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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
8
Guidance for farmers on selecting permanent pastures and meadow grasses, seeding methods, soil preparation, and proper stocking. The article also covers forest preservation, tree planting for shade, and practical notes on hedgerow and ornamental trees, plus tips on livestock feeding and humane farming practices.
A farmer shares a two room poultry setup with a fire partition and wire yard to raise hens naturally and protect nests. He compares natural incubation to artificial systems and discusses space, ventilation, and brood management. The piece also covers dairy questions about creamery use versus on farm cream production and profitability for small herds.
In a fog bound North Atlantic crossing, Captain Crosby’s schooner lost its ship’s horn. A pig’s squeal, emitted as a prank call, lured a nearby steamer, mistaken for Crosby’s vessel, to approach. The revived horn-signal trick saved the schooner by alerting the pursuing steamer.
A fragmentary column reviews Emersons essays and notes on Lincoln, praising his public leadership while calling for emancipation, alongside brief sketches of Emersons memorials. It cites lectures from 1862 and comments on Lincoln as a public, national figure. The piece also includes scattered anecdotes and advertisements from the era.
A collage of quips, medical advertisements, and trivia snippets appears, including claims for St Jacobs Oil relief, druggists selling remedies, curious anecdotes about Tommy in school, and notices of naval and local life. The text weaves jokes, product pitches, and light social scenes with scattered proper names and places.
An 19th century advertisement touts a tonic named Golden Medical Discovery claimed to purify blood and cure weak lungs asthma bronchitis and related illnesses. The text markets it as a sovereign remedy with dramatic claims and urges readers to trust its restorative powers.
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