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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1875
Page
8
A religious exhortation urges readers to lower worldly expectations and rely on God. It argues that trusting in divine grace provides steadfast help, while delays reflect personal faults. Submissiveness, perseverance, and prayer are described as the path to timely, present aid.
The text reflects on how a sincere encounter with sin, grace, and Christ transforms a person. It contrasts seeking self elevation with the need for divine mercy and the fullness of God in Jesus. It cites Paul and urges reliance on historical grace and clear doctrine for spiritual assurance.
Fragmented OCR text references a large measure of force and value with unclear details. The readable words point to a mismatch of units and a financial or physical assessment, but no clear names places dates or outcomes emerge.
A readers plea for correspondence to the Farmers of Stephenson County invites submissions and subject ideas for the column. Write plainly on one side of the paper and include contact details for publication consideration.
The June monthly report notes widespread crop injuries from insects. The Colorado beetle is prominent in the East but less remarked in the West, chinch bugs limited by cold, migratory grasshoppers harming Kansas and Missouri, with cut worms attacking cotton and tobacco.
Private letters and published reports indicate winter wheat in many localities suffered severe injury last winter. The crop is described as past recovery in spring and expected to yield only a light harvest.
A Dirigo Rural correspondent argues cheese factories yield higher returns than butter for Maine farmers. One gallon of milk makes 1 lb butter or 3 lbs cheese. at 25 cents vs 14 cents per lb, cheese wins by 17 cents per unit plus labor savings. He urges farmers to patronize cheese factories and notes building costs and logistics.
The passage notes large and rising demand in the West for butter, suggesting it could be manufactured more effectively at a factory or creamery. It claims Western farmers do not yet fully appreciate the advantages, but they will in time as quality improves.
Mr Periami reports Beet Sugar Company has about eight hundred acres of beets planted this year with one hundred fifty cultivated by the company and the rest by nearby farmers. Stand is good, plants two to three inches high, and proprietors are hopeful though last year yielded no profit. Rosenauer’s friends wish him success. the industry may prove viable in the West, Prairie Farmer notes.
A neighbor recalls a farmer famed for honest dealing and generous measures. Asked why he overfilled, he replied that God grants only one journey through life and cannot be recalled to correct mistakes.
Washington correspondent describes the Illinois State Association excursion of June 14 on the steamer Mary Washington to Marshall Hall. Prominent attendees include Senator Logan and Gen. Grant, with music, dancing, and fine refreshments suiting a elegant river outing. The piece notes a strong American showing at long ranges in the Dollymount rifle match and details the event’s social success.
A Burlington Hawkye note claims The New York World appends the word negro to names of colored members of Congress in Alma nac and would revert to two o’s if Democrats gain another victory, criticizing Democratic style.
Letters from patients in 1870 1872 extol VEGETINE as a remedy for kidney disease back pain stomach weakness and scrofula. JOSIAH H SABRIAN aged 71 from East Marshfield Boston area J M Gre of South Boston and AUSTIN PARROTT of Cincinnati attest sustained improvement or cure after using VEGETINE according to ad claims.
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