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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1882
Page
7
A long, mixed survey covers plant physiology and lighting, soil nutrients, and atmospheric carbon, with notes on water solutions and clay usage. It discusses dairy feeds, butter production, and crop byproducts, plus poultry housing, roosting habits, and winter care. Also recounted are anecdotes from farmers and a church prejudice exchange.
A peculiar tale describes a 74 year old man from Wai Mad who grows a seed brought from Australis into a tall sapling. The tree reportedly exhibits animal traits, awakening senses at dusk, a rattlesnakelike odor when provoked, and a startling roosting behavior. The household now fears the plant as a living, reptilelike presence.
A peasant in a field is visited by a wolf who claims peace and remorse for killing a sheep last week. The wolf vows not to kill again, asks for credit, and departs. The peasant, wiser from experience, sets a trap at the sheep fold and captures the wolf next morning, noting the wolf’s appetite for mutton but warning against temptation.
The London Daily Telegraph notes French teetotalers face a hurdle as locals still favor wine over brandy and fruitless efforts to replace brandy falter. It attributes reduced brandy use to inferior cognac flooding the market, leaving temperance advocates with no superior substitute to win over peasants.
A city druggist Fowler advertised for a pharroacist but a German immigrant with odd phrasing posed as a farm assistant. The druggist finally realized the misinterpretation and asked for the applicant’s address for a prompt reply. The piece notes 63,000 insane patients in the United States, about one per 777 people.
Clara Bolla notes dramatic fashion tricks with furs and matching hair color. A woman wears a fur turban and cape to mirror her hair, creating striking but odd effects. A store shopper bleaches hair to match a yellow fur, ending with a bold but unattractive look.
A Burdette New York lecture argues that for a woman home is a temple and goddess, while a man’s home ties to his identity. The talk explores gendered expectations, family secrets, and humorous contrasts between domestic life and public world.
The article argues that large farmers will swallow smaller ones unless smallholders unite. It stresses that national prosperity rests on smallholders and urges fair, honorable rivalry and cooperation to compete with larger lands. It notes no antagonism is needed, only mutual support for equal terms in a free republic.
The National Live-Stock Journal warns cheese factory floors harbor foul odors from whey seepage, soft wood, and rot. Floors must be perfectly tight and inclined for quick drainage. Clean with weak copperas solution to disinfect and preserve the surface. Also includes unrelated melodramatic vignettes about a Vassar student baking bread, Queen Victoria, and M. Gounod.
A collage of brief items notes diverse topics from international affairs to local tidbits. Mentions Frederick Douglass reprint in England, a Winnipeg canned frogs legs venture, and ex Governor Paul Dillingham in Vermont. Also references Bell, Ireland mining, and a moral schooling edict in Hamilton.
A collection of signed testimonials from residents including Morvin and Guntheson praising the Late Kidney and Liver Cura as a safe, effective remedy after traditional remedies failed. The letters claim strong personal improvement and endorse the product as the best medicine they have used.
A reader claims relief from long illness after using a Kidney and Liver Cure from H IZ Warner & Co Rochester New York. The testimonial credits a family physician with misattributing symptoms to kidney disease and reports complete recovery after the remedy.
A fragment from early press blends quotes on science mistaken uses and moral tales. It cites the Boston Herald on finger sores and glycerine, the Boston Star on stealing, and a Carson appeal about Hank Monk offered pay to travel as a famed man, noting his claim of never seeing a larger city than Mirgia City in twenty years.
A sales notice touts Dr William's Indian Ointment as a universal remedy for piles and related itching. It claims rapid relief after application and asserts other treatments worsen conditions. Testimonials from Hon J M Coffinberry of Cleveland support its efficacy, with pricing and supplier details included.
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