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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1870
Page
8
A distressed patient lashes at caregivers accusing neglect over medicine timing and a bell rigged to mock him. He fears murder for his fortune and contemplates a hospital bequest before the recovery noting irritability, Pipchin and Poodles entanglements fade after the crisis.
A defense of American women as economical earners who stretch small means in households. The text argues extravagant women exist but are few, while many wives and daughters conserve resources. It contrasts prudent women with venues on Broadway and other cities where men spend lavishly on pursuits that harm body mind and estate.
A constable chasing a tin peddler over a license becomes entangled in a courtroom farce. The itinerant seller insists he has no license, but the judge and constable claim conflicting statements as the peddler defends his right to trade, saying he has a license to sell.
A Chicago Journal note cites a Democratic exchange accusing radicals of misrepresenting Grant era spending. It argues that federal outlays, debt reduction, debt interest, and pension costs reflect genuine economy under Grant, with higher taxes cut by Congress and no new taxation.
A Washington Star yarn about Senator Benton claims he underwent a dramatic surgical procedure to remove swallowed public documents and other items. The piece notes the tale is false, cites an india rubber tube used on Benton, and recalls Rev. Thomas Allen at Bennington and a Newport woman who thought sunsets surpassed all others.
The Democratic convention declines to openly acquiesce to Reconstruction and the amendments. It argues that Republican rule is imperial, centralist, and dangerous, while opposing the bipartisan path to peace and national honor.
New York Standard reporter records Beau Hickman recounting his origin story. He links his name to early American figures, recalls a White Sulphur Springs moment with a rival dandy, and explains he adopted the title after outdoing a famed beau with extravagant dress and wit.
The Prussian Government mandates every soldier to fill his flask with bran dy before leaving camp. Privates’ flasks hold more than a standard claret bottle yet soldiers remain temperate and no harm from the liquor is reported.
It is understood that articles of impeachment against Governor Holden are prepared and will be presented to the new North Carolina House of Representatives on assembling of the Legislature elect.
A fragment urges frugality with sayings like save with your mouth not the ale jug and warns against excess spending. It pivots to a political note arguing that American taxation is light compared with other nations, asserting people keep growing and prospering despite sufferings.
In a winter when Nantucket harbor froze for four weeks coal ran out and fuel scarcity caused suffering. A schooner came in with coal and Captain Gifford offered one ton to any family at eight dollars, denying extra profit while distributing equally. A wealthy man sought ten tons but was refused beyond one ton per family. A contemporary remarks on war’s true questions, noting Jagor's lead in the beer versus wine debate between Germany and France.
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