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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1877
Page
8
A fragment from London Fun reveals a sentimental vignette where a husband pleads for his wife's return and laments the absence of a previous beloved. The prose mingles romantic yearning with vows, invoking Mizpah as a symbol of protection and fidelity.
Dr. I H Clark outlines scientific findings on how alcohol enters the blood and tissues, lowers temperature, and impairs nervous and metabolic functions. He discusses the nonnutritional metabolism of alcohol, its link to fatty degeneration of liver and heart, and outlines three progressive outcomes from distilled spirits, mixed drinks, or fermented beverages.
Western Nebraska endures severe winter with heavy snow forming crusts that prevent grazing. Between Sidney and North Platte 35 000 to 40 000 cattle daily head toward the Union Pacific track in a starving condition, hindering trains and leaving cattle benumbed on the rails. Cattlemen expect losses but await a weather change to restore grazing.
Sallie Morris, a Newark girl, wowed a bashful beau with a bold prediction. She told him, You are going to kiss me, and she was right, drawing laughs and astonishment from the party.
A German chemist claims a process to render paper impervious to moisture. Some papers suggest editors may have partnered with the chemist. A woman expressed interest in preserving autumn leaves and noted jars she planned, remarking they might not be fit to eat and that sugar could have been discarded.
Mail arrivals and closing times listed for Freeport Post Office with routes to Chisago City Monroe Wisconsin and nearby towns. Details include service hours from November to April, opening hours, holiday hours, and specific mail delivery days for multiple routes and destinations.
A historical advertisement lists worm infestation signs such as pale leaden complexion, dull eyes, blue lower eyelid arc, nasal irritation, swollen lips, headaches, salivation, furred tongue, foul breath, variable appetite, gnawing or absent stomach sensations, abdominal pains, nausea, feverish bowels, slimy stools sometimes blood tinged, bloated belly, turbid urine, breathing trouble, hiccups, coughing, disturbed sleep, and grinding teeth. It claims Dr M Lane’s Vermifuge cures these symptoms and notes it contains no mercury and bears signature marks on the wrapper.
Advertises Dr. McLane's Liver Pills as a remedy for liver affections bilious complaints dyspepsia and sick headache. Claims ague and fever preparation with quinine compatibility and promotes a red wax seal authenticating product by G M Lane and Fiemina Bros sold by druggists and stores.
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