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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1869
Page
5
The piece extols mental hygiene as essential to health, stating sleep as the chief thermometer of well being. It argues that improving a patient’s sleep aids recovery while disturbances trigger relapse, urging examination of records and correction of course to return to health.
Miss Matilda Griffith of Greenville and Mr John Grant of Treland married Sunday at her home by Rev E T Buist D D after 33 years of attachment and long separation due to family opposition and emigration. Grant served 26 years in the British army and famine cholera hardships. they renewed vows and wed, receiving community congratulations and hopes for long happiness.
A detailed analysis of sulkiness as a social and psychological force. It describes the discipline, self control, and manipulation it affords, its impact on relationships, and the dangers of turning sulking into a private or intimate tyranny. It notes the skill required to simulate emotion and the harm caused to love when sulkiness becomes chronic.
The article praises Daniel Webster’s Boston speech and the journal’s full report. It notes rival papers were astonished by the comprehensive coverage and the prowess of the Short-Hand writer who once captured a locomotive charter and outperformed competitors in breaking news.
Twenty years ago Captain Jobh Heeman transplanted silver poplar trees to the Hallowell cemetery. One tree was cut after ice storm damage, revealing the original core still alive inside the trunk. The trunk shows ten knots where limbs were removed. The unique specimen, now at Capt Beaman’s store, is touted as a genuine curiosity and a potential state cabinet item.
Henry J Raymont was deeply popular with all Tynes employees for his fairness and justice. He was trusted by staff in the press room and editorial offices, and even rival papers used him as the final arbiter. On a trip to Boston for a Daniel Webster speech, he was found secretly copying a yard of text in the back cabin after others left to party.
A period piece of domestic science and gardening notes explains an old method to make pencil writing indelible using milk and heat. It also covers grafting timing, beets and onions preservation, tobacco fumigation for outdoor plants, and early neutralization of venom from rattlesnakes, reflecting a 19th century home craft section.
An 19th century report describes slug damage to bay trees and remedies, including a mixture for spraying leaves and a garden syringe method to reach undersides. It notes a remedy formula with cisterns of calisays and phosphorus, manufactured by Caswell, Bucano & Co. and sold by druggists.
The article advises a pruning method to protect trees from limb damage and decay. It recommends two initial cuts near the desired removal point, then a final cut from below to avoid tearing bark. After sawing, pare the surface smooth and apply oil paint to prevent decay, using sharp, quality tools for clean work.
An 19th century discussion explains egg hatching, detailing how a chick frees itself with outside help and the hen aids by breaking the shell. It notes the chick’s growth within the shell, the beak’s hole, and the hen's efforts to liberate the young under her warmth. A second section praises G A Prince & Co organs made in Buffalo New York for improved quality and appearance.
A fragmented, OCR like text debates medical claims and avoidant medicines. It mentions purifying agents and various terms describing dangers and remedies. The piece references warnings and advice on health, but is highly garbled with many nonstandard phrases.
A fragmented OCR passage promotes a renowned vegetable invig orant described as a safe remedy for dyspepsia, gastritis, and female complaints. It extols BITTERS for tonic, restorative, and nervine effects, attacking charlatans and praising long-standing medical endorsement from physicians and newspapers. It cites Dr. Jerry Davie and references to Lebanon Star and Philadelphia Life.
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