11 Nov 1874
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1874
Page
1
A hollow memory poem as a father recalls his lost child and wanders through sorrow. He envisions the child’s tiny shoe and steps, contrasts innocence with vice, and desires reconciliation and peace in a higher realm beyond earthly days. The lament turns toward faith, patience, and a prayerful hope of reunion.
In July on the Jura range near Lake Geneva a village festival on the Dole pits Rosa a coquettish peasant girl against Carl a steadfast youth. Rosa flirts with rivals, Carl withdraws, Rosa vanishes then is found fainting. he rescues her. After a night lost in the mountains, Rosa awakens in Carl’s arms and their romance ends as a quiet betrothal looks likely for next year.
The New York Herald reports a sharp rise in diphtheria cases across the city with a dangerous toll among children in crowded tenements and schools. Officials urge strict isolation, improved nourishment, pure air, and sanitation as deaths spread from Brooklyn Staten Island Charleston and beyond. A physician discusses symptoms treatment and the need for light, nourishing care and cautious environmental measures.
A New Facts account traces John Smith’s enigmatic life from Wiloughby birth in 1579 through early schooling, voyages, a stint in the Low Countries, and military study. It recounts dramatic episodes including being saved from Turks, surviving a storm near Marseilles, and being cast overboard by Catholic pilgrims before joining a French ship and seizing a Venetian prize.
Denver readers hear a grim tale from a party of ChicagoTwists returnees who rode from Granite Fort Steele through Park Summit and Gra counties. In North Park Elk Head Mountains a rattlesnake coiled on Straley's chest after a night watch, striking his brother Henry as the beast fled, then fatally injuring Henry. Jenkins shot the creature, but the boy died within hours. The snake was four feet long with nine rattles, and the corpse shipped to Chicago.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.