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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1872
Page
5
A long list of accidental deaths and injuries from across the United States. Incidents include children poisoned by fly paper and medicine errors, drownings in mines and mines, falls from wagons, and violent fatalities from firearms and explosions. Terrible misadventures sprawl from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Georgia, and beyond. Many entries name victims and locations, reflecting a grim panorama of 19th century dangers.
A roundup of practical home advice covers methods for reading chalk marks on carpenters squares, preserving leather, curing hoarseness with oils, baking beets, and making tomato stew and taffy. It also includes tips on preserving peaches, making vinegar from cider, and general household cleaning and fashion uses.
A Michigan farmer, Hiram Lockwood of Burr Oak Street, Joseph County, tested mixing plaster with household ashes and applying about fifty pounds per acre on one side of a wheat field. The treated area showed deeper color and stronger growth after showers, with the advantage persisting into spring.
A Newport Kentucky Leader reader recounts a Cincinnati business figure’s tale of a female cat that birthed three kittens on a bed after a winter night. The owner claimed the cat killed rival rats by introducing them as its own offspring, leaving the rat threat unmolested thereafter.
The London Examiner analyzes sixty six municipal elections noting 516 of 1,000 women with equal rights voted, 48 fewer than men. Of 27,948 registered women in contests, 14,416 voted, while 166,781 men were on the register and 94,080 voted. The piece argues women would vote as freely as men if given opportunity, countering claims of inherent reluctance. A separate note gives jelly preparation steps with boiling, straining, and sugar amounts.
At harvest time farmers should consider using ashes to boost yields. The piece notes soil types, advocates ashes and plaster, and outlines lime, phosphoric acid, soda and magnesia content. Leached ashes remain valuable. waste or sale of ash should be avoided.
A New York Sun editorial argues many farmers falter by chasing market whims instead of sticking to a few steady products. It praises consistent specialization, citing cabbage and tomato ventures and noting profits from long term focus, urging permanent changes rather than seasonal shifts.
Heat drives plant growth and decay, ripening fruit and odors. Optimal orchard temperatures range from 59 to 86 Fahrenheit, with daily highs and nightly lows alternating to avoid exhaustion. Varied diurnal heat encourages more blossom-bud development than constant warmth.
Gardeners' Magazine explains that water, heat, and light drive vegetation. Soil moisture from clouds yields better results than spring waters, while water deficiency makes leaves limp. sprinkling after sunset with rain water and preairing spring or well water for a day helps avoid harmful properties.
Three stakes per tree of fasting wood reach three or four inches above branch congection. Use leather belts two to three inches wide with punctured ends and insertions to receive stays. Stakes set at east northwest and southwest positions, with lines tied and drawn tight. Westward stakes placed for prevailing winds. trees lean southeast. Cost under three cents per tree. stakes are the major expense.
Yesterday a Prairie City couple reported in romance fulfilled. Henry J. Holmes and his longtime fiancée wed after eighteen years apart. Holmes, once a miner turned successful California entrepreneur, returned to Iowa to seal their bond while his betrothed waited resolutely. The groom is forty nine and the bride thirty nine, and their reunion after decades of delay reads like a novel.
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