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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1841
Page
1
Two dollars in advance three dollars after six months and two dollars fifty cents within six months. Subscriptions due after six months. Job work and advertising to be paid in advance.
A Senate bill on a uniform bankruptcy system is outlined with sections on debt limits, asset vesting, exemptions, discharge procedures, creditor payments, court jurisdictions, and timelines. The text also notes a rare diamond discovery and contemplates its national preservation.
A native unpolished diamond found on the Wabash in Indiana by a laborer, examined by Richard Verbryck of Cincinnati. The specimen weighs about 12 grains, shows 24 crystalline facets, near colorless with a yellow tint, and tests indicate a high specific gravity distinct from quartz.
The passage describes placing outer head salad leaves in the bottom of a sauce-pan, adding peas with two ounces of butter per half peck, covering and cooking thirty minutes until tender. It notes peas can be seasoned in or after cooking and warns water robs peas of flavor, comparing its effect to destroying a mad dog.
Texas items report Burleston's expedition from Austin in pursuit of Indians, 37 merchants listed instead of 77, and a Bible Society formed in Austin led by Rev. Fontine. Galveston builds three churches with a fourth planned for Episcopalians. General Tarrant and Captain Stout on an expedition to the Upper Brazos. Frontiers see increased Indian depredations. a family allegedly murdered in daylight. Mrs. Cannon’s house attacked near Crockett with two Indians killed and one mortally wounded. Fort Houston pursuit continues.
The article discusses yellowing and rolling leaves on peach trees, a mystery disease with no insect found. It notes Mr Jonathan Rugg of Framingham who removed yellow leaves from two young trees in June and observed new green healthy leaves emerge, suggesting leaf removal might restore 50 young trees.
Farmers with herb patches, grass, clover, or red top should save seed for own use. Avoid costly seed buys and mixed nuisances. Reap or mow in late July after haying. thresh at leisure. Gather seed from the second crop for higher yields.
An opinion piece argues cob meal is highly nutritious, at least four times bran, and suggests installing cob crushers at mills to grind cobs for cattle feed. It claims cob value at six and a quarter cents per bushel, urging farmers to embrace cob use to ease hard times and boost rural economy.
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