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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1879
Page
1
A narrator recalls a clumsy attempt at romance near an open door. He notes a maiden’s smile, a sudden surge of courage, and a momentary spark described as heavenly light in her blue eye. He writes her name on a ledger and seeks bold chivalry to prove his love.
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent recounts a brutal bull fight near Bayderaguato in Sinaloa Chihuahua, where a fierce bull killed four men including a guide, and mortally wounded others. The account notes a spectator’s observation of fearsome gore, chaos, and a heartbroken mother beside the slain child.
The first spring hat imports feature large shapes with square crowns and wide trims in ivory white beige brown gray and black. Designs echo Clarissa Harlowe styles with bows long loops bouquets and mixed flowers, while Derby Oxford and turbans appear with wide brims and Da Vinci caps. Jockey caps for children and vivid color names like faience Sevres iceberg rosean olive and turquoise blues adorn the season with pexin ganzes jardiniere silks satins gauzes and velvet trims, plus rich grays and reds.
The text details brocaded stripes on some fabrics and jardiniere silks for bonnet crowns with small Howers brocaded. Silks are soft like foulard with white lace-like tracery. Serres blue satin, ivory lace designs, Breton lace trims, and Alsacian rosettes decorate crowns and back plaits.
A Providence Journal summary notes M. Camille Flammarion argues the moon is inhabited and plans a 1,900,000 franc telescope to prove it. Observers cited include American crater observations and a desire to fund a massive refractor to reveal lunarians before present vision fades.
A sweeping page assemblage covers diverse topics from European rail prices to sugar yields and waterproof cement made from indiz-rubber, with glue and chalk. It notes locomotive lifespans, coat-of-arms on Ethiopian trade, and jute cultivation potential in the southern United States, plus ice harvest costs, fiber imports, belt usage, and a Sunday School anecdote about naming.
A collection of home tips and agricultural advice. Lice control with sassafras bark in poultry nests, methods to reduce farm costs, memoranda on time spent, homemade cures for chapped hands, washing and bleaching techniques, preventing milk bitterness by scalding, frost bite treatment with hogs lard and gunpowder paste, a cement formula for sealing bottles, cleaning glass globes with ammonia, plant care in dark cellars, and a French polish recipe. Advice emphasizes frugality, productivity, and self-improvement for farmers and readers of domestic science.
The piece argues strong prejudice toward farming among city-ward youth. It cites examples of educated success in agriculture, including John Allen of Michigan who earned 3,776.72 on bees and fruits after returning to a 60 acre farm, and Aaron Jones near South Bend who maximized yield and price through soil quality and diligent cultivation. It predicts a shift back to farming amid hard times.
The article discusses parsnip advantages as a winter ground crop and cattle feed, noting larger sweeter roots after frost and potential fall sowing. It covers shaping roots for harvest, seed selection to alter root form, sugar content in overwintered parsnips, a fanciful note on sugar extraction, and a belligerent caterpillar that attacks green seeds.
A British bark Lutterworth reports a dramatic encounter with a large shark in tropical waters. The crew used successive hooks and four pound pork baits, finally landing the shark after it swallowed rope and chain. The animal’s tail was removed to subdue it and the culprit was found to carry eight pounds of pork.
A poem by Mary D Brine from Youth's Companion reflects on a nursery littered with neglected toys and a mischievous child. The speaker notes a cat and a puppy disturbed by the mess and ends with a kiss for the darling, praising the joy of a home filled with children over idle chatter.
A nostalgic survey explains lighthouse purposes for mariners near shore or at sea, detailing early light sources, famous towers like Minot's Ledge, screw piles, and light-ships. It describes construction trials, the Minute lighthouse, and the evolution of signaling devices including candles, Argand burners, fog signals, bells, cannons, and the siren trumpet as a best long range warning in fog.
A Youth's Companion note describes high rank Chinese ladies keeping delicate pet crickets in carved boxes and silk purses. It portrays cradlelike homes for the insects, the ladies’ idle court life, and the spectacle of chandeliers, tea, and embroidered garments as crickets chirp through rooms. It also mentions an international exhibition planned in Central Asia with medals and rations, and a St. Louis divorce suit seeking city funds.
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a breakthrough by combining known remedies to create a great medicine. They claim Hop Bitters cures a wide range of diseases, rendering other remedies unnecessary. Trials reportedly dispel doubt and honor the discoverers as benefactors.
A satirical notice claims excess weight in a United States Senator is a disease likely to prove fatal. It endorses Allan's Anti Fat as a safe remedy, with chemists calling it harmless and beneficial, and suggests druggists sell it.
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