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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1879
Page
8
A collage of curious notes and local vignettes includes minors on the run of carriages in Amesbury, a bloodhound used by fishermen, odd court remarks on nuisance, domestic tales, an elm felled near Blyth, Westminster Abbey timber notes, and humorous exchanges about gas stock and invention. The piece blends humor, strange facts, and snippets from daily life and history.
The London Daily News reports Norman Lockyer's claim that metals like copper and nickel can be transmuted into calcium and cobalt using a voltaic current and spectroscopy. While the result unsettles basic chemistry, supporters note independent chemists’ backing and forthcoming royal society presentations.
A correspondent shares a method from 15 years ago using a stake and tight cord to bend branches and force fruit buds. The tester reports blossoms above the tied area while areas below remained bare, claiming better results than root cutting. The practice suggests winding twine around the tree in early summer and loosening next winter or spring.
A correspondent claims rats and mice enter traps more readily when a piece of looking glass is placed where they can see themselves. He reports baiting the trap for a week with no catches, then catching one large and one small rat the first night the mirror was added, with nightly captures since.
In May 1784 a bill from Ireland to England aimed to bar frank privilege. It proposed that a member unable to write by illness or other cause could authorize another to frank for him, provided the back of the letter bore the member’s certificate of inability to write.
A young writer describes girls as tiny folk with their own will and many kinds. The piece notes that one girl can resemble many if she chooses. The narrator claims this reflects a law about girls and that a father advises learning less to stay better off.
The British Encyclopedia notes a large drop in arable acreage in England and Wales from 1872 to 1877 with a corresponding rise in pasture land. It links lower cattle numbers to cheap American beef and cheese, and argues imports of grain support pasture profitability over cropping.
The article cites ancient Assyrians using petroleum as cement in Babylon, discusses oil sources near the Euphrates and Oil Creek Titusville, and notes Indians and earlier peoples mining pits. It includes a Twain excerpt portraying Huckleberry Finn as carefree, barefoot, and unbound by rules.
The Inter Ocean announces a new year with a firm pledge to Republican principles. It presents itself as a national, independent party paper offering full home and farm coverage, strong departments, and expanded features while keeping subscription prices low.
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