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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1879
Page
3
A new farm correspondence department invites readers across the country to send practical inquiries and experiences on agriculture. Topics cover crops, grasses, grain, fruits, stock management, dairy improvements, and related farming life notes addressed to Taz Weekly Globe in Boston.
A compilation of agricultural notes covers horse training remedies including weight-shoe experiments to curb forging, epizootic horse疾病, Spring Halt, and home cheese making with detailed equipment and steps. It also discusses keeping a cow on small plots, teat treatment, abscess care, butter production, and extensive crop and pest guidance.
Miss Frances T. Kinsella daughter of Thomas Kinsella editor of the Brooklyn Eagle is praised for an essay on early Long Island history. The work traces explorer Hudson and Indigenous nations to 1926, culminating in a reflection on the Brooklyn Catholic cathedral as a symbol linking past and future.
Report describes England’s Eddystone lighthouse history from the wooden first to the current structure, noting storms, ship losses, and costly renovations. It outlines plans for a new light house with a granite basement, electric lighting, and modernized interior, aiming for completion in about four years at an estimated cost near 800,000.
A Hannibal Missouri article notes a stinging scorpion species in western Texas river bottoms. After birth, females carry young in a basket shaped receptacle on her back, where they feed on her blood. The mother dies, and the offspring then feed on her. If any young detach, the mother kills and eats it. The male circles the scene as this occurs.
The piece reports across Europe unpropitious weather harming wheat and Darney crops in England and Ireland. Potatoes suffer while fruit ripens normally. France may import US and Russian wheat again as drought and uneven progress limit continental yields.
A Weymouth North Dakota child of James and Margaret Wilson became extremely distressed Saturday night. A physician found a large worm attached to the breast, having eaten away two square inches of flesh, and struggled to remove it. The stroke of fate left the family in shock.
A Philadelphia woman, Katherine Stockhouse, claims she was drawn into a public walker's affair with Harriman. She describes entanglements arising from a New York divorce suit and a Boston incident, detailing her role, motives, and alleged actions to shield Harriman. The piece frames a domestic scandal from the walker match in Gilmore's garden.
A customer recalls contrasting experiences at two dry goods shops in New York. A pompous, dismissive staff left her feeling country and ignorant, while a cheerful German attendant named Misa offered prompt, patient service and restored confidence. The piece ends with a plug for summer boarders in The Globe.
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