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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1860
Page
2
An agricultural editorial urges renewed sorghum planting after last year’s failure, noting the 1816 reference season and a large dairy of imports. It argues for home production to reduce state outlays, praises improved milling and boiling gear, and emphasizes seed vigor, soil, and proper cultivation, urging farmers to persevere and expand trials.
The article argues many farmers fear hot beds as hard, when it is as simple as making a hill of corn. Any gardener with a plot, large or small, who tries hot bed cultivation is likely to find the task straightforward and achievable.
A 19th century technique describes building a manure bed covered with glass to force tomatoes and cabbages, with pots for melons and cucumbers. It explains watering, ventilation, and transplant timing, noting success from small hot beds to large grape grapery.
A letter to the editor argues zig zag farm fences waste timber and land. It proposes a post and rail fence with rails nine feet long and six rails per panel using oak rails and locust posts. The design favors neater appearance, durability, and reduced labor, though not claimed as original.
Brief note from Penn in 1860 references an agricultural advance and industry push. It highlights evolving methods and regional efforts to boost farming productivity and mechanization during mid nineteenth century.
A. Molsor, arrested by Deputy Weagle, is to be tried in Houston County Minnesota on arson charges for a La Crescent dwelling fire a fortnight earlier. He recently married widow Mrs Carpenter, formerly of La Crosse, who’s connected to Alexander Carpenter who vanished near Salt Lake.
Friday night about 11:30 two mills owned by Mr Hersheimer caught fire and burned to the ground before help arrived. Loss estimated at around $6,000. The Fire Department rendered timely aid, preventing greater damage according to Ler Crosse Republican.
The Milwaukee and Minnesota Railroad continues heavy arrivals of freight and passengers. Wednesday night brought over 70 passengers upriver and Thursday night about 20. Average freight receipts exceed 100 tons daily at this station, making the route the popular link for upper country travel and commerce.
A Tribune report exposes a counterfeit wine scheme mixing black Arragense with a light vin de cohors, diluted with water and flavored with orris root. The extendell compound is shipped to Spain and rebranded as genuine St Julien or other prestigious titles, likened to adulterating whiskey into Cognac and paying dearly.
The Canadian Parliament announces that the Prince of Wales will not depart England for his American visit before July 10. The note confirms no early departure and specifies the planned travel timeframe.
An elderly woman aboard an Ohio station train complains of a dreadful rheumatic affliction. A fellow passenger who suffered similarly suggests electricity as a cure. She reports Poe tried it and was struck by lightning last year but found no relief, mocking curative electricity.
The State of Arkansas is the only state in the Union without a telegraph and has no telegraph lines within its borders, reflecting a unique communication gap for the era.
Noted French conductor Mons Jullien died on the 16th at a lunatic asylum in Paris, France. The report notes his celebrated career and final days in the asylum.
A man calling himself Judge Underwood roams the West collecting money for the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association. Authorities report he gathered 2700 dollars in Missouri and large sums in Indian Territory, exposing him as an imposter.
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