Farmers and Stephenson County Gazette Notes
The paper records farmers in Stephenson County and related agriculture topics. It notes plain reporting standards for farm subjects and community farming news in the district.
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1873
Page
6
How to Judge a Horse by Conformation and Spirit
The article explains that horse form does not reliably indicate health or ability. It notes growth stages from yearling to prime, warns against judging by appearance alone, and advises selecting a well tempered, honest horse over an exceptional but ugly animal. Emphasizes breed, condition, and suitability for future service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wess
Badernag
The Management of Sheep Secrets for Fattening
A guide stressing daily routine and strict oversight. It advises hiring a worker to supply consistent grain and hay, fresh water hourly, and clean, padded sheds. It emphasizes spotting early signs of illness and isolating unwell sheep from the flock for individual care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Micany
Unclear OCR notes on Manetti stock and market timing
Fragmentary text references Manetti stock and a house, mentions roses and spring market readiness. Indicates a price range sixpence to threepence per item and a value, £95, with uncertain dates and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manetti
Jury discharged on acquittal verdict in Nov. trial
The jury in the case was discharged after seven for acquittal. The court adjourned amid disappointment not felt in forty six years as the prosecution faced delays and Tweed era references. Advertisers react to the lack of ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Trail
Ps Woneereed
Andy
Conde i
Tweed
Disaster on the steamship Missouri near Nassau
Survivors recount the burning Missouri after leaving Nassau. Boats launched under heavy smoke. seven females and seven children aboard did not reach boats. Captain Greene and Purser Hempstead worked to abandon ship as flames spread, while donkey-pumps failed and water was scarce. The Anna carried survivors, facing unexpected tonnage dues from U.S. officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Wasr
Fla
Missouri
Hopetown
Elbow Key
Nassau
Greene
Purser Hempstead
Culmer
Anna
Atlantic Mail Steamship Company
United States Custom
New Bridge Near Main Street Opens for Team Crossing
The report notes the foot of Main Street bridge is largely completed and usable for teams crossing. completion expected in a day. A Republican meeting at Union Hall last Thursday drew strong attendance with speeches by M Bailey and J S Cochran. Mr Lewis P Meinzer is leaving to start a buying business in Delmar Town. Local accidents on the W A RoR total six to eight in three months, with Mr Burnell still recovering at the Pennsylvania House after an injury from a crush incident. Dr Benton aids his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union al
M. Bailey
J. S. Cochran
Lewis P. Meinzer
Drough
Sleft
Delmar Netton
Burnell
Pennsylvania House
E. A. Benton
Gazette
Inmate Betsy Crocker Immersed in Maine Asylum
The report notes Betsy Crocker aged ninety six, confined in a Maine insane asylum. Born in 1776 during the Revolutionary era, she is described as a former camp inmate tied to early American military camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Betsy Crocker
Love and wealth guide a match making mother
A prudent mother advises her daughter to marry for love if the suitor is as wealthy as Croesus. The saying blends affection with fortune, reflecting social expectations on marrying rich and the value placed on wealth in matchmaking lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocsus
Mrs Elizabeth Hill Dies After Swallowing Cloth Fragment
Geneva New York Mrs Elizabeth Hill dies from stomach congestion caused by swallowing a four inch square piece of cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hill
Geneva, N. Y
The Saint of Hart Street Miss Stride Aims to Reform Lost Women
A London reformer, Miss Stride of Hart Street Bloomsbury, works to rescue and rehabilitate fallen women. She funds a home for three hundred seventy five girls from charity and personal earnings, transforming lives with care and sisterly kindness amid public support and praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stride
Younty Virago
Seven Dials
Miss Stride
Hart Street
Bloomsbury Square
Kidderminster
The King’s Garden and the Gift Beyond Price
A European mother seeks grapes for her fevered boy and pleads with the gardener for mercy. The gardener refuses until the king’s daughter intervenes, revealing royal bounty that freely meets needs beyond charity. The tale urges trust in divine grace rather than earned merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
King's Garden
Kansas Pacific Railway offers homes along fertile Kansas to Denver
The Kansas Pacific Railway line from Kansas City and Leavenworth to Denver invites public home opportunities in a productive healthy Kansas country. It notes state institutions along the line and Kansas agricultural superiority, praising fruit displays and travel pleasures including Colorado air and Denver springs. Don’t miss a trip or a good homesite along its route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kansas
Denver
Inolorado
State Capitol
State University
State Agricultural College
United States Agricultural Reports
Philadelphia
Richmond
Boston
Albany
Colorado
Kansas Pacific Railway
How to Go West by the Burlington Route
An enquiry advises travelers to plan westward journeys carefully and notes the Burlington Route as a premier option. It highlights direct Southern Iowa trains to Nebraska and Kansas with connections to California and territories, recommending Freeport start points and a free pamphlet with maps available from the General Passenger Agent in Burlington, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
California
Territories
Freeport
Great West
Notice of Foreclosure and Public Sale in Stephenson County
Public notices announce two mortgage foreclosures in Stephenson County Illinois. The first, by Jane Radearmel and Jacob Rodearmel to Luther W Guiteau trustee for the Second National Bank of Freeport, covers a deed of trust dated January 8 1871 for two thousand dollars with sale set for December 7 1872 at ten in the morning on the described Illinois property. The second by Mary R R Brawley mortgagee against Charles Reitzell Elizabeth Reitzell Strohecker Cyrus J Reitzell relates to a 1870 mortgage securing five notes and sets a sale for November 7 1872 at 10 AM at the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Radearmel
Jacob Rodearmel
Stephenson
Mingis
Luther W. Guiteau
Second National Bank
Freeport
Illinois
L. W. Guiteau
Charles Reitzell
Elizabeth Vy
Strohecker
Cyrus J. Reitzell
Nois
Mary RB. Brawley
Mary St. Brawley
Mary Rt. Brawley
Chicago
Ilinois
Recorder's
Stephenson County
Boolegy
Movigne
Mary
Brawley
Raul
Counly
Hlingis
Circuit Court
Tinois
Buena Vista
Mary TR. Brawley
Lewis C. Hyderg
Ira T. Shue
Lewis C. Wyde
Ira T.shue
Ira T, Shue
Lewis C. Hyde
William Polk
Bailey & Neff
Linois
Braphenson
Fatie B. Brons
Geike BR. Bruns
Folke By, Hayunga
Elizabeth Hayunga
Holden
Insald County
Meeney GC
Guardian Bidwell Will Seek Court Sale Of Ward Lands In Stephenson
Orland o Bidwell guardian of John B Shaffer William R Shaffer and Mary W Shaffer will petition the Stephenson County Court at Freeport on the third Monday of November 1872 for an order to sell portions of section thirty six township twenty seven north range seven east fourth principal meridian. The lands described include two tracts in Stephenson County Illinois as the proceeds will be reinvested. The filing is dated Freeport October 21 1872.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Cornelius
Eton
Freaport
Stephenson
Tmnolis
Diuvis
Lnols
Thlinois
Stephenson County
Lydia Wohlford
Freeport
Geo. Phompson
Joseph A. Eby
Tinos
Jacob Auiser
Orelando
Bidwell
Jonn B. Shaffer
William 4. Shaffer
Mary W. Shaffer
Tithola
Stephenson Street
State of
Linois
Freeport, Jr
Ortando B. Bid West
Guardian
Sarah Carey
Recorder’s Office
Ciequennen County
Illinois
Ira Babcock
New Court House
Brephenson
Tlinois
Renal
Himnals
Cornelius Furst, Truegtee
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