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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1869
Page
5
A twelve year old Guerin is lifted into the air when an ascent goes awry. The balloon’s rope and the waistband hold him as the craft descends, the earth appears to spin beneath him. He is rescued by bystanders as the anchor is released and saved from a dangerous ascent.
A narrator recounts fox exploits in farmyard tales. A fox feigns death to astonish a hen-house owner who flings him out by the tail, only for the fox to vanish unharmed. In another incident a peasant lifts the fox by the tail, planning to decorate his barn, but the fox bites loose and flees. Further tale shows Reynard escaping a pit-fall by leaping onto the rescuer then reaching the pit edge.
A fragment recalls Lincoln Jonas a Revolutionary pensioner once in Windham and Lebanon. The older man, harmless and good natured, wandered as a tramp, drinking, storytelling, and living alone, undaunted by his unsettled war years and sharp wit about married life.
A San Francisco letter recounts a tale of a bookkeeper paid $100 monthly who is confronted by a country visitor asking about his rank. The eccentric employer caps the clerk’s raise, saying he cannot run a General on $100, preserving clerical dignity. The anecdote ends with the boast of having a General in his employ.
A judge gives his son money to fund college, the son squanders it and earns hardship, yet later becomes Governor William H. Seward after perseverance. The Alta California reports Wyoming coal deposits stretch 800 miles along the Union Pacific, with six mines at Carbon and large mining activity. French railroad car factories receive orders for 60,000 wooden seats to suspend from freight cars, likely to move troops quickly.
A collection of practical household and farming hints including bat deterrents for horses, deep planting for potatoes, compost and fertilizer notes, hog pasture strategy, dock weed control, candying and bottling fruit, tomato preservation in jars, paint cleaning with Cuban whiting, seed frames for potted plants, and general guidance on fruit harvesting and planting, citing Vick's Catalogue.
Grape Culturist argues thinning is essential for vines especially Concords. He favors leaving two or one bunch per bearing shoot and pruning back to reduce fruiting weight. This method, tested on Concords, could improve market price and relieve vine stress for table grapes.
The article outlines hardy cucumber varieties and planting methods for a medium and late crop. It advises sowing in well prepared hills once soil warms, with rich manure hills two feet wide, planting a dozen plants per hill, and thinning to the strongest. It notes mid June as a safe planting window for pickling and describes hot beds as the cheapest early method.
The Commercial Index notes that Chicago hosts the largest vinegar establishment in the United States, run by Mr. C. G. Prussing on State Street near Congress. It claims the product is free from mineral acids and metals and has repeatedly won first prize in palates tests despite widespread adulteration in the market.
A fragment from the Agricultural and Horticultural weeklies notes an extraordinary offer in Chicago Hue Journal advertisement. The terse item suggests a promotional deal aimed at farmers, reflecting period trade interest.
The July Riverside Magazine features nineteen nursery illustrations and stories, with a six act melodrama The White Horse by A Papa and other children’s pages. Also advertised are Dur p & Mouvouron New York publications, and various health tonics and medicines including Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Perry Davis Pain Killer with uses listed. Lebanon Star cites multiple medical notices from 1859.
A Tusportur visitor details Chicago Elastic Stone-Roaring Company growth and a large new factory by the Burlington & Quincy line. Roofing uses coal tar kaolin and India rubber plus glycerin to resist heat and moisture, with fire tests conducted by Secretary O F Hin Main and Tinian demonstrating the material's behavior.
A report by Messrs Campbell Whitman and Wallace, insurance agents, describes a fire test on a roofing sample. The test shows the roof withstood flames for about twenty-five minutes, remaining largely intact while boards burned beneath and flames passed through only after a break in the roofing. The certificate confirms the material’s heat resistance under test conditions at the Athon works with the stone-facing roofing.
An old ad urges readers to prepare for summer sickness with MISULER'S VERB BITTERS claimed to purify the blood aid digestion and relieve dysentery cholera and related ailments. It stresses timely use to guard against disease.
A historic medical notice explains thousands suffer from general debility without pain, misattributing it to vice rather than energy loss. It touts hostetter's stomach bitters as an immediate tonic to rouse torpid systems, revive vitality, and prevent disease, urging quick use to reclaim life and mental vigor.
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