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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1860
Page
3
The author compares Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin fruit growing, noting climate differences and the need to select hardy varieties. He warns that many apples pears and plums fail outside their proven regions, stresses the importance of drainage, soil mineral content, and proper root depth, and recommends crowns, ridges, and shaded hedges to improve orchard health.
The text explains pruning methods for young trees noting winter, summer, and spring timing, cautions against overuse of manures on young trees, and suggests top-dressing after bearing. It discusses varieties suitable for Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin climates, stressing local success over books and catalogs and recommending Russian apples for hardiness.
The passage notes that many varieties suited to the climate may not suit sails and may be unproductive, while some tender species merit winter protection. It highlights peaches and especially berries like raspberries and blackberries, and delicate strawberries and grapes. With winter laying down and dry earth covering in autumn, most will pay off aside from the peach.
John A C Gray a Central Park commissioner returns from Europe with a drawing of Barillet s machine used in the Bois de Boulogne for transplanting large trees The device uses a wooden iron frame a front pole windlasss and a ball of earth wrapped with straw and ropes A trench around the tree is dug a ball is lifted onto wheels and moved to a new location preparing shade on the park island
A reader shares home remedies for repairs and stains. Mix glue white of egg and white lead for edge repairs, press until dry, then scrape excess. Garlic juice serves as a cement alternative. Milk can remove ink stains from wool and fabrics when applied promptly. An adhesive mix for boots and shoes unites broken parts.
The fragment lists makeshift cures and treatments. It covers sealing leather with melted gutta percha and rubber blends, a burn remedy using alum in cold water with a rag, and a leather glossing salve with beeswax and mutton suet. The instructions are terse and procedural.
A reflective pastiche notes that patience aids success while clever hands shape lasting roles. The text extols disciplined labor as a path to public office from humble beginnings, stressing economy of effort and method, with a quip on systematizing work.
A wealthy man reflects on being run over not by the injury itself but by the thought of being struck by a filthy, foul cart, a grievance that irks him deeply.
Jones and Brown meet at the post office where Jones complains of a foul odor and asks Brown for its cause. Brown cannot say, suggesting the smell may stem from a large number of dead letters accumulating at the office.
A short aphorism extols industry as the finest starting capital for a young man, noting sound judgment, courage, and fear of God as superior to cash credit or friends. The piece contrasts personal virtue with material wealth and social connections as enduring assets.
A witty exchange features a woman declaring her shawl drags in the mud while another quips that being muddy is fashionable. The light banter highlights social vanity and dress etiquette in a humorous moment.
A distressed mother speaks harshly about one child, implying lighter skin than others and using demeaning language to describe how the child shows dirt, reflecting racial prejudice and tension.
Witty exchange hints at quiet day with no notable events as Mr Glumm and his wife stay indoors. The line underscores a lack of happenings, conveying a small town mood of calm and routine.
There are thirty six patients in the Asylum for the blind in this State located at Janesville. H. H. Churchman is principal of the institution whose management is highly spoken of.
Apples sell in Mobile from 40 to 60 cents a dozen. U S journals numbered nearly six times those in Great Britain. A large fierce black bear weighing 235 pounds was killed near Turin N J last week. About one thousand men work in the United States making sewing machine needles.
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