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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1856
Page
4
The text explains a rough relation between wheat and flour prices and how farmers estimate the value of wheat. It notes no fixed ratio and uses hypothetical examples to illustrate how a bushel of wheat compares to a barrel of flour and the impact of local costs on farmer income.
The article weighs fall plowing benefits and drawbacks for different soils and crops. It notes moist conditions favor spring plowing on wet lands, while autumn plowing helps heavy soils but risks erosion and organic loss on light soils. It offers practical steps: drain surface water, plow deep and narrow furrows, and create a rough surface for frost action.
An Auburn New York article reports a swine disease devastates a herd with 600 head driven off and 1 000 left, average value 810 per head. Burial costs total 1 000 with carcasses buried six feet deep. Many are sick and distillery workers fear contagion.
At the Royal Agricultural Show in England, 869 different farm implements were displayed. The exhibit featured 13 beam splitters, 25 corn-dreasing pon, 8 draining devices, 10 bag making and distribution machines, 5 sowing machines, 32 plows, 14 worming cutters, and various pulverizers and other agricultural tools.
A New York Tribune note describes barberry bushes as hardy and fast growing for hedges, reaching large size in five to six years. The bright scarlet fruit is a tart morsel, about the size of a small pipestem, valued by some as a frit for mixing with others. It counters the belief that barberry harms wheat or rye.
Dover inventor Jonsx W Kuveswan introduces a cow milking machine that uses calf suction principles with rubber cups and tubes connected to an air tight vessel. The device reportedly milks eight quarts in four minutes and promises easy cleaning.
A recent essay argues for using cows instead of oxen for farm work. It cites multiple instances where cows performed well in teams, noting lower cost and efficiency for light tasks. The author concedes unfamiliarity with cows in yokes but suggests they could work as mares and save the expense of oxen.
The St. Louis Democrat notes hemp in the area suffers a partial failure due to prolonged drought. Some fields near the riverbank escape heavy damage and produce an average quality with good lint and fiber, while other inland plots struggle to cover harvesting costs.
A Calnathia Democrat tale recalls Gen. Sam Houston and Commodore Moore as dinner companions during a visit to Austin. On entering a hotel they dine with the driver, who jokes that Moore adds more rascality than ever carried before. Houston quips the driver is on your account.
Fragmentary OCR scene shows a misread exchange about westward expansion and geography with stray phrases about poverty and politics. The readable lines feature a humorous quip about the Rockies and Pacific shore and a cousin living two hundred miles west of land.
Receipts describe a coffee based remedy for croup and whooping cough. The method uses warm coffee divided into three parts and sugar, with timing notes about twenty minutes. The text states it can stop cough progression and warns it is free for adults or children who regularly drink coffee.
An article explains that felting in flannel comes from rubbing in fulling mills or on a washboard. It advises washing in plenty of soapsuds, squeezing to remove dirt, and rinsing in warm water to prevent wool fibers from shrinking.
A fragment advises mixing gum camphor with seeds to deter mice. It claims camphor placed in drawers or trunks will repel rodents, cause them to avoid the odor, and seek food elsewhere.
A compact recipe outlines a grease extraction liquid using one ounce of liquid ammonia four ounces of alcohol and an equal part water. It claims high efficacy and no better preparation exists.
A brief guide describes removing creases from velvet by passing the iron along the under side of the fabric near the seam, keeping the velvet tight, and brushing lightly with a velvet brush to finish.
A vintage textile care note instructs beating furs with an elastic stick, wrapping in linen with gum camphor, boxing, and storing in a dark place in May. Woolen goods receive identical treatment.
A reader shares eight years of experience making vinegar from a simple fungus culture. The method uses a five quart jar with one pound of sugar and warm water, covered to keep out dust, kept in a warm corner for five to six weeks. The resulting vinegar is drawn off and refined until it resembles true vinegar.
A pedlar and his wife seek shelter at an inn after a long day. While the husband sleeps, his killers murder him, load the body in a sack, and threaten the wife. She hides her fear, survives the attack, and carefully proceeds with the journey as two suspicious companions shadow her.
A discursive piece argues that character, not mere talent, drives success. It highlights how defects of temperament hinder business pursuit, yet stresses effort, self-knowledge, and reform as remedies. Examples include poets in practical vocations and Rogers the poet banker, plus an anecdote on Mount Ararat ascent.
A motivational meditation urges steady perseverance. It insists on sticking to a single purpose, sacrificing pleasure and social ease, and maintaining fearless effort until complete success, for such determination earns respect and self esteem.
Reports describe a 62 foot whale fought another giant at sea near Rybster twelve miles from Wick Scotland. The two beasts clashed with heads and tails for hours causing a red-stained sea and many birds to flee. One whale lay motionless by morning, wounded with a broken jaw, likely one of the combatants.
The New York Journal of Commerce notes government pay cuts for mail contracts force ships to slow down to save fuel and wear. Private operators seek lower speeds to cut costs, with coal and daily tonnage impacts described as part of this economy.
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