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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1869
Page
5
Miscellaneous items from a late 19th century issue
A collage of brief notes covers banking, philanthropy, local incidents, odd beliefs, and transient humor. Highlights include Panish planning an $80 million bank, quirky quotes on legal advice, a New York act causing a wife’s injury, a 730-student Kentucky University, and various human-interest anecdotes from Danville to Albany and Waterbury with sharp, period-voiced wit.
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Kentucky University
Henry Clay
Ashland
Ivis
Danville
Turinn
Waterbury
New York
Beecher
Montreal
Plymouth Church
Cincinnati
Pearance
Norway
Chamber
Pelta
Ludlow Street
Hoe
Altor
Albany
Sck
Bazaar
Too Miran for crime Devin Beecher sermon note
An excerpted fragment recounts a sermon criticizing a ferry company and officials. The text references commutation systems, fare avoidance, and alleged misconduct among local men, with dismissive remarks about authority figures and public trust.
Poultry Feed and Care For Healthier Birds
Food choices determine poultry health and egg yield. Rich bran and Indian meal form a strong base when mixed with fat or water. barley and oats offer variety but vary in nutrition. Buckwheat and hemp seed boost eggs. flax seed enriches plumage. Green fodder is essential. provide lime, oyster shells, and occasional raw meat. Ground feeding preferred. avoid mushy soft feeds. birds forage on clean ground.
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Europe
New Yorker
Robins Indispensable to the Farmer in Early Spring
The piece argues robins, though blamed for fruit theft, are valuable to farmers. It cites a Massachusetts Horticultural Society debate, a 1858-59 study led by J. W. P. Jenks of Middleboro, who analyzed robin stomachs to prove their beneficial role. The article defends robins as essential, noting careful observers found their services outweigh regional mischief.
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Boston
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
J. W. P. Jenks
Eay
Middleboro
Agricultural tricks and household hints from a rural paper
A rural periodical shares assorted tips from farmers and readers. Practical plowing with front chains to turn clover. a French method to press and preserve stapled foods. home remedies for preserving lard with earth. temperature notes for farm animals. a simple umbrella apparatus to vent carbonic acid from wells. alum in boiling suds to soften water. and methods for weaning foals with minimal stress to mare and colt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lancet
England
Hall
Journal of Health
How to Dig Up Timber Trees
A guide on digging up large timber trees to reclaim valuable butt-end timber for spokes and other tough uses. It explains selecting nondefective heartwood, positioning logs to lift roots, and timing the cut to control the fall. Risk management and labor considerations are discussed for efficient extraction.
Timber felling methods with fulcrum and roots
Directions describe making a tree fall using earth to expose roots and create a fulcrum. It notes the timber is very tough in the crook and warns the job is laborious, but following the steps will make the work comparatively easy. Includes references to a sleighcrook and proper positioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zlearth
Sawdust Bedding Trial Promises Clean Stable Floors
A 19th century notice extols sawdust as horse bedding, claiming cleaner stalls, easier management, and better manure. It notes reduced foot disease, less dust and odor, and fewer vermin harborage concerns, while praising pine sawdust as the best option and describing its economic advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Proper Milking Method to Prevent Teat Injury
Cornell University veterinary treatise warns that garget and udder injuries arise from improper milking. It advocates filling the teat from the milk reservoir, then compressing at the base, and using all fingers to empty gently. It condemns grasping and harsh traction as dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell’ ‘University
Peculiar sickness case in teen girl linked to ink habit
A West End family reports a fourteen year old girl who cleans pens by sucking ink and swallowing saliva, drinking ink like water. Despite warnings from teachers and parents, the habit persists and now threatens her health, with doctors facing a long battle to treat the poisoning. The item notes such pen cleaning by mouth is not rare and asks for caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Cincinnati
Notices in a Charming Magazine for Young Readers
The April issue of The Nursery for Youngest Readers features about two dozen illustrations and short works like stories sketches and poems for toddlers. Published by Joan L Shorey at 18 Washington Street Boston Mass it costs 1 50 per year with club inducements and gratis specimen copies. The Atlantic Monthly April issue presents Part IV of Malbone Oldport Romance by Higginson a Shaker biography by Evans Rugged by Taylor A Strange Arrival by DeForest How We Grow it the North West by Govt Carpet and more.
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Joan L. Shorey
Washington .Street
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T. W. Higginson
Thomas M. Brewer
F. Evans
Bayard Taylor
J. W. DeForest
Scar North Westy
Strength to the Blood and Iron in Mishler’s Bitters
An 19th century health note extols MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS for enriching blood with iron. It claims iron absorption boosts circulation and builds vigor, guarding against disease. It warns weak blood weakens the body and helps prevent boils, tumors, and other deposits by restoring a healthy tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishler
Indigestion Cure Debate Affects Wealthy Patient
A dyspeptic millionaire seeks relief from indigestion and biliousness. He would trade millions for freedom from misery, but many deem wealth a poor substitute for health. Hostetter’s Bitters is praised by skeptics and believers alike for restoring comfort when other tonics fail.
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Hall
Operco
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