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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1875
Page
4
A Detroit boy named Leonidas endures a harsh upbringing and plots to run away to become a pirate. He contemplates leaving after a final confrontation with his father, deciding whether to seek freedom or endure more punishment.
An excerpted dialogue portrays Uncle Billy, a Black interlocutor, railing against unequal laws and racial prejudice in the Jim Crow era. The piece mixes dialect and social critique, noting lighter penalties for Black offenders by some judges and a skeptical view of civil rights through lived experience.
A sickly man in a heavy blindfold was presented as Augusta Gusto's future husband in a court scene. The judge demanded a bridal fine. Jackson offered three ten cent pieces and four coppers but the judge refused. Augusta lamented as the crowd watched the spectacle at the Maria.
Farmers urged to ready harness and plows, sharpen tools, clear fields, and stock wood. Plan acreage, improve breeding stock, and maintain equipment. Bee sugar syrup tips follow, then note hog diseases and call for agricultural research funding.
On December's second day I weighed twenty six hogs totaling 4960 pounds at an average 190 1 2 pounds each. After six weeks on cornmeal they gained 14 pounds per bushel of meal and 4 pounds of meal per pound of pork, with total sales at $6 35 per 100 pounds. Weather caused uneven gains, but careful feeding and thrice daily watering produced results.
A farmer offers practical flax growing directions in response to inquiries. Fall breaking, weed control, and a light spring cross plowing followed by harrowing prepare seedbeds. Sow or drill one half bushel to the acre, brush and roll to finish.
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