30 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1879
Page
1
An inmate recounts a prodigal journey from wealth and pleasure at Saratoga to confinement in Joliet Prison. He reflects on his past, the temptations of champagne and flirtation, and the remorseful path that led to crime, recalling his mother, childhood home, and a missed future.
In a stormy night tale on the Santa Fe route a stage bound for Denver encounters bandits. A loaned hat liner hides a thousand in gold and a hidden treasure chest in baggage leads to a tense raid. A merchant restores funds to a devoted courtship, and a daring escape ends with relief and a wedding-ready smile.
A new beet derived refrigerant named methyl chloride is produced from beet molasses waste. It can be condensed into a liquid and cools to minus 67 degrees Fahrenheit, far below mercury’s freezing point, with potential to form ice and aid aniline dye production.
A gentleman asks a stranger his name. He replies he is Thompson. The other man then informs Mr Thompson that his coat tails are on fire, yielding a quiet humorous moment in the coffee room.
A gentleman asks how to guide his son in moral training. The pastor replies that the best lesson is for the parent to model the right path himself. The exchange highlights parental example as key to child guidance.
Training saddle horses requires first mastering saddle work before harness work. Captain EB N Jennings argues trotting or cantering is better than pacing for saddle and riding comfort, citing his extensive experience training horses in Europe and America to prevent gait conflicts.
A veteran narrator recalls Van Buren aboard a Hudson steamer where a wager on a direct answer was lost when he answered that east and west are relative. A Boston beard anecdote follows from 1847 or 1848 showing a bank president refusing discounts to a man with a mustache, forcing him to switch banks.
A Boston hotelier's wife and her niece, both educated and active, launch a stock farm in Oregon after moving from Boston. They secure two 160 acre grants near Seattle, build a cattle herd and a large sheep flock, supply their own subsistence, and gain support from eastern relatives. Louisiana merchants form the Mississippi Valley Immigration Company to promote European and Northern white labor immigration to planters.
An intelligent writer warns consumers about the unhealthy practice of lamps with wicks turned down. He notes gas remains in the air, wastes oil, and costs little. A country boarding house incident allegedly caused illness and near-suffocation in a nursery. The doctor bans night lamps not turned to full head. Health risks, damage to household fabrics, and odors are cited.
Discusses the Dominique breed noting good egg production and steady temperament. Describes size about 6.5 to 7 pounds cocks and 4.5 to 5.5 pounds hens, bluish barred plumage, yellow legs, upright combs, and strong maternal traits. Ends with a humorous anecdote about a boy calling his mother a stepmother at breakfast.
Dr W B Saunders of Indoy discusses amyl nitrite as a powerful diaphoretic with 903 fever cases where sweating occurred. A mixture with coriander oil yields a strong odor and inhalation causes flushing and rapid pulse. with cessation symptoms progress to a profuse sweat or honeyed stage, sometimes without sweating.
The passage notes 2,000,000 beekeepers in the United States with high average honey yields around twenty-five pounds per hive. After board costs, beekeepers reportedly present revenue exceeding 8,800,009 dollars nationally. It mentions 383 pounds of wax shipped to us and praises beekeeping as a strong investment, with surplus honey selling at 50 to 200 percent margins.
The despised pine stay has developed into a new export industry at Wilmington. Over eight tons have been shipped by steamer to New York recently, with a factory needing fifty tons. The process yields a material used for medicines, then is made into paper, and also an article for mattresses.
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