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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1880
Page
6
Essay compares the sky as a universal, daily marvel to human neglect and the pig’s cleansing habits. It argues nature serves all, yet people rarely attend, while animals mimic essential processes. It touches on moral reflections and practical views of care and utility.
A rural New Yorker notes that cows fed on litter or liquid manure taint butter with an off flavor. Producers advise against allowing cattle to consume litter as it degrades butter quality, urging careful milking and handling to prevent taint before market.
Wendel Phillips denounces Boston public statues including Quincy, Franklin, Webster and others as ridiculous caricatures. He mocks Horace Mann, Gov. Andrew, Sumner, Washington and the Father of his Country, calling the artwork feeble, overdone, or improperly posed in a broad public critique.
The London Times reports a discovery that a tiny amount of a harmless substance can keep butter perfectly sweet for months without salt. The Aylesbury Dairy Company first swed the process, placing the butter in a muslin bag and exposing it to air for three months. Despite changes in temperature, the butter remained sweet with only slight loss of aroma and flavor.
The Rev Dr Joseph Wild preached at Union Congregational Church Elm Street Brooklyn claiming everything in US history is Providential. He linked money and the pyramids to divine hand, warned of an approaching world crisis and praised Anglo-Saxon power as divinely protected. In other notes Mrs Hippibob lamented a spoiled new hat before realizing it belonged to John.
The Bishop of Manchester quotes a letter from a young lady of fashion describing a day of breakfast at ten, letters, invitations, feeding canaries, dressing for lunch, calls with her mother, tea, park drive, theatre, and opera, ending exhausted. The sermon notes many fashionables have no time to be good. The only housework she admits is dusting around after a beau.
Sellers' Liver Pills and Cough Syrup advertised as remedies for digestive issues fever and ague headaches and stomach ailments. Sold by druggists for 25 cents per box.
The Times outlines its political course for the presidential year, pledging loyalty to Republican ideals while maintaining independence within the party. It emphasizes national credit, public service purification, fiscal reform, economy, and opposition to subsidies and vice promoting family-oriented content across Daily, Semi weekly, and Weekly editions with favorable subscription terms.
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