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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1873
Page
3
A reader from Freeport recounts his Sept journey to Lincoln via a near miss at the depot and a theft of his valise. He notes Lincoln’s growth, street widths, rising rents, and a meager state fair. The piece argues immigration should favor skilled workers and warns clerks to seek new paths in America.
A Dakota meeting of citizens, led by R. M. Milliken and F. B. Walker, condemned the trustees for granting saloon licenses. A three member resolutions committee led by Rev. A. Cross drafted protests against Ordinance No. 5 and actions by E Yount E Derling and I Aldenderfer. Resolutions and meeting notes were forwarded to Freeport papers. Adjourned to meet next week with prayer.
The article examines rising living costs in England affecting the lower middle class. Between 1852 and 1871 beef prices rose 47 percent and mutton 30 percent due to war, cattle plague, and money depreciation. Import of dead meat from abroad increased 300 percent, yet wages did not keep pace.
A Baltimore American correspondence notes Paris swamped by American visitors who flood hotels and boarding houses on Boulevard Haussmann. Americans pay 12 francs daily for furnished rooms with meals, while many stay months. English-speaking clerks, American clubs, shops, and four newspapers sprout across Paris as fashion and leisure trends shift with the influx.
The Philadelphia Ledger traces the global adoption of postal cards from their 1870 introduction in England and Switzerland to expansions in Belgium, Holland, Sweden, and beyond. It notes price shifts, wartime use in Germany, reforms like prepaid return cards, and calls for worldwide cheap postage to realize a universal postal dream.
A historic table tracks average daily receipts of major telegraph companies from 1866 to 1873, noting how rate cuts boosted message volume and receipts, with certain lows and breaks. The column then critiques public men’s reliance on newspapers, highlighting Colonel Forney’s influence and alleged political manipulation.
A collection of 19th century notices and ads promoting health remedies, sewing machines, territorial rights for agents, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Includes claims for urinary disease cures, opportunity to earn money fast, and product guarantees with distributor addresses and publication year 1825.
Children appear pale and sick from worms and Brown's Vermifuge Comfits claim to destroy worms without harming the child. The product is sold by Curtis & Brown at 215 Fulton Street New York for twenty five cents a box, through druggists and chemists.
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