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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1865
Page
2
Weathered horticultural notes discuss controlling currant pests with white hellebore, warning of worm damage from willow moths, and offer a practical recipe for blackberry wine as a healthful tonic. Also includes dog days beverage advice using Jamaica ginger and lemon tea, with specifics on quantities and timing.
The Country Gentleman recounts a long standing remedy for the lung complaint with cautions to avoid lung irritants. It notes a practical treatment including greasy dishwater derived fodder and refutes excessive heat, exertion, or harmful exposures as key steps in alleviating heaves.
The text advises keeping cellars cool by night ventilation and sealing them during warmth, noting wind exchanges affect air. It also gives farming tips such as hoop poles and bean culture, and mentions market garden practices including lumber and hogshead staves usage for supports.
In a swift faro style scam aboard a city bound car, a "nicely dressed gentleman" wins with odds and a diamond pin valued at $500 and $100 in cash. The victor flees at Thirteen Street in New York, leaving for an unknown destination after abandoning the loot and boarding a river boat to repeat the scheme.
A fragment from the Phrenological Journal extols American achievements as the greatest in cataracts the Falls of Niagara Mammoth Cave Mississippi Valley Tron Mountain Nantucket and New Bedford whaling Chicago grain port and other vast domains. It frames these as proof of a great nation.
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