27 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1878
Page
1
Poems and sketches describe a dialectic between sacred duty and social satire. A shepherd of heaven debates patience versus zeal while a farmer confronts a lightning rod salesman with grim irony, ending in a wary moral about practical salvation.
A western railway messenger recounts an attempted $80 000 specie robbery with a mysterious man bearing a red eye and two supposed corpses. The trio were captured at Redwood after the survivor’s daring plan to outwit the thieves.
Preliminary data indicate higher drunkenness in northern England than in the south though pubs are more numerous there. South and southeast per cent figures reach 15 to 23 and 44 in towns, while the north shows 72 per cent overall and 150 per cent in towns due to repeated offences by the same individuals.
A collection of observations on force and motion, weights in water, and heat effects. It notes that a liquid resists confinement, weight loss in water, and the expansion of a copper rod with heat. The piece mocks misused measures and hints at playful remarks on electricity and perception.
A notorious New York lawyer eight years ago diverted a $50,000 estate to himself while professing heirs’ interest. He rented a lady’s house without security, dodged rent, spread threats of law and police, and later extorted fifty dollars from a man's wife. He appears respectable at public meetings despite a dark reputation.
The tale from Annisquam recounts Caleb, hired to saw three cords and a half in July, paid fifty cents a day with ninepence per cord for the captain's saw. Caleb settles for the day, then notes a missing card would have made them square, a strangely witty miscalculation in a simple labor tale.
The Salt River near its junction with the Gila may receive a highly salty tributary emerging from a mountain side. The stream is deep and fast, and its brine could, with simple infrastructure, be evaporated to supply global salt markets. The interior mountain is thought to be largely rock salt.
A sleepy Cincinnati barber botches a shave as he dozes through a hot day. A portly customer endures a soap filled calamity until he erupts, yells at the barber, and knocks him from the chair in comic fashion.
Lucy Hooper recounts how Buloz of The Revue des Deux Mondes refused to pay for a first contribution, a policy meant to entice unknown writers. Edmund About proved the exception, returning later for the rest of his tale and securing payment after the editor finally conceded.
The article argues Jerusalem artichoke is a hardy, cheap fattening feed for swine sheep and cattle, often outperforming other roots in dry or hot climates. It notes white artichoke yields best and praises a Parkersburg man, C D Sanders, for sleeping disruption despite heavy opiate use.
Practical advice on carpet care fabric whitening knife handles and oiling knives, plus recipes for force meat balls potato yeast red cabbage pickling oil for knives and sweeping tips. Emphasizes organization and routine to keep homes tidy and efficient.
The famed Civil War horse Winchester, Gen. Sheridan's mount that carried him across ninety engagements, died quietly. Described as jet black with a small white star, he stood sixteen and a half hands high and was noted for his bold spirit and loyalty.
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