22 Sep 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1869
Page
1
A countywide fraternity asks readers to send in any community items or notices that could enrich this column. They request cooperation from friends to make the section valuable and interesting to readers.
A compiled circulation of Masonic periodicals with publishers, editors, and pricing. Titles include The Keystone Weekly in Philadelphia, National Freemason in New York, She Evergreen in Dubuque, Masonic Trowel in Springfield, Masonic Token in Portland, Kentucky Free Mason, Freemason Magazine in Boston, The Freemason in St. Louis, and The Freemason weekly in London, with agents listed for the U.S. market.
The Ohio Grand Lodge debates the so called Side Degrees Adoptive and Androgynous Masonry. Resolutions declare them illegitimate and state they confer no Masonic rights. Lodges are forbidden to use halls for conferring these degrees or related ceremonies.
A long allegory depicts red blue and yellow seeking precedence while the sun calls for harmony, ending with a rainbow. A note lauds Freemasonry as enduring, humane, and universal, then references a circular sent to county clerks for explanation.
A historical notice outlining that a visitor’s medical, Masonic, or Standing must be evidenced by proper lodge authority. It dismisses reliance on grand lodge printings, letters of introduction, private endorsements, diplomas, or general reputation. Only Master or Wardens may authorize admission. public opinion cannot admit a visitor.
A Youths Companion correspondent recounts Luxor Obelisk origins with Thebes temple, Mehemet Ali gift, 1550 BC erection, transport by Nile vessel, canal, and ship to Toulon then Paris. Engineers led by M Lebas devised lifting on Place de la Concorde, with inscriptions noting removal in 1836 and its role in French imperial glory.
Spain adopts the French franc as the monetary unit joining Franct Berg Italy Rome Switzerland and Spain with a population nearing one hundred millions. Pius and Avettle are poised to follow while Great Britain debates aligning the pound with the franc. A US silver-dollar reform could yield a nearly uniform currency system, and Jacob Wolfe of Burr Oak Michigan claims a new motive power will revolutionize machinery.
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