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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1880
Page
6
A scan of a domestic section lists cooking recipes and simple salves. It provides directions for cake, omelet, Queen of Puddings, and a waxy salve, plus a cold remedy and a simple onion herb sauce. It reads like a mid-19th century kitchen guide with practical, plain instructions.
The guide emphasizes early handling from weaning to work, including gentle grooming and regular respiration and head stall training. It warns that neglecting feet causes lameness and abnormal horn growth, urging careful shoeing and hoof care, wet dressings and salt soaks, and avoiding excessive exercise. It also notes that correct growth supports future health and market readiness.
A garbled OCR fragment shows fragmented phrases about a wood wife and dates. The readable bits hint at a political economy discussion but no clear event, names, or place are identifiable.
A London Times report describes M. Carl Otto Ramistedt's system using a dished chamber burning strontium to illuminate steam from a locomotive or ship funnel. Light is reflected onto the steam to form a luminous signal, tested aboard the Trinity Brethren yacht Galata, and praised for potential sea safety and sailing vessel use.
The New York Times outlines its future editorial stance in the presidential year, pledging independence within the Republican fold. It vows fidelity to national credit, public reform, and economy, while opposing subsidies and vice linked advertising. It promotes family-readership and expands domestic and foreign news coverage.
The Journal pledges trustworthy, non sensational coverage with full market reports and a Republican alignment. It details Daily, Tri Weekly, and Weekly editions with varied prices, prepayment rules, and post office handling, inviting subscriptions and outlining payment terms and delivery details.
A historical tally shows how Napoleon I created many princes dukes counts and barons while Louis XVIII Charles X and Louis Philippe added dozens more under Bourbon legitimacy. Napoleon II awarded a smaller but still notable set of titles reflecting the era's shifting powers.
The Boulder News and Courier reports a new mining tunnel starting at Seaton Mountain near Idaho Springs, running north 24 deg east. It cuts all lodes at right angles, reaching bedrock at five feet and promising rich ores. planners expect it to reach Black Hawk in about three and a half miles.
A humorous exchange about married life pits one man who claims openness against a friend who jokes he reveals four great things that never occur. The quip hinges on conjugal affection needing mutual trust and avoiding misunderstandings through fiction rather than fact.
Nearly all major Northwest railroad companies have adopted paper wheels, a surprising shift from iron. Experiments show paper wheels are more durable and safer, despite seeming impractical, suggesting a radical change in rolling stock construction.
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