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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1869
Page
3
The article argues the Fifteenth Amendment will elevate American citizenship beyond past caste remnants, ending racial disfranchisement and reducing national agitation. It contrasts with the Fourteenth Amendment and criticizes Bourbon Democrats for opposing ratification, urging equal rights for Black citizens and self-government.
A New York paper describes an aged camel’s hair shawl with a vast color border, once white and soft, now coffee-hued and fragile. A clerk notes the superb shawl costs $5,000, reflecting its history and craftsmanship.
The tale recounts an anecdote Douglas himself shared about Daniel Webster guiding him with fatherly advice. Webster praised Douglas, urged prudence in debate, and warned against seeking quick honors. Douglas recalled Webster's sincerity and nobility from that meeting to the end of Webster's career, noting his superiority in character.
The acting Buffalo Atlantic editor, Mark Twain, declines deep political posting while praising George William Curtis. He jokes about other nominees, suspects a split ticket, and predicts the returning editor will loudly back the ticket, while he quietly endorses Curtis.
From a New York Republican tale a waif with faithful work ethic rises in a drug firm. The boy’s nights at the counter, quick wit and courage curb theft, earn double wages and a path to firm partnership. By next January he becomes a member of the firm with a $2,500 salary.
A severe 5:80 o'clock quake shook the city yesterday for about a minute. Bells rang and beds moved, with strongest effects in the western quarters. Tidal waves swept past the breakwater as crowds observed a livid glare in the sky before the tremor faded.
A respected New Orleans woman, long famed for grace and talents, was deserted by her husband, a former Union Army colonel. He invited her and her children to walk, vanished for an hour, then left with trunks. The house was stripped of valuables including plate and diamonds. The note claimed he had been called away and that he now has a wife and four children in the North.
Mr Halsted, Vice Regent of the Ladies Association for New Jersey, states Mount Vernon is repapering walls repainting woodwork and seeks oil cloth matting and a small amount of antique furniture to restore the housing to its Washington era. An apartment will be set aside for preservation with Washington and Lafayette.
A colored preacher’s remark on It is more blessed to give than to receive mocks church parables. He jokes about churches dying from giving too little, vows to visit a church that died from excess, and imagines bowing on moonlit roofs to bless the dead in the Lord.
Lord Palmerston and his wife the Dowager Countess Cowper formed a bond described as a comfortable couple. She later brought him a fortune that boosted his status, allowing him to live as a nobleman and Cabinet minister. The piece contrasts their happiness with political notes on 1872 and insurrection in Georgia and Florida, ending with a note on the Conciergerie’s historic inmates.
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