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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1883
Page
11
The column gives practical advice for rural households including keeping water for animals, using sour milk to refresh preserved fish, cucumber and milk hand treatment, storing farm tools, and the value of a well kept garden. It also offers horse care tips, a cabbage based entrée recipe, and a beefsteak pickle method.
A French missionary reports eighteen months in the capital of Anam noting royal princes hold annual bazaars after New Year. Items include European glassware curios Paris articles and sarsaparilla and soda dekochions. Princes even traffic in Manila cheroots and bricks from surrounding walls to raise funds.
The piece traces Ireland's national color, arguing emerald lore is popular but historically inaccurate. It cites the Duke of Ireland, 2 centuries of heraldry, and a British Museum drawing showing arms with three crowns, while flag depictions once favored a harp on azure.
The Dairy notes the value of skim cheese input for calves or pigs and highlights butter production at the Iowa State Fair. Milk from cows was separated to cream, spun, and churned into butter, with small centrifugal separators gaining popularity among dairy farmers with twenty cows or more.
The American Dairyman notes demand favors fresh extra creamery butter while held old stock and butterine face weak prices. Anticipated fall butterine production could outcompete aged butter as cooler weather increases supply. Producers should focus on fresh flavored butter to satisfy markets and avoid losses on held stock.
The piece discusses aging dairy cows and old herd management, noting that cows seven to eight years old should retire if not productive and suggesting good beef options from Ayshire Dutch Devon or Durham breeds. It mentions a separate incident in Trousdale County where a preacher was lynched after making a boastful racist remark.
Harper's Bazaar notes severe tailor fashion will make polonaises and pelisses popular this autumn and winter. Fabrics include tapestry wool in brown green and blue combinations, bison cloth stripes, and Astra khan looking materials. Trimmings feature velvet piping and bands on woolen dresses with cashmere skirts.
The article notes miners form a large, isolated labor class facing harsh conditions. In Pennsylvania 90,000 miners and others in districts toil underground long hours with little social contact. Witnesses report inadequate pay and a truck system that drains earnings via company stores at high costs, leaving miners pitiable and demoralized. A Richmond baker was fined for Sunday bread baking.
Obituaries and resolutions appear with brief notices. Births marriages and deaths are listed free of charge. Fast Presson advertises excellence in design and beauty with best materials and superior workmanship. Estimates offered on large jobs and orders from abroad. First class work at low rates guaranteed.
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