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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1870
Page
7
A fragmented OCR note hints at a tally or pleabargain context involving Wyoming voters and an anticipated election outcome. The readable words suggest a vote count or plebiscite in Wyoming, with emphasis on tallying results. No clear names, dates, or precise actions are present.
Dispatches describe Paris under siege with Prussians failing to breach defenses after five weeks. Garibaldi’s arrival sparks republican sentiment. debates rise over Black Sea treaties limiting Russian naval power and the overall war outlook. Beggar presence in Paris grows, while weather and public morale fluctuate amid dispatches from London.
Balloon voyage from Paris to Cambray ends amid Prussian fire and wreckage. Aeronauts struggle to save dispatches and cargo as the balloon descends through gunfire. Pigeon trainer survives, passengers scattered, rescued by locals and aid from M. Bricourt. News notes European tension, Metz army movements, and assorted anecdotes.
A Sioux Falla City prairie fire drives Buffalo herds and riders across the river amid a burning landscape. Citizens watch as crimson flames light windows while roving bands of mounted men clash with rifles. by dawn the streets lie with blood and carnage, donkey meat scandal follows.
A fragmented price list details meat and poultry items by weight or piece including beer and pork dressed, chicken per piece, turkeys per pound, sheep by head, hides wool seeds Timothy seed per bushel, with wool and lime and timber products such as boards planks timbers and fencing. It mentions clear lumber grades and assorted building materials amid the garbled OCR.
Market notes show the Chicago wheat and corn values easing from Saturday highs with No 2 softening to around 1.05 to 1.08 cash while December closings drifted. Oats and rye weakened slightly with No 2 oats near 41 to 47 cents and rye steady around 72 to 73 cents. Provisions opened firm then eased to about 20 cash for mess pork and 18.75 to 19 December, lard at 12 to 11 cents cash. Foreign markets in Liverpool and Milwaukee show mixed grains and pork quotes. Continuous price activity spans stock and bond items with railroad shares listed in New York.
A handwritten list shows names including Anderson Adie Aon Broadfont John G Brown Mary Ann Barr Albert M Chapman S W Clingman Franklin Clingman Stephen Donnell WH Dryer E Farber LE Fox Dr Jas Balen vrak on Maggy Green pres Green James Harney Rev Michact ey EH Holl Dr.
A fragmented listing of individuals, names and roles including Benn y Jonson John 2 Joy Rev EB Keeler James W Kerr Wm Lamb Samuel 1 Lewis Leslie Littlefield L A McClintoc Edward Mastin Misa A Marten Daniel Milliken Thosh Munger Joseph Murray Harry Murray Henry ODonnell WM Smith John Spots J W Williams Ed Wildams Jas Beaver Samuel Hennett Christopher Booker Frank Brown Sarah Toey Kate Boyington Chapman Conklin Cooper Ta Dunger Hila Day AV David Minnie Duyn Josephine Buliott Chas Kills Geo Farley Beyfia Gurason RV Graham Gray Kimer Wmen Persgons. note of advertising data and office hours references. postmaster names appear amid a rough, garbled data block.
Market prices from Freeport Freeport Union Office dated November 22 1870 list Wheat No 5 per bushel corn oats barley and other staples with prices for lard eggs potatoes turnips beans apples cabbage tallow dried fruits flour and feed. Includes per bushel and per pound rates for various goods and staples.
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