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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1875
Page
7
An Ohio breeder extols the Poland China breed for lack of mange, rapid fattening by nine to ten months, and potential weights of 300 to 525 pounds by twenty months. He adds they thrive on clover and blue grass, are quiet, good mothers, and well suited for spring fattening and packer value.
A concise guide on wheat culture identifying soil type rich clay loam as best and deep soft soil as ideal. It advises plump oily clean seed, sowing depth about two inches, drilling preferred to broadcasting, and sowing window from mid September to late October. Drilling needs one bushel per acre. broadcasting two. A heavy roll after sowing helps, and harvest timing varies for flour versus seed.
A collection of domestic hints on health and venturing cures. Remedies include turpentine and camphor for frozen feet and lemon juice for diphtheria. Also a pickling recipe for ham, lace renovation tips, a Vermont farmer tale, and humorous Wisconsin courting weather with a winter blanket anecdote.
A petition to the Massachusetts Legislature seeks revoking the 1635 banishment sentence against Roger Williams. The note humorously remarks Williams has been dead for two centuries. An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs and throat ailments, claiming rapid relief and wide efficacy.
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