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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1880
Page
3
A fragmented poem laments lost children and absent loved ones with faith that all are in a heavenly land. The speaker recalls a bright son and a missing girl as she seeks comfort in theInner world where angels behold God and the departed rest.
The article announces a new feature in The Grose inviting farmers to write on current topics. It invites discussions on sugar beet profitability for northern regions and best winter feeds for dairy cows and laying hens, aiming to share practical, economical farming methods among readers.
The author argues for growing two crops on one field per season if soil and markets allow. Rye straw between corn, and beans or potatoes after rye, can enrich soil and yield profits. Alternatives include millet, buckwheat, clover, and fodder crops, with bone meal or ash top-dressing to improve soil health and sustain long term pasture.
The article explains grafting as a craft for any landowner, detailing tools, wax preparation, and several grafting methods Bark, Side, Ride Tongue, and Splice grafting with notes on when to perform each. It also covers pruning in winter and summer, peach pruning, and selecting apple varieties, plus notes on pear blight and grape girdling experiments.
An article urges villagers to raise pigs to convert kitchen waste into pork and compost. It covers pen setup, bedding, feeding schedules, manure value, and the benefits of routine meals, noting pigs as efficient compost makers and sources of rural income.
The piece includes Mrs. Rebecca D Rickoff’s exercise song detailing body parts and movement, followed by lists of puzzles and toy crafts for children. It notes classroom activities, moral prayer lines, and hands-on crafts using common household items to create dolls, wardrobes, and play settings.
A fragmented list of beverages and curiosities follows with items like Cocoa Rhine-wine Broma and Butter milk, plus terms such as Tokay Absinth and Madeira. The text intertwines religious exhortations and scattered names including Ms Elba Abel and OPAL PANE ANNA LEAR alongside place-like terms Iceland and Spend-Thrift.
An 19th century DIY piece describes constructing a doll house from packing cases and deal boards. It guides layout with multiple rooms, shelves, partitions, and hinges, plus papering methods, dado effects, and decorative touches using salvaged valentines and cards to create a charming miniature interior.
A poem-like piece lauds a neighbor Jones living on a forty acre farm. It contrasts large landowners with him, notes his peaceful home, tidy farm, diligent work, Sabbath keeping, and contentment. The narrator argues contentment beats envy of bigger holdings.
A Baron A von Firks profile portrays Count von Moltke living in Berlin and Kreisau. It details his orderly daily routine from 7 am coffee to 10 pm rest, his simple meals, wine Moselle, studies, and whist games, plus summer estate life, park views, and family tombs.
An advice piece urges open windows and fresh night air for patients in crowded rooms. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as a cure for lung complaints, noting consumption risks and the Invalids' Hotel as a treatment facility in Buffalo, New York.
The text lists Jersey cattle characteristics with details on head shape, horns, neck, shoulders, back, barrel and hips. It shifts to a harsh critique of Montana settlers, noting degraded conditions of enslaved or employed people and calls for paternalistic or governmental attention, criticizing racial ostracism and highlighting neglect.
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