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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1893
Page
7
A humorous vignette frames a rich man tormented by wealth and indecision. He frets over bonds coupons and blooded stock while craving a stable mind to choose among fine horses and crafts. The dialogue-like piece shows wealth as a burden that robs peace.
An Idaho Sawtooth and Washington Cascades tale recounts a bald faced bear that stalked a hunting party. A mule is slaughtered and a hunter Risdon is fatally mauled as the beast charges through camp and trees, the group firing a brutal volley to end the threat.
The article presents practical orchard guidance: soil moisture and weed control, liberal use of hard-wood sashes for gardening, and timing sprays with Paris green and copper compounds. It emphasizes mulching, early thinning of fruit, tree and vine marketing, and selling close to consumers to reduce middlemen profits.
A brief discusses methods to save fruit on berry bushes and trees by supporting lath braces and proper shelter. It then notes rapid timber growth in well managed forests, citing silver maple and American elm examples of ~15 years age with circumferences of 4 feet 6 inches and 5 feet.
The article argues against overfeeding poor cows to fatten them for slaughter and urges replacing most cows with stronger productive stock. It warns that poor cows yield limited butter and poor calves, advocating culling and rebreeding from well milking strains to improve the herd.
A collage of odd anecdotes and DIY notes from Strand and Yankee Blade style pieces. A pig outsmarts a rattlesnake, a Will o the Wisp experiment with baking soda and acid is described, and humorous local quips from Chicago and Galveston News wrap the fragment.
Advertise a California Fig Syrup Co product claiming health benefits from a pure liquid laxative. It touts acceptance by doctors and customers, noting benefits to kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them, with packaging details and cautions against substitutes.
In fragmented 19th century text a mother questions Johnny about eating. he confesses only milk. The page mixes comic dialogue with travel ads for the Santa Fe Route selling round trips to western states, with unrelated ads for medicines and other products.
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