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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1879

Page

6

Live stock farming reshapes U S commerce and exports

The article argues that live stock farming including cattle sheep horses and swine is a crucial national resource feeding the United States and supporting European markets. It notes Boston as a key export hub for stock shipments to Europe and predicts stock farming will become a leading, permanent branch of national commerce with strong links to related industries.

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Vegetable Wax from Japan Promises Profitable Plant Trade

A Rural Press correspondent details Japanese vegetable wax from a tree yielding a white wax on fruit clusters. The wax is extracted by crushing berries, boiling, and skimming. It melts at 127 degrees and forms palmitic acid glycerin when fused. White when bleached in sun, it is valued for candles, linen finishing, and waxing thread. The plant’s high yield and long life suggest strong profit on the Pacific Coast.

Japan Pacific

Table Fowls and the Best Age for Table Use

The article weighs fowl breeds for table merit, noting age greatly affects tenderness and taste. It cites Brahe ma as slower to mature, prefers a one year old bird for fattening efficiency, and finds young broilers from Leghorns best. It emphasizes rapid, grain rich feeding to achieve tender, juicy meat.

American Poultry Journal

Pneumatic dispatches and a telegraph love triangle

A Frenchman jokes about pneumatic dispatches in Paris as a telegraph tube carries a manuscript of a message. A married woman confides in a lover who confides in her husband, leading to a mistaken telegram that reveals the affair and unsettles the jealous spouse. The narrator notes the comic misreading.

Paris Jay Don Juan Jin Bertha Indy

The Secret of the new Electric Light

The piece reviews Edison's electric lighting claim, explains the platinum coil and automatic current control, and notes Scientific American’s cautious stance on its impact. It also cites gas lighting’s ongoing role and recounts antiquated quips and a Vanderbilt purchase in Europe.

Scientific American Mr. Edison Capitol Washington

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