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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1879
Page
3
A Rural New Yorker inspired column invites questions from farmers nationwide on farm life and proper practices. It describes one sided letter writing, packing butter in muslin with salt, and aging methods to preserve quality for up to a year with nutty flavor when well aged.
The article discusses how water needs vary by diet and species, focusing on horses with single stomachs and how mixing feed affects gastric digestion. It covers rumination differences with cattle, the timing of water intake after feeding, and practical notes on feeding oats with hay, plus effects of water on digestion and colic risk. It also includes sections on the horse distemper and seasonable topics like butter packing and early pear care.
A historical survey of domestic poultry origins and breeds. It traces jungle fowl as progenitors, lists numerous regional varieties, notes shifts in names and popularity, and profiles leading breeds such as Plymouth Rocks, Brahmas, Hamburgs, and Cochins, with observations on egg and meat traits and breed longevity.
The article advises fattening ordinary fowls for market after two years, and breeders up to ten years. It recommends a closed shed with 2-3 inches of bedding, four feedings daily, clean water, and a buckwheat milk mush with salt to fatten quickly. Two weeks of feeding suffices before shipping, then a new batch starts.
The Country Gentleman reports cases where forty six bushels per acre have been achieved to meet required conditions. The observation highlights unusually strong yields in farming areas and implies continued focus on meeting agricultural standards.
General agreement among intelligent cultivators holds fall ploughing greatly benefits soil. It acts like manure by exposing soluble nutrients, lifts deeper minerals, buries weeds and crop stubble for later decomposition, and prepares ground for root feeding when crops resume.
Despatch from Memphis reports the death of Mrs. Verdi wife of Dr. T. S. Verdi in Washington D. C. She was born Rebecca Adele Denny daughter of William H. Denny of Pittsburg and descendant of Major Ebenezer Denny. She was grand niece of William Ikins a former American minister to Russia secretary of war and chief justice of Pennsylvania.
Captain Goldsmith and wife narrowly escaped wreck on the Uncle Sam off Newfoundland during a northeast gale. The Queen of Nations rescued them at Liverpool after the vessel’s crew and provisions were lost. the Uncle Sam was scuttled.
William M. Hunt, renowned Boston painter born Brattleboro Vermont in 1824, died by his own action at Appledore Island Isles of Shoals drowning in a cistern. He had suffered nervous prostration from overwork and was staying at the Isles of Shoals seasonally. Hunt left a wife two daughters and a son and resided at the Hotel Berkeley while his family lived on Beacon Street.
Newark Germans form liberal party to gain representation in the next legislature. Gottfri Krugen elected president as delegates arrive from across New Jersey for a state convention at the Academy of Music. A monster procession follows with German organizations brewing trade unions and 12,000 participants on 500 trucks. Fireworks and dancing close the day.
The London Telegraph recounts Muki Basci, famed as the drinkest of the Bacski county, inviting a last toast at a Thersiopel wedding. He overindulged in a triple pint vessel, declared his impending death, and died peacefully in bed after hours of drinking.
An excerpt argues modern stresses and climate have altered the human constitution. Dr Beard claims people are ten degrees more sensitive to cold, with rises in nervous disorders and heat illness. It contends stimulants are harmful now, and past social habits would injure today.
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