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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1886
Page
4
A long list of home remedies and thrift tips covers salt and turpentine for whitening, vinegar with sugar for cooking, and salt water for sprains. It extols charcoal for burns, mustard plasters to draw blood, and lifting the bed for cramps. It warns against waste, urging better use of meat scraps, soap production, and farm efficiency to avoid poverty.
The article argues people know little about practical economy, noting how small habits reveal waste. It warns big leaks start from minor neglects such as bunged barrels, worm holes, and misused materials like wrapping paper and twine. It highlights that small costs add up across households and industries, with examples from paper, twine, and boxes in the county.
The National Farmer advocates intensive farming to improve soil after each crop and avoid land impoverishment. It warns that sprawling, overextended work on two acres reduces productivity, while concentrated effort on a few acres yields greater returns. Population growth will necessitate more intensive methods.
A Montezuma man sells meat to farmers in exchange for cotton, trading one pound of white meat for one pound of cotton. The piece argues the policy harms farmers, noting profit for merchants and high costs to farmers, urging a policy shift toward cotton as a surplus money crop.
Albany Medium describes a compost method using cotton seed, stable manure, rotted leaves, and mixtures of phosphate and Kanit with water, recommended in layered piles and finished after six weeks to three months. It notes costs, yield benefits, and soil restoration value, plus a potato field tip and horse feed blend using rye and oats.
Talk to the Boys urges youths not to abandon family life for city dreams. It argues many rural youths who go to towns struggle, some return home, and some waste away. It promotes appreciation of farm life, home comforts, and self reliance, with agricultural tips and calls for better rural schools and record keeping.
The Century announces its 1885 86 volume with war papers by Grant and others, detailing battles such as Chattinoga Wilderness Antietam and Shiloh, plus naval actions. Special features include Persia papers by We Benjamin and short stories by Stockton Hawthorne and others, with subscription offers and premium prints.
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