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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1875
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text listing scattered names and places such as Portsmouth Huntington Ohio Pomeroy Pittsburg St Louis with unclear context. No coherent event dates actions or outcomes available.
The fragmentary text references a channel and a dated note likely describing a water status or report. No clear events, names, or dates are extractable to form a full factual item.
Special dispatches list river stages and weather at ports from Orry to Cincinnati with notes on water levels, temperatures, and arrivals. It covers towns in Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio, including Kanawha Gallipolis Hinton Marietta Newport and Cincinnati and mentions vessels such as Julia James Hobson West Virginia Excursion Fleetwood and others.
A garbled early 20th century notice lists various shipping and rail charges with cents figures and references to a Wheeling packet and a sale in St. Louis. The fragment mentions a Globe-Democrat report on a purchase price of about $4,500, but the purchaser is not named.
The Etna arrived in port at St Louis after a night voyage with a barge convoy. Kana sent M Me Clare and six barges toward balance, Hawkeye No 2 was at Balestine with parts of her machinery, Kaat came in with coal and a bark tow, leaving portions of tow above.
The Wild Gazelle entered Ironton and Sallipelie trade opposing Sym oe as stevedores threatened to withhold loading for Memphis New Orleans shipments unless paid. A gauge was reported stolen from the La Belle at New Orleans last Monday.
The Scioto likely enters Cincinnati and Huntington trade during low water season. O. W. Fisher, popular boiler inspector and widower, is a social favorite in the area. Many snags and logs lie between here and Guyandotle, three miles above Huntington, and steamboat owners praise any effort to remove them.
Farmers debate whether burning old corn before plowing harms or helps crop growth. The correspondent cites experiments, soil conditions, and moisture factors, noting plowing under stalks can loosen stiff clay soil and may boost yields in some cases.
A reader shares tips for rotted manure use in compost and plant care, describes historic greenhouse layouts with moss covering, and explains pruning by pinching for thick foliage. Messages from A P Reacurn and Bry. F. Baron discuss Platte Valley soils, cattle wintering, and stock conditions in Redwillow Creek and Republican River regions.
The article describes butter making techniques including warming milk to create cream and guidelines for handling cream and milk in different seasons. It covers rinsing and salting butter, washing pads, and storing butter using brine to keep it fresh and sweet for extended periods. It also notes practical steps for chilling pans, drying equipment, and handling churned butter.
The passage describes a Red-breasted Rosebeak as an enemy of the potato beetle, noting its role in eating bugs and its effectiveness near timber. It details the bird's appearance, size about eight inches, with a black head and white wing bands, and its habit of destroying potato bugs on two acres of potatoes.
A Garden writer describes softening old putty by heating a square iron block with a wooden handle until just hot. Apply the iron around the edges of the putty and broken glass to loosen and remove it cleanly without damage.
A June dessert recipe uses bulied berries macerated with white sugar, then juice strained and sweetened with more sugar and cream. Add stiffly beaten egg whites, fold in fresh berries, and freeze to a firm blend. The juice must be very sweet to avoid curdling the cream.
A correspondent reports that sprinkling fine hen dung on potato vines soon after they emerge may deter Colorado potato beetles. The method, if proven effective, suggests guano could work similarly with a tablespoonful per hill deemed harmless and potentially valuable to growers worldwide.
A London Times writer summarizes agricultural statistics showing an average of 379,499 acres cultivated per year and a total yield of 12,950,000 quarters, averaging 294 bushels per acre.
A brief promotional note extols onions as wholesome and healthful and prescribes a single cooking method. It advises frying sweet pork pieces, adding sliced onions after browning, and cooking slowly until brown for a wholesome meal.
A 19th century tip explains preserving eggs for a year or two by coating each egg with a shellac and alcohol varnish, then packing in sawdust with small ends downward. To use, remove the varnish with alcohol and the eggs are ready for cooking or hatchery use.
A Paris story recounts three companions who enter a cabin and eat mushrooms from a cook, prompting a horror-filled escape by the hostess and a circling cry from a jealous husband. The trio fall ill for two weeks, leaving a lasting caution about mushrooms. Nearby, Houston hosts fetes to raise funds for a homestead and cites local figures in a labor of love.
Classified fragment advertising stamps for eloping and cards and clothing with samples at Wrights 136 West Fourth near Race. Includes vague notes on security assurances and a bank address for collectors and brokers. Mentions a lady with music teaching experience and a couple seeking work as a coachman and wife.
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