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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1871
Page
8
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The largest audience in Freeport filled the Opera House to witness the Freeport Zouaves drill and the presentation of a banner by civic supporters. Captain Uncover accepted the banner as a pledge of loyalty to state sovereignty and union, with citizens pledging continued defense of liberty.
The Freeport Zouaves receive a blue silk banner gifted by citizens, praised for civic virtue and military discipline. Gen. Atkins extols Washington’s leadership, contrasts with Napoleon, and urges readiness for peace backed by courage. A Quartette Club performance follows with songs and drill displays.
A lyrical reflection extols the wife as precious to her husband and family. It argues love expressed in words and deeds sustains a joyful home, making the wife a source of beauty, warmth, and poetry in daily life.
A New York Evening Post correspondent recalls Admiral Farragut as possibly named from Ferrocuto. The piece traces Farragut’s medieval legend, notes name variations, and retells a mythical duel of Saracen knights. It also cites a William and Mary College statute on drinking and a brief remark on a novice editor facing libel suits and duels.
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