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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1873
Page
4
The text discusses calf rearing and feeding methods, stressing balance to prevent disease and growth issues. It notes dangers of poor care and obesity, recommends milk, hay, corn, and shelter, and cites English farming practices using milk, flaxseed tea, and gradual weaning for calm, healthy cattle.
An 19th century farming column discusses acre drills versus larger plantings, fodder cutting with Empire Feed-Cutter, and feeding cattle with chopped corn stover. It warns against throat obstructions in livestock and prescribes remedies, then highlights hay quality and timing for grass and rye grass in forage.
A childhood memory unfolds from a village ball alley where a remarkable stranger, Rector Boyce of Newmarket, guides a youth toward learning. Decades later the same benefactor appears in the narrator’s drawing room, receiving thanks as the man he helped rises in Parliament and in the House of Commons.
A preacher tells of three children with wooden banks who saved pennies for a poor missionary. They lent their money to him to pay a horse shoeing, hoping God would repay in blessings. The tale urges readers to give generously and trust in divine return.
A nine year old stowaway on an English steamer from Liverpool to New York claims his stepfather hid him for lack of fare. The first mate, convinced fewer sailors aided the boy, threatens execution if no confession in ten minutes. The boy asks to pray, heartening passengers as all await a final truth.
A New York Times letter warns against German expansion in the Americas, arguing the U S must oppose any attempt to plant a German province on the North American continent. It stresses the Pacific coast’s growing strategic value and the danger to U S trade, ports, and industry if a European power gains footholds.
The editor argues reform to end dependence on foreign goods by training youths in skilled trades and producing domestic goods. He links rail monopolies to costs, urges fewer professionals and more artisans, and calls for industrial growth and self sufficiency to curb debt and boost national prosperity.
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