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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1882
Page
5
A humorous tale of two old bachelors who crave a meal but lack money and ingredients. They seek help from a sage in the hills, plan to chop him for stuffing, and tumble to their doom as the sage calmly counters their plan, while meanwhile various oddities and brief vignettes from local life appear in the same issue.
An Orange County boy delivering milk in New York City faces a spill when a cat ruins a customer’s milk. He improvises by catching the cat and trapping it back inside, later returning to refill the order. The mistress remains furious but the customer is saved with correct tickets and milk.
A stern warning against dusting urges cloth wiping instead of brushing to avoid spreading eggs, spores, and germs. An eminent scientist cautions that feather dusters can disperse typhus varioloid and cholera germs, endangering inhabitants. the remedy is to wipe surfaces instead of stirring up dust.
A California mine investors meeting heard the superintendent explain repeated misfortunes. Landslide delays, cave-ins, river flooding, claims disputes, and even a vigilance committee pursuit delayed operations. Yet, he spoke of residual hope and tied it to eventual dividends, with humor about future assessments.
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