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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1872
Page
3
The department invites Stephenson County farmers to contribute articles on farming topics. Submissions should be written plainly on one side of the paper and addressed to the paper for publication consideration.
A Town man cites experiments showing corn fed to hogs yields two to twenty pounds gain per bushel, depending on feed prep and hog age. The piece analyzes costs of grinding and cooking, pasture effects, and price thresholds for profitable pork with corn priced at twenty to thirty cents per bushel.
An eminent German moralist notes salt use remains steady while sugar consumption has quintupled, citing sugar as a sign of softened manners. The piece argues sugar underpins culinary refinement, hospitality, and romantic culture, while salt stays constant due to meat preservation, urban supply, and canning. It links sugar to fruits, confectionery, and social customs, including love and warmth.
President Wire of Cornell praises Oberlin co-education, noting men and women recite and dine together without the claimed evils. He cites Yale Harvard Union as precedent and mentions a potential Ithaca endowment to educate women, praising variety as progress. The piece moves to The Great Auctionist, detailing George Robins of London and the 1820 Fonthill Abbey sale. It concludes with a domestic portrait of Husbands and a San Diego revolution report and consular peril.
A compact survey notes humans speak 3,064 languages and roughly equal numbers of men and women. It cites life expectancy around 83 years with early life milestones, and mortality rates such as 35,833,839 deaths yearly, 7,680 per hour, and 60 per minute, balanced by births. The note also claims one in 1,000 reach 100 and one in 500 reach 80.
It states the Chicago and Alton Railway Company plans to fence its track with Osage Orange. In spring, plants will be set along the Alton to Macoupin line about twenty five miles, and each subsequent spring thirty miles of hedge will be planted until the full line is fenced.
A clipped passage notes the social value of tea and coffee when shared warmly, praising their civilizing role while warning that sugar aids their appeal. It contrasts warm gatherings with cold drinks and emphasizes eating sugar alongside salt as a bond of friendship.
Postal schedule shows arrival and closing times for routes to Chicago and other areas. Various locales including Dubuque, Monroe, Cedarville, Orangeville, Oneco, Shue, and Silver Creek list arrival days as Tuesday through Saturday with departures on other days. Office hours span 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with special holiday hours and interim decencies noted.
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