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Newspaper

Freeport Weekly Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1871

Page

6

Schoolgirls argue over rumors and accusations

In a lively scene from Our Schoolday, Fanny and Bell face charges about singing, exams, and gossip. Ella Kate and Kate confront rumors as characters debate truth, apologize, and decide to end the quarrel with a walk in the woods to collect chestnuts.

Fanny Bell Fethority Sarah Lank Adie Fooliah Kate Eva Manners Bill Ella Lou Manners Sarah Lank Jane Aera Fanny

Dream of Arlington Estate Restitution Sparks Confederate Reign Tale

Nasby narrates a long dream of 1873 Arlington Estate restitution to the Lee family after McCreery’s 1870 proposal. Ex Confederate officers lead a Southern takeover, removing Federal graves and monuments, sinking ships, and forcing an official apology for the war, while Democrats react with derision.

Nasby Toledo Blade Dimocrat Johnson Washington Siperciliousnis Uy McCreery Kentucky Arlington Lee Fedral Cemetery Havin bin General Lee Yoosin Soljers Uy Fedral Soljers Hoffman Congress Arlington Estate Fedral Soljers Lees

Transmission by Cable and a Curious Book Review

The article describes early undersea cable signaling via a glowing reflected light system and notes the patient method that carried news from Valentia to New York. It also reviews Major Milligan’s book Wild Life among the Koords, critiquing his views on Edenic geography and a sensationalized account of highway robbery by young women on river routes.

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Wedding Fees in New York Soar For Ceremonies

The article notes wedding fees in New York are steep with ministers demanding from $50 to $500, and some even asking as high as double the top rate. It implies that currency in small bills is inadequate for securing a ceremony with the famed preacher Beecher or other notable officiants.

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