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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1873
Page
2
A Maine practical farmer writes the Lewiston Journal on seed potatoes. He urges selecting dry seed from ripest tubers and storing in a cool dark place. He claims late planting avoids sprouting and preserves vitality, countering the view that early planting yields better seed.
A historical guide describes how riders should react to a runaway horse, including grabbing the horse’s nose and reins to control speed. It also explains training the word whoa for halt, and provides methods to calculate bushels from grain bin measurements using cubic feet and decimals for shelled versus in the ear corn.
A farmer recalls how varied crops guard against disaster and urges diversification amid droughts and pests. A man who left city work to farm lost then recovered, growing from two thousand to twenty five thousand dollars by embracing farming as a viable livelihood.
The narrative recounts a tense parliamentary session with General references to Southern and Northern forces, key figures like Dan Sickles and John Coch, and a decisive vote on the Kansas reference. Speaker Orr faces pressure as the ayes and noes tally shifts power, signaling a Democratic decline and wartime political strain.
A long rustic extract presents a vernacular African American tale featuring Bu Rabbit and Bu Wolf. The scene unfolds with an old man, a tar baby, a rich blackberry patch, and a comic chase ending with Bu Rabbit tricking Bu Wolf and escaping punishment. The text blends dialect with a folkloric admonition about cunning. Additionally a separate real estate block describes a 675 acre farm near Cedar Rapids with timber, springs, and improvements, plus an ad for medical treatments and local lands.
Washington correspondent recounts a February 1858 House fight over the Lecompton Constitution. The scene includes mobs, a swinging mace, and Speaker Orr enforcing order as the Democratic party debates previous questions and potential committees.
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