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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1883
Page
8
Farmers should cut fence posts with proper timing and seasoning for longevity. Posts cut after growth and set green rot faster. best to cut soon after growth, season a year before setting, and consider top end in ground for longer life. The article notes contrasting ideas from experience and experiments.
A Germantown Telegraph excerpt advises rat proofing granaries with hemlock construction. It details floor joists and 2 by 4 scantling methods, corner posts, a sliding door, and ventilation behind strong wire screens. The author invites additional farmer methods for rodent protection.
The article explains conjunctivitis as a contagious eye infection among children, often starting in ill nourished, scrofulous youngsters. It warns that crowded, poorly ventilated schools can turn a single case into a rapid epidemic, with extensive spread among hundreds if health and hygiene are neglected.
A young woman asks how to avoid being addressed if she walks out at night without protection. The Philadelphia News editor replies curtly to wear an old shawl and carry a lathe basket.
Anessay-like piece from Harper's Bazar surveys ancient beliefs about wedding cake, claiming it may be a non edible substance from Roman and Egyptian contexts. It notes fatal consequences linked to consumption, discusses Siva’s “fatal wedding cake,” and describes Sandeman Islands customs where brides’ former suitors receive poison cups, sparing jealousy in marriages.
An 1800 born San Antonio resident who fought with Texans and knew Bowie and Travis is fooled by a tale of imported Durham milk. A banquet ends with Menchaca humiliated after a prank about cow milk and custard. His trust in Americans wavers.
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