This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1883
Page
2
A discussion on dairy herd management emphasizes continuous food supply, shelter, and calm treatment to maximize milk yield, with guidance on using clover, corn, orchard grass, and manure efficiently. The piece also notes changes in honey packaging and retail tactics, highlighting small tin pails, candying, labeled fronts, and taste testing stands to boost sales.
A historical note on extracted honey growth and its shift from fancy comb to bulk sale. Authors discuss jars failing to protect quality, dust and flies, slow sales, candying, and the risks of heating to remedy candying. Remains caution about adulteration and packaging challenges in the early market.
The article discusses box feeding as a method to manage cattle manure, arguing it preserves nitrogen and reduces nutrient loss when properly bedded. It cites German analyses showing higher nitrogen content in box-fed manure and notes higher initial costs but favorable long-term results. It references historical endorsements from Dr. Caldwell and agricultural authorities.
The article explains how crows mainly eat grain and modestly harm crops, robins eat insects and support larvae control, swallows reduce pest insects in grain fields with a nesting pair consuming hundreds of thousands of insects in weeks, bluebirds protect fruit trees, and kingbirds deter bees while destroying many pests.
Professor W. A. Stearns of Amherst emphasizes birds as insect eaters that protect crops. He notes kingbirds boost orchard safety by damaging pests, while yellow billed cuckoos, blue jays, orioles, nuthatches and chickadees vary in benefit. Wrens, flycatchers, thrushes, warblers and vireos also aid gardens and homes.
A guide describes reviving thatched roofing where timber is scarce. It covers roof pitch, cross laths, binding methods using wire or twine, and layering straw. Tying techniques, a work seat, and needle tools are detailed for securing the thatch as layers progress to the peak.
William C. Harris argues farmers can profit from carp and other pond fish by simple at home culture. A half acre pond, secure from frogs and predatory birds, yields edible fish in twelve months with minimal input. Carp thrive on pond scraps and curdled milk, while black bass and yellow perch can be raised in separate ponds for varied, ready to eat fare.
Michigan seed sown in a March hotbed may survive there but would fail in longer seasons elsewhere. The New York area plants about April and waits to June, noting some plants run to seed even then, while Britain relies on March hotbeds due to cooler temps.
Peter Henderson notes seasonal celery complaints about seed from seedmen and asserts local success in Michigan. He cautions that sowing timing varies by region, with hot beds or early outdoor sowing causing failures. He cites Kalamazoo shipments to New York and Detroit’s drought impact, and recalls crop failure only twice in 30 years.
Instructions for building a durable small greenhouse with 10 or 17 foot widths, detailed frame, posts, siding, sash bars, glass, and bench construction. Includes dimensions for walls, tables, ventilation, and a cemented bench coating to ensure longevity. Concludes with notes on heating to be covered in a future article.
The author extols corn fodder and hay as superior feeds for breeding ewes, warns against wet clover and excessive clover stalks, and notes that sheep require precise, consistent feeding. Proper winter feeding demands careful quantity control, avoidance of overfeeding, and the benefit of salt. It also stresses vigilance against loss in wool and carcass from poor management and the higher sensitivity of sheep to careless feeding.
Reader outlines a simple durable gate and portable fence design using one inch pine boards. Panels twelve feet long connect to posts with hooks and braces, coated joints with white lead paint, and allow easy repair and removal for farming lanes. The system reduces wagon trips, conserves labor, and yields durable fencing for fields and roadsides.
The author describes a portable fence system with movable panels that can be opened from one end to pass through. Panels are independent, usable in storms, and easily relocated. Built from 6 inch boards, 12 or 16 feet long, with iron hooks and 8 inch irons, cost near a standard post and board fence, and suitable as winter workshop work.
Salt should be available to stock year round to prevent overconsumption and thirst. Hops are planted from root cuttings with careful male female root placement. The tariff commission’s cereal rates are outlined, while tree bearing cycles may be managed by blossom removal on one side. Turkeys suffer in wet weather. corn costs rise, and the grain market stays firm. Dairying offers lower costs and steadier returns, with climate resilience. Potato shipments, sorghum yields, and phylloxera defenses are discussed alongside manure, cellar storage, and crop rotation tips.
A Yokohama letter details Japanese habits and dress, privacy norms, and public bathing practices. It notes open interiors, shared baths, minimal privacy, and hosts serving meals in rooms, plus dining and cooking shown openly in hotels. It mentions nakedness in everyday life, travel on the Tokai dō, and discomforts like fleas and mosquitoes in inns.
An old Lawrence couple who raised a family of none and spent fifty years together in a tiny house have saved until their home was paid for. Though feeble, they show patient, steady devotion and now gaze nightly at the shining table and Virgin picture as a new carpet completes their dream of beingrich, respectable folks.
A Newburyport anecdote about a youth and old manners society that collapses after extreme reform. A testimonial touts Compound Oxygen Treatment, praising rapid lung relief and overall vigor. Drs Starkey and Palen offer free information from Philadelphia. Girls for general housework advertised at 19 Winter Street.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.