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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1868
Page
2
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Aledo elevator nears completion and Jacksonville builds a skating park while Mt. Sterling records scarlet fever deaths. Harbor work begins at Aston. Springfield to open a new skating rink on the 10th. Mercer County Teachers Institute organized at Aledo, and Bloomington’s McLean county soldiers monument nears completion. Springfield home of Henry Spieler destroyed by fire. First Baptist Peoria church carpet stolen. Jacksonville rail service expanding from Virginia. Macomb old Court House to be auctioned the 9th. Oysters stolen from an Aledo Episcopal festival. Peoria railroad worker injured. Pekin reports whisky tax receipts. engineers survey Rockford Rock Island line. Carthage seeks more housing. Danville railroad work begun east of Illinois Central. McLean’s Whi. M. Smith regarded as possible Speaker. Rockford to Warsaw line gets new steel rails. Northern Agricultural Society seeks host sites. Galesburg women pledge $50,000 for college building. Muscatine to Galesburg rail project proposed. Edwardsville shooting leaves one dead. Marion saloon killing shocks Williamson county. Peoria County Dems challenge Taggart and Gill over ballot symbol dispute. Illinois Grape and Wine Growers elect officers at Bloomington. Nora grows with new homes and town hall. Drew & Warker builders prosper as Nora flourishes under fertile land and improving conditions.
City Council met with Aldermen present and read and approved minutes from October and November 1868. Petitions sought licenses to sell liquor, gas lamp lighting, and tax-related parcel redemptions, with surveys of street work, lamp posts, and city services discussed. Adjourned to November 25 then to later dates as motions passed on lighting, remonstrances, and lamp post placement.
Prairie Farmer explains wood value varies by species growth conditions and storage. It highlights shell hawkshikeory as top fuel, compares oak varieties, notes soft woods are poorer, and stresses buying well-seasoned, properly dried, ventilated wood to maximize heat and ease of use.
A lady writer prescribes a quick dry frying pan method to sear beefsteak, then baste with butter and cod coffee for gravy. The same approach suited to mutton chops with cream and egg yolk gravy. Also note: counterfeits totaling 350 notes surfaced near Edwardsville.
Colonial era guidance on ham curing from the Germantown Telegraph and Waukegan Gazette describes pickling with sugar and salt, boiling to remove dirt, and a smoke barrel method attributed to Rev. S Nash. Details cover barrel smoking, salting timing, and aftercare for flavorful, clean meat.
The article explains plant circulation and root function, noting transplant success depends on minimal disturbance of rootlets. It describes a common U.S. method: dig a trench, leave the tree with frozen soil ball, and tip the tree for relocation, stressing gradual condition changes and feasibility for sizable trees with proper care.
Hon J D Caton delivers remarks on the 1868 corner stone ceremony for Illinois statehouse at Springfield. He recalls early state history from 1818, notes prominent figures such as Lincoln and Breese, and cites Chief Justice Breese's recollections of events, including regional development and territorial changes leading to statehood.
A Scientific American excerpt discusses European methods of root ball stabilization, soil choice, and wind protection. It explains root development, time for settling, and the practice of tipping the tree to establish a firm rootball before relocation, noting strong vigor from developed rootlets after repositioning.
The tale of Jethro Wood, inventor of the cast iron plow, shows how genius and perseverance met costly lawsuits and vast obstacles. Despite pioneering improvements, his patent profits vanished in litigation, and he died poor with his female heirs in poverty.
In Bloomington the Temperance Convention moved to organize a temperance party to curb liquor manufacture and sale. It adopted resolutions backing prohibition and urged a separate clause be added to the new State Constitution banning intoxicating beverage ages in the state.
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