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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1871
Page
6
A reflective essay muses on flirtation and love through social scenes and stories. It weighs sincerity against playful manipulation, exploring how flirtation can blur into genuine affection and how outsiders interpret advancing intimacy within society.
The piece notes two views on reform in Paris where luxury yet persists. Woolen fabrics replace satin as wear shifts from extravagant to simpler styles. Parisian dress, bonnets, and wraps showcase new fabrics, colors, and embroideries while English visitors return and German spending declines. The Orleans royals attend the theatre amid a mood of cultural revival.
The West reports its corn harvest as the best in years with Indiana Iowa Missouri Nebraska and Minnesota offering corn in cribs at 10 to 15 cents a bushel. Illinois and Kentucky yields are unusually large while Europe faces grain deficits raising demand and prices. the United States can supply grain and livestock feed as cheap corn stabilizes food costs.
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