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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1885
Page
4
The narrative recalls Madeleine, a 14 year old French colonial girl who defended a fort at Cheres near Montreal for seven days during Iroquois siege. She rallied a small garrison, repaired palisades, commanded fear and discipline, and kept up firing and defense despite panic and limited troops.
Salt should not touch cut potato seed but when seedlings stand it can be lightly sprinkled over hills to deter worms. It helps produce clean tubers on sandy soils and aids moisture retention during dry spells.
Rye for pasture yields well and crops with little harm if eaten in winter on frozen ground. In spring, some early feed is possible if pasturing occurs when the soil is dry enough to avoid poaching by stock.
The article notes that richer feed improves manure though key scarce nutrients are phosphate of lime and nitrogen. Phosphate largely comes from coarse grain with low feeding value, yet farmers must fatten stock to produce ample manure.
Hon. John Wentworth describes personal experience with bog cholera in hogs and black leg in cattle. He advocates preventive methods: pasture and soil exposure for pigs, and blood circulation, movement, and garlic vaccination technique for calves. He cites success with Suffolk hogs and long-term cattle herds in preventing outbreaks.
The article reports weights and gains from Kentucky cattle fed cruded corn and bran with hay, noting averages of 348 pounds over four months and up to 134 pounds monthly. It also describes pig feeding experiments with clover hay and corn meal, showing better thrift and weight gains with clover and meal than meal alone, and discusses implications for winter rations and market effects on grass-fed pork.
An article discusses stock care and feeding, noting the value of avoiding flesh loss and the impact of heating water for livestock, the rise in cheese production, and strategies for mule and calf feeding. It emphasizes steady, balanced rations, jacks of at least fourteen hands, and practical conclusions from Canadian feeders about rationing and cost.
The Orchardist suggests planting apples on stony land without digging holes by placing trees on the surface and covering roots with imported earth. Evaporated apples extend fall fruit into winter and spring but do not compensate for a bad year and require labor to prevent worm-eating during summer.
Guidelines for choosing elevated, dry land with calcareous clay or sandy loam soils. Recommend mockups of Rome Beauty and American Beauty pip varieties, northeast slopes, western wind protection, and evergreen screens with Norway spruce or Scotch pine. Advise planting to allow future canopy contact and shading in blossom, noting long term payoff.
Discussions on growing peaches and plums from seeds, risk of fruit swindles, and orchard practices. Reports cite Merritt and Atwater profits near Lake Michigan with peach and Concord grape yields, suggesting careful selection and regional market potential.
The article advises keeping lime and gravel in the henhouse during winter. Fowls will eat small gravel to aid digestion as stones in the gizzard grind food. Lime should be provided as slightly burned oyster or clam shells hammered into fine pieces.
The article explains preserving eggs in well dried ashes with 60 to keep them from touching each other and notes a test on Aug 5 1884 at 0 degrees. It describes packing eggs in salt and lime pickle, prices in August and winter, and urges families to pack eggs in summer for higher future prices.
Mr. Joel A. Stratton of Milton maintains 32 hens of mixed breeds in a small warm cellar with daily feeding and minimal space. He produced 577 eggs December 183 to May 184 and 57 chicks, averaging about 174 eggs per hen, over the year, more than twice the Massachusetts census average.
The article explains reviving dingy oiled walnut furniture by applying linseed or olive oil, or preferably kerosene oil. It recommends rubbing in with a soft woolen rag and polishing with clean dry flannel for a renewed finish.
Aromatic vinegar sold by perfumers is said to remove chemical odors from hands and disguise disagreeable colors when rinsed with the preparation. A physician notes we hear much about malaria but find more in modern bedchambers.
The article urges thorough cleaning and airing of sleeping rooms to prevent sickly air. It highlights opening morning curtains and letting in fresh air, avoiding stifling atmospheres, and cleaning wash stands, cups, and vessels. It warns against damp closets, stale towels, and cluttered spaces that breed odors and germs.
Dust aprons of unbleached muslin feature feather stitch hems and cobweb outline pockets with a brush on one side. Dainty sweeping caps use silk handkerchiefs tied into a bow. Peacock feathers decorate panels lambrequins and scarfs while gas globes glow pale pink with gathered edges and glued decorations of birds and flowers.
A collection of practical tips including skin cleansing with flour and sulfur mix, a weak suds bath for stockings, salting to set colors, and shade drying. Also methods to prepare fruit cake for emergencies, laces packed in blue tissue, and a recipe for UNALTERABLE Paste using flour water and a tro-muriatic seitle for thickening.
The guide details setting a table and iron arrangements to keep irons clean. It covers selecting three smooth iron sizes, a double thick ironing table cover, bosom board construction, and polishing methods for shirts, linens, and delicate fabrics with careful handling to avoid scorch marks and rust.
A historical recipe excerpt describes The Kitchen Maid dough with butter sugar eggs and raisins, Ginger Biscuits with ginger and baking powder, and a Roasted Pork stuffing of bread crumbs onion and sage. It notes a light dough, quick oven baking, and a touch of salt if butter isn t salty.
A dispute in Batons Missouri centers on whether physician James A Steuart could certify a new remedy, Red Star Cough Cure, amid claims it replaces dangerous narcotic mixtures. Endorsements from Gov Robert McLane, Attorney General Roberts, and City officials, plus Maryland physicians, defend Steuart and lauded the cure as free of opiates and poisons. The Vogeler Company profits amid nationwide interest as Steuart secures a third term appointment.
A long reflection on the limits and costs of humor, noting that funny writing can reveal personal sorrow and fatigue in humorists like Twain and Harte. It discusses the harm and danger of serving constant laughter, cites a Blackwell's Island inmate, and argues humor requires work and can aid memory and morale. It ends with a Yankee obituary snippet.
In a Western letter the traveler laments the Jordan as a mere eight foot wide stream less than ten feet deep with a swift current and mosquitos so pestiferous that dipping in would recall scarlet fever. He notes Captain Naaman would object to washing there. The passage critiques the river as a disappointing sight for a thousand mile journey.
The southern region of China joined the empire about 2000 years ago and absorbed many indigenous groups through conquest and intermarriage. Mountain tribes near the Himalayan fringe remain largely separate, related to Burmah and Cambodian groups, with limited reliable information from Chinese sources. European travelers note Chinese indifference to these tribes and cite few accessible accounts. A separate note mentions St Jacobs Oil praised by Hon James Harlan as a cure.
A literary digression notes that many American towns share familiar names such as Washingtons Bridgeports Londons and Newarks. It cites historical naming practices from 1832 when New York officials named 400 townships using friends’ names. A brief aside discusses drunkenness and heart shock and ends with a child’s bee anecdote.
A Buffalo medical association proclaims a non surgical cure for neglected or untreated cancer in ten to thirty days. The ad promises pamphlets and references with three letter stamps and provides the 663 Main Street address.
The advertisement touts the Grand Union Hotel at the Grand Central Depot with 600 rooms, modern services, and low daily rates starting at one dollar. It promises convenient access by horse cabs, stage, and elevated railroad to all depots and claims families can live better there for less than at other first class hotels. It also notes the hotel's elevator and restaurant with top-tier provisions.
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