20 Nov 1873
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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1873
Page
1
A nostalgic poem recalls a familiar home near a mill stream with poplars ivy and green lanes. Despite rising years and unchanged scenery, the old familiar friends have departed and new strangers inhabit the once loved place. It contrasts enduring landscape with fading names and memories through spring and sunset.
A reflective poem recalls a youth of shared life with a lost wife. The speaker wanders through memory to familiar places, praising enduring love, beauty, and a faith that sustains them amid life’s trials. He speaks of Heaven loosely, asserting only that the wife’s love created a Paradise below.
Christina Carson recounts her dramatic departure from home to stay with Aunt Jane Marbury. She resents family control, recalls first meeting Wilford Marbury, endures awkward introductions, and endures Mesopotamia’s and Ernestine’s intrusion as she grapples with love for Antonio and her confinement in the countryside.
A fragment from a frontier letter recounts crude gunplay and local feuds in Arkansas. The writer details firing a double barrel shotgun at a man named Jett, plans retaliation, and hints at family beefeats while joking about violence. He mentions a Baptist school, a pig pen, and requests a Sunday school catalog.
The readable text is garbled and not enough to identify a person, place, or clear event. It mentions a doorway, a person named Bro, and a victor, but lacks coherent facts or context to form a proper news item. No definitive details to summarize.
A critical commentary on Prussian and American Civil War tactics, arguing that reliance on large column formations oversimplifies warfare. It cites Von Moltke, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Sherman era campaigns, noting how victories often rested on rank and file initiative rather than grand plans.
A fragment from a 19th century page mentions a poetical truism about women aging and losing charm. It recalls a Congregationalist Sabbath with a striking choir performance and a curious loop of nonsensical sounding phrases from a sacred opening solo. The passage hints at readers’ potential interest in purchasing the music and reflects on the effect of art on worship.
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.