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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
6
A reproduction from the Indiana Farmer by Thomas Nicholson outlines a detailed method for stacking wheat sheaves into a rick with ground rails, end and side courses, and turning techniques. It also discusses colt weaning timing, milk needs, and winter care, emphasizing generous but appropriate feeding and shelter to prevent long-term harm.
A Massachusetts Farmer article warns that dry season causes wagon wood to shrink loosening joints and bolts, risking frame damage and decay once wetted. It argues timely tightening, painting, and tire care prevent costly repairs. neglect leads to faster wear and failure.
Grape growers seek prevention methods for rot. Matthew Crawford notes dew and rain exposure causes rot and advises training vines under a cornice or building with a protective cover, which reduces rot. He adds that rot declines higher on the vine and that trellised growth high yields healthier fruit with minimal rot.
M Siroy of wetosiy of Horthy reports a tomato leaf infusion repels pests from peach trees, protecting buds from sun and insects. By placing fresh tomato leaves around trunks and spraying watered tomato leaf infusion on roses, oranges, and melons, he claims all plants became pest free and grew luxuriantly. He presents this to the Society of Horticulture.
A Live-Stock Journal essay explains why horses shy at new or sudden objects and how scolding worsens fear. It advises calm, patient handling. humane guidance helps the horse regain confidence and cross obstacles with trust in the handler.
Dairymen are urged to visit commission merchants to observe judgments on butter. Learn the pack, grain, color, salt content, and other small details that shape the merchants standard of ideal butter, essential for market success.
The article argues gilt edged butter is defined by handling quality rather than breed. It notes Jersey cows are not essential. superior feeding, care, milking, and churning produce the aroma and texture, and any breed can yield gilt edged butter with proper management.
The writer describes keeping a single cow in a darkened stall during the day with yard access and turning her out at night. This soiling method avoids fly nuisance and heat distress, reduces costs, and may become common on high priced lands where crops suit soiling.
Advice on treating roup in poultry with nostril injections using copper salts carbolic acid and coal oil mixtures. Includes dosing for tonic and stimulant therapies with paregoric tincture of iron gentian ginger and various plant extracts, plus feeding and hygiene guidance for sick birds and flock management steps.
A household tip shares an iron shirt method using spermaceti white wax and paraffin melted together, then cooled and stored. For starch prepare a bean-sized shave into two shirts worth, boil water with starch until thick, cool, and mix with additional starch before ironing.
Wet the fabric and roll in a clean cloth then iron to remove wrinkles. Lay on board and dampen with a cloth to finish dry. For pleats keep them raised. Use a hard board or marble slab for final polishing with a clean cloth and iron back for a smooth finish.
The piece advises steaming warmed over leftovers for invalids or anyone, using a covered dish over boiling water to preserve juices rather than oven drying. It emphasizes gentle reheating to avoid drying out meat and suggests a closely covered saucer or tin pan over a kettle for steam heating.
The Health Board warns on infant care in a circular signed by Gen. Shaler. It urges frequent gentle nursing, warns against over-feeding, and advises water or barley water for thriving infants six months and older. It emphasizes feeding every two to three hours for young infants and no more than five times in twenty four hours for older infants.
The article argues exercise should be personalized rather than rigid. It cites varied methods from international exhibitions and experts like Sargeant and Maclaren, stressing natural activities, balanced routines, and self-knowledge. It calls for school instruction in practical self-care and development.
Advice on mastering the kitchen and table care from Maria Parloa in Good Housekeeping. Cooking is a science, and younger women may excel by following directions, achieving freedom and power through skilled housekeeping.
A Philadelphia note lists simple cures such as lavender oil to deter pests and copperas with whitewash for vermin control. It suggests washing soot from ceilings, using lime water or carbolic acid for cleansing sour pipes, and brine or alum water for washups. Pepper in cracks repels ants and mice. It also offers tips for varnish specks on gilt frames, silencing creaky beds by wrapping slats, and sealing stove-wall patches with gum shellac.
A vivid account contrasts bloody battles with the noise of bullets and bayonets. Soldiers endure harsh conditions as combat rages across trenches. The report details relentless fighting, injuries, and the strain on crews.
A garret poem shows the old flag worn by time. Three Northern maids and three from the South restore the flag. They lift it to the sky on the nation’s birthday, and it shines anew with red white and blue and all stars intact.
In 1862 near Hartwoods known as Brick Church, Bill on picket flees a stealthy unknown approach when his mare spooks. He fires into the woods, halts a pursuing patrol, and laughs with comrades over a flock of quail as the alarm fades. In April 1863 General Stanley’s cavalry actions near Franklin capture a six-gun battery and two hundred prisoners, with Sergeant Carroll and Sergeant Cummings among heavy fighting and dwindling ammunition.
A brief wartime note recalls a providential escape learned after four and a half years of soldiering. The line marks a quiet reflection on chance and endurance amid military duty.
Narrator recalls a three day scout near Helena Arkansas under Major Walker. After earlier skirmishes the march led to a staged hand to hand drill halted for a poultry charge. The force captured numerous fowls while the Major amused himself, with only two birds captured by him.
In a Perryville camp a Confederate cow disrupts milking by two boys named Dant and Jim. Jim tries to milk but is knocked over by a kick, while the cow races through the camp provoking laughter. The narrator then recounts attempting to pick persimmons, mistaken for ripe fruit, and getting a puckering mouthful from green fruit.
In May 1862, the Fourth Michigan and Grayhorse Cavalry reconnoitered near Yorktown and the Chickahominy River under cloudy, rainy skies. They crossed under fire after a strange encounter with a knife wielding civilian, capturing 35 prisoners and 157 Louisima Tigers reported by the official account. General Caster later credited for the engagement while Colonel Woodbury asked for praised bravery.
Two days before the battle, troops lay in camy Corinth Mississippi, resting and taking it easy as tension rose.
An unnamed Union soldier recounts a nighttime march led by Price and Van Dorn with 50 000 troops. He assists by fetching water, but a woman sours the supply by pouring soap into a well. Brigadier General Oliver orders the house set ablaze as the army passes.
During the 1864 fall and 1845 winter the brigade faced the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry at Petersburg Virginia. Pits eight to twelve rods apart. rain drenched soldiers, then they chatted traded coffee for tobacco and sang. Signals and white rags paused firing, then resumed with jokes. The writer asks Seventh Virginia to share how General Wise pardoned a deserter.
Colonel Bob Leech recalls a Confederate line engine sprinting through gunfire and wreckage during the war. He describes freeing the throttle to outrun a volley of bullets after seeing obstructing ties and firing from the enemy. The crew survived, though the danger was extreme.
J. Frye from Monticello Iowa recounts Pat O'Flynn a devoted smoker in a guerrilla camp begging for tobacco. The pranksters loaded a pipe with gunpowder and tobacco causing a loud explosion Pat misreads as rebels and keeps smoking, much to the soldiers' amusement.
In the Civil War era report, Tracy Morton of Edmeston New York died instantly in a front line battle from a bullet to the head. A brave lieutenant he had long believed a fatal shot would come and his premonition proved true as he died in the front rank. He was known for singing The Star Spangled Banner to lift troops in camp. Sent by Thomas J. Hassert Chillicothe Maine.
Ex governor Samuel J. Tilden died suddenly at his Greystone residence near Yonkers New York on Wednesday August 4 after a period of illness marked by nausea and diarrhea. He grew weaker through the night and died at 85 a m. with Drs Simmons Swift and his secretary present.
President Grover Cleveland learns of Samuel J. Tilden's death with Speaker Carlisle and Senator Beck nearby. Cabinet members are summoned in succession to confer and finalize a formal notice. Cleveland dispatches a telegram to Col. S J Tilden Jr expressing sorrow for the respected relative's passing and New York's loss.
Samuel J. Tilden born 1811 New Lebanon New York. He studied at Yale and University of New York in the 1830s and 1840s. A lawyer and Democratic leader, he opposed inflationists and guided reform against Tweed and the Tweed ring. He helped drive the 1871 reforms, became Governor in 1874, and won the 1876 Democratic nomination for President. He opposed the Electoral Commission plan but the election proceeded.
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