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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1860
Page
2
L N Countryman of Nininger Minnesota argues that prairie and timothy sod should be broken between May 15 and July 15. He cites experiments with patches broken at different dates showing early breaking yields poorer crops due to grass and weed growth.
The Frankfort Commonwealth denounces the cotton states push for secession, calling it gasconade and Quixote theatrics. It argues secession would relieve the Union, mocks repeated threats, and urges that such attempts be finalized and abandoned.
A Breckinridge paper recounts a New Orleans merchant’s interview with Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln refused to reveal policy in advance noting prudence and politics. The piece asserts Lincoln would fill southern offices with supporters and mentions four hundred letters from slave states seeking office.
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