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Freeport Weekly Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1871

Page

6

Fairy Tale in the Forest Night Watch

A group of children play in a German forest. They wander home with a lost baby and fear being lost forever. A benevolent fairy intervenes guiding them back to safety, warning that fairies may not always help.

Germany Gihout Dan Wilhelm Lona Ida Bogeon Drew Coupin Fritz Cheyall Bunny Eaid Isis Howe Mernhaps Lena Christine Sing el King Bath Fatherland

Chicago Manufactures Drive City Prosperity Amid Growth

The Chicago industrial census of 1870 shows 87 manufacturing branches with 650 establishments, 17,869 workers, $26,057,000 capital, and $50,198,000 in annual product value. Planing mills, sash and door works lead, followed by provisions, distilleries, foundries, and mills. About 100,000 residents are employed or tied to these industries, fueling sustained urban growth.

Chicago New York Obicigo Papérdinva

Women speakers and singers face social bias in public

The article argues it is unfeminine to forbid women from public speaking or singing and notes that talent and integrity deserve attention. It cites Jenny Lind and other capable women, contrasting moral impact with superficial vanity while recalling public interest in musical figures and a famed horse auction anecdote.

Jenny Lind Friend Nilsson Harpen

Living a Christian life through patience and action

The text urges slow living with moral governance, warns an unruly tongue, and stresses laboring thought and prayer. It highlights Luther's hours of prayer, the church’s role, and the need to make others happy through Christian virtue. It discusses self-control, charity, and practical faith in daily life.

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