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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
8
A movement seeks a simple memorial for Miss Bewell author of Black Beauty. The piece details public efforts by humane groups, women writers using pen names, lectures by Mrs Leslie and Mrs Olive Washburn, urban politics, and suffrage advocacy, with various notable names and institutions cited.
A rural topics note from the department urges farmers and fruit producers to value practical experience over theory. Farmers and others are invited to consider new guidance for improving farm value and efficiency.
Edited by C. B. Rowley, this article extols close observation in horticulture, notes apple leaf pores numbering up to 170,000 on some leaves, and lauds arbors for Concord grape health. It recalls 1867 nursery lessons, mentions Bordeaux mixture for vine disease, and sketches practical tree protection ideas like buried sand and ashes.
Seed sowing for mammoth clover aims for four to five bushes per acre with early planting and a fall plow to secure two heavy corn crops. Indigo production is described from a tropical shrub, with dyes extracted by soaking and processing. Weeds horse nettle and prickly nightshade migrate west from the potato family. Chestnut trees mature in Putnam and Lostant regions. Insurance company reports 554 066 dollars insured over 12 years with 180 dollars annual average per thousand. Horticultural society meeting plans progress for Marshall County. Alliance judge candidate study at Ann Arbor. Liquorice production noted and a medicinal tonic advertised.
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