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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1884
Page
2
A fragmentary reflection details a man battling morbid mood and gloom in a March landscape. He debates mental habits with a monitor inside, choosing a “barrow cure” to wheel away sad thoughts, failing, and trying again toward a steadier mind.
A fragmented diary-like piece recounts a person steering a barrow while battling wandering thoughts and anxieties. A monitor counsels focusing on the barrow, arguing that small neglects can cause larger problems, urging single-minded attention to the task and to present effort rather than future worries.
A survey of life estates traces origin to victors granting lands after wars, noting how rights changed from indefeasible conveyance to transferable leases in modern times. It covers life tenants duties and limits, courtesy and dower in England, and how leases, crops, and waste rules apply, with historical context and a mention of a 200,035-piece Zan table in New York.
A compilation of brief remarks about William M. Evarts Fanny Davenport Charles Reade Alvin J. Johnson Horace Greeley and President Arthur along with anecdotes on General Garfield Lawrence Register Payne and Rebecca Payne Charles Reade interview jokes John Bennett daughters Ira and Frank Vaile Whittier Danvers Vermont conductor a venerable couple Uncle Remus Joe Chandler Harris and his linguistic lore from Africa and Judean myth stories as reported by several papers.
A collage of misquoted lines and social jests from multiple papers. The piece threads jokes about cashiers clerks and speculation with snippets about a town meeting baby Lofthed and a street quarrel among Washington society figures.
A Louisville life-insurance agent explains they insure workers in dynamite factories but refuse a polo league referee with a dangerous occupation. The exchange ends with the line that heavy risks cannot be taken. The man hobbling in on a crutch seeks $3,000 coverage, revealing the humor and limits of insurance underwriting.
A Chicago speculator reacts to wheat dropping below 83 cents a bushel, urging a friend for guidance. He insists on hedging with drastic steps, joking about mortgaging property to gamble on lotteries or bank ventures as the price collapse unfolds.
A roundup of home farming notes and simple remedies from various papers. Includes soil wisdom, bottle cleansing with charcoal, early-hatched pallets, bran tea for chest soothing, a sore throat remedy with black currant jam, gradual pasture transitions for cows, a children's pudding recipe with crack wheat, a beggar stew method, hog farming cost advice favoring grass over corn, and a bacon short cake dish praised by epicures.
The article notes widespread attention to pumpkins and squashes in New England, the Middle States, southern Michigan and Wisconsin, with cultivation methods, harvest care, storage, and uses. It highlights feed value for livestock, winter fodder, and growing market demand, including export, canning, and city demand for pie-making in Chicago.
In a London report the Court of Appeals awarded the Vogeler Company a perpetual injunction against Parrett and Co. forbidding use of St Davies Oil and similar terms linked to St Jacob’s Oil. The Vogeler case, including delays in the Comptroller process, was praised as a double victory with costs. The ruling highlights vast branding value and notable legal talent on both sides.
A San Francisco Chronicle report confirms that a high wooden fence beside Oakland’s trestle road becomes briefly transparent when shadowed by cars on a fast train, revealing the creek, hills, vessels, and seawall. observers note it during sunlit hours as boards’ gaps blur into one.
A clipped, odd assortment: the prize fighter's wife says her husband works in a mill. a culinary tip extols cold boiled cabbage to beggars. Dr. Janes Bevorren of Sigourney, Ia, touts a cough balsam with broad success. claims also reference Samaritan Nereie and various ailments.
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