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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1831
Page
4
A traveler aboard the New Jersey describes a diverse group of passengers including a phrenologist, a poet, a Kentucky hunter, and a Frenchman. A heated argument over phrenology leads to a spitbox duel before the captain restores order and the narrator reaches Louisville by morning.
A Genesee Farmer note explains how saltpetre affects beef and ham curing. It argues saltpetre does not preserve but can spoil, and suggests testing brine with red cabbage juice to balance acidity. It warns against credulity in “marvellous” cures and advises using soda or potash to neutralize excess acid, with caution for meat pressed by vinegar-rich slops.
Montgomery Heath aged about 24 of Peacham Vermont committed death by own action on the morning of the 6th. He had been paying attention to a young woman whose parents objected to him. Report says he loaded the gun with powder only and placed the muzzle under his chin in his new house, then fired.
The excerpt recounts a man who shoots himself, detailing his final letter to kin and debts. It shifts to a narrative about the Mauritius, describing the Czarovitz alliance, escape, and marriage to D Auband, ending with imperial recognition and peaceful years until 1747. It closes with a hydrophobia remedy from Northampton using abelia decoction.
The article recalls a late 19th century remedy using a powder of camphor opium digitalis dissolved in molasses given to adults and halved for children. It recounts Dr Sanborn treating a Canterbury boy on day eleven after a mad dog bite, with initial resistance followed by recovery enough to sit at the table within about three hours.
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