04 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1879
Page
1
A poetic scene unfolds with Jane and a drover chatting softly beside cows in a clover scented lane. The lovers revel in quiet companionship as the night dew falls and music threads through their bond. Poverty is depicted as no bar to their union, and Jane’s heart takes wing despite humble beginnings.
Five years after a courtship shaped by class gossip, Elsie Cantrell, now Mrs. Sidney Moore, returns to Summerton as a celebrated authoress. The town learns her secret gift after a grand reception at Pemberton Hall, where her success is revealed to old and new friends alike.
A grand centerpiece shaped like a vast candelabrum with carved wooden arms holds tiny vases. Guests receive a wooden souvenir at departure. Mabel Vane and her circle join the party to dine on boned turkey, salads, jellies, and delicacies at the table of the young lady they had chosen not to visit.
A writer in the New York Evening Post urges a heat based resuscitation method for drowning victims. He argues the drowned are not dead for long and outlines steps: position head, remove wet clothes, apply heat with dry coverings, and continue warmth until life signs return. He notes success in animals and most human cases with patience.
Massons Process explains deodorizing petroleum by layering sulfuric and nitric acids with stronger alcohol on 225 pounds of oil. Heat and effervescence occur as ethanol formed, yielding a pleasant odor and yellowish color. After agitation and hours of settling, purified petroleum is drawn off and the acid mixture may deodorize heavy oils. The purified product suits pharmaceutical tinctures and skin treatments.
The report notes bread prices in England remain fixed at the 1770 rate. Beef now costs nine pence per pound, a rise from three and three quarters pence, while butter climbs from six pence to twenty pence.
A Paris letter notes travelers should not trust assumed ignorance of locals and that English overheard abroad often exposes speakers. It recounts Ernest Longfellow meeting a confident Englishman who debates poets while assuming Longfellow’s nationality. The tale ends when the son reveals his poet father.
An agriculture note urges farmers to test seed corn before planting. It outlines simple germination tests, stresses selecting well formed ears and uniform grain, and warns against frost damage and poor color or cob form. It cautions against planting inferior seed and highlights variety knowledge for true class or type.
A Paris journal recounts a midnight street encounter where a gentleman seized a thief at gunpoint and walked him to the station. The officer questions arms legality, noting the police ordinance and the need to obey it. The man shows a nonfunctional pistol and explains a repair planned for a friend's sake.
In Turkistan annexed provinces a Kirguiz farmer accuses a neighbor of burning his wheat. the defense says it was accidental during a Kalamush incident. The judge orders imprisonment until trial. The Kalamush turns out to be a Siberian marmot, and the case reveals language and customs missteps.
A correspondent describes Sackett's Marsh near Berlin Wisconsin one of the world's largest cranberry farms spanning 750 acres with about a quarter in cultivation Yields have reached 85000 bushels Annual flooding keeps plants safe over winter and harvesting runs from October with 8000 pickers sharing work Tickets pay per bushel Prices average 75 cents a bushel Equipment includes a movable rail car elevator and multi story berry storage with extensive processing and barrel production for shipment to Milwaukee and Chicago markets
A London Haymarket arrest reports a man confessing a few drinks but denying drunkenness and incendiary remarks about the war. He claimed his Shakespeare habit led to reciting plays to calm a crowd, yet magistrates fined him ten shillings.
Prior laments how food and drink affect passions across nations with lines about Tartars, horses, salads, eggs, puddings, and beef. A bachelor cynically observes that children early earn a reputation for resembling their wealthiest relatives.
A stray cow wanders into a yard on Second Street alarming a woman who screams and locks herself inside. Neighbors and a dog fail to move the cow until a young boy arrives, prompting the cow to flee and the woman to retreat, promising a dollar for help. The scene ends with the boy emerging victorious as the cow exits the yard.
A compact guide by William Falconer on Califormian poppy cultivation from spring to fall. It describes growth, bloom times, soil tolerance, summer pruning, and sowing tips for different seasons, noting self seeding and the impact of frost and rains on flowering. It also mentions color varieties from yellow to orange and white, and recommends soil preparation and removal of straw for fresh growth.
A Zouave sergeant in Orleans suffers a thigh injury from shellfire. His captain visits the hospital and jokes about the weary soldier returning to work, the sergeant replying that the accident worsens his condition but he remains determined.
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