06 Jul 1866
Page 1
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1866
Page
1
The issue describes a Fourth of July crowd in Greene County with a flag ceremony, a parade, and a Sabbath School gathering. It notes a reading of the Declaration of Independence and mentions excitement, meals served in a simple style, and mixed behavior during prayers and events.
After a trip to Jefferson we completed the holiday with neighbors and enjoyed music at a street Quad spoke of. The author notes a terrible calamity befalling Mr. Qual, urging safe return and thanking humanity and the editor for a pleasant ride to the event.
The Great Mantara will commence laying the Atlantic telegraph cable on the 8th instant. News notes report a U S senator James IT Lane of Kansas shot himself in Leavenworth. Prussian Austrian fighting continues while bonds and Chilean revolution rumors circulate. A postal law reform allows prepaid letters to move without extra postage. A freedmen school, Piramix Educational Institute, opens in Memphis under Freedmen’s Bureau.
A note from Crank Ciarren in Adams County endorses a mixture of water and oil to kill potato pests. One barrel of water with a small amount of oil sprayed on vines is said to wipe out bark lice scale insects caterpillars and beetles and even improve plant health. The writer urges readers to test the recipe and report results. A Charleston Courier report notes cotton areas looking good despite poor timing with several planters managing large acreages and ready for harvest as the season progresses.
The article details a strange discovery in the Valley of the Miasissippi near New Orleans a vast bed of tire rock wilt almost crystal like lying about thirty feet below the surface. It also notes artifacts and remains unearthed including an elephant skeleton and reed casket work.
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