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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1873
Page
2
A run of mid 19th century craft guidance details fence weaving with ground spans, wires, and top laths, credited to W. Longe of Poultry World. The Spirit of the Times adds a cautionary view on feeding working horses favoring oats, hay, and sound forage over corn meal and chopped hay.
A reflective piece argues that gardening yields personal worth beyond price, comparing sunset joy to culinary and social costs, and notes how true pay comes from delight, health, and anticipation rather than monetary balance. It follows with Muscatine farmers pushing rail reform, rail carrier laws, and a caution against political corruption. It then humorously recounts a long folk remedy for a cold, and shifts to historical notes on bellows makers, flint cutters, pin makers, nails, straw bonnet work, and the fading crafts of earlier eras.
A religious essay urges restraint in speech and behavior, condemning profanity and boasting. It extols humility, honesty, and self control, advising against vanity, unnecessary gifts, and wastful spending while promoting sensible commerce, punctuality, and prudent personal relations. It cautions against social pretensions and encourages steady effort aligned with divine guidance.
A long item reflects on high prices for staples and fashions, urging middle class households to simplify lifestyle. It argues against display and beyond-need spending, encouraging thrift, task-focused domestic routine, and dignity in frugal living to match resources. It notes Teas and garments among concerns and stresses steady character over wealth.
A summary of the new postage act repealing the franking privilege lists twelve categories of free matter, including official government mail and congressional communications, with costs and exceptions noted for libraries, Smithsonian, and certain newspapers. It highlights implications for the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, and dead letters, and compares to English practice.
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