Cheap Farm Cistern Described for Hay Subsoil Regions
A description from Ohio Farmer explains building a cheap durable cement cistern on clay subsoil farms. Start with a circle and deepen in steps to form a jug shape, then inscribe a second larger circle to create a shoulder for a brick top. A brick top prevents frost chipping and aids sanitation. After drying, chisel crevices, then trowel cement on walls, finish the brick top, seal with cement, and add sewer tile. A large, sanitary cistern will supply ample water.
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Ohio
George Brown
Novel hayless feeding method for farm horses
A farmer details a trial starting June 1 in which horses are fed pasture at night and grain during the day, with oats and bran totaling about two quarts per horse per meal. He reports excellent growth and satisfaction, contrasting with prior hay feeding.
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J. A Macdonald
Weeds as Food Across Cultures and Regions
The article notes that many weeds serve as food in various regions. Dandelion is cultivated in France but seen as a pest in the United States, succory grows in European gardens, pigweed is a Chinese delicacy, and pokeweed is eaten in the southern states. Nettles, milkweed, and melow are used in Europe, while purslane, a persistent pest here, is cultivated in Europe as a valued noble plant.
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France
Europe
The Serious Cereus Tragedy At Home
In a Chicago Inter Ocean item, Henry Smith laments a supposed bloom of a night blooming cereus that never opened. Despite inviting about 50 friends and hiring caterers, the plant failed to bloom, costing him $50 and a lost deed to ten Englewood lots in the melee.
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Jones
Collinses
Greens
Englewood
Chicago
Inter Ocean
One Wife Surely Enough in China
A travel note recounts Margherita Arlina Hamm visiting Chinese households where women inspect her attire and footwear. A translator records reactions on gender roles and freedom, concluding foreigners keep to one wife due to fear of losing strength to flesh.
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Margherita Arlina Hamm
China
Philadelphia Post
Bigamist tale and Brook Farm vignette in Chicago tale is noted
A Chicago resident on summer holiday in the eastern provinces recalls a trio of prominent Chicago judges and their wives at Emerson tied to a humorous scene. The piece segues into an advertisement for Home Seekers Excursions via the Big Four Route with multiple national and regional destinations and set sale dates August to October, plus rates and contact details for W P Deppe and Warren J Lynch in Cincinnati.
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The Brute Trial For Sexual Harassment Fined
A female complainant testified in court that the defendant attempted to kiss her. The judge asked if he succeeded and she replied no. The court fined the prisoner five dollars and admonished him to be more careful in the future.
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Philadelphia Northerican
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Lanes Family Medicine Ad
An old newspaper fragment contrasts ads for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming iron and quinine in a tasteless form with Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement benefits. It includes humorous quotes about Jonah and a domestic fault rhyme.
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Grove
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