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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1876
Page
3
A lyrical verse from the New York Evening Mail describes Maud and the speaker strolling through a meadow. They exchange shy whispers of love and pledge a discreet secret, savoring the moment as they near the brink of Heaven with joyous affection amid summer imagery.
The article explains keeping charcoal in hog pens reduces odor and boosts hog growth. It advises both powdered and chunk charcoal, cites manure value for onions and vegetables, and notes daily small amounts in horse and cow stables keep environments sweet. It also suggests drying and storing charcoal for meadow application to boost crop yields.
The American Agriculturist says poultry manure rivals guano in quality and use, worth 50 dollars per ton if dry and clean. Poultry World notes it nearly equals guano, with a correspondent preferring it to Peruvian guano. Live Stock Journal says a hen yields one bushel per year, worth a dollar, while Lewis Dunbar of West Bridgewater values manure at one dollar per bushel, highlighting its impact on poultry profits.
A New Hampshire boy, Dartmouth graduate now in Wisconsin, recalls losing hearing before bar admission. After ten years farming 200 acres of prairie, he says he would choose farming again for a sure living, autonomy, and brains over glory, despite missing his hearing.
Practical guidance on poultry feeding favors a mixed diet of wheat, wheat millings, oats, barley, Indian corn and buckwheat with occasional meat three times a week. Sticky notes emphasize bone meal or shells, fresh water, and regular, ample but not excessive portions to keep hens productive.
The article advises using corn or oats wheat or barley as good night feed in summer and recommends wheat middlings as a superior dry feed for eggs. It stresses keeping feed dry to avoid sticking and digestion issues, plus daily greens in all seasons and winter vegetables such as turnips cabbage or apples. Green peas in summer are highlighted as ideal, with regular attentive care boosting egg numbers.
A guide divides balky horses into three kinds with curing tips. The second class are stubborn yet often easiest to break, using firm guiding steps. the method involves tying, releasing, and repeated driving until the horse submits, followed by calm handling.
A fragment of a household recipe column lists methods for desserts and condiments including apples peaches quinces pears and strawberry cake with milk starch and egg cream. It also provides simple remedies for heat and diarrhea and pickled eggs with vinegar and spices.
A survey of German language newspapers reveals a strong German press backing Tilden and Hendricks, with about thirty-five papers fully supporting and only a minority aligned with Hayes. The tally suggests German voters will favor Tilden in key states.
The Albany Argus brands the Republican platform and President Grant as worthy of gratitude for numerous frauds and misuses. It cites whisky, railroad, post office, navy, banking, mine, Indian, and arms scandals, plus salary increases and tax burdens, urging support for Hayes and Wheeler.
The piece argues Hayes is unfit for the presidency amid current public affairs. It accuses him of letting party leaders dictate his acceptance letter and avoiding a stance on Grantism, signaling weakness and fear of corruption. It claims his early pledge would betray officeholders and imply a covenant with rascality.
The text accuses the presidency candidate of betrayal and claims his party's platform harms labor, the people, and the spirit of free government, asserting the candidate is unworthy of election.
Hayes voted against censuring Ames and Brooks for Credit Mobilier bribery. The Ohio Grangers group backs reform, while the Mobile Globe shifts stance, favoring Tilden and Hendricks. Editorials urge continued Republican power to avoid war-upset, and coverage notes French voter support for Tilden. Liberal Republicans nationwide back Tilden. German allies show mixed support. Hayes has few German followers in Wisconsin.
The piece accuses Gov. Hayes of profiting from bonds and bank deposits, claiming 12 percent earnings from the public and 90 percent of bonds loaned as bank notes with 20 to 80 percent extra profit. It portrays the Republican system as comforting the rich while exploiting taxpayers and urges voters to reject Hayes.
The Times account portrays Prince Milan's brigade near Belgrade with 8,000 Servian militia, many in peasant dress, armed with old Russian muskets and Austrian gear. The scene shows improvised camps, women supplying food, gypsies and Roumanians in varied attire, and a chaotic but vivid portrait of a makeshift force under strict odds.
A scattered collection notes diverse curiosities and social quirks. Highlights include costs of streetcar rides for children and heavy men in New York, a lace collar found in Princeton, Indians in the United States and British America numbering about 25 000, a Sevres vase sold in London for 7800 dollars, and many more odd facts from Utah miners to Queen Victoria's gift to a New York area family.
A reflective essay argues that true economy lies in ends over means and prudent time use. It warns against idle living and dissipation, urging honest toil and selective expenditure on culture and recreation to avoid wasted days and lost opportunities.
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