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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1881
Page
2
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The paper offers free delivery from now to January 1, 1882 for subscribers who pay arrears plus one year in advance. New subscribers on same terms will receive the paper free until January 1, 1883, starting from January 1, 1882.
The note lists pricing for various publications paired with The Freeport Republican. Entries include Chicago Weekly Tribune 2.50, Harper’s Bazar 4.00, Rural New Yorker 3.50, Godey’s Lady’s Book 2.40, and Harper’s Young People 2.00, among others, with several titles repeated and mixed pricing.
An old newspaper blurb offers a premium plan for farmer subscribers who pay in advance. The Western Farmer is mailed gratis with the Frace our Re rublican for $1.50 yearly, plus Kendall's Treatise on the Horse or Kendall's Horse Book as further incentives. The notice promises extra value and urges advance payments.
The article reports that Germany is regarded as dominant in beer production and consumption, but French brewers’ congress statistics show Toutons are digested differently in Britain. It states the average annual beer intake per person is 143 quarts in the British Islands, 93 in Germany, and 31 in Austria.
Hon Ry M A Hawk, a member of Congress, has joined the commission to oversee the erection of the Church of the Disciples in Washington City. He travels to Washington to participate in plans for the building and to engage in the preliminary contest for the Speakership of the House.
A biographical note on John Young Scammon, a Chicago lawyer and former reporter for the Illinois Supreme Court, moralizing about the harm of injurious reports. He condemns the habit of reading and circulating scandal, contrasting it with a biblical ideal of restraint and truth in speech.
Forty six railroads operating 37 500 miles nearly half the nation report Brass Earnings as count to 195 172 770 during nine months of 1881 ending September. For the same period last year mileage of these roads was 82 264 and the earnings show a marked increase.
The report notes this year keeps pace with increased mileage and shows average earnings per tile at five thousand two hundred six dollars, compared with eighty five thousand one hundred ninety seven in 1889.
The piece notes coal transportation woes as railcars fail to reach eastern mines, delaying shipments. It also cites high Chicago grain prices provoking light rail and boat shipments, leaving contracted coal undelivered after four months.
The Alton Daily Telegraph notes General Logan's wife is a popular and talented figure, but insists his presidential chances rest on the loyalty of Union volunteers coast to coast. The soldiers honor Logan as the war’s finest, ready to rally loudly when the time arrives.
The Virginia senator Mahone pledges to secure every citizen’s right to vote regardless of race. He denounces intimidation, urges free political expression, and claims such policies would prevent Democratic victories in the South.
The writer lauds George Scoville as a well educated, decent lawyer defending Guiteau in a life case. They note Scoville’s Chicago firm, his private schooling in Freeport, and his sister in law Guiteau’s sister Mrs Scoville shows devotion, while acknowledging the public contempt for the defendant.
The fall election results indicate GOP strength with three Republican Senate gains. New Jersey will elect a Republican Senator to replace McPherson, and Oregon will replace Grover. Virginia also appears to elect a Republican Senator to succeed Johnson, signaling broad party gains.
The Peoria Daily Journal questions the so called truly good character of Charles Guiteau amid his trial. It notes the Republicans avoided full Democratic defeat while predicting the Senate may stay Republican for now. The piece mocks Guiteau’s alleged piety and argues the facts show him as a bear, fraud, and assassin.
The Richmond Dispatch notes a Republican victory by Readjusters last Tuesday with a large majority. It argues there are only two permanent parties and urges voters to choose the Republican ticket over Greenback or Temperance. It predicts electing a straight Republican senator from Virginia.
During Talmage's address on Newspapers the speaker argues that editing requires vast skill and leadership beyond mere ability to do nothing else. He notes Horace Greeley’s success stemmed from practical printer’s work and warns that many invest in newspapers without knowledge, risking failure in any business.
An attempted killing of Guiteau by a lone horseman near the Capitol is described as cowardly and despicable. The piece advocates a fair trial, questions insanity as alibi, and urges execution only under proper legal process if warranted.
From the Augusta Chronicle and other papers, editorials question Mahone’s rise after last spring’s war talk, weigh Garfield's assassin insanity defenses, praise a Virginia election break with the Bourbon line, note Judge Payne’s hard stance on insanity in 1871, and urge Virginia defense against Confederate descendants rallying to repudiate occupation.
The Government Printing Office issued a 383 page handbook on world cotton goods trade and the U S share, based on consular responses. It offers valuable facts for manufacturers seeking foreign markets and for statisticians studying major trade and manufacturing sectors.
A fiery partisan screed condemns Republicans for undermining national credit to preserve spoils of office. It argues the Republican party and its "hungry hordes" will sacrifice principles, jeopardizing debt obligations and equating national credit with that of a sovereign state, warning of deep depravity.
A reflective editorial argues Guiteau understood the consequences of his act and sought to influence public opinion during trial. It questions whether insanity claims justify escape from punishment and asserts society must balance deterrence with protecting itself from similar crimes.
A Sumter County murder trial highlights lingering superstition among Southern Black communities as the State prosecutes Henry Johnston. The case centers on alleged charms and incantations used to influence the fatal act, reflecting the era's legal and social tensions.
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