03 Jun 1868
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1868
Page
1
A mixed column of odd facts and brief items covers galvanic injuries in steel work, mail trout spawn in Dakota, a Virginia Natural Bridge sale, peoria potato bugs, fashion gloves in New York, and a host of wry quips. It notes political spins on Grant and Colfax, a Western Union storm reports plan, and a Hartford remedy claim for whooping cough via tas house air.
Judge Brady issued a perpetual injunction on the bogug firm operations and ordered confiscation of correspondence and money returned to senders. The France Smith & Co. bogus lottery at Covington Ky. is also closed by injunction as responsible parties flee. Post Office seized many letters, sending $1,500 to the Dead Letter Department. Victims in this city are numerous and the public gains some justice against bogus lotteries. Separately, Francis H. Smith of Baltimore claims to preserve potatoes by drying them, offering fresh quality year round. Prof Nobel unveils dynamite or giant powder, a non liquid explosive that burns slowly and needs a detonating cap to explode, with favorable reports from California papers on its efficacy.
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