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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1867
Page
8
Francis E. Dakin discusses Liebig’s view of ash as essential to plants, noting ash content varies by plant part and soil. He outlines common ash elements, experiments with mineral manures, and the method of analyzing soil and plant to reveal nutrients taken up during growth. He previews further results in a subsequent letter.
A mass convention of citizens from Grundy to Bureau counties met December 27 at Morris to seek cheaper transportation. Resolutions urge rejecting Niagara Ship canal Bills, embracing free navigable rivers, capping rail and express charges, ending free passes, funding canal improvements, and forming a state anti monopoly federation with Springfield meetings scheduled.
A broad late 19th century column by Theodore Tilton mixes social satire with personal reflection on living aboard a railroad car plan for winter lodging. He mocks rent, fare, and dyspepsia costs while detailing a mock-urban retreat with “modern improvements” and a large imagined estate. He notes reflections on Thaddeus Stevens, Rail road Guide wisdom, and a naval dispatch about the U S Steamer Mohican.
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