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Newspaper
Dundee Weekly
Location
Dundee, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1872
Page
3
A reverent verse from Prairie Farmer extols divine mercy and savior, urging daily faith and gratitude. It invokes holiness, guidance through temptation, and steadfast trust in God, ending with a communal Amen.
William Lent, banker and brother of ex Senator Abraham Lent, donated toys to needy boys on Grand Street New York. He purchased eight to ten toys per group, handing them to each child and then moving to another crowd. The act cost around five hundred dollars, eliciting gratitude from dozens of youngsters and onlookers.
A mosaic of quirky notes and aphorisms, jokes, and brief curiosities. Items discuss editors misspelling wife, humorous riddles, railway metrics, humorous quips about alcohol and virtue, odd facts about teeth and plums, and local notes from Danbury and New York.
A page surveying farm practice covers acre measurements and hog fattening tips, bee-keeping yields, disinfectants, oyster sauce recipes, horn remedies, color restoration methods, and plant nutrition. It includes methods for draining wheat fields, keeping eggs in tallow, furrow planning, and plowing efficiency to reduce interruptions.
Washington dispatch to the New York Tribune reports a Census Bureau table supervised by General Harrington showing the value of farm products excluding livestock in each state for the year ending June 1, 1870. It notes the first accurate compilation of such data. Also mentions 365 marriage licenses issued in Rock Island Illinois in 1871, averaging one per day.
A Louisville crowd watches a quirky street pastime as a man leaves quietly, while a German New York doctor reveals a bizarre offer to buy a feeble wife and her children for medical curing. The party disperses, whistling, as officials react to the spectacle.
In central Boston four pastors Dara to the largest congregations are Brooks Dutin Fulton and Murray. They belong to distinct denominations with diverse creeds, temperaments, appearances and styles, yet serve within close city confines.
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