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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1850
Page
1
A rambling reminiscence follows a group of travelers to Vermont. Uncle Jess spawns a bear hunt misadventure with a faulty shot that kills a dog and prompts a nervous escape. The tale blends country humor with a cautionary note on frontier mischief.
An account describes nails driven into trees to test salt effects on worms. Three trees died as worms ravaged the orchard, while others remained vigorous. A tale of a Curmese showman and a country cousin ends with a joke about a dog that can read, as the wife offers to manage the scrape.
Boston readers were amused and outraged by a mummy display labeled Heidsick that proved to be Newark cider. The staged Theban Princess, wrapped in deception, drew five dollar tickets as a faux ancient beauty while priests and Boston’s audience reacted with disbelief and laughter at the mislabeling and practical joke.
An American sample describes silk dyed scarlet showing remarkable divisibility. One pound of silk with eight score threads per ounce and 72 yard threads spans 104 miles, yet only six drachms of cochines coloring matter suffices for intense coloration through the silk length.
The Agriculturista notes that spreading pitch on old boards placed in granaries repels grain weevils. Regular renewal of pitch throughout the year is advised as fumes are toxic to the insects when inhaled. A brief report also mentions a recent steamboat sinking on the Missouri near St Louis with a woman and a twelve year old girl among those swept overboard.
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