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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1883
Page
7
A physician reflects on the heavy toll of care versus profit, recalling long nights aiding the widow and child, bearing sneers from the pampered, and keeping sacred confessions as a trusted healer. He vows to his duty despite exhaustion and the world’s indifference.
A Chicago Times interview chronicles widespread adulteration in cheap candies with terra alba and sugar, detailing profits, regional distribution, and the health risks to children. Retailers claim price pressure fuels the practice, while some manufacturers defend glucose use and purity in chocolates and cream.
An acre of lawn and garden will feed a cow. Sunflower seed oil production grows in Russia Italy and parts of Europe. Powdered zinc in paint mixed with oil and a drier may prevent rust. A peach tree grown in sod yields fruit for five years while truck patch trees fail to cope with yellows and borers. Thrashing losses occur when feeders rush. Ickly plants stored in hot water at 145 degrees Fahrenheit regain vigor with soil stirred gently. A baked apple method uses whole butter instead of cream. A Ohio farmer noted blackbirds in cornfields hunt for cornworms rather than eating corn, leaving marks but no worm. a grape pickle method uses white sugar ground cinnamon and cloves to preserve grapes.
Farmers are urged to shelter all machinery and stock, build or adapt shelters, stock barns and feed lots, and bank windbreaks. Use bagasse or straw for insulation, bank manure, and stockpile corn for fattening when weather is mild. Emphasizes four key wastes to reduce costs and boost profits.
The Laycock was the first canal boat west of the Alleghenies, built at Warren now Apollo, seven miles above Leechburg. It opened the Western division of the PennsylvanIa Canal, named for General Abner Laycock. Its launch sparked a gala welcome at Freeport with flags and drums, and crowds flocked to witness canal history.
A pasted collage of 19th century medical advertisements and testimonials touts Hall’s Balsam for the lungs as a cure for consumption and coughs, Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer, Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh, Dr Pierce’s prescriptions, and various sensational health claims, with mentions of distributors and random quips.
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