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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1873
Page
12
A narrator recalls a difficult life after her father’s death and a move to comfort, then finds renewal at the seaside. A brave young woman riding breakers inspires a reflection that strength comes from dignity, prayer, and a steady heart to conquer life’s waves.
A short exchange where Mageies urges honesty by telling boys and girls to report to their mothers about misdeeds. The dialogue emphasizes that admitting fault to oneself and to an adult will deter wrongdoing and promote self control.
A correspondent reports a belief that trembling “chicken cholera” is caused by small nits at the hind parts of chicks. Chickens pick and swallow them, the nits hatch into worms in the gizzard and kill the birds. The remedy offered is to please the hind parts of the chickens.
An essay argues that farmers should read agricultural papers and reports to raise soil fertility, adopt modern methods, and improve homes and communities. It asserts literacy fuels economic gains, social cohesion, and a progressive farm culture through education and outreach.
The juto plant grows tall and coarse in Indian fields with a slender diameter. Some varieties are branchless with leaves on long stalks, others sprout abundant jimba. Flowers are small and yellow. seeds form in pods or balls but have little value and low nutrition for stock. If left to ripen, yield would be about 125 pounds per acre. Shoat stalks are used for baskets and wicker work or burnt to make charcoal for gunpowder and druggists.
Dr Mirug cites two Jena cases and one Frankfort incident where glassed paper anodes caused arsenic poisoning symptoms. Heat from lamps volatilizes arsenic in Paris green used on lamp shades and wallpaper. The writer hopes 1873 becomes a year of improvement and progress.
A Pittsburgh Altoona passenger train traveled with the engineer intoxicated, the conductor keeping silent to avoid panic. The train faced dangerous moments as the engineer used an early patent air brake, ending safely but prompting dismissal of the company’s experienced supervisor and condemnation of the conductor.
Describes travel from Manaas City to Denver over 089 miles of Kansas Pacific Railway. Promotes Kansas as an agricultural state with high yields and fruit prizes. Praises scenery, healthful climate, and Colorado springs. Encourages tours and settling homes along the route.
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