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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1871
Page
4
An excerpt argues Western farmers should improve native cattle by crossbreeding with Thoroughbred Short-Horned bulls to boost milking, weight, and beef quality. It urges cooperative buying, showcases benefits at fairs, and notes crossbred stock can quickly repay the bull’s cost.
The London Recorder notes that modern scholarship and recently unearthed inscriptions resolve alleged Biblical contradictions. A Boalbe inscription confirms two men named Lysanias, while Mesopotamian finds clear up Belshazar and Sargon issues. Luke's taxing of Cyrenius is supported, countering Strauss and infidels.
The article notes Missouri’s mineral distribution by county with coal iron lead zinc tin copper marble granite and other minerals and hints at future gold prospects in several counties. It then reports an Easton Pennsylvania case where a man is indicted for stealing a canal barge and two hundred tons of coal, using a wry comparison to a thirteen year old boy running away with a circus to question the feat.
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