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01 Jan 1879

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Boston Weekly Globe

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1879

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2

The Foremost Collection of Trotting Horses in the World

A detailed feature on Robert Bonner’s trotting stable and racing stock. Edwin Forrest and other fast mares and stallions are described with times, weights, and notable progeny, highlighting Bonner’s influence on American trotting and the Morgan line’s legacy.

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Fat Stock Show in Chicago Highlights Blocky Beef Favor

The first major fat stock show in the United States closed in Chicago on the 7th under the State Board of Agriculture. Judges, practical butchers, favored blocky, compact steers with even fat distribution over sheer size, and praised early maturity and rapid growth. Top lots came from Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri among forty grade shorthorns, with some Herefords and other breeds represented.

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Winter Egg Production for Poultry Farmers

The article argues that egg supply dips in winter due to hens moulting and harsh conditions. It urges farmers to keep pullets ready, hatch April–May offspring, and maintain young, healthy flocks. Emphasizes warm, comfortable housing, mixed diets including animal meal, and rapid removal of older hens to sustain winter egg output.

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Israel Boies Ilinois Harris Lewis Dairymen's Association
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Cost of Washington Capitols Expenditures on Art and Public Works

A Washington Graphic survey of government spending in the District of Columbia reviews permanent improvements and art purchases. It notes large sums for Capitol frescoes and statues, the Corcoran Gallery arrangement, and historic portraits, with commentary on the propriety of art expenditures and the government’s ownership of city property.

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Ploughman Note on Henery Egg Laying Tactics

A rustic observation describes hens thriving when a box of coal ashes rests in one corner and a box of pounded clam shells in another, with ample water, as they lay eggs daily and express thanks. The excerpt emphasizes simple comforts boosting poultry productivity.

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Insanity at the White House visits and oddities described

Washington Star recounts frequent eccentric visitors to the Executive Mansion. Tales include a Maine man seeking to be “President,” a Pennsylvanian demanding both Treasury and White House control, a Quaker-dressed woman declaiming in the East Room, and other striking figures. The piece blends humor with a portrait of the era’s unconventional expectations of presidential access.

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Southern Gratitude and Aiding the Suffering

The Vicksburg Herald notes a large charitable outpouring during the late epidemic. It tallies nearly $200,000 raised for Vicksburg and almost $2,000,000 across all districts. The piece honors the magnanimity of donors nationwide and the relief provided to afflicted communities.

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Vicksburg Union Galt Great Lakes
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New Mill Opens at Cincinnati for Fancy Blankets

A new mill near the Northern Ohio woolen mills in Cincinnati begins production of snack and carriage blankets with a current capacity of 100 fancy blankets daily. The Northern Ohio Blankets Company operates the mill, with plans to add more machinery in spring and at least double output.

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