20 Jun 1866
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1866
Page
1
Poem reflects on Summer as a joyous queen bringing life and light after winter. The speaker celebrates vernal beauty, flowers, and sunshine while pondering whether winter will return or if a brighter, eternal summer exists beyond this world.
The article details Henry Burgevine a Washington figure who sought fortune in foreign lands. After wandering from New York to Calcutta London and Detroit he returned to lead in China, rising to command a 60000 strong army before his dream ended in failure and his mother’s death in Greenwood Cemetery.
A nineteenth century journal notes that bread and batter are the enduring foods from childhood to old age. It argues whole grain bread, including bran, supplies more nutrition than refined flour and emphasizes the importance of lime phosphate for bones and health. It critiques phosphate tonics and endorses consuming whole grain bread for strength.
A jumble of quips and anecdotes portrays Sayihga voice and social satire. It mentions a London letter about Mins Burdett tools and the Restorer Madame Rachel, detailing pricey rejuvenation baths and fashion circles touching on age, beauty, and fortune.
Readable passages describe a tense scene of a house door guarded by a wary narrator. A stranger arrives, called Sloth, while Love and Hope inspire welcome faces. The piece weaves admonitions to guard the heart with religious imagery and ends with a call to invite Christ daily for inward strength.
A Mid dle town mill controlled by Mr Marsh extracted lead from stones used for grinding bread flour, contaminating wares sold across a twenty to thirty mile radius. Flour analysis confirmed lead presence, and the ensuing panic halted the mill. Many families reported severe illness and deaths, with survivors bearing lasting health damage.
Lieut. General Grant in a Speaker interview criticizes Northern Copperheads and press support for the South. He urges seizing hostile papers and cautions Lee's conduct, claiming South needs good citizenship and stronger northern restraint.
A late Connecticut judge showed patience in court as W R Sherman attempted to make a point. The judge paused, asked for clarification, and Sherman replied with a courteous but succinct remark acknowledging the judge’s challenge.
On July 4 the Masons will lay the corner stone of the Douginc monument. President Johnson is expected to deliver the oration at the ceremony.
An observer laments shrinking farmer numbers and poor farming methods. The piece argues for adopting science and new tools, praising improved practices and urging farmers to read, think, and strive for progress, or face contempt.
Advice for horse owners on summer care. Avoid driving in heat, restrict drinking when very warm, keep moving horses from stalls, keep stables clean, ventilate with breathing poles, ensure harness fits to prevent galling, wash wounds with clean water, apply white lead paste, add cloth straps to harness for comfort, and attach white skirt to bridle to protect jaw and throat.
Mary farmers grow only a few hop vines for family use. Dig around, manure, and after vines reach ten to twelve feet, train them horizontally. Do not let vines climb too high or they waste energy. pinch off after flowering to promote hops.
A gardener describes root pruning to revive unproductive fruit trees. Digging around a fifteen year old tree, five feet from the trunk is suggested but warns against over or under cutting which can harm the tree for years.
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