16 Mar 1870
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1870
Page
1
The paper invites farmers of Stephenson County to submit articles by Hamers on Stephenson County farming topics. Submissions should be written plainly and printed on one side of the paper.
Read before the Damascus Farmers Club Airs 8.8 argues frugality of time money and goods. Emphasizes prompt repairs, orderly homes, clean tables, and men helping at home. Urges use of hooks racks and neatly arranged spaces to reduce mess and stress, praising outdoor errands and social exchange.
Minutes of the Damascus Farmers Club dated February 19 1870 record opening by Mr Norman Phillips with a reading by Miss Mary Phillips and a discussion led by the ladies on health and cleanliness. Topics covered include indoor and outdoor work for women, diet, air quality, and the impact of exercise. A February 26 session had bad weather reducing attendance, March 6 saw essays by Mrs R A Adams and debate on outdoor labor for ladies. Topics also included manure usage and farming prospects.
Weather- favorable period will be busy for farmers as spring work tightens. Prepare gates fences and manure compost. stock care includes housing cows sheep and poultry. In keru rupan garden hot beds onion seed and early peas to plant. currants gooseberries and grapes transplant. prune and care fruit bushes. cut bark from trees and restore with soil and straw. Gov Randolph of New Jersey calls for abolition of the Soldier's Home.
A collage of jokes, sayings, and brief anecdotes from a 19th century page. The piece catalogs puns about vowels, word plays, and humorous exchanges, including a Rondout grocer’s notice and light social jests from courts, churches, and everyday life. It blends regional quips with rescued world humor and street observations.
Vineland offers a rare opportunity for farms in a healthy climate, thirty miles south of Philadelphia along a railroad. Described as rich soil and highly productive wheat land, among New Jersey's best, with reports cited from Solon Robinson of the New York Tribune and Dr Charles T Jackson, Mass State Geologist, available to inquirers.
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