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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1883
Page
10
A funeral at the Monehan farm south of the city honored J v Elster’s war horse Prince Albert who served in the First Ohio Cavalry from 1861 and died at 28. He marched through battles and was buried with his head to the south, a military habit. The service was led in person by Mr Elster.
A fragmented reminiscence describes Jim, Rose the dog, and a blizzard near Laramie. The speaker recalls bluffing about a cave to tourists and turning a profit then losing it in mining ventures. The text then shifts to assorted excerpts on wood fuel, banking humor, Danish distances by pipes, and other brief notes.
A report to the Lancaster Agricultural Society compares fertilizer effects on White Elephant potatoes planted April 21. Row 1 used nitrate of soda and bone meal with acid rock and potash. Row 2 mixed sulphate of potash bone and acid rock. Row 3 used rich stable manure. Yields were 400, 320, and 280 bushels per acre respectively.
The article extols poultry as a cheap, readily available meat source for farmers. It notes poultry suits warm weather, provides a meal from one fowl, and suggests corn can feed fowls for a year. It claims hens lay 100 eggs or more, offsetting grain costs and keeping meat on demand at home.
Report notes successful planting of various fruit and hardwood trees along the railway corridor with two maple specimens this year and plans to extend east toward Montana. The venture aims to test reforestation along the line and promote greener travel corridors.
A local Irish tale tells of a native ghost captured after a chase, later revealed to be the rival candidate posing as a specter to scare off competition for a lodge keeper job on a magistrate’s property. The piece also notes long-time newspaper veterans and assorted curious items.
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