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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1878
Page
8
A mosaic of brief vignettes touching on taxes to churches in Belgium and the United States, New Orleans growth, marriage and religion, medical tribute to Earl Russell, road notes, and odd anecdotes. The passage includes curiosity about prices, poaching, a Paris dog aiding drinkers, and a barber sharing war lore with a corpse, interwoven with small-town scenes and quips.
The column lists recipes for strawberry preserves and grape preserves with sugar guidance, a stuffed shoulder of mutton method, a leopard cake, lamb stewed with green peas, and blanket care notes. It also covers French rolls from Irish potatoes, details on an apple skin fungus linked to whooping cough, and a few short anecdotes about theft and a philosopher's view on borrowing.
An elderly man asks a girl why grass looks brighter outside the home. A sailor on leave visits a village and, after seeing a funeral, wonders what happens to corpses ashore and learns they are placed in boxes.
A magistrate notes hereditary transmission from 1837 when a slave child born with six fingers per hand and six toes per foot produced descendants with six fingers. A British paper lists hydrophobia deaths in England and Wales from 1866 to 1876 by county, with year totals ranging from 7 to 61.
The advertisement argues that VEGETINE relieves pain and purifies the blood, claiming it can cure long standing diseases after other doctors and remedies failed. It asserts the medicine acts directly on the blood and calls it the great blood purifier, appealing to sufferers for trust in its claims.
Rail timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains between Freeport and Chicago with day and night departures, freight services, and revised as of December 1, 1877. It names W. P. Johnson, A. Mitchell, R. H. Houpar, and W. A. StaxWett as general agents and officials.
Passenger service and freight and accommodation details listed with train numbers and times. Trains go west from Freeport to Rock Island with day and night excursions and connections to the W.A.R.R. schedule under Genl Manager Skinner and Genl Ticket Agent Penfield.
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