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Freeport Weekly Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1864

Page

3

Government and the people's will in a republic

The passage argues that resisting government power mislabels the popular will and that the constitution allows remedies for official overreach. It warns against assuming a conspiracy by all government officers and notes that fraud or apathy behind votes can distort perceived unanimity, stressing the need for accountable participation.

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Smallest Juman Brain on Record

In the Anthropological Society transactions Dr. Gore reports a female of forty two with a brain weighing two ounces five grains, the smallest mature human brain on record. She stood five feet tall and her intellect was faltering. The adult whale brain averages forty nine ounces, while human brains average about forty six ounces.

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The Election and Its Moral Effect across the Union

Harper's Weekly surveys the Lincoln Johnson landslide victory, praising the American people for choosing war endurance over national ruin. It emphasizes respect for the Constitution, unity through lawful means, and the vindication of free popular government as essential to progress and liberty.

Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson United States McClellan Lincoln Harper's Weekly

Home Without a Daughter Blest, A Family Insight

In fluent rhetoric the author argues that a home thrives with both sons and daughters. Daughters soften, civilize, and bless the fireside, while boys need sisterly influence to curb roughness. The piece honors an only daughter, whose loss leaves darkness yet lasting, noble impact.

Lebanon Sharon Priest Spencer Papa Nels Roger People’s Journal of Health

Marriage in Antrim Ends With Runaway Bride

A church ceremony in Antrim ends abruptly as a bride confesses a prior engagement to another man. She admits the pledge and leaves with her former lover in a carriage, while the groom is left astonished as the procession departs.

Antrim Swain

Outdoor air praised as cure for consumptives in 19th century advice

Dr Hall urges generous outdoor exposure and physical activity to convert eaten food into healthful blood. He condemns indoor confinement, cold shocks, and reliance on physic remedies, praising fresh air, brisk walking, and nutrition as the path to recovery for consumptives.

Yacht Voyage to Norway

The travelers describe cruising along the Norwegian coast in June and July witnessing perpetual daylight beyond the Arctic Circle. They note the changed sense of time, clear midnight brightness, and the eerie quiet that marks night when day blurs into endless light.

Arctic Circle FT Alv Diod Norway

Death in the Wall Health Warning on Papered Rooms

A health article warns that layered wall paper can harbor toxins and cause disease. The author recounts a north room with multiple paper layers creating a dangerous, illness tied wall, urging removal of all layers and avoiding green patterns for safer interiors.

Qone W Kaif Peoples’ Journal of Health

Pendleton Opposes Amendment In Next Congress

The speaker argues that the people cannot amend the Constitution via the prescribed method and lists opponents including FKemandy Wood Sau Cox Dan Voorhees and Copperheads Allen Stuart Eden who will not be there to vote against it.

Mr. Pendleton Fkemandy Wood Sau Cox Dan Voorhees Allen, Stuart Eden

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