09 Feb 1865
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Newspaper
Holmes County Farmer
Location
Millersburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1865
Page
1
A dense listing of area professionals includes physicians and surgeons named A L Raman T G V Boting and T G V Boting, attorneys Maxwell, Helter, and others, with firms in Millerstown and nearby streets. It also marks offices for lawyers and physicians, plus references to hospital and court-related sites and street designations.
A long, fragmentary letter discusses health during damp cold seasons, focusing on foot and leg discomfort. It emphasizes keeping extremities warm with multiple layers, heavy stockings, drawers, thick shawl wraps, and padded wraps. The writer suggests woolen clothing and even rubberizing the sole to prevent moisture and improve circulation.
A fragmented reminiscence from Mineville recalls a complex courtship and social conflict centered on Betsy Dartine and Miss Hetty, with Mr. Durlinw and Squire Hawkins figures. The piece outlines rivalries, illicit social pressures, and a looming clash over moral authority in a close rural community.
A garbled reminiscence describes a man leaving a tavern to walk toward a distant inn along the shore while listening to a landlord’s tale about a timbered wonder. Encounters with a Chinese honk, a tavern keeper, and a discussion about a “Chicayes dipthoria” pepper the muddled narration as characters debate loyalties and journeys along the river.
A sixteen year old boy appears in polio court in Paria charged with stealing and burglary in the Pablo Street area. He testified poverty and a ill mother drove him to theft and he would not work. The judge sentenced him to six weeks in detention after hearing the evidence. A distressed mother then cried aloud saying she and her child have suffered and deserve mercy.
A chaotic improvised prayer scene described with Civil War imagery. The narrative depicts soldiers prayers, refrains, and exhortations to engage in battle actions, referencing Union, Vallandigham, and figures like Sherman and Grant. The text blends religious expression with martial exhortations.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Pilkinson, a stall ere in Penn Sylvan, resists a substitute offer during a public service era. A mysterious stranger provokes Mrs Pilkinson and Pilkinson defends his wife, declaring readiness to take a stand, while the rogue flees before violence erupts.
A garbled essay fragment discusses learning to bear with others, satire and ego, the sailor’s hammock, and the burden of habit on character. It weaves aphorisms on books, love, prosperity, manners, and time, ending with reflections on memory, space, and finding one’s place amid confusion.
A puzzled speaker asks why farmers neglect winter preparations such as bar-pants bat and farming tools. The text notes wagon, sleigh, and carriage durability, rope and harness maintenance, and field drainage. It critiques farmers for failing to plow narrow land and sow clover, stressing practical upkeep and better land use.
Reconstruction questions in North Carolina are being initiated as debates rise over methods and directives. The fragment references tied to German sage and Amer nethods suggest a satirical or coded discussion within a historical newspaper snippet.
A garbled section describes arrests of women in the streets and a series of disjointed, faded observations on manners, misprints, a widow’s sorrow, a teeming mix of quips, and improvised dialogue about trains, telegraphs, and social proprieties. The text features stray remarks on costumes, age, religion, and gender roles within a chaotic pastiche.
A garbled Cortland county sequence shows a chaotic scene where a group seeks a display or fix, with odd dialogue about advertising and a strange exchange involving animals, money, and a hesitant stranger. The readable fragments suggest a public or communal setting with ambiguous actions.
The text presents a garbled OCR segment with many broken words and nonsensical phrases. It resembles a corrupted narrative or lyric snippet lacking clear names, places, dates, or events to anchor a coherent news item.
A correspondent from Hostan Cultivator notes hens lay best when winter shelter resembles spring conditions with south facing windows and warm roost areas. House design includes stone trough under a peat bed, potatoes and Hone fed hens, and careful selection of two age groups and rooster stock. Morton Gaye is cited as near standard for layers, with years of farming experience supporting these practices.
An exposé outlines a robber who targets lone men, using a heavy club and a bludgeon to strike from behind, then robs and flees. Victims collapse, sometimes leading to coroners verdicts of apoplexy. The article details the attacker’s methods, disguise, and lure tactics in urban streets.
The text outlines three Parisian coffee varieties Merlin Java and Rio mixed evenly. It details winnowing before roasting to remove kernels, stones, seeds, and rat droppings, washing in clean water, drying, and roasting. It describes grinding into cones, packaging, and daily consumption by gentlemen as a preferred beverage.
Secretary of Agriculture Mr. Flint, who studied European wages, cites farm labor pay of 37 cents a day in England Ireland for boarders, 25 cents in Ireland with board and lodging, 30 cents in Belgium, 20 cents on the Rhine, 24 cents at Golsberg near West Baden, and 35 cents near Cassel. Harvest season raises rates, fueling desire for migration.
The text urges women to cultivate gentleness at home and aim for harmony within the fireside. It argues music strengthens affection, binds hearts with a golden chord, and unites souls. It favors simple, unpretentious tunes over flashy public performances.
The piece contrasts two kinds of girls reflecting home and abroad roles and notes how a broad outlook blends useful traits. It argues that farmers who read, study, and reflect improve quickest, while those who read little rely on tradition or imitation. It ends with a note that there is always hope for a man who loves reading and thoughtful work.
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