14 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1871
Page
1
A notice invites farmers of Stephenson County to submit writings on any county related topic. Submissions should be on one side of the paper and clearly written for publication. The department remains open to input from local farmers.
The Boston Market Produce Reporter urges buyers to face price declines as dairy products and provisions fall over the past year. It outlines butter making tips, from clean utensils and proper cream handling to salting, working, and packing, plus a cautionary note on market conditions and wages.
Domestic tips describe drying velvet with heat, making a home disinfectant from salt and lime, and a Charlotte Russe dessert method. Instructions include drying the underside of velvet with a hot stove pipe or warmed iron, and a lime chloride cleaner for sinks and outhouses. The dessert blends Cox’s gelatine, milk, eggs, vanilla, cream, sherry, and ladyfingers into a molded cake.
The Plymouth to London express covers 14 miles from Exeter to London in four hours and a quarter with fifteen minutes stop, about 45 mph. The mail from London to Holyhead, 263 miles, takes six hours and thirty-five minutes at around 40 mph. The Great Northern line from London to Peterborough, 76 miles, takes 97 minutes at 47 mph. The Great Western Swindon to London run, 77 miles, in 87 minutes equals 58 mph.
A farmer in Alabama uses guano to wax crops and a salesman with the best fertilizer trades. A sample guano is pocketed, a carpet tack is felt, and at home a railroad iron bar is found in the pocket. The bizarre episode strains belief.
In Knoxville a speaker named Andrew Johnson claims a journey from village alderman to national office, expressing pride in his early profession as a mechanic. The report notes the remark resembles a line heard previously, implying repetition of familiar themes.
A flood of snippets, jokes, and quips from a regional sheet notes puns about doctors, priests, and wives. It includes pointed humor on women mobility and a prankish onlook at a printer’s error. The tone mirrors a late 19th century rural humor column with short, witty anecdotes.
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