12 Jul 1871
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1871
Page
1
A department note from Stephenson County farmers is prepared for publication by Farmer 3. The item requests vertical alignment on a single page side and mentions county lae and hubiication terms. The text is fragmentary and fragmented.
A long miscellany of household recipes and tips covers orange cream, custards, tomato dishes, pickles, beverages, and jelly molds. It includes guidance on broiling steak, making custards with gelatine, and entertaining kitchen science, plus a collection of brief humorous and moral snippets from various sources.
A Jorticulturist correspondent details raising a barrel of cucumbers from three hills. By pinching shoot ends and brushing around the hills, vines thickened at the roots, produced lush foliage and abundant growth. Plants bore until frost ended the season.
Andrew Jackson Donelson nephew of President Jackson, born August 25 1800, died Memphis June 26. A West Point graduate and engineer, he served as aide to Jackson, studied law, and played a key role in Jackson era politics. He was Private Secretary to Jackson, Texas annexation negotiator, Prussia minister, editor of the Washington Union, joined the Know Nothings, and retired to his plantation near Australia Mississippi.
A young daughter of John A. Dix of El Paso Ml was riding a horse when her foot caught in the stirrup on Thursday. Dragged nearly a mile, she struck her head repeatedly on the ground and died at home after her mother found her.
In Freeport Illinois on March 3 1871 merchants endorse Tambling s Self Adjusting Curtain Fixture patented January 1871. The device uses three rings and a weighted tassel to raise or lower curtains without touching them, claiming economy and reliability while touting ease of operation over competing fixtures.
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