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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1871
Page
4
The piece warns against overcultivation and oat crops in young orchards, urging five to six years of establishment before heavy fruiting. It advises pruning fruit spurs, mulching, and a rotation including potatoes corn buckwheat, with buckwheat plowed under to improve soil for future crops. It also critiques tight women's clothing and its health risks.
Tips advise fitting work animal harnesses for comfort, with braces on bridle throat-latch and collar, plus a method to shape collars by soaking overnight. Instructions cover cleaning feather-beds with hot soap suds, sun-drying, and daily airing to remove impurities and moisture. The piece concludes with a critique of the Douglas monument plan, proposing relocation of his grave to Graceland or Rosehill to honor his memory among friends.
A recounting attributed to William Schoyler and Abbott Lawrence describes John C Calhoun before 1840 seeking a 10 000 to 15 000 loan in Boston with no security beyond his note and mortgage on his estate. Lawrence consulted Nathan Appleton and others, but Calhoun refused the arrangement saying it would compromise his sense of propriety and public duty.
A Lake Erie steamer tale shows a young wheelhand testing a clergyman’s skill and business sense. The boy proves mastery of navigation and memory, then challenges the pastor by asking to hear the Lord’s Prayer backwards, ending with the minister conceding defeat. Also notes Vinnie Ream works and assorted humorous clippings about mistaken identities and courtroom quips.
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