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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1872
Page
3
The department invites farmers of Stephenson County to contribute articles on farming topics. Submissions should be written by farmers, relate to county agriculture, and be plated on one side of the paper for publication.
The article describes building a water filter using a sound oak cask with a drilled hole and lead pipes, filling with a charcoal and gravel mix, an inverted flower pot as a chamber, and a top air intake. It notes the device filters rain or soft water, may last a year or more, and warns hard water reduces charcoal effectiveness. initial filtrate may taste alkaline.
The Germantown Telegraph notes the critical need to cover manure to prevent loss from weather. Protected manure is worth twice as much as exposed loads, with farmers urged to invest in sheds and arrangements. Straw, stock feeding, and even city returns hinge on manure preservation and value retention.
Sacramento Daily Crank reports California will harvest about 20 million bushels of wheat sold to San Francisco with transportation limits likely keeping prices low. A bay ring allegedly fixes nine ounce sacks at 18 to 20 cents, higher than New York prices of about 14 cents plus rail cost. steamer cost is 0.4 cents. Farmers could save 3 to 4 cents per two bushel sack by buying in New York, prompting calls for farmers clubs to unite against the alleged extortion.
A home remedy describes a cementing paste made from a half ounce of the solid, dissolved in acetic acid in a bottle. Heat in boiling water to dissolve and use immediately. The mass solidifies on cooling but can be warmed again, with caution to leave the cork out during warming to avoid bursting the bottle.
A long stitched-together set of quips and anecdotes covers jokes about women, men, and manners. It includes racial and ethnic humor, a shooting accident at Adirondacks, a barbering joke, and a fatal misfire by a guide on a lake, reflecting late 19th century street humor and social attitudes.
In a rough mining hamlet near Twin Lakes a deaf English widow keeps Sabbath alone in her cabin with a fond lark song for solace. Philip Giesman and rough miners near her listen as California Bill returns a prodigal, leading to a reunion and a son’s welfare and a blessed moment of forgiveness and family restoration.
In arranging flowers in beds avoid placing red with scarlet or orange with yellow and blue with violet. Harmonies include white with most colors except yellow, orange with light bias, yellow with violet, dark blue with orange yellow, and white with pink or rose. Following these rules helps amateurs achieve borders as pleasing as those of higher pretensions.
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