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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1873
Page
8
Stephenson County farmers are urged to submit complaints and notices to the local paper. The request calls for timely notices related to county farming matters and opens space for public input on agriculture issues.
Fragmentary Rural New Parker note describes an unnamed method to protect a tree from gnawing rabbits. It mentions a person named Benton, a porbardist, and routine feeding with beef liver while guarding the tree. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
The surface gypsum fruit coating is soft before grinding to powder, ensuring gentle packing without harshness. It blankets the fruit, excludes air, and acts as a poor heat conductor, keeping the apples at a steady temperature for sound preservation, with properties unrelated to its chemical composition.
The census shows prior wars increased livestock output threefold annually. Wool rose from 600,000 to 100,000,000 pounds. California’s sheep rose 17,574 to 187, a 160 fold gain, the largest by any state. New York held a major milch cattle share and earlier led in working oxen. Texas boasted twice New York’s numbers.
The piece warns against keeping ripe fruit in living rooms for long. It notes a two chemist found fruit quickly uses oxygen and releases carbonic acid, polluting air. Temperature speeds the process, risking ill effects in ill rooms.
Historical figures describe England hosting about 2,100,000 horses including 100,000 agricultural stock, with a standard eight generation thoroughbred lineage. Russia surpasses Kentucky in horse density, while New England had no horses by 1632 and New Netherlands received horses in 1633. The first horse in Haifa arrived in 1647, and the city now holds about 8 million horses worth vast sums.
A fragment discusses meat yields from beef cattle and other mammals at Paris abattoirs. It notes varying conversion rates, with beef cattle yielding about 58 percent of carcass weight and mammals ranging 40 to 70 percent. Specific figures detail ox, carcass parts, and byproducts like skin, grease, blood, and organs.
A column of society notes reports multiple London and Washington society happenings. It mentions several weddings and receptions, fashion trends in tortoise-shell jewelry, a Canadian church venture, and notable social queens in Washington. It also recounts a Paris assassination trial and a pin feeding incident in New Jersey. It notes Persian harem residents and Western aristocrats discussing stricter party admissions.
An essay cites the modern parlor chair as uncomfortable yet stylish, argues on form over comfort, and wonders if pleasing chairs can be both graceful and supportive. It shares an anecdote about San Francisco bees storing honey and ends with a quip on a wise man’s heart as a reflective mirror.
A reader advisory praises the Burlington Route as the best westward passenger line. It notes direct service from Burlington through Southern Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas with connections to California and the Territories. Free pamphlet "How to go West" with a large map is available from the General Passenger Agent Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Burlington Iowa.
Promotes travel and homeseekers along the Kansas Pacific Railway from Kansas City and Leavenworth to Denver 639 miles away. Highlights fertile Kansas, healthful climate, state education institutions, and strong agricultural yields with fairs and hot springs attractions. Encourages readers to take a trip and settle along the line.
The Scientific American, in its 28th year, offers wide circulation and coverage of industrial, mechanical, and scientific progress. Descriptions of inventions, processes, improvements, and useful notes across engineering, chemistry, agriculture, and more with engravings. Subscriptions at $3 a year, plus specimen copies and patent guidance from Munn & Co at 87 Park Row New York.
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