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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1875
Page
8
An agricultural piece argues that housing dairy cattle in a well‑ventilated stable reduces fodder waste, raises milk output, and doubles manure value. It estimates a one third fodder saving on twenty cows, higher milk quality, and soil benefits from well‑handled manure, urging investment in proper buildings.
To protect fruit trees from mice in winter, place conical piles of manure around each trunk, arranged at one to three ashers in size. The mounds rise above the snow except near walls or deep drifts, deter mice, and later fertilize soil as they thaw in spring. Use moderate manure to avoid giving mice a shelter.
A fragment argues that faster fattening reduces feed needs and boosts profit, claiming liberal feeding yields economical gains and quicker resale. The text suggests fattening on the same feed twice as fast increases returns in half the time.
A Pharenological Journal excerpt argues that true growth comes from balancing reason and faith. It cites Faraday and Tyndall as examples and urges individuals to weigh evidence, study, and think for themselves while honoring scripture as God’s record.
A quotable list of ideal maxims praising pure living and self improvement. It pairs the best of theology philosophy law education statesmanship medicine art science war journalism telegraphing biography mathematics navigation diplomacy and engineering with humane aims. Each line asserts a refined ideal to guide character and conduct.
A meditation on how close we live to fatal danger in trains ships and engines. The author argues life rests on a thin tissue within the body and any rupture would bring death, asserting existence is inseparable from mortality despite bold bravado or avoidance.
The piece argues that genuine courtesy stems from self denial and serving others, not mere gentility. It links Christ’s spirit to daily actions, claiming true followers show self-forgetting service in everyday collisions of personal interests.
A trio posed as deputies with a warrant abducted W H Jones, son of slain Cyrus B Jones, near an Onyuga border town. They hanged him thrice in a timbered area before releasing him wounded and barefoot. Judge Pillsbury moves to convene a special Grand Jury to indict the offenders. Nearby negotiations described a carved statue scene amid maritime art details.
A woman on High street condemns gossip while recounting overheard conversations about neighbors. She defends herself from scandal, recalls seeing Miss Lennox with Colonel Parker, and mentions anonymous letters and rumored village intrigues. She ends by reiterating her hatred of scandal.
Six ancient marble statues unearthed in Rome include Venus the Emperor Commodus two Tritons a Bacchus and a Roman lady. An enthusiastic observer describes Venus with feet close together hair arranged by both hands, the head inclined and a melancholy expression on the youthful face.
The piece compares the brain to a seventy year clock driven by a hidden mechanism. It laments the restless thoughts and specters of life and death, imagining ways to halt or slow the machine, and noting drugs as crude brakes that fail to stop the churn of existence. It questions humanity’s reach for control over fate.
In 1848 the 14 year old Angelique Cottin of Bouvigny near La Perriere France drew reports of table tilting and moving during silk glove weaving. Public opinion branded her possessed, but a prudent parish priest investigated, observing phenomena with the girl seated as a chair rocked and she struggled to remain in place.
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture announces a premium of 100 dollars for the best half mile of earth road built in 1875 under board supervision. The roadbed must be 25 feet wide with seven foot ditches and completed within three days. Entries close May 15, 1875, with trials announced a month prior.
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