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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1881
Page
2
An agricultural feature discusses buyer and seller rights in cattle and horses, noting legal duties, implied warranties, and fraud. It explains Caveat emptor, implied title warranty, and when concealment or misrepresentation allows damages, plus how soundness is judged for cattle versus horses.
The article outlines pasture improvement strategies based on soil, location, and plowing ability. It recommends autumn sowing with diverse grasses for continuous feed, discusses scarifiers for nonplowable land, and suggests manure or bone meal fertilization to boost soil phosphate. It also covers rocky or bushy pastures and methods like stocking sheep, plus notes on sugar making and agricultural tools.
The plan outlines building a small sugar operation from ten to fifteen acres. It covers ordering machines by month end, storing wood and coal near the evaporator, and using a cord of wood per acre. It details shed size, mill and evaporator placement, post heights, brace directions, a strong mill sweep, and recommends a two horse mill plus an evaporator of specified dimensions for efficient output.
A Tennessee farmer compares harrows of triangular, Scotch, and smooth forms, notes a two-section pulverizer that mellows surface seed beds, and discusses use on stumpy and corn stubble land. He references related field practices from New Jersey to Virginia and weighs suitability of equipment for various soils and weeds.
Practical guidance for renewing exhausted grass land after haying. Includes sowing grass mixes with Herdsgrass and redtop, spacing and seeding rates, and cautions on orchard grass. notes on rye seeding at month end and thick sowing on heavy soils. Also covers honey moth risks, bee hive fumigation, and storage.
William H Page of Springfield unveils a twelve section forty eight passenger sleeping car with open crosswise seats, high backs, and a beds-on-demand mechanism. The design reduces weight and cost, improves ventilation and roominess, and quickly converts to a day car on long routes. Trials run between Boston and Rochester, with endorsements from several operators and riders.
Mme. Modjeska receives a letter from James T. Johns offering to act as manager on tour. A phrenology chart and a Youth's Companion certificate accompany the plea. Sargent dismisses the suitor with the professor’s advice to restrain himself and exits with Johns.
The Grist Mill column features puzzles including No. 476 Diamond and No. 484 Square with clues and solutions from editors in Boston and Augusta. Prizes listed for The Weekly Globe and various solvers are announced with names and locations across Nichols, Newburg, and Utica.
Ned Lyons, a wounded burglary suspect, is held at a Willimantic Conn. poorhouse. He refuses to admit his identity, keeps to himself, and is slowly recovering from a gash regarded by many as nearly as dangerous as President Garfield’s.
The account notes Lyons suppurates and heals, cannot sit upright due to dizziness, and clothing repaired and on display at a tailor. Beowulf? The text mentions buckshot entry four inches, a suit made in New York by Nicoll with his name on buttons, beef tea then beefsteak, no morphine, and rapid recovery amid public curiosity.
A woman essays rules for keeping a husband, detailing flattery, charm, and household management as vital tools. It urges women to study their spouse’s weaknesses, tailor strategies for appetite, intellect, jealousy, and temper, and to cultivate allure while managing duties, all to sustain a marriage.
An Harrisburg Independent report details how life insurers eyed a dying man named Brown to boost policy values. It lists major holders and their sums, describes the crowd's glee at his passing, and notes other notices including employment ads and hair goods offers in the same issue.
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