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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1880
Page
8
A collage of anecdotes and notices spanning jokes about misread events, a deadly St Louis roof collapse, smugglers and court talk, plus brief items on Yukon trade, English dukes and matrimony rumors, Ontario elections, and a North American Review notice.
A Scottish advocate writes to a New York journal about the oddities and history of legal dress and titles. He notes costly wigs and hot gowns, a back pocket in the gown linked to pre Reformation church practices, and archaic terms like Dean of the Faculty. The piece contrasts British and English customs with lingering reforms and pride in old arrangements.
An English excise case dismissed a hawker’s charge for selling tobacco without a license after defense argued cigars might not be tobacco. A laborer bought two cigars then another on request, while the defense noted cigars could be hay, cabbage loaves, or non tobacco. The bench dismissed.
A correspondent argues Jersey cattle yield superior beef and higher profits than Durham cattle. He details a ten month Alderney male yielding about 140 pounds dressed meat and a Jersey cow producing 540 pounds of meat, noting rich color and flavor. He cites quick maturity, low waste, and good returns, claiming Jersey beef outperforms other beef in the region and at similar prices.
A Philadelphia Press reader recalls the California gold discovery misdated by thirty two years. The tale centers on Jim Marshall’s find in a tail race and Captain Suter confirming gold after tests with aqua fortis. The narrative blends with a digression about Duke de Jacromontin trapped in an electric trap incident at Lambouillet.
A Chambers Journal discussion estimates that Scotland yielded 1 000 900 cured herring barrels in a year, with up to 14 crore fish withdrawn when fresh and salt herring, while predators like cod, ling, gannets, porpoises, seals and other fish and birds consume vast numbers. The analysis notes eggs exceeding 30 000 per female and widespread losses before spawning.
Describes playful behavior across species including cranes ducks geese deer dogs orangutans and young cats. Notes crane and trumpeter odd movements waterbird splashing and mock predatory acts plus magpie mischief and a tame magpie burying pebbles with a cry of curnck as a trick.
The Manchester Guardian reports Belgium has not banned women and girls from underground mining despite public pressure. From 1868 to 1877 the share underground declined from 463 women and 67 under 15 to 453 total, while above ground counts rose. Belgian owners are urged to let the practice fade away naturally.
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