The schedule lists trains from Freeport to Chicago and St Louis with passenger and freight services. It includes departures at 10 08 am and 10 20 am, various freight windows, and connections via Rock Island and Illinois routes, with agents noted as R Horner and Stennet.
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