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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
2
A poem titled Where Mother Is venerates a mother’s comforting presence. It contrasts the busy world with a tranquil place of peace where sorrow ends and hope returns. The speaker seeks relief and guidance, invoking memories of mother as a heavenly guide.
A runaway youth known as Jem, later James, finds shelter at Laurel farm with Abigail and Almer. After harsh beginnings, he gains care, new clothes, meals, and a reprieve from pursuit. He bonds with the kind family, heals, and protects a neighbor’s barn from a fire sparked by a wandering tramp, claiming responsibility for ending the blaze.
A deer skin parchment deed dated August 20 1788 found among waste at Burnham's in Connecticut State Library and traced to Andrew Reed and Carlos Pellit assignees transferring land to Hezekiah Howell in Burlington and Trenton. The document features early legal seals and signatures with thumb marks. Crimson clover renovation notes and farm guidance follow in separate items.
The article discusses shifting from grade to pure bred dairy cows to boost profitability, urging gradual herd upgrades and noting higher returns from pure bred stock. It cites a soil fertility summary by Prof. W. H. Jordan emphasizing thorough tillage, moisture conservation, crop rotation, organic matter, manure, and drainage. It also comments on alfalfa feeding cutting corn use, poultry house cleanliness, and Berlin ice rinks with skulls among Bosnian recruits.
A rural scene ends with Uncle Abner vowing to raise the stray youth. The tramp, dazed in the brush, is found and removed by the group. Neighbors question the plan, but Abner insists he will mentor the boy, not hand him to authorities.
A ten month old baby Lucy Ellen Morse is defended by her mother against an aunt’s critique. The Morse family recounts how the child sleeps only after being rocked in her ancestral cradle, a hand rocked routine passed down from father to grandfather.
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