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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1871
Page
3
A family scene by the fire remembers three daughters lost to sea and home. The father calls for songs of Meath Fingal and Colleen Bawn as Margaret returns, Mary come home, and the household longs for the beloved daughter who sang their favorite tunes.
Margaret Elliott endures a loveless marriage to Stephen at Sunnybank. Walter Ingram befriends the family, helping restore Margaret's spirit through painting, garden work, and care for Carrol and Lily. Lily's illness tests bonds, but reconciliation blooms as Margaret discovers real love with Stephen, promising a hopeful future.
The Select Committee report details Monroe county Mississippi episodes of Ku Klux violence from 1870 1871 including beatings lashings killings and school closures. Witness Col A P Huggins outlines dozens of outrages by masked white bands against Republicans and freedmen with few or no legal consequences.
A terse meditation on personal potential from a voice urging recognition of tiny acts. The text compares one kernel of effort to a vast ocean and a small flame to world changing light, insisting no person is too insignificant to matter and every life has power to effect renovation.
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.