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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1882
Page
2
The article explains dandelion greens production from seed, including bed preparation, thinning, and forcing under glass. It covers transplant timing, pricing, and methods for cabbage lettuce and other crops, plus fruit tree notes on cherry varieties, root beer use, and pest controls for strawberry beds and orchard stock.
Discussion on soil conditioning for crops, stressing loose, well pulverized soil and even fertilizer mixing to boost air and moisture circulation. It argues frequent cultivation, proper implements, and emphasis on clover management to avoid pasture damage, with notes on planting timing and crop rotation.
Advertisement notes that deaf people can have hearing restored using Peex's Patent Improved Ear Drums. It lists Peck and Co at 65 Broadway, New York, with testimonials and descriptive hook language.
An agricultural guide explains clover as the chief fertility crop for Northern states. It details root depth, subsoil benefits, and superior outcomes from growing and proper cutting. It warns against shallow ploughing under ripened blooms and emphasizes seeding density and timing to maximize soil renewal.
A detailed advocate for enriching grass land with manure and sod to boost per acre yields. Emphasizes fall application, stable urine collection, and deep culture to improve drainage, porosity, and root penetration for higher quality grass and clover yields.
The article argues grass must be central to rotations especially on dry grain lands. It urges frequent seeding of clover timothy and mixed grasses, warns against overusing permanent meadows, and covers timing for timothy and clover sowing, seed mixtures, and soil fertility practices.
A wide array of rural guidance covers flax reed cultivation, wheat and potato care, tobacco seed beds, sheep and wool handling, cow milk practices, bone manure, seed sowing depth, wax recipes, and early chick housing. It also notes crop rotation, disease control for cherry aphids, and practical farming observations from various regions.
An advertisement promises a permanent cure for headaches by sending $250 to Dr W Benson of Baltimore Maryland for G boxes of Celery and Chamomile wills with return mail. Druggsists offer 60 cents a box.
The excerpt explains manure serves as fertilizer and moisture retention, enabling land to endure drought if water is accessible. It notes long term profitability with initial application and diminishing yearly inputs, citing Country Gentleman.
Professor R C Ward dean of the University of Georgia declares Liebig Co s Coca Beef tonic invaluable. He cites its usefulness in dyspepsia debility malaria biliousness and related ailments.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a perfect remedy for chronic diseases of the female sexual system. It directs readers to send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham at 223 Western Avenue, Lynn, Massachusetts for pamphlets.
Advertises positions for twenty girls or women to work in general house duties. Requires calling the V K A office at 19 Winter Street after 10 AM for placements.
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