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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1896
Page
7
A Vineland Wisconsin notice cites Mrs Care's long struggle with a skin eruption miscalled erysipelas later Salt Rheum. She credits Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic with recovery after 45 years of illness. Additional cures promised to appear. sale by Dr J W Crum.
The New York Sun notes straw hats for the next season begin with last season’s stock still worn. Sellers start about September 1, with the South opening March 1 at some points. wholesale deliveries in the South run January to mid February, while the straw hat manufacturing season spans September to mid April.
Rain falls more during rising barometer in Germany. Pike’s Peak record high is 74 F. A German professor links baldness to hair root destruction. Over 500 fossil elephant teeth dredged from Molea Sea since 1870. Dr Merman cites 7,000,000 earthquake deaths from 1137 to 1886. Pearl shells yield no pearl despite vast fishing.
State Agricultural Department advises turning under dead grass rather than burning. Turning adds organic matter and loosens soil improving porosity for air and moisture reaching roots. Burning kills some seed but heat is brief. better to turn under all vegetable matter to benefit stiff soil and future crops.
The article argues peach trees need dedicated fertilization rather than relying on crops grown between rows. It recommends balanced nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid with careful nitrogen control, using peas for nitrogen and applying potash and phosphate to boost health and fruit. It cites New Jersey data showing manure increases yield dramatically.
Washington reports the Cuban war cloud dissolves as time limits release Texas and other battleships from minor repairs. Admiral Burnes' warship loiters near New York while a large convoy of warships gathers. Army authorities accelerate work in all branches, the most vigorous mobilization since the Chilean war.
The Rouen clock, made by Jehan de Belains and finished in September 1889, remains a precise regulator after more than 500 years. Measuring 6 feet 8 inches tall and 5 inches wide, it operated for 825 years without a pendulum using a foiliot mechanism.
Eastern professor of mathematics publishes a method estimating the mechanical force steam engines in the United States could exert. He argues that with proper staffing water and fuel, engines could raise quarry stones and place them in 48 minutes, rivaling the ancient pyramid builders.
A San Francisco Argonaut note recalls Boerhaave, famed physician, who warned that even eminent doctors can be humbugs. He entrusted a diary key to his executor to publish after death, but the diary yielded only a final line about keeping feet warm head cool and trusting Providence for the rest.
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