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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1873
Page
3
The department invites farmers of Stephenson County to contribute writings on county farming topics. Submissions should be plain and legible, typed on one side of the page for publication consideration by the local paper serving Hepherson and surrounding farming communities.
In a sound oak cask a one inch hole is fitted with lead pipe and a beer faucet. A bed of charcoal and gravel is packed, with a garden pot inverted in the center and air intake above. Water poured in passes through gravel and charcoal to a draw chamber, filtering rain or soft water for a year or more. Alkaline taste may occur initially but fades within days.
The Germantown Telegraph urges farmers to protect manure from weather, noting well sheltered piles can be worth twice as much as sun exposed stock. It advises investing in manure sheds, since even small improvements can yield $25 to $30 in value and greatly extend manurial effectiveness.
California farmers expect about 20 million bushels of wheat to sell in San Francisco but face transportation shortages and a sack price ring. Nine ounce sacks cost 18 to 20 cents locally, while New York prices are 14 cents plus rail or steamer shipping. Farmers could save 4 to 6 cents per sack by buying in New York, a potential 20 percent gain. Farmers clubs urged to unite against the extortion.
A paste tested for cementing wood iron leather glass paper and many household items. Dissolve a half ounce of the des t in glass, rub to powder, add aretic acid until just wet, warm in boiling water, and the paste is ready to use when solidifies with cooling. Leave cork out to avoid leakage.
The guide warns against placing conflicting colors together such as rose with scarlet or orange with yellow and blue with violet. It suggests harmonies like white with any color but not yellow, orange with light tones, yellow with violet, dark blue with orange yellow, and white with pink or rest. It claims following these rules helps amateurs achieve striking borders rivaling stronger designers.
A long string of quirky jokes and anecdotes from a bygone era, touching on women’s influence, social mishaps, racial stereotypes, humorous misunderstandings, and a tragic rifle accident near Adirondack’s Long Lake where a woman was fatally struck by a stray shot from guide Palmer’s rifle, leaving him reportedly driven to insanity.
A Sunday at Twin Lakes follows the English widow known as Mrs Atterbury, deaf yet steadfast, as miners Philip Giesman and California Bill witness her cling to faith. Her prayers plead for her deserting son, and the prodigal tale culminates when Will Atterbury returns to reunite with mother and lark.
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