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Freeport Weekly Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1865

Page

3

Flight from Pisa to Leghorn Amid Italian Revolution

In 1849 a Florence to Leghorn train halts near Pisa as a Pisa uprising disrupts travel. A Milanese liberal, Pietro Sergardi, helps an English widow Mrs Reeves and her son escape to Leghorn with a plan to slip through guards. A traitor spy finds and kills Sergardi, ending his aid.

Florence Leghorn Pisa Sgsin Flo Treporter Aquila Neva Phil Mia Reyes Mama Papa Reeves Strada Real Corpe di Via Arnath Santa Marial Vergine Benedetta Mnkea Gigi Pulci Incredu Birhanti Lombardy Lezhorn Ste Thosa Sam Aquils Nera Lghorn Moe Lossian Ure Leghera Liberal Party Gloghooy

General Lawler Purchases Arlington Plantation After Vicksburg Feat

The Chicago Republican recounts General Michael R. Lawler of Shaeneetown LiL buying the Arlington plantation near Baton Rouge for $5,000, valued at $200,000. It recalls his heroic assault at the Big Black crossing, leading a brigade to capture artillery and prisoners, then sharing coffee with his men as Grant praised him. Lawler plans to settle in Louisiana as a planter.

Michael R. Lawler Shaeneetown Lil Sherills Sale Arlington Plantation Baton Rouge Louisvdtia Lousiana Vicksburg Lawler Bin Lawher Grant Mississippi Chicago Republican

Songs that survived and haunted an era in song

A travel through lingering Civil War era tunes and their endurance in American culture. The piece lists songs like Old Dan Tucker Susanna The Poor Old Slave Home Sweet Home Gentle Annie and John Brown's Body highlighting how they persisted or faded amid social change.

Dan Tuck Gentle Annie Annie Orhgllo Vente Nellie Judy John Brown

When this cruel war is over song and march mix

The piece laments popular songs and tunes heard during wartime. It notes the omnipresent marching rhythm in workshops and saloons and the hope for fresh air and peace as a songwriter responds to the era’s sentiment.

Waterfalls and Wonders Told in a Fractured Voice

A fragmented narration describes waterfalls as vivid, dangerous forces attacking people on a Cincinnati street. The prose mixes vivid images of women and bystanders with mythic allusions and minstrel-like slang, ending with a garbled line about an ancient war frontier.

Blaze and the California Stage Co. debt dispute

An incident at a Nevada bar reveals Blaze arguing for payment of debt to the California Stage Company where he had served as agent. The President offers to forgive eight hundred dollars, Blaze protests and insists on settling the remainder, displaying famed polite dignity in a tense financial exchange.

Shepherd Mooh Cick Keeepeet Wiha & CO J. W. Shapper Kerr Lewis Vas France America Blaze Litté Brun Nevada Puck Califonia Stage Company California Stage Company Blow Mr. Blaz

Lincoln Cabinet Silence After Lincoln Capitulation Day

A Civil War era note describes a cabinet meeting just after Lee’s capitulation. The president and ministers, unable to speak, knelt in silent tears thanking God for the national triumph. Lincoln tells his wife the war is nearly over and hints at summer travel and his son Bob’s future.

Ma. Lincoln Lee Lincuin Bob Tad Jobbert Thaddeus

The Genteel Gait and Quiet Power in Dress

A Victorian reflection argues that gentle gait, calm presence, and restrained speech elevate a mediocre person over more capable rivals. It cites the value of deliberate movement and tranquil digestion, noting how appearance and demeanor shape grandeur of mind and presence.

Glake

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