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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1890
Page
4
A writer in the American Agriculturist shares eight years of practical trial on forty acres. The piece argues small farming can exceed a quarter-section in efficiency by strategic layout, mixed crops, orchard use, and careful livestock and equipment planning.
The article describes a simple wagon-jack made of white oak with an 18 inch base and 3 foot uprights mortised and bolted. A top block, 4 inch lever with a slotted upright, and a 1 by 1 inch iron ratchet enable raising and lowering, secured by a bolt and notches for multiple positions.
A farmer from Conecuh County Alabama shares a method to restrain a kicking cow using a snug body rope placement. The note also outlines rapid forcing of rhubarb and asparagus using manure and glass frames to start other vegetables and fruits, with tips to gradually harden the frames as warm weather returns.
The note urges readers to cultivate grapes at home rather than relying on silk worms. It warns against overbearing trees or vines and promotes starting with a Concord grape vineyard this spring. It emphasizes taste and profitability of homegrown fruit for neighbors and self-sufficiency.
Dr D M Skinner argues that digging up graves and long buried bodies pose grave health risks. He cites plagues in Modena and Egypt, cholera in London, scarlet fever near English churchyards, and yellow fever germ spread from cemeteries. He urges abolition of burial under soil as a public health measure.
A mixed clip features a piece praising Chinese frugality and efficiency in food use, noting low daily caloric needs and clever cooking methods. It shifts to an obituary of a Longview hermit with buried wealth, then mocks patent self adapting buttons attributed to Terre Haute, and ends with health ads and seaside quips, including Dr. Pierce products and a fishers joke.
Frank J Cheney and Co. swear as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimony sworn December 6, 1856. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Include testimonials and internal consumption claim. A Somerville Journal quote about bibliophiles follows.
The Missouri Pacific railway announces new reduced fares between major points. Reduced rates apply to St. Louis, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison, St. Joseph, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver with specific pricing listed for each route. A New York man writes of the ocean in verse, a poem that makes a reader sick.
T A Stockem M D 151 Pearl Street New York announces a positive cure for consumption claiming thousands of cases permanently cured. He will send two bottles of his remedy Brex to readers who mail express and post office addresses. The note ends with a Lent season fish story quip from the Philadelphia Times.
The Cal. Fig Syrup Company states its product is gentle on the kidneys liver and bowels cleansing the system effectively but is not a cure-all and does not guarantee every bottle will prove the same.
A Lowell Mail reader calls a transaction quirky after a man ends up with a counterfeit quarter. The item prompts readers to note the risks of fake currency and cautionary commentary appears in multiple papers of the era.
Annual statement by Herr Ottmar Haupt estimates world gold in banks and treasuries at 7.342 billion francs and silver at 8.956 billion francs. Gold rose about 180 million, silver about 200 million in 1889. France gained 260 million in gold while Germany fell 110 million and England 40 million. Arane is 191 cents in American money.
An advertisement from The Charles A. Vogeler Co of Baltimore lists druggists and dealers in their product distribution. The notice emphasizes availability and distribution channels for their line of goods.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a superior tonic for women’s health improving digestion, blood, sleep, and strength. It promises a money back guarantee if satisfaction is not achieved and warns against inferior cures sold by unscrupulous dealers.
The notice lists timetable fragments for trains on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad with station arrivals at Norwalk Milan and Huron, showing departure and arrival times and general agent James M. Hall as ticket agent. It presents a fragmented snapshot of daily departure and arrival times.
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