05 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1871
Page
1
The paper invites Farmers of Stephenson County to submit articles on any farming related subject. Writers are urged to contribute plainly and legibly, with content suitable for publication on one side of the page.
Minutes read and approved for a Farmers' Club meeting on March 18 1871 with K Hathaway delivering an opening address and a Prairie Farmer article. A unanimous resolution pledges to swell the farmer's legislature majority by sending a farmer representative. The session covers paint materials methods and economy including linseed oil white lead and red lead. Adjourned March 26 1871.
The piece argues against slaughtering top mares, cows, ewes, and sows to avoid improvements, warning such acts leave stock poor. It urges farmers to compare neighboring stock, exchange and crossbreed at modest cost, and avoid false economies in selecting breeding stock to sustain long term breed quality. It notes practice of overpricing services hinders improvement.
A New Hampshire farmer thrashed two bushels of wheat by hand with a flail for seed, sowed them beside seven bushels machine threshed, and found the hand-threshed grain yielded one third more per bushel. The report suggests machine threshed wheat may be injuring seed quality, an important consideration for farmers.
Josh Billings praises John Rogers revolving expanding rake with self adjusting features. The ad promises easy maintenance, versatile use from field to winter hen roost, and even stove wood. It claims the rake should be owned by every farmer who values a moral character and practical wealth.
The article argues that workers on farms should limit hours. It cites ditch digging and wood cutting as tasks where nine hours is excessive. It emphasizes the need for clear minded, active labor, and stresses abundant nutrition and ample sleep for farmers and their sons to perform better.
The writer recalls a fine colt plagued by twenty large warts on the chest belly and ears. Burning with caustic or a hot iron was slow and cruel. A newspaper note advised mixing equal parts spirits of turpentine and olive oil and applying every two or three days to cure the warts. It acted like a charm.
A Country Gentleman correspondent notes contrasts between English tenant farmers and American yeomen. The English tenant pays half yearly rent and can be ousted on six months notice, buys distant corn to fatten animals mainly for manure. The American owner, with land and capital, sells hay and does not feed animals to enrich his own holdings, living in comfort while investing elsewhere.
A western city newspaper item recalls a culture shaped moment when a well known pastor challenged a departing youth. The student paused then bowed and answered that he would rather go to hell than hear the sermon, a wry exchange reflecting religious provocations and audience reaction.
During the impeachment session Chief Justice Chase failed to find his robe. Vice President Wade appeared calm and produced the missing frock from a sofa umbrella hook. The scene drew smiles as Chase hurried into robes, ending the morning with relieved officials and amused spectators.
A miscellany of quips and snippets on manners, sayings, and jokes. The barrage includes proverbs, knockabout lines, and brief humorous vignettes about love, horses, lawyers, stage stars, and frontier life, with regional caricatures and playful misuse of language.
A reader argues the Chinese question remains central to national policy. He criticizes some Republican journals for supporting entry and warns about job competition from inexpensive Chinese labor under contract systems. He urges excluding Chinese workers if their presence harms the country and appeals to common sense and the genius of our institutions.
The Chicago Tribune reprints from Nov 12 1875 and Nov 14 1870 warn that Free Traders and Protectionists must vote to shape Congress. Revenue Reform aims to claim Speakership and committees, while current parties split over the negro question and retrenchment. New Hampshire vote previews GOP risks amid Sumner proscription.
A guest recalls a hard drinker husband who vows to keep a temperance pledge. The moment of truth arrives at home as he announces the pledge, his wife fainting then rallying. She prays for him and kneels as he commits to staying sober, a scene framed by a veteran editor’s quips.
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