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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1873
Page
6
A devotional piece reflects on God’s presence during fear and dream turmoil. It describes a child awakened from a nightmare and comforted by a mother’s care, then extends the image to Christ’s protective embrace. The author urges trust in divine companionship through darkness and danger.
A devotional scene shows Willie and Edie seeking comfort in prayer during a long absence of their mother. The children, seven and five, cling to faith, kneeling together as they ask for God to keep them safe and bring their mother home. The narrative links simple trust to spiritual growth and resilience.
Investigations by Thomas Taylor at the Department of Agriculture reveal that carbolic acid soap washes and sulphuret of lime solutions can destroy grape mildew. Dry heat promotes European mildew while moist heat favors American mildew. trimmed vine parts should be burned and vines washed to curb spread.
The text explains quick steps after death to prevent off flavor from absorbed gases. It advises slit the hide from brisket to tail, open and eviscerate quickly, strip skin from back, and kill by a clean neck thrust cutting arteries for rapid, painless death.
The author contrasts grease and scratches as two distinct ailments. Grease is rare in this county and requires a veterinary surgeon, while scratches are common and treated with careful washing, drying, poultices, and zinc ointments. Cautions against quackery and improper treatments, with guidance on horse leg care and avoiding harsh caustics.
The piece argues wool farming outperforms salary labor, with wool and lamb growth continuing regardless of night or storm. Lambs breed the next year, producing a perpetual supply. even wethers’ meat covers expenses. It notes some drawbacks like isolation, but claims new settlements offer range, visits, and social benefits.
News notes a improving financial mood with grain movement resuming and currency arriving from the east. Grain merchants and others purchase all available produce as water shipments from Chicago and Milwaukee return to former levels, signaling brighter times ahead.
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