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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1870
Page
7
Fragmented remarks recount a speaker's critique of Democrats. He contrasts greenbacks with gold bonds, warns against fraudulent promises, and recalls past bank failures linked to Democratic policy. Anecdotes mention Irish neighbors, wartime drafts, and a broad critique of political reach, ending with travel notes on officials distributing summer goods.
The report details heavy casualties across sides from Hague to Sedan. It estimates Prussian losses near a quarter of a million, with French losses far lower but substantial. Total war casualties may reach around 1500000, with killed wounded and disease permanently disabling, highlighting the conical bullet’s deadly range.
Mr Burchard, described as comparatively young and full of aim, spoke to a convention audience. He pledged renewed fidelity to Republican principles and to use his energies to serve constituents, receiving a perfect storm of applause.
A Burlington and Quincy brakeman quit his post last week and embarked on a drunken spree. A Paris despatch claims the United States is a favorite amid displays in the French capital, naming Mr. Washburne as perhaps the most popular American. An old Mississippi steamboat tale is recounted, contrasting a dapper New York eccentric with a homespun Jonathan over a butter remark, illustrating rustic wit and class contrasts.
A fragmented collection of 19th and 20th century notices announces candidacies for Sheriff of Stephenson County and other offices. Names include Charles Clingmamy, Hay El, John W. Pickard, John At Cullesson, and Gordon G. Stover, with bids pending Republican county convention selections in several towns.
Readable fragments show prices for meat dairy produce and produce items, plus lumber and building materials. Names and places are incomplete, but references to dairy items per bushel and per dozen, beef prices per pound, and timber categories appear alongside a mailing list of unclaimed letters at a post office in Geereport New Jersey in 1870.
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