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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1895
Page
3
A nostalgic verse portrays a golden headed toddler named grandpa's pet who rules a house with giggles and mischief. The poem chronicles a day in the child’s life as family members bow to his whims, ending with a wistful reflection on aging and lost youth.
Aunt Duryea arrives to visit Mrs. Marsden and quietly considers taking one of the three daughters as a companion abroad. Dell shows musical talent while Beulah shines as a reader, Rose is praised for virtue but not a standout skill, and the sisters prepare under Aunt Duryea's discerning eye.
In Demorest's Magazine Jennie Smith describes Auntie Duryea selecting Rose for a year abroad, praising her ability to see the bright side and enjoy good things. Dell and Beulah resolve to imitate Rose's cheerful outlook while she is away.
A Washington Star correspondent describes Havana's pervasive smoking culture from streets and trains to theaters and dining tables. He notes women also smoke, cigars dominate, and the industry employs many in Havana, with small workshops employing two to ten workers and women and children in leaf processing.
An anecdote recalls Fargo in 1873 when bitter cold froze mercury and whisky in saloons. Saloonkeepers weighed frozen liquor and customers bought it by the pound or chewed it, while Fargo’s population was only a few hundred.
A satirical sketch describes a New England highway surveyor on a snowy winter morning. Buck and Bright, his oxen, pull a wood sled to break drifts while the surveyor clears a path and maintains road surface, reflecting rural humor and practical snow clearing.
Webb Donnell argues winter roads in Maine rely on sleds, oxen and a massive four horse roller. He urges removing roadside obstructions like fences and bushes to reduce yearly drifting, noting the drift cause and outdated patches in many towns.
Extremes of cold and heat harm apples, with the northwest needing rugged trees. Begonias prefer shade. peach trees in the south are pruned in winter. Cucumbers on small scales may run over small trees to boost fruit. Hedges are urged as cheap fences but are unpopular with farmers who find them a nuisance.
The wheelmen lead demands for better country roads noting that proper roads remove objections to country residence. Well graded smooth roads with drainage and maintenance serve the public interest and civilization demands universal attention.
A farm guide on keeping milk steady through the year. Emphasizes selecting good cows, balanced feeding including bran and corn, planting fodder crops, rotating pastures every ten days, and maintaining comfort to keep cows thrifty and producing milk rather than flesh.
A homemade log feed rack can be built to any length with a lower seven foot wide section and a height suited to the animals using it. The upper part provides space between legs for stock to reach feed, reducing waste from ground feeding. Hay is placed in the rack and stock eats from the bottom as the upper portion settles, per Orange Judd Farmer.
Quotation depicts a character named Maysle reacting to a spider’s web and a table set for tea. The scene suggests a symbol of company arriving and the narrator’s reflection on hosting and self support in a domestic moment.
A Caldwell article recounts a citizen's 36 year tobacco addiction and recovery after using No-To-Bac from Sterling Remedy Co. He claims rapid relief, weight gain, and renewed vigor after one month. He cites others in town helped and warns against imitations while praising the product’s guarantee and efficacy.
Keeping a few hens for family use yields fresh eggs at lower cost and often true profit when waste scraps are converted. Even a small flock requires little labor and offers pride in choosing a good breed. The article notes benefits of personal egg production and enjoyment.
The best pruning system for flowering shrubs aims to induce new wood by removing all two year old growth. Cut old shoots close to the ground so new growth pushes from the root. If growth is very strong a light winter prune won’t reduce bloom since the extreme tips of young wood do not flower.
Readers are told Catarrh is curable by a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure and cites testimonials. Available from Druggists. Hall's Family Pills, 35 cents.
The N. K. Fairbank Company, with Chicago, St. Louis and Guttenberg factories, is described as the largest US soap and washing powder producer. It highlights Santa Claus and Gold Dust as leading brands, credits persistent advertising, and notes a new product soon to be marketed under an original name. The piece also mentions Cottolene’s success and the company structure with American Cotton Oil Company. It ends with rail fare news for the National Educational Association meeting in Denver and a varied domestic anecdote.
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