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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1870
Page
6
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Narrative of Sir Walter Raleigh's early life, rise at court, monopolies policy, expeditions to America, naval commands, fall from favor, and eventual execution. Also included are moral fables and a short children’s tale about Billy and Miss Walker with a Mexican donkey comparison. The piece blends historical biography with didactic anecdotes and period schoolroom writing.
A humorous defense of a foolish intruder in a telegram style voice. The speaker mocks a presumptuous person who overstays, takes food, and invades privacy, describing his bold, mischievous, and persistent nature with exaggerated traits. He returns each year, promising more trouble, and the speaker warns against inviting such a visitor.
A St. Louis Republican writer surveys rising stumpage values and land concentration. Maine and St Croix lands shift from pennies to dollars per thousand feet, with large timber holdings consolidating among firms like Chapman & Thorp and Knapp Stout. Federal lands shrink as private ownership expands, prompting questions about sustaining future supply amid European and Asian demand. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota log totals for 1849 show over 3.8 billion feet cut, with roughly 1,380 square miles of pine removed and millions of acres remaining to yield tens of billions more feet.
The article warns that vast pine lands across Maine New York Michigan and Wisconsin face rapid depletion. It outlines falling supplies from old growth forests and rising demand, urging arboriculture planting programs sustainable timber practices and economical building to stretch remaining pine and shelter communities. It notes Kansas pioneering foreign tree cultivation and calls for careful management to avoid ruin of eastern timber.
A 1656 Paris Exposition showed paraffin with candles, but few grasped its potential. The paraffin candle trade expanded into a major industry with German firms turning out up to 240,000 candles daily. England France and Prussia fueled growth, using coal and petroleum sources like bog-head and Rangoon petroleat for production.
The article outlines diverse paraffine applications from meat preservation by wax coating to coating bottles pistons and papers and even as a disinfection and varnish agent. It cites growing industrial potential and mentions chocolate adulteration and fabric waterproofing as other uses while noting paraffine’s resistance to decomposition. It also quotes 1674 commentary on Indies dresses and colonial attire fashion.
Administrators Daniel L. Bear and John Swanzey announce probate proceedings for estates in Stephenson County Illinois. Creditors must appear at the December term of the Stephenson County Court in Freeport to file claims and ensure settlement. Debtors are urged to pay promptly.
Readers are urged to value Harper's Magazine for its clear information on science and discoveries. The review lauds its mix of scientific papers and popular explanations, noting Harper's engages families and learners of all ages with careful editing and quality production.
Harper's Magazine and related titles annonce yearly subscriptions with multiple plan options. Offers include six copies for twenty dollars, a single year for Harper's Magazine and the Freeport Journal at six dollars, and a complete set of 41 volumes with cloth binding available by express freight for four dollars and twenty five cents per volume. Back issues and cloth cases also offered.
A historical promotional fragment extols Harper's Bazar as a fortnightly paper with patterns and family articles on health dress and housekeeping. It praises its editorial aim to educate and entertain mothers and daughters, noting superior editing and broad appeal across households and social management skills.
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