11 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1878
Page
1
A storyteller warns of drunken ruin from a reckless fouth as a clever youth blessed with beauty sinks into intoxication. The aunt warns, the tavern tempts him, and a frightening scene unfolds with the lunatic cries heard by all.
A young woman leaves for life in the city, believing Sidney Randall loves her. After weeks apart she learns he plans to marry another, visits New York, and discovers a mistaken identity that clears the path to a hopeful future with his cousin Sidney. The tale blends romance and misperception with period charm.
The Wells creamery belonging to Col. Thompson of Faribault county is among the largest dairies in Minnesota and among the most extensive and well arranged in the West. The farm spans about 5000 acres and includes an artesian well delivering year round water at a constant temperature.
A tale of courtship centering on Arsula and cousin Matthew Griswold. After past heartbreak, Matthew tarries, Ursula arrives, and a stormy staircase encounter leads to a proposal. Ursula becomes Ursula Griswold, bridging family lines as she gives rise to a governor’s seat in Connecticut for twenty five years.
A tale describes Mr Mackay inviting a family friend to Europe to pursue a fortune and a wife. The young man borrows funds, catches a bride named Mrs Henry Rosener with diamond gifts including a watch and chatelaine, and returns to discover half a million in profits for the broker. The piece contrasts success with cautionary notes of vanished riches and costly dowries.
A guide explains age indicators in fowls. Hen spurs, leg scales, and bill and comb characteristics differentiate young from old hens. For turkeys geese and ducks similar traits apply, with specific feather and bill changes marking age progression and maturity.
A private soldier in the 6th Regiment of Foot uses a pack of cards as his Bible almanac and prayer book to explain numbers and events. He quips at the mayor that cards map to the year, seasons, and commandments, ending with a discharge and a celebratory ale.
Mr. E. A. Davison of Gilroy California outlines outlay for a cheese factory serving 500 cows. Itemized costs include vats press hoops scales boilers and fittings with water supply urged for safety and efficiency. Totals emphasize running water and durable equipment.
A wife asks her husband to build a greenhouse and suggests a color. The husband replies that any color will do, listing red white or green as acceptable. The exchange shows light domestic humor over home improvements.
M de Lesseps argues a tunnel could serve ship navigation across the Isthmus of Darion, favoring a short tunnel route over locks. He notes Suez cost and profitability, cites Levalley on tunneling ease, and says an international committee will decide the canal’s route and finance.
A historical guidance piece advising women to plan routes know hotels, carry surplus funds, wear minimal jewelry with money hidden, avoid solo ticketing mistakes, ride with others, use omnibuses, and consult conductors in advance. It argues travelers should retain presence of mind and that solo journeys can be advantageous with experience.
A 10 by 12 foot outer room and a wholly underground inner room form a two chamber fruit cellar built under a stable. The outer room stores fruit in autumn with open windows for air, while the inner room, frost proof, preserves apples kept since last season in perfect condition.
A pug-nosed boy asks for reading in a bookstore and the clerk offers any item from Bibles to poems. The boy insists on a lively Indian story featuring four redskin scalping a soldier, hinting at a desire for vivid adventure in a sick reader.
A correspondent from Fy sive reports Mie Paris Milk Supply consumes 800 000 quar milk daily with high quality. M. Harden near Paris runs 60 cows producing about eight quarts daily, selling 480 quarts at 7 sous. His farm spans 300 acres, uses dairy from Normandy stock, and nets 000 francs annually. Cattle fed with beets carrots maize hay and bran, calving and culling at set yields.
At a citizens meeting in Auburn the Holly steam heating system was discussed. Three miles of main were laid to test the design in sparse neighborhoods with households contributing last year’s bills and the company reimbursed expenses. In a dense district the system might prove more economical, though mild weather affected results. A typical house fit for steam heating cost about one hundred thirty dollars, and steam cooking received praise.
Professor A Bueyer of Munich, successor to Liebig, announces at the German Chemical Society completion of the last link in the synthetic route to artificial indigo. The achievement rivals Graebe and Liebermann’s artificial madder, but current methods remain costly and not yet practical. commercial indigo may shift to new uses, reducing cultivation.
A Eureka Nevada household discussion centers on the phonograph. The husband explains the device as recording sounds from the home, provoking the wife to vow Edison is a monster. The tale contrasts domestic humor with fear of new invention.
The Mirror Telegraph reports a sun powered telegraph system used by four Signal Survey units across the country. Operators use a heliotrope to focus sunlight and flash a long series of signals between distant points, with two parties thirty five miles apart observed sending bright flashes. This solar signaling is hailed as a wonder of the age.
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