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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1870
Page
4
The Kokomo Journal urges farmers to prepare for spring with plows and subsoil plows, notes livestock housing needs, and highlights a new secret society promoting agricultural interests. It also announces the editor as a candidate for Representative and calls readers to vote for him or for others as they prefer.
The American Agriculturist debunks a Indiana seller peddling California grape vines with fake certificates from sheriffs merchants and representatives. It warns that such “certificates” mislead buyers about suitability for Indiana and questions the legitimacy of the horticulturist backing.
The article explains deepening soil tillage to improve drainage and root growth. Start with standard plowing to eight to ten inches, then subsoil to six to eight inches more without mixing layers. Cross plow for extra crops, aiming for about eighteen inches depth. Benefits to be observed later.
L J Templin presents on the pear noting its austere wild form in Europe and Asia, its rise to delicacy under cultivation, and the 18th 19th century work of Dr Van Mons and Thomas Knight on seedling selection and controlled cross breeding to create many notable varieties.
The article discusses how pear varieties arise, the importance of selecting the best types, and how soil, climate, and exposure affect vigor and fruit quality. It lists numerous varieties with notes on flavor, ripening, and durability, including Bloodgood Bartlett Doyenne Diete and Flemish Beauty, among others, with harvest windows from July to December.
The Cincinnati Gazette outlines its 1870 editions the weekly semi weekly and daily papers with expanded reading matter in thirty six columns. It details weekly farming content horticultural society reports and American Institute Farmers Club updates plus an annual Gazette Register with comprehensive yearly statistics and an astronomical almanac.
The administratrix Maria Horner announces appointment as Administratrix of the estate of D. C. Horner of Howard County, deceased. The estate is believed solvent. Date February 15, 1870.
Subscribers to the Capital Stock are informed that on January 16, 1870 the Board of Directors ordered twenty five percent of the capital stock paid on or before May 1, 1870. Payments should be made to James McCool, Treasurer. By order of the Board of Directors. T. M. Kirkpatrick, Secretary.
A Charlestown State Prison visitor records remarks from the warden who says eight in ten inmates came from liquor. He says lack of trade training drives youths to idle away, frequent saloons and gambling, with bad men prodding to crime and robbery.
Governor Claflin in his inaugural address praises Massachusetts prohibition after six months of enforcement. He notes reduced open saloons, fewer families purchasing liquor, and growing public support. He cites public sentiment change due to education and law, urging continued reform and philanthropy.
J. Gargiavs urges temperance brethren to propose better liquor controls. He proposes electing a competent chemist to certify that alcohol is not adulterated, with penalties for selling adulterated liquor to drive the traffic out of the state. He quotes a proverb about wisdom in many counsels.
The article argues temperance as the cure for workers' decline. It warns alcohol damages both muscle and brain, causing exhaustion and growing cravings, leading to poverty and ruin. It condemns beer-shops as a path away from purity and happiness.
The letting of the Kokomo and Petes Run Gravel Road grading and culverts for five and a half miles will occur March 10 1870 at 10 o clock a m The line runs from Kokomo west city line to specified road section Bid to be lowest responsible with bond and completion by July 1 1870 Pay good.
An 19th century ad listing Reed Browne & Co publishers and Plymouth Old Colony Nurseries with seed varieties and prices. The notice promotes The Western Monthly magazine with contributors listed and yearly price, plus prepaid mail order seeds including early rose potatoes and japan honeysuckle.
The Journal outlines its founding in 1824, commitment to the Republican Party, support for President Grant's policies, and aim to extend influence. It promises fair editorial bias toward national prosperity with worldwide telegraphic news and respected writers, full correspondence, and careful, timely reporting.
The passage outlines a weekly family newspaper with global news, editorials, telegraph dispatches, miscellany, and market reports. It emphasizes country readers and weekly publication, noting its large quarto format with forty eight columns and clear legible type.
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