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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1887
Page
2
Old horses can be fattened with careful daily grooming and abundant, suitable food. others stay lean despite best care. Provide regular feeding, ample water, warm moist fodder, and humane driving to avoid rapid fat loss or harm. Emphasize stable comfort, controlled portions, and moderate exercise to rejuvenate aging horses.
Veterinary guidance from the North British Agriculturist favors offering horses ample drinking water to prevent thirst and excess intake. In heat or during exertion, provide small, frequent water chances, with close attention after work and near mealtime to aid digestion and appetite, avoiding unlimited access.
A farmer notes that a horse mirrors the pace of its handler and warns that an idle or elderly caretaker produces a snail like gait. Recommends attentive, energetic driving to avoid excessive fatigue for horse and cart and to maximize work output.
The article argues farmers should focus on small, practical poultry management details to improve egg production. It emphasizes proper winter housing, roost placement, water access, and consistent care, noting that neglect and overfeeding hurt flocks and profits. It also recommends marketing poultry products regularly to boost farm income.
Stephen Beale explains the common crop disorder in poultry caused by improper feeding. He describes how sudden unlimited greens or new grains create a hard, undigested mass that blocks passage to the stomach, and outlines non surgical and surgical remedies to remove the mass and prevent recurrence.
The readable portions discuss suturing and wound management including incision closure and avoiding water during healing. References mention tying sutures separately, limiting peanty, and dietary notes for a fowl, with cautions about recurrence if care is not maintained.
The English lord advocate argues it is unlawful to shoot a dog found worrying or killing sheep. The owner is liable for damages, but victims have limited remedies. The shepherd or flock-master often has no recourse under common law, prompting calls for special legislation to protect sheep industries and allow controlled elimination of dangerous dogs.
A wool buyer warns that the grade depends on the worst fleece in the lot and urges careful preparing and packing. He cites historical imports and argues that careless handling reduces profits, urging American wool growers to remove tags and burrs to improve market returns.
The article notes some farmers have ample stock while others must act now to gather enough feed. It advises saving corn fodder, using cornstalks, sorghum prepared by soaking, and sowing rye and orchard grass to ensure pasture and hay through fall and next spring.
A correspondence from Charles F. Muth explains turning honey water into vinegar with sugar content, air access, and warmth. It recommends 36–40 pounds honey per 40–45 gallon barrel, sun exposure April to October, and cooling or cellar storage to finish fermentation. The note cites barrels produced and a price around 38.5 cents per gallon.
The Bureau of Animal Industry announces pleuro-pneumonia is under complete control in Illinois and Maryland based on July work under its direction. Chronic cases remain in some areas, with potential fears in New York and western counties. A state law was passed mirroring terms.
The Illinois Legislature passed a bill at Commission Colman’s urging giving the Governor authority to assess national bureau quarantine rules. Governor Elesby declined the act, but the new Governor accepted the nationwide regulations for quarantined counties. The July report from the Bureau of Animal Industry details inspections across multiple states and the number of cattle slaughtered or shipped due to pneumonia concerns.
The article surveys beekeeping and orchard practices noting past laws about relocating bees to protect fruit, advises keeping hogs out of orchards except during harvest, and highlights Hamburg and silver sparrow poultry for egg and aesthetic value. It also discusses butter, cheese, milk quality, and stock improvement along with potato seed selection and seasonal feed practices.
Farmers discuss gleaning waste from threshing to harvest down grain and the value of road dust for deodorizing vaults and driving away vermin. They note its usefulness as a dust bath and urge storing a quantity for future dry seasons.
A narrator recalls Mary McCart, a tireless caregiver from Massachusetts who nursed a dying cousin's child at the Beehive. After years of service she ends up in the almshouse, the orphan dies, and the speaker reflects on Mary’s steadfast loyalty and modern echoes of her virtue.
A St James Gazette piece details the pipe bearer role with elaborate care. The man prepares tobacco with salt and moisture, travels mounted with a water bottle and iron fire pot, and manages windguards and charcoal to light the master’s pipe.
A Boston era column analyzes a New England town’s high school graduates from 1871–1876 to show that about two thirds remain unmarried by ages 27–36, with most marriages few and deaths from consumption. It argues spinster status is respected, self reliant, and socially tolerated, praising the region’s gentler view of educated women.
A clerk recalls a richly dressed lady visiting Tiffanys to view loose gems. She selects two solitaires and, while the staff is distracted, pockets a diamond. The manager claims a misread in the act and asks for a return, sparking a dispute and threatened legal action from the husband.
Reportage from the New York Sun about three dirty boys begging near a bridge at dusk. An elderly gentleman drops his bundle and the boys pretend to help but show concern for the incident, illustrating a fateful interaction on Park Row.
Fragmentary text describes a muddy scene with a banquet in a coffee house and a saloon meeting a few minutes later regarding proceeds of an encounter with an amiable old gentleman. Details unclear and names absent.
Professor Towne explains a method to determine a star’s mass by observing orbital dynamics. He notes that a star ten times more massive would attract objects with dramatically greater force, and compares solar and terrestrial gravitation using the Earth Moon system.
In Chicago during a teachers convention, two levee thugs plotted to rob a stranger. A linen ulster wearing man countered them with agility, slipped the coat into a pocket, and knocked one attacker unconscious. He then left as barkeep and dog recuperated.
A Chicago Herald piece reports a suburban resident’s young son deciding the final resting place for his dog. The boy’s simple prayer and the family’s choosing of burial ground reflect a child’s earnest care for a pet.
A young boy mourns the death of Snoozer, likely from heat, and in a solemn bedtime moment whispers a plea to God to bring Snoozer back. The scene captures a child’s deep sorrow and hopeful faith after loss.
A Glenbrook saloon keeper, Mr. Jefferson, was bathing when a large brown creature wrapped around him like a wet blanket. It clung for minutes until several men removed it. A scientist identifies it as a type of electus cacis or the eellike stinger known from Pacific waters. The six by five by one inch body was said to weigh about 25 pounds and is now on display at the saloon. Witnesses include stage-driver Mr. Emery. This is the first sighting in the region.
A brief note from the Journal of Education contrasts life in a small town with the harsh conditions of a wheelbarrow village, highlighting the grim realities faced by residents.
A period notice lists numerous magazines and journals with subscription prices and renewal terms. It states a requirement for a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe with any order and notes limits on sending multiple copies to a single address. The page lists titles such as Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Garden, Harper's, Rural New Yorker, and more with varied prices and subscription details.
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