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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1869
Page
2
A reflective piece discusses reestablishing specie payment and expanding currency via free gold secured banks to resume cash standard, redistributing existing money from New York and New England to the West and South, and the origin and communal spirit of Thanksgiving with vivid New England scenes and family reunions.
The only family relatives of Milisk are his father mother and a younger sister Miss Minnie All are living in Brattleboro VI and the father is hopelessly crazy in the insane asylum There are mentions of an unfortunate incident connected to his journal sound while purchasing cotton for his son Mr Mick Jr has been married about a dozen years but if he dies tomorrow there would be no descendant heirs to his wealth His wife Miss Lucy D Moore a Byrinefield girl possesses accomplishments and beauty They are described as a very affectionate and devoted couple living happily together now
Poetic reflection urges resilience amid gloom. Aerial imagery praises perseverance and Fortune, urging those clinging to luck to keep faith, dismissing the notion of failure as a placeholder for hope.
The piece argues debt is a national blessing and urges slow debt payoff through revenue reform. It calls for reducing taxes and tariffs, widening the sinking fund, and adopting a long term funding plan. It discusses Boutwell’s debt reduction, income tax exemptions, and Bowles’s Triple Currency Consols as feasible tools.
The New York Irish Republic urges Irishmen to study ballot issues, vote by conscience, and desert hollow democracy for principled action. The critique targets the Democratic party as lacking ideas, urging support for the Republican path toward liberty and prosperity.
From Sioux City locals recount the Mackinaw boat voyage begun July 22 under Captain J P Clark aboard the Deer Lodge. They built Fort Lawrence near 1200 miles up, repelled a Native attack, and traded with Red Stone of the Assiniboines while contending with isolation and river perils.
A Kansas City man, born in Kentucky and raised in Missouri, led a hard life from youth. He rose to wealth in California, fell under a doomed romance, killed a man in a clash linked to his fiancée’s brother, returned to Missouri, served in the Confederate army, and endured wounds and mental decline until his death.
Carlos Stude, arriving from Germany with a stock of songbirds, leased 185 First Avenue in New York. After a suspected bird-dealer visit, his shop was broken into Sunday night, 181 cages broken, and numerous birds including canaries nightingales mocking birds and a thrush were stolen or found dead. A tailless robin survived in a handkerchief.
An obituary tribute discusses the late Amos Kendall born August 1789 in Massachusetts. It highlights Kendall’s career from law to journalism, service as Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson, and his role in shaping the Treasury and postal offices. The piece notes his long public service, personal dignity, and the era’s reverence for his contributions.
The Cardiff Giant display near Syracuse opens at 9 o clock this morning with the enclosure prepared. Railings and matting surround the elevated bed, velvet cushions, and a Brussels carpet. A ticket office and arcade offer access to the exhibition room for visitors day and night until further notice.
An old farmers note analyzes pork value against corn prices, showing gross work per bushel and how different corn prices affect pork earnings. It cites varying price points from 12 to 50 cents per bushel and 1 to 8 cents per pound, with conversions to corn-based earnings. The piece also mentions female violinists in The New York Post and anecdotes about European musicians and a Russian count.
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