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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1883
Page
11
Practical notes from the era cover veal salad as a substitute for chicken, pruning grain to protect clover, and packing soil tightly when repotting to reduce over-watering. Gardeners advise mulching quince trees with autumn leaves and manure, plus methods to avoid frost damage and curb weeds like pusley.
In a Michigan backwoods cabin near the river, a Homestead Act settler endures poverty and isolation. Log walls, mud chinking, rough outhouses, and a garret bedroom describe a stark home while neighbors lie ten miles distant and supplies come from AuSable. Yet glimpses of culture and abundant hospitality shine amid hardship.
A Chicago Tribune snippet quotes a German stone cutter about his wife Susan who has died. The epitaph notes she would have died two weeks sooner if she had lived until next Friday and ends with a wry comparison to a tree fall.
The article advises feeding ground or crushed oats for dairy cows to boost milk flow and weight milk output in quarts. It discusses creamery practices, Sunday operation avoidance, and butter production from sour cream, noting sweet cream yields a lighter flavor while well ripened sour cream gives a nutty butter. It also covers skimming, storage in a stone jar, and ideal cream temperature of sixty degrees.
The article extols year old butter and recalls superior flavors from past years. It details old packing methods including washing, brining, salting, air exclusion, and tight irrigation in white oak containers to preserve dryness and aroma for up to a year.
A military officer wounded in the head regained consciousness after trepanning and completed his order. A later case, from Dr McCormick, describes a 19 year old man who lost memory of years before and after trepanning but recalled earlier life once healed, including a wife and farm ownership. Both cases show long blank intervals bridged by surgery.
London Standard reports two unprecedented Cape Town events. Barristers refuse briefs amid Taxing Master dispute as Supreme Court opens. Separately six hundred Breakwater prison inmates strike over diet, prompting polite negotiations and a peaceful resolution with the Public Works Department.
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