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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1872
Page
8
A notice from Stephenson County Farmers requests written responses from local farmers and the Stephenson County Farming department. The document asks for participation and comments to shape agricultural policy and parish planning.
Pp. C. Benton notes advice from Moore's Rural New Yorker about an orchardist who rubs beef liver on tree trunks in late fall to protect them from disease. He reports that the man says he loses no trees after applying the treatment.
A historic note explains packing apples in plaster or gypsum preserves fruit by soft powder packing that reaches the surface, excludes air, and slows heat transfer creating even temperature to maintain soundness. The method relies on physical properties rather than chemical composition.
Over ten years livestock value tripled, reaching 1.625 billion dollars, with animals slaughtered quadrupling to 400 million annually. Wool rose from 60 million to 100 million pounds. California doubled sheep to 4.768 million, the largest gain among states. New York still held a major livestock share, but Texas now has twice New York’s cows.
A health note warns against keeping ripe fruit in living rooms and around sick chambers. Two chemists show fruit begins to transform immediately after picking, absorbing oxygen and releasing carbonic acid, worsening air quality. Temperature speeds these changes, making warmth a factor.
English counts place draft and pleasure horses at 2,000,000 plus 100,000 agricultural horses. Russia hosts one horse per three people, Kentucky about one per four and a half. New England had none before 1632, New Netherlands received horses in 1633, Canada first saw a horse in 1647, today the nation holds about 8,000,000 horses worth billions.
The article discusses meat yield as a percentage of live weight in cattle sheep and oxen. It cites Paris and Brussels abattoirs data, noting variability by breed condition and rain, with beef cattle averaging about 58 percent, and sheep around 58 percent for meat.
A London society column notes elegant receptions planned by Gen Dix at the Recentive Mansion this winter and describes Paris and London fashion trends. It also mentions Canadian sisters building a church benefitting store in Peterboro, a Parisian girl in Marseille who killed her lover then was acquitted, a New Jersey arrest for harming a baby with bent pins, Persian harem inmates, and Washington West End ladies debating party admission rules.
An inquiry urges travelers to plan westward journeys with care using the Burlington Route. It highlights direct paths from Burlington through Southern Town to Nebraska and Kansas with connections to California and the Territories. A pamphlet titled How to go West offers a detailed map and guidance, available free from the General Passenger Agent.
The piece debates modern reception chairs famed for style over comfort. Authors lament backs that irritate the spine and seats too hard or small, questioning if a graceful parlor chair can also be comfortable. Scribner's for December.
A San Francisco correspondent describes a rift on the eastern slope of the San Francisco range serving as the "home of the heen" where bees issue in a one foot diameter column. They have stored near ten tons of honey and added fifteen feet to the hive in four years. The climate allows year round flowering so bees constantly add to their treasure despite potential vandalism.
The Kansas Pacific line from Kansas City and Leavenworth to Denver spans 689 miles through fertile Kansas. It promotes homes along its route near state capitals universities and colleges, touting Kansas as an outstanding agricultural state with high yields and fruit premiums. It highlights pleasant travel, Colorado air, and Denver area health springs as rejuvenating.
The text promotes the Scientific American in its 28th year highlighting its wide circulation and broad coverage of industrial, mechanical, and scientific progress. It lists topics from steam engineering to photography and chemistry and urges professionals and the public to subscribe, with details about volumes, patents, and address for Munn & Co. in New York.
An Irish traveler seeks a drink at a railway station but is told no beer or whiskey is sold. He settles for pasteboard instead, while a clerk jokes about selling only bits of pasteboard. The quote ends with a proverb about a van’s heart reflecting without being sullied.
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