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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1874
Page
3
A collage of puns and anecdotes from a late 1800s periodical. Jests span topics from a comical “crusade ship” in soda to boot-black fathers and poets seeking patrons. Items mention Iowa grasshoppers, Paris green, a Lebanon Ky gent, and Elijah Bugg of Springfield Ohio, with quirky quips on religion, crime, and everyday life.
Farmers report good general prospects for a fruitful season but a new pest, the striped blister beetle, has appeared after recent rains. The insect, more destructive than prior potato pests, can fly and strip an acre in hours, feeding underground as larvae and attacking foliage as adults. Methods include burning straw between rows and removing infested vines.
The Massachusetts Board of Health reports farmers average life around 65 years, longer than other groups. It cites outdoor mechanics at about 52 years and urges better diet, less overwork, cleaner plumbing, and safer water. The note compares New England to Western states and laments lack of data from Illinois and nearby regions.
A man with a small hand wound washed it in trough water used by a pony afflicted with glanders. The wound became infected, the hand and arm swelled, the body grew diseased, and he died from blood poisoning.
Daisy and baby May travel to Grandpa's Perryville home with Mom and Kitty. They meet Grandma Martin, Aunt Grace, and Walter, enjoy spring sights, cookies, and garden play while Daisy endures country school work and a sunset conversation about heaven.
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