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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1878
Page
6
A collage of quips and anecdotes ranging from a Wisconsin proposal rebuff to Lincoln’s ride home. Jests touch on editors, doctors, a Brooklyn physician on love, a minister’s son at a fair, and regional humor about grocers and tailors. Various brief vignettes reflect era wit and social norms.
A paper presented to the Lt Verpoor Chemists highlights carbolic acid as a powerful antiseptic and disinfectant. It notes its ability to prevent decay and the growth of vibrio or fungus, outperforming chlorine and potash salts by targeting causes, not just effects.
Letters and certificates from merchants and dairy experts praise Higgin's Eureka Prize Medal Salt for purity color grain and texture. Endorsements come from Todd & Co Robinson Hills & Co Ford & Perry Briggs & Davenport and others noting superior quality for dairy use and growing sales potential.
A string of endorsements from dairy producers across Illinois Wisconsin Ohio and Michigan extols Higgin s Prize Medal Salt and its Eureka variant for butter and cheese. Purchasers cite superior flavor improved keeping quality and reduced sifting effort. Names include W A Boies J P Rockborough Huntley D E Wood Braman Hokar Warner Secor Berdan Co Poledu and others.
The notice outlines regular subscription terms for the Journal National, detailing single and two subscription options and a 1877 remainder offer for new subscribers.
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