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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1874
Page
8
The speaker contrasts religious endings and a weary mood with gratitude for basic needs. They urge against complaint, noting many lack even morsels while the contented mind should praise God for health shelter food and clothing as enough amid scarce luxuries from His bounty.
A narrator recalls meeting a former Eastern apprentice turned wealthy blacksmith on a Mississippi steamer. The man details a harsh rise from poverty through skilled labor and risky ventures, ending in wealth but at great personal cost. He laments失 and warns that many “money ts” pay a heavy price, urging reform and new paths away from oppressive fetters.
Readers get methods for winter cattle feeding with four quarts of Indian meal daily and forage to maximize beef gain. Home hacks cover humane hen setting, seed corn selection, winter candy for bees, and a foot rot remedy for sheep using arsenic in water.
A correspondent describes relieving choked cattle by forcing the animal to jump over two bars set to maximum height and driven by a whip. Sometimes the cattle jump twice, but one jump is typically enough to clear the obstruction.
Horse raisers say a few carrots daily will make a horse's coat sleek and glossy, noting the practice improves appearance through nutrition.
A promotional notice touts a tonic called Curb as a universal cure and preventive for Fever and Ague and related miasmatic illnesses. It claims safety, no quinine, and broad health benefits, urging use in bilious districts and by travelers for protection and cure. It highlights affordability and widespread efficacy across diverse ailments linked to intermittent fevers.
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