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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1876
Page
7
An oral style monologue features Nebuchadnezzar a mule handler and storyteller describing training a stubborn mule. The speaker brags of mastery over the animal and hints at deeper fears while the mule behaves with surprising calm amid rough language and comic bravado.
Bliss the seedman urges saving coal ashes for manure use in gardens and notes wood ashes fetch good prices as first fertilizers. The piece also discusses white and black pigs, arguing southern preference for black pigs for heat resistance and foraging, while northern preference shifts toward white breeds with similar traits.
Guidance on protecting newly planted trees emphasizes mulching the soil around stems with coarse materials like hay or straw to conserve moisture. Mulch keeps soil moist, reduces evaporation, and improves uptake during hot periods. It argues against light, frequent watering, advocating deep, periodic watering instead.
A Middletown Agricultural Experiment Station letter outlines potato beetle life stages and timing, noting June eggs on leaf undersides, striped reddish adults, and orange grubs. Remedies include hand picking and burning, with arsenic dustings using plaster or earth, applied carefully to avoid inhalation.
The article describes Paris green insecticide grades from 28 to 18 cents per pound wholesale with arsenic content 20 to 55 percent and copper oxide 10 to 31 percent. It urges buying the best grade, costing about fifty cents per pound, and to send a sample to Middleton for analysis if quality is doubtful to save the potato crop amid rising beetle numbers.
The American Agriculturist notes a marked uplift in market sheep quality with flocks averaging over 100 pounds replacing 60 to 70 pound animals. Pure bred varieties, especially the Wothowld, drive the change, and roots such as turnips or mangels are highlighted as a cheap feed when combined with straw and bran or oil cake.
A long list of old time cures and farming tips covers wound care with pine turpent ine and egg yolk mix, bee care, charcoal medicines, paper wares, headache remedies, and the farm use of machinery. It cites specific measures for rheumatism, dyspepsia, and dietary needs, plus notes on land use and crop yields.
Italian recipe describes scoring a steak, slicing across, then browning in a pan with butter. Season with pepper and salt and add finely chopped onion. Simmer in its own gravy for about forty five minutes and serve hot.
A collage of kitchen tips and home cures. oat meal cake and cocoanut bread pudding are described, plus lime plaster cement and juniper tar soap benefits. It also includes testimonials praising Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery, Sheridan powders, Dobbins soap samples, and silk-worm diet experiments in Germany.
An advertisement extols Johnsons Anodyne Laniment and Dr Schencks Pulmonic Syrup Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills as cures for consumption and common ailments. It claims the products contain only vegetables and no opium and urges serious cases to consult Dr Schenck at Olive Street Philadelphia.
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