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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1874
Page
1
The Bulletin notes Georgia faces smallpox and contemplates a new constitution. It references Beecher earnings, political satire from the Rochester Union and Boston Commonwealth, and varied urban gossip about lawmakers, scandals, and proposed liquor and drunkenness laws.
The St Joseph Herald quotes Senator Bogy arguing for a uniform currency backed by government faith. He asserts the West needs more greenbacks and calls the national bank system a monopoly. He is described as a real financier aligned with Western manufacturers and producers.
The correspondent extols Columbia Missouri as a premier educational center, praising its university two female seminaries, local newspapers the Herald and the Statesman, and the town’s scenic beauty. He notes its vast geography, generous hospitality, and the high moral tone, with a digression on public transit and sidewalks. Switzerland to hold a world’s fair in Geneva in 1975.
The temperance column defends total abstinence and argues to expel intemperance from the community. It praises a local temperance lodge, cites social costs of liquor, and urges opposition to dram-sellers while urging youth restraint and public reform.
County court met January 9 1874 with five members present. The docket includes grants and licenses in Brookfield and area townships, numerous tax assessments and back tax adjustments, and purchases, bonds, and care of the poor. Adjourned to February 1.
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