04 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1878
Page
1
A cautionary verse about Jotham Brown known as J B a tall youth with one idea. His restless search to discover which foot is last leads him into an obsessive chase that isolates him from friends. A humorous moral on stubborn single mindedness and pride.
An engineer named Edward Osmond on a Philadelphia to Jersey City passenger express faced a broken driving rod at sixty mph. He crawled to his place, reversed the engine, and applied the air-brake saving hundreds as passengers remained unaware. The piece lauds quiet duty over battlefield bravado.
Experiments by M. Grandeau indicate atmospheric electricity substantially influences vegetation. Plants shielded from electricity developed 60 percent less living matter, with higher ash content and lower water, than those exposed to its effects, under otherwise equal growth conditions.
Charley White accepts Nugget City Times editor post despite warnings from violent factions. He proves fearless with pistol, knife, and boomerang feats, befriends Enemies, negotiates terms with the rough crowd, and stabilizes the paper before a later shooting wounds him and reopens the editor vacancy.
A fragment recounts a tale of a Frenchman who left New York for Chicago yet returned after six weeks. He explains to diners that at judgment day he will be sent to Chicago or hell, and he must oblige, preparing to go to hell.
Young Edison, starting as a Grand Trunk Railroad train boy at age twelve, builds a makeshift workshop in a baggage car with chemistry gear and a printing office. He learns telegraphy, mechanics, and reading, planning to master knowledge by marching through a massive library with works like Newton, Ure, and Burton.
The young Duke of Norfolk, landlord of most of Sheffield, hosted a magnificent ball at Shef field farm for 600 guests in honor of his marriage. When leases mature, his Sheffield income will exceed 1.5 million dollars.
The piece compares farming to manufacturing and outlines steps a farmer should take. It stresses using natural soil fertility, sourcing cheap and suitable fertilizer, maximizing labor and machinery efficiency, timing operations, and marketing products. It warns profits hinge on proper adaptation to market and prudent expenditure.
A survey of pure mycoside's properties, a gelatin chromate lime cement, and artificial ivory composition. Electricity methods for light include the Voltaic arc and high resistance, with potential miner use of vacuum spark. Acoustics admit moderate ceiling heights, with draperies aiding sound. Dentistry notes tooth transplantation as a future alternative to artificial devices.
An earnest piece on true hospitality insisting guests do not disrupt the host's economy or privacy. It warns against uninvited or excessive interactions, urges mutual respect, and frames hospitality by the golden rule as the ultimate standard.
A West Virginia gas well miracle powers East Liverpool, lighting streets and heating the principal hotel. The village uses natural gas for cooking and heating with clean, bright flames costing about $14 per month year round. It provides smokeless, dirtless warmth and a cheerful fireplace ambiance.
A mixed collection of household remedies and culinary tips. Advice covers veterinary cures for birds, anti drunkenness diet hints, raisin pie recipe, beef tea preparation, cold remedy using borax, soap scraps made into paste and garnishes, preserving practice for fruits, bird care tips, red mite removal using lemon juice and buttons, and a note on coin cures. Names and measurements are inconsistent, reflecting a 19th century domestic document.
An article argues for expanding American production through higher efficiency and lower costs to flood global markets. It links increasing output across industries to rising labor demand in mining, timber, metals, steel, railways, and shipbuilding, urging removal of barriers to free exchange and world sales. The piece stresses that prosperity follows from producers delivering the lowest cost, selling worldwide, and reinvesting surplus locally.
A German deaf and dumb woman kept a dog that learned to signal by dress and sound. The dog barked to call attention but the women ignored bells and barks, using only body language. The animal remained mute for years until death, illustrating a tale noted by Sidney Smith on universal foppery and practical courage.
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