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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1878
Page
2
The piece extols farmers as essential to wealth and national independence, urging plowmen to push on with courage, while praising the farmer’s central role from bread to clothes. A secondary note describes horse training, explaining that letting a horse smell what frightens it eases fear and builds familiarity.
Master M. explores Maya and Aztec belief led by Haskins in St Nicholas. He recounts one supreme unknown god and Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli, and Quetzalcoatl as creator of earth, vegetation, metals and politics. He notes belief in descendants and Spaniards, thirteen principal deities, daily sacrifices, and grand multi story temples with outer stairs and eternal fires.
An African pony warns an English gentleman of danger as his Kaffir servant jumps aside from a puff adder. The man halts to kill the snake and inspects the glands for poison, while the horse reacts to the scent and movement.
This item lists etiquette guidelines for children emphasizing respectful speech Yes sir No sir Yes papa Thank you Good night Good morning. It promotes neat appearance, tidiness, punctual decorum, proper seating, and courteous behavior in company and public spaces while warning against cruelty and unkind remarks.
A man named Caldwell murders his wife, three children, and sister in law with a smoothing iron near Americus Georgia, then kills himself by leaping from a roof after a failed well dive. One child escapes beneath the house as the killer dies in a final plunge. The event is described as among the most horrible in crime annals.
The Taunton Republican reports a rare animal jealousy incident at Job Godfrey’s Lakeville home. A cat’s litter drew attention, provoking the dog to drown the kittens. The dog later returned with a drowned kitten in his mouth, stunning the family.
Dr Whiting outlined practical grape culture methods at a Farmers institute in Saginaw Mich Soil best is decomposing shale or drained clay Ground should be prepared with well rotted manure Decomposing turf is a key fertilizer Use one year old vines pruning and training guide Cutting back to two buds first year One main shoot then two branches second year Three buds third year Use trellis to shape vines Trim old wood, save new wood Fruit buds on new wood Keep fruiting canes tied and pruned to avoid density Harvest grapes when ripe and dry pack in sawdust
The fragment describes a sassafras drink using boiling water, oils, and yeast with a 24 hour standing period, then bottled for a tasty beverage. It also outlines a yeast-based bread drink method using potatoes, flour, salt, sugar, ginger, and yeast, mixed warm and left to rise in a warm place.
A Detroit Free Press correspondent recalls being told to stop taking notes at the Paris Exposition both in the city and at Vincennes, with polite apologies from officers after his insistence on reporting. He notes two guards watching him, and contrasts restrictions at Versailles with the mayor’s misgivings, while recounting a Sacramento Union Record tale about a boy who saves for a bank and loses his $80 plus $20 gift.
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