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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1876
Page
7
The poem traces decline of daylight and seasonal cycles from autumn colors to the sun’s decline. It contrasts nature’s retreat with fleeting human life as seasons rise and fall. Parthian arrows of sun break through clouds, while the earth moves along the zodiac, echoing man’s ascent to noonday prime then return to winter.
Agricultural notes describe a new cementing preparation by Mr Delay that can seal sand cracks in hoof or horn and join iron parts. The mix uses gum ammoniacum and gutta-percha melted into sticks, with grease removers. cement remains usable for years and re melts for use.
The Rural New Yorker advises fowl owners to supplement poultry feed with kitchen scraps and vegetable leaves during colder weather. Providing varied, table-derived pieces helps birds stay healthy, prevents feather pecking, and supports profit from small runs.
A Detroit Post veterinary expert urges daily exercise for all horses unless ill. Regular activity improves blood flow, builds muscle, boosts appetite and wind, and strengthens the whole system. Overwork weakens the body and raises disease risk. insufficient rest makes horses vulnerable to illness and challenging to treat.
Instructions on butter making at 60 to 62 degrees with proper ventilation and light. Process includes cream separation within 24 hours, careful churn uniformity, timely washing to remove buttermilk, salting, resting, and proper aging before boxing. Also notes bottling apples as a preservation method and a recipe fragment for a dessert using eggs and milk.
Mix well remove the cream when hot from the fire and add the egg stirring briskly for a few seconds then serve to mimic Vienna Bakery coffee. Potatoes and celery salad with onions, pepper salt oil and vinegar. Pork wrapped liver recipe with hot sauce and browning. Cocoanut cake with butter sugar and eggs method. Stewed rabbit with lemon rind and mushroom flavored thickened gravy.
Dr J H McLean promotes a new principle to cure cough and consumption with Cough and Lung Healing Globules. The globules dissolve in the mouth releasing a healing gas inhaled to treat throat and lung diseases. Trial boxes 25 cents by mail. address 314 Chestnut Street, St. Louis.
The body of Baron de Palm was examined at Roosevelt Hospital but doctors did not attend. The coffin lay open in Lutheran Cemetery Williamsburg with press and embalmer Brockhurst present. The corpse appeared shrunken ash gray and leathery with preserved whiskers and dry muscles. A carbolic odorless state suggests eventual hardening. Brooklyn issued transport permit for December 6 to Washington Pennsylvania via Chartiers Valley Railroad.
Scribner's Monthly begins Dr. Holland's new novel Nicholas Minturn promising lively intrigue and the popular That Lass o Lowrie's by Mrs Hodgson Burnett. New subscribers can start with the Magnificant Midsummer Holiday Number featuring opening chapters and five more issues for 4 ending October 1877. Subscribe via local bookseller or Scribner & Co 743 Broadway New York.
A morning street scene describes a milk cart drawn by a mule in front of a Negro shanty and a young ebony boy handling a wash-pan as the milkman, interrupted by a shout about rheumatism. An advertisement promotes Merchant's GARGling Oil and Dobbins' Electric Soap with sample offers.
Southampton Observer notes the St Nicholas Christmas Holiday Number from Scribner's, with serials by Trowbridge Bryant and Proctor, poems, pictures, and articles for boys and girls. It highlights new reduced prices and subscription details from Sommarx & Co., 743 Broadway, New York.
An elderly physician offers a free recipe for a “Vegetable Remedy” claimed to cure consumption, bronchitis, and nervous complaints after years of testing. The notice includes other patent medicines and tonics, praising various products and urging readers to purchase, mail requests, and try remedies advertised by multiple vendors.
The Youth's Companion of Boston is praised as a wide awake paper with notable contributors including J. T. Trowbridge Edward Eggleston Eward Everett Hale James T. Fields J G Whit tier O A Stephens Louisa M Alcott Rebecca Harding Davis Julia Ward Howe and Louise Chandler Moulton in a commendation of its enterprising and useful character.
An January issue of a periodical advertises a Demroest Month ly Magazine with holiday novelties, poetry, chromos, and three artistic cabinet chromes as a premium. It claims postage free for a yearly subscription and lists Wolaminus Demonest at 17 K Latha Street, New York.
A Demorest catalog style notice offers 15 2 and 25 inch doll patterns with fourteen garments and accents including polonaise basque jacket water proof hood chemise drawers overskirt shirt apron petticoat night dress and wrapper with instructions. Price lot s Ry ad post free. Address Mine Demorest 17 Klath street NY. Sold at all toy stores or at Mine Demarests agencies everywhere.
Demorest's inaugurates its pattern line with winter styles including polonaises basques and over skirts at 6 Rue de Tracy Paris and 17 East Lith Street New York. Centennial award for top patterns among competitors highlighted. See winter catalogue and Demorest's Monthly Christmas and New Year's numbers.
Publishers offer 19 uniform music collections including Worup and Gens. Send for the catalogue of Home Musical Lipnarr and choose one or more titles for Christmas gifts.
Compiled companion to Gems of Strauss I lists pricing for boards 2.50 cloth 3.00 and 4.00 gilded edition. Published as a catalog entry with promotional emphasis on the music collection.
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