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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1871
Page
6
A wounded veteran recalls enlisting for a struggling Illinois farmer who could not serve. He sent a substitute who died after Chickamauga. The veteran saved money to visit Nashville and found his friend's grave, placing a small board tombstone with the name and the words He died for me.
A Peoria mother tries to uncover why her two sons laughed but the boys confess they laughed at each other in a loop of the same joke. They end up neither punished and the mystery remains unsolved.
The text argues bad temper stems from unhappy circumstances and sometimes physical causes. Scolding worsens guilt, while a cheerful, warm home prevents irritation. Avoid spoiling by forcing crying or chores. happiness fosters good affections and healthy mind and body balance.
The article analyzes census data from 1870 to contrast native and foreign born populations across states and regions, highlighting California and New York shares, the South’s slave legacy, and the rising influence of western and Mississippi basin states on future House apportionment and national policy. It then discusses liquor costs, temperance, and family morals, urging moral education over punitive measures and stressing domestic harmony as essential to social progress.
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