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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1874
Page
2
A long piece profiles W. Smith a noted hog breeder in Detroit outlining his fattening regime for purebred Suffolks Keser Berkstires and Poland China hogs. It covers feed types daily routines bedding and pen design emphasizing cleanliness steady schedules and strict weight gain.
A sprawling summary covers Iowa political theatrics, Kansas and Iowa senatorial chatter, and calls for anti monopoly reform. It notes a Des Moines winter reunion, a proposed Woods and Forests committee, and urges free sentiment. It also mentions Lydia Thompson in Memphis, a new English flour mill, a mugging tale, and a financial restitution pattern from New Hampshire to Massachusetts. The piece criticizes railroads, cholera in Munich, and school book monopolies, urging legislative action to reduce costs and reform the public school system.
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