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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1875
Page
6
Massachusetts Ploughman urges farmers to induce calm milking, provide steady high quality feed, and maintain constant material supply. Emphasizes early steady development of heifers, proper temper, and treating cows as a machine producing milk with food as raw material. Continuous care prevents drying up and promotes higher yields.
The article notes sheep often nibble their own wool especially late winter and early spring. It cites possible causes such as parasites or phosphate deficiency in soil affecting feed. A preventive mix with cornmeal and occasional feed is suggested, with farmers keeping stock healthy.
A plea for residents to paint names on gate fronts to help strangers locate occupants. Encourages clear identification at entrances and argues a visible name enhances property appearance while keeping neighbors connected.
An item notes a death with brief details including time and location on Stan Elm Street. The fragment mentions a front likely scene and an address reference, suggesting a local incident reported in brief within the page.
A fragment cites Gerrit Smith's sermon and a reading of Matthew five with a deep emotional response during a family gathering. It mentions his orthodox heart, intimate relation to God, and reverent prayer. The passage also lists several literary items and notes in Our Monthly Gossip a range of articles and poems.
In Eastern and gospel imagery the poem describes fruit laden trees and bells that chime with the breeze. Dr. James Hamilton notes the Holy Spirit’s work as a joyous, forgiving, Godward ecstasy, yielding spiritual music and peace beyond explanation.
Austin quotes urge God’s beauty and promises to draw humans close. The text debates how words can wound or heal reporters and critics. It emphasizes living in the present, pursuing clear aims, and building a foundation of fortitude to endure and forgive.
A survey of a magazine’s contents highlighting sixteen articles on history, politics, philosophy, and culture. It notes the publication’s significant Pacific Slope influence and lists contributors such as Joaquin Miller, Ina D Coolbirth, John S Hittell, and Walt M Fisher. Subscriptions are $4 per year postpaid from San Francisco publishers.
The March issue lists Lord Lytton’s speeches Andromache and the daughters of Priam, A Dog without a Tail, The Abode of Snow in Zanskar, Alice Lorraine Part XI, and The Prospects of the Session. Also notes continued serials, Himalayan travel, and a concluding forecast for Troy administration. Subscriptions offered via The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. Barclay Street New York.
The April Scribner's Monthly features Miss Mary A. Hallock noted for engravings linked to Longfellow's The Hanging of the Crane. It also showcases The Proud Lady of Stavoren, a poem by Elizabeth Akers Allen. It covers German politics, Amsterdam sketches by Waring, Haarlem Lake drainage plans, Baltimore as The Liverpool of America, plus Death-Dealing Trades and several short stories and sketches.
A garbled OCR passage surveys various topics and authors in a periodical, mentioning The Old Cabinet, Bagori, Buckeye, and a range of contributors such as Julia O R Dorr Helen Barton Botawick and Dr Doan. It hints at editorial sections, topics on overcrowded cities, Carnivorous Plants and a Book in the Garrat with a mix of names and ideas.
A Baltimore miser retreats to the grave in frugal style after dictating funeral limits to his wife. The Illinois House shows party discord while Copperas Creek dam funds face delay. Detroit police arrest a homeowner who jokingly fell from a window as a quarrel ends.
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