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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1878
Page
1
A jumbled tale from the streets recounts Jones the apothecary who sells pills at high prices. A bearded man seeks medicines, questions the cost, and Jones muses over his profits while rationing ingredients and mixing cheap substitutes. The episode ends with Jones reflecting on margins and costs aboard a Boston newspaper page.
A traveler describes the Black Country near Wolverhampton and Birmingham with coal smoke, iron works, and pits. He notes strikes, migration from farms to mines, grim housing, sinking earth, and residents living above undermined homes while nearby Leamington appears as a contrast in beauty.
The piece contrasts elegant water towns with workers in Slag Town, where owners of iron and coal interests enjoy dividends while laborers endure low pay. It notes the social problem of distribution, claims mathematical solution is impossible, and cites a London paper on Somerset tenants earning only two shillings daily, worse than Slag Town wages.
A collage of brief items notes Norfolk palm experiments, unhappy Brazilian rail labor, Lake Indian wheat fears, a cotton mill opening in Vaucluse Washington, oil production on Puget Island, and deer stocking plans in Connecticut. Also mentions a Sacramento bread fruit tree, ocean steam progress, and a test method for oil flash points with lamp safety guidance.
The Tribune reports Ley Schurz's decision opening railroad grant lands to private entry and pre emption at $1.25 per acre, with 28 million acres available. It outlines six land acquisition paths—private entry, scrip, pre emption, standard homestead, soldier homestead, and widows or orphans benefits—emphasizing 160 acres at $1.25 or 80 at $2.50, plus five years of cultivation or 33 months credit, and notes vast unsettled tracts in Kansas Nebraska and neighboring states ready for settlement and colonization.
Crowded root crops are less effective than a single well grown one. Recipes cover tea strength and ice house serving, salt around pear roots to curb blight, and butter handling to keep texture. An extended dairy column warns against cutting feed, stresses keeping cows well fed to prevent winter losses and maintain milk quality.
Reading Engin. describes Peter Wendling of Lebanon as thirty eight, without developed teeth, with hard gums and bone over ridges, missing scent taste and sweat glands. He tolerates bad beer and oysters, senses no odor, and must cool by soaking clothes and staying in damp cellars. Hereditary pattern noted with seven children and own nine siblings in a freak of nature study.
A farmerwise guide warns that droughts threaten pasture and water, causing milk yield to drop. It stresses full feeding to prevent lasting harm to cows, noting recovery costs exceed short-term savings and emphasizing the need for continuous, adequate food and drink for optimal milk production.
A historical analysis from the Live Stock Journal argues that modern improved swine breeds fatten rapidly, enabling year round pork markets. It stresses feeding pigs from birth to slaughter for maximum efficiency, while noting breeding stock requires liberal but restraintful growth to avoid harming long term usefulness.
A reader asks Brother Gardner if wealth brings happiness. The president jokes he cannot answer beyond his feelings and recalls a poor couple desiring lace curtains and a larger house. The piece ends noting Dr Balls Baby Syrup as a remedy for disease, with price.
A poem from Independent describing a boy named Wilty who insists on giving up when faced with tasks at home or at school. The piece questions the wisdom of his rule and hopes brighter, more useful approaches will replace it in time.
A lively Uncle Jo recounts how apes imitate humans and rival animals in intelligence. He describes chimpanzees and ourangs, their habitats, traits, and quirks, including a tale of a shipboard monkey who pilfered and perished. The session ends with Tib the minister’s monkey mimicking sermons before a church crowd.
Health hints for August urge living on fruits and vegetables to purify blood and nerves. Cures include peach, pear, and grape cures, and brown bread with fruit is touted. A meat preservation method by M. de Paula Marquez claims long freshness via a secret solution, while Dr. George M. Beard notes nervous exhaustion as a modern American disease dominant in the North and East.
Workingmen urged to cleanse and strengthen for spring to avoid ague bilious fever and sickness. Hop Bitters recommended. Dooney Yeast Powers touted as economical in baking. Dooley Powder claimed to save time, energy, and waste. Ends with remedies from Fixuay Co New Orleans and general pharmacy ad note.
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