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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1872
Page
6
A sermon collection discusses faith as obedience to God's will, the dangers of hypocrisy, and the need for consistent prayer. It contrasts moral duty with self deception, urges gratitude for beauty, warns against drifting from virtue, and cites Bishop Simpson and Bishop Beveridge on religious understanding.
Lieut Dinwiddie reports marching from Meha to Nephi five miles up Salt Creek where coal gypsum and salt beds were found near Nephi. He notes Indian troubles rumors many unfounded but a council at Spanish Fork with Utes and Chiberetts. one chief Tabigone refuses reservation and threatens war. The party moves toward Beaver with expected junction around the 31st inst.
A Wisconsin letter from Fort Arkinsey notes the Greeley movement fading while Republicans gain ground. It mentions a 100 member Grant and Wilson club, a large wigwam built in two days, and plans for a county mass meeting with Matt Carpenter to speak. It also asks Democratic sentiment on Freeport and Louisville Convention.
During a recent teachers examination in the county, a candidate was asked to spell hazardous. The applicant humorously replied with a phonetic and jokey sequence ending in a playful designation describing a female hazard.
A Chappaqua farmer asserts rust in wheat stems from the exodization of the grain surface. He claims that if grains are wiped perfectly dry and stored in buckskin sacks that are well oiled, wheat will never rust.
A reader styles a parasite that mocks Republicans and Democrats, calling it a louse-like creature preying on party names. The letter grows into debate about rhetoric, then shifts to Lena teachers drill with Klackner and schoolwork. The piece ends with humorous vignettes and classroom notes.
An inquiry shows the Burlington Route as the best path to the west. It runs from Burlington through Southern Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas with connections to California and the Territories. A pamphlet titled How to go West with a large map is available free from the General Passenger Agent, B M R R, Burlington Iowa.
A bright public school pupil in the West, strong in geography, was asked where Africa lay. He replied promptly that Africa was located all over the United States, revealing a humorous misunderstanding of world geography.
A Missouri convict condemned for murder offers to shoot George Francis Train if the Governor grants a pardon. He argues the proposition should be considered and could influence clemency decisions.
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