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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1876
Page
7
The speaker finds solace in twilight and nature. A quiet boat drifts on a lake as trees, willows, violets, and vines share a serene, intimate scene. The poem insists nature reflects and consoles the anxious heart, revealing divine love through earthly beauty.
A Maine Farmer reader reports ten years of trials with Alsike Clover. Seed yields up to 165 pounds per year after a five pound sowing per acre. Claimed advantages include higher forage, easier curing, bee nourishment, oil potential, human and animal food uses, and malaria absorption.
The text outlines queen bee development from egg to mature queen over about fifteen to sixteen days, with variation by colony strength and season heat. It notes workers seal the cell after the worm stage, cocoon spinning, and a period of rest before becoming a queen. Drone development spans about twenty four days. colony temperature near seventy degrees aids speedy development.
Professor Fuerstenberg explains that in superior milch cows the udder consists mainly of glandular tissue covered by fine hair. The escutcheon is large, extending to the mammary glands and back before udder descent, with border markings on thighs and perineum indicating gland development and potential milk capacity.
The text discusses why seeds fail to germinate when planted too deeply. It notes that seeds may rot in damp cold soil due to lack of warmth and moisture for sprouting, or seedlings may die after germination before reaching light.
The passage explains that warmth and moisture are essential for seed germination, and explains why stiff clay soils hinder emergence. It advises keeping soil surfaces mellow with sand and light mould, breaking crusts after rain, and avoiding burying seeds in clods to prevent poor germination. Hovey's Catalogue.
The London Agricultural Gazelle argues England will increasingly feed animals for meat, detailing costs of bullock fattening, weekly rations, and returns. It notes house feeding complements grass fattening and can extend fat stock during beef shortages.
A collection of old household remedies covers rust prevention for iron kettles grease stain removal with chloroform French chalk and solvents for light silks and poplin. It explains mending woolens with paper bags beetle traps using lime and beer and restoring rusty black goods with logwood copperas and tea grounds.
An eye witness letter details a massacre during Kamrasi of Ounyoro’s funeral in Central Africa. A vast pit was prepared for the king with his wives at its base, captives were seized and burned alive, and the surrounding crowd beat drums and danced atop the grave as the victims perished. The narrative shifts to a general health advertorial about female diseases and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, urging early treatment and referencing The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser.
A long advertisement touts Juniper Tar Soap by Caswell Hazard as the sole reliable imitated brand for skin cures. It promotes VEGETINE for scrofula cleansing and Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills as the only effective cures for pulmonary consumption, claiming no opium and urging readers to seek guidance at Dr. Schenck’s Philadelphia office each Monday.
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