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Newspaper
Aiken Tribune
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1873
Page
4
A scrambled OCR read combines quotes from a legislative speaker, odd anecdotes, and scattered vignettes. It references the Arkansas legislature, a Gay county interlocutor, a missing object bet, a joke about a dog, and assorted town gossip. The piece also touches on a Titusville incident, a theater actor remark, and a divorce scene, all in a jumbled, dialogue-rich montage.
The Richmond Dispatch reports Post Office Department actions now in force. It outlines prepaid rates for newspapers and periodicals, new post payments by editors, and prepayment requirements at delivery offices. Also details penalties for unpaid postage, mail classifications, allowed contents, and money order fees set by law.
The writer laments persistent delays since last April hindering progress on tasks that should have been completed a year ago. They note higher costs due to neglect and stress the need to finish important jobs, hoping to finish so there will be enough work for many men year round.
Set poste firmly in the ground six feet high, eight feet apart. Stretch No 9 wire from post to post outside, fastening with staples driven into posts. Lace three wires one inch apart, one foot from the ground, another at three feet ten inches, and a final wire at the top of the posts.
Farmers in sparse districts with large dry pastures can devote summers to rearing turkeys. Young broods must be protected from wolves. birds need good forage, shelter, and avoidance of rain and dew. Mothers and young can be trained to be easily moved, like cows to pasture, with careful management.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent in Pennsylvania describes keeping ripe tomatoes for Christmas and New Year. He explains pulling large fruit before frost, storing in two greenhouses with damp sand for moisture, stems left two inches, and using the Trophy variety for longevity. He reports sales at fifteen cents per pound and claims earlier preserves would have kept to January 1, 1873.
An English exchange notes wagons and tools last 25 years while American gear wears out in five to ten. The piece contrasts methods, care, and durability, citing old plows, winnowing machines, and carts in England versus rapid wear and frequent repairs in the U.S. It also mentions Samuel Allen, a Texas cattle rancher near Gaveston, shipping cattle to Galveston, New Orleans, and New York, with freight figures in March.
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