Farmers of Stephenson County urged to submit articles
A section invites farmers to contribute on Stephenson County farming topics. The page cites items on cashmere goats breeding near New Albany Indiana, barley seed experiments, horn use from Texas prairies, sowing seed oats by windthrow method, and notes on grape mildew and vine health including root assessment guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Casaverar
M. C. Tully
New Albany
Ind
Seedling Potatoes From a Boy’s Trials in 1868 70
East Missouri boy Ewin E Bastin records a year of seed potato experiments. He harvested diverse Goodrich and pink-eye seedlings, noting growth, skin color, tuber size, and early flowering patterns. He reports mixed quality, with some blue tubers watery, and mentions grafting attempts and hopes for early, hardy crops next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Fakwen
Ewin E. Bastin
du. Hascock Co
Prolific Vermin in Vineyards and Political Borers
A satirical 1870 piece debates two vineyard borers, the root-attacking root borer and a political borer—the Politician—likening them to pests undermining republican virtue. It mocks temperance halls, tainted governance, and calls for cures or retreat from the business, ending with notices from N Tou. O'Loay and EF Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauvoo
Noah
Borer
Springfield
Goldert Hills Vineyard
Affection Misplaced in a Young Man's Story
A compact note portrays a young man with love interests that misdirect his judgment. The item hints at romantic missteps and the social judgments surrounding young affection. The tone reflects a small town column offering moral commentary and light entertainment.
Odds and Grids and Laughs From Nineteenth Century Wit
A long collage of jokes and quips on temperance, marriage, and daily life. Scattered vignettes range from absurd puns about “the Cardiff Giant” to social snapshots in Iowa and Chicago. A mix of domestic humor, slyethnic wordplay, and stagey moral-lite bits with notable lines attributed to Josh Billings and Sydney Smith.
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Page County Herald
White
Harlem
Coina
Texas
Prairies
Sweeden
Alds
Buckley
Rod Carmel
EF. Williams
Canaan Corner
Columbia Co
N. Y
Columbia County
Virginia City
New
Paris
Rochefort
Torney
Odds and Grids
Cardiff
Adamn
Eve
Iowa
Tllinois
Egge
Jupiter
Saturn
Boston
Carridge
Sydney Smith
Josh Billings
Wade
Deacon F
Jesus
Waterbury, Conn
California
Virginia
Nev
Enterprise
Chicago
Montgomery
Alabama
United States
Sam
Lawyer & Burchard
Stephenson St
Freeport
R. I. Moorhead
J. A. Miller
Corner Bridge and Exchange
Sts
Bergman Robey
Kirk
Court House
Illinois
Romley
Indiana
Thresher
McCormick Harvester
London
Candee Swan & Co
Moline
Dixon Plows
Esterly
Hallback & Smallwood
Neallan Wo
Waneee
Bergman, Robey & Kirk
WM A. Stevens & CO
H. M. Buckman & Co,’S
Billiard
Buckman's Billiard Room
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Illinois
Fry's Hall
Stephenson and Adjoining Counties
Galena Street
New York House
J. Bunton
Northwestern Railway Company
H. Gransden
Middleditch, Potter & CO
Stephenson 81
Chicago Street
Iinois
É c
Freeport, Ila
Culcago St
Freeport, Lig
Warner
Wine OF Life
Ublic
Rugels
Emmenagogue
Arner
Tinoia
Little
Prairie City
Pitts
Dayton
Ohio
Keller & CO
Davis, Illinois
Kirk & Bergman
Freeport,ll
Davison
Andrew
Fuller
G.W. Taylor
Wall
P.manny
West
New West
Mississippit
John T. Bliss
P. O
Louden Tam
Aix
Shannon
Florence Township
J. M. Bachtel & CO
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