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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1871
Page
8
Why Am I Not Aimed Toward Any Work
A narrator vents about drifting through life seeking a purpose beyond being "Somebody's wife." She laments marriage prospects, notes not being ugly yet questions her temper and usefulness, wonders why she is kept from business and work, and ponders her chances versus her younger brothers.
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The Life We Live Echoes Beyond Our Hours
A reflective meditation on living well through truthful daily deeds. It urges savoring each moment, filling time with lasting choices, and gathering fruit of life by true actions, recognizing the value of the present in shaping a meaningful legacy.
Treaty of Washington outlined in Senate debate
The document outlines the Treaty of Washington with five commissions plus a contingency, the Geneva tribunal for Alabama claims, and rules on neutrality. It notes commissions named by leaders, methods of adjudication, and timelines for submitting claims within six months.
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High Commission
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Italy
Switzerland
Brazil
Geneva
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British Foreign Office
Geneva Commission
United States
York
Boston
Washington
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Govust
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Treaty of Washington Outlines Wide Reciprocity Provisions
The article summarizes the treaty of Washington, detailing absolute fishery rights for Americans and Britons, free trade in fish products, and a three member commission appointed by Austria to settle value differences. It covers navigation rights on major rivers and canals, bond imports, and a final ratification window of six months.
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New Foundland
Great Britain
Austria
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Yukon
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Stilling
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Canal de Haro
United States
Germany
Kaiser William
Republican Party Record Praised At Rhode Island Convention
At the Rhode Island State Convention Republicans adopted a resolution asserting their ten years of national rule achieved reforms. It cites emancipation, free homesteads, Pacific Railroad, civil rights, debt reduction, gold price drop, revenue integrity, and stable national standing. It contrasts Republicans with Democrats, urging loyalty and progress under the party.
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Rhode Island
Republican Party
Pacific Railroad
Mexico
Democratic Party
Fearful Prediction At New York Labor Convention
Wendell Phillips spoke at a New York labor convention accusing monopolies of harming workers. He urged Republicans to adopt labor reform and warned of military despotism if the North fights again. He linked Ku Klux actions to Southern defiance and condemned city corruption and oligarchs.
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Wendell Phillips
Sumner
San Domingo
General Grant
South
Ku-Klux
Carolina
Paris
Justice 5
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Fifth Avenue Palace
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Suppressed Amendments and Constitution Publication
The Mobile Register reprints the U S Constitution with twelve amendments but omits the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth. The piece argues Forsyth Democrats push nullification and cites shifts in Supreme Court power as dangerous foreshadowing a Democratic agenda.
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Mobile Register
United States
Independent
Register
New York World
Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Bench
Egister
Democratic warning against Northern dictate and World influence
The Montgomery Alabama Journal decries Northern Democrats binding the young Democratic Samson to Radical Philistines led by the New York World. It recalls 1868 and 1872 defeats, urges bold denunciation of Radicalism, and questions World influence, bondholder pressure, and the party's future path.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Jafar
New York
Samson
Seymour
Democratic Party
Nfeaven
Son Dies After Eating Slippery Elm Bark in Jefferson Township
The Brooklyn Journal reports a 15-year-old son of Samuel Winslow in Jefferson township ate slippery elm bark. A day or two later he fell ill and died four days after the meal. Post mortem found the stomach full of bark formed into balls, the gang too weak to digest it.
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Brooklyn Journal
Samuel Winslow
Jefferson Township
Holiness and Duty in Christian Life Examined
A religious meditation critiques revival conventions as emotional feasts lacking actionable labor. It argues true Christian progress comes from personal reform and diligent service, citing Paul and Jesus, urging humility, unity, and steady moral effort over sensational experiences. A wartime Christian Commission anecdote underscores careful steps and proper password checks.
Password for Henvon and Christchurch Fire Rampage
A guard asks for the password during a tense moment as Massachusetts figures in a dialog about security. A Sabbath School quote is given as the password and a May 9 incident in Monworth reports a large fire that destroyed about forty stores in the public square.
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Henvon
Jose Christ
Monworth
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