25 Nov 1874
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1874
Page
1
A fragment from an old newspaper muses on dental extraction as a brutal yet relief bringing remedy. It contrasts male reluctance with female fearlessness, mocks medical quacks, and reflects era's view of surgery, pain, and courage in a satirical, literary tone.
Philip Vanderventer shelters in Chandran's shabby studio chasing a growing obsession with Mignonne the child whose charm matures into a first love as Frederica arrives and stirs conflict and conscience until a life shaping kiss seals a changed future for all in a tense melodrama.
A moot Texas bill seeks to reintroduce peonage through public works labor and private hiring. It allows county justices to hire convicts for term labor, collect fines by labor, and force misdemeanor detainees to work until trial with minimal pay, while sheriffs can recapture escaped convicts and forfeit prior labor.
November 16 dispatch from Little Rock reports Governor Garland demanding action over a claimed Smith Wheeler conspiracy to seize the Arkansas government. Warrants issued, Price arrested, rewards discussed, legislature urged to amend law for higher rewards as authorities vow to crush the upheaval and restore Republican supremacy. Senate action noted on a resolution opposing the move.
A New York Herlad correspondent describes social ostracism of Gen. Longstreet in New Orleans after his political stance. He went from idolized to shunned, with nine in ten avoiding him, as society debated his loyalty and condemned him as a traitor.
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