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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1872
Page
8
Farmers in Stephenson County publish notices seeking partition or division of lands among multiple heirs. The request is filed in the county court, detailing parcels and ownership stakes, with names and addresses of involved parties. The item reflects local legal notices guiding agricultural families in property settlements.
The article urges families to teach children farming through open discussion of successes and failures. It advocates bright kerosene light, neighborly evenings, agricultural reading, and practical experience, citing a father who involved children in plowing and chores to foster a love of farming.
The article notes Prof Gould locating electric wave speed in the Atlantic cable between 7000 and 8000 miles per second. It describes air insulated telegraph wires transmitting signals faster with height, citing 12000 to 20000 miles per second. It also includes home canning tips for eggs in jars and notes on salt used in soap making with beef tallow and lamp black in summer.
Practical tips on preserving ham through hot weather. The article compares methods from bagging and whitewashing to covering with dry wood ashes and pine shavings, urging use of a smoke house kept dark to protect hams from insects. Personal note cites ten hams aged two years as best tasted.
A veteran stock raiser advises placing small soil anchored tubs with one quart salt and three quarts red wood ashes per tub to prevent injury when cows shift from dry to green feed. The mix is said to invigorate the feral system. some say salt weekly is enough, though the supplier sees no harm in more frequent use.
To keep worms from house plants, mix one ounce of carbonate of Mona in a gallon of warm water and spray weekly to prevent worms and promote growth. For oleanders, dissolve a piece of lime the size of a hen's egg in two quarts of water and wash the stock and branches to make them disappear.
A fragmentary note traces bird protection laws from Moses era to ancient Egypt. It mentions John W. Harris of Boone County earning a $100 certificate for a land fortification in Missouri and notes agriculture advice about using stick dust to treat stock.
The article invites children to explore August blooms such as False Violet False Foxglove and Purple Coneflower in woods and meadows. It highlights Cardinal flower Rattle snake Plantain and Blazing Star, praising nature and thanking the Creator for monthly flowers. A light anecdote describes a breakfast echo joke in Ireland featuring Mike and an invitation.
A narrator recalls childhood echoes in spelling books and street games, noting how echoes sparked both mischief and learning. He explains sound travel, rebound, and how rooms or Echo River in Mammoth Cave illustrate echoes, urging readers to see both good and bad echoes in actions.
The piece reviews Harper's Magazine August, Appletons Journal, Eclectic Magazine, and The Aldine. It notes price increases, illustrated fashion content, and literary notices. It highlights new novels by James De Mille and extensive poetry and prose, with prices and publisher details for each.
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