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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1873
Page
3
A Rural New York essay argues country youths confront risky city life and business demands. It weighs whether leaving farms for urban work is wise, urging measured choices and real qualifications before abandoning rural roots. The piece notes competition, training, and moral risks in city life.
An illustrated note describes a plain technique to know a tree height using a fifty foot stake. The observer lies on the ground with feet to the stick and head to the tree, looking over the stick to sight the top. Terrain must be level for accuracy.
The New York World notes the economy of long manure use depends on soil and timing. For stiff clay and sward land to plant corn or potatoes, burial aids warming and decomposition, effectively a mechanical benefit. On light sandy soils avoid such manure, except as a mulch after corn shading, spreading coarse manure between rows to conserve moisture in dry seasons.
Advice on digestion and meals stresses not eating at table thirst or stimulants, limited portions, milk for infants, tomatoes with cream, bread and butter, avoiding salt, tea dangers, late suppers risk heart disease, pastries cause constipation, potatoes baked preferred, fruits at breakfast and dinner, rest the stomach, purgatives weaken bowels, and cheerful talk aids digestion.
A circulating paragraph describes a recent trial of speed in France featuring a contest between horses and oxen. The report provides limited details about participants or outcomes.
Figures show New York produced one fifth of the nation’s hay and one third of buckwheat. The 1871 wheat area reached nearly 20 million acres yielding over 230 million bushels worth about 290 million dollars. A notes on pruning fruit trees and a popcorn yield in New Hampshire add to farming progress.
A compiled synopsis lists hunting season dates for numerous states including Minnesota Michigan Indiana Ohio Kentucky Arkansas West Virginia Pennsylvania Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Nebraska and Nebraska and notes corrections about Dixon H Lewis. It references Harper's Magazine misstatement and recounts a 1830 Senate anecdote about Sen Lewis and Webster Hayne.
Washington correspondence argues Congress failed to open the Credit Mobilier inquiry openly while urging accountability for financier influence in Senate elections. The piece critiques Dawes Bingham Brooks Scofield Colfax Harlan and Durant links to Union Pacific money and calls for full disclosure of $10,000 checks and their use in 1870s senatorial races.
The Credit Mobilier Committee hearings reveal a $10,000 donation to aid Rev. Mr. Harlan's Senate bid, with conflicting accounts from Mr. Durant. The piece notes growing public and congressional scrutiny of federal interference in Louisiana and a shift toward condemning usurpation and centralist actions, shaping opinion in Congress.
Ges Berovan, noted for sharp shooting in the 1861 war, has set up as a firearms manufacturer in St Petersburg and is reported to be running a highly profitable business.
The remark notes that in farming sudden wealth is uncommon and substantial losses are not usually encountered. It underscores the unpredictable economics of agriculture, contrasting wealth spikes with frequent resilience among farmers.
A hodgepodge of mostly statistical tidbits and social notes spans topics from Canada and England to American cities. It cites smallpox deaths, oyster trade, mills, markets, wages, births, marriages, and curious anecdotes about people, places, and inventions.
A Goop joke targets a famous Senator famed for two cock tails before breakfast. At the Metropolitan bar the Senator is asked why he drinks two, and he replies that taking a second rocks him to feel like another man and is a matter of common courtesy to the first.
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