25 Aug 1875
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1875
Page
1
An archaic religious lyric describes resting with God after death. It envisions eternal glory, rivers of pleasure, and the blissful abode where saints and Saviour sing in harmony. The speaker looks forward to triumph and the eternal feast of the soul in heaven.
Harper's Bazar recounts the tale of Dorothea Bibylla daughter of John George Margrave of Branden burg who wed John Duke of Brieg in 1610. Described as virtuous and beloved, she wins townsfolk with kindness and children’s delight. A lullaby of gifts and grace crowns her Darling Dorel as a folk nickname.
A poor family faces oppression and danger as Peter Pike threatens his wife and children over two shillings. A sixteen year old girl Lucy Travers arrives, saves the baby, and inspires the family to seek a better life. The uncle funds a move to a new home, transforming the household and ending the liquor-driven misery after five years.
The Esquimaux lure bears with frozen treacherous darts made from a long whalebone bent and wrapped in fat meat. The pellets thaw in the bear’s stomach and the sharpened ends pierce vital organs as the animal moves, delivering a fatal wound.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses safe conduct for sharing questions publicly. It mentions good faith engagement, avoiding harm, and the desire to publish only if the reader consents, noting concerns about revealing identity or intent on one side of the paper.
In the ROWE sense, start at the roots and remove suckers while young and tender. Large suckers drain the tree’s power, so early removal increases growth efficiency. The process is done by hand, rubbing or jerking them off, with no harm to the tree.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe making beet vinegar and squeezing beets for juice to be pressed and stored in an empty barrel with bung covered. It references fifteen days until ready for use and mentions a farmer.
Josiah Puffer recounts that mixing four bushels of hen manure with twenty five bushels swamp muck and one handful of compost to hill soil yields a splendid corn crop. He notes a lone row without compost lagged behind by two weeks and never caught up. He urges farmers to save droppings for compost instead of buying fertilizer.
Dr J G Holland urged the Order of Progressive Farmers to build a thriving rural culture with periodicals central reading rooms and neighborhood clubs. He called for social events lectures concerts and amateur drama to give labor meaning and attract and keep farmer families from migrating to cities.
An irate farmer enters the Elizabeth News office to cancel his subscription after clashing with the editor over political or social stances. The editor humorously notes other readers who left for similar reasons, then offers to keep the paper running for a year with a lighter tone from the wary subscriber who relents.
Instructions on hen feeding emphasize flavor, color, and quality. Birds fed on clean grain and fresh grass produce finer flavored eggs, while filthy feeding and manure exposure taint taste. Diets including fish, onions, or "puckwh" affect color and suitability for confections.
A local trial in Omaha centers on hatchery activity as 72 chickens emerge from 180 eggs in a single batch. Officials report careful inspection and compliance with farming standards amid the unusual production count.
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