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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1887
Page
5
A rural correspondent promotes a bag holder to simplify unloading grain into sacks, with a cut and instructions for a sturdy build using common lumber and hardwood standards. Also covered are advice on Paris green for Colorado potato beetles, silk industry growth in Washington, color trends in cattle, and notes on poultry yard habits and general farm improvements.
An article notes a plan to use a butt oak log as the frame for a homemade roller and explains how the driver can ride to add weight. It discusses confusion among farmers over Alderney Jersey and Guernsey cows from the Channel Islands and clarifies proper naming based on origin, though noting similarities and common usage of the Jersey term.
The article discusses thin shelled eggs linked to lime deficiency or lack of access to gravel in winter, advising milk and wheat middlings to improve shells and warning against feeding crushed shells. It covers watering cows, fertilizer mixes for strawberries, and a detailed note on beekeeping section cases for surplus honey, concluding with ad hoc medical testimonials.
An advertisement from Cash Grocery touts cash-only transactions avoiding fees and book-keeper salaries to save customers at least ten percent. It lists sample prices including flour, graded granulated sugar, light brown sugar, 18 lb rice, and fresh roasted coffee with tea per pound details.
A fiction-like nondescript advertisement urges husbands to settle this month’s grocery bill with their wives at Indiana Cash Grocery so she can shop next month. It claims many citizens have tried it with satisfactory results and notes “a little more than half” of the debt will cover a dress. The copy pushes credit elimination and heightened domestic ease.
Levi A. Doane offers loans on city property farms and chattel mortgage security at low rates. A selection of town and county properties for sale includes an old improved 160 acre farm with creek bottom and pasture offered around 4500 dollars with easy terms near Lawrence. A 20 acre farm and residence features a bearing apple orchard and blue grass lawn with immediate possessions.
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