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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1876
Page
3
Poem reflects on winter as a dormant season with hints of renewal. Nature’s creatures and elements voice hope for summer while memory and faith sustain the soul through winter’s cold. The speaker invokes enduring optimism rooted in divine care for all living things.
A New Hampshire farmer spent thirty years hauling water in buckets from a spring to his home. He walked about one mile daily, totaling roughly 10,950 miles of labor. The son proposed an aqueduct, but the father doubted its worth, noting the estimated $50 cost versus saved labor.
A. W Putnam proposes a $10 premium through the Essex County Agricultural Society for the best single furrow in sod land. Competitors use steam and a plough provided by the committee. the ploughman must both hold and drive the team and may use his own lines and whip.
Instructions for curing sheep scab using tobacco steeped solution and sulfur oil, with weekly treatment and lime wash for barns. Also guidance on cow care, dairy efficiency, and several old-fashioned kitchen and cooking tips including porcelain kettle cleaning and baking, plus fish boiling method.
A Troy Times clipping note discusses early winter views on horse clipping and health, recounting Albany attempts to pass a city ordinance penalizing clipping. It cites turfman Dan Mace, farm notes on household savings, grape propagation, and general agricultural tips.
A writer argues clipping horses improves condition and ease of care. Clipped animals warm quickly after road use, require less blanket time, and may even cure a chronic cough, though clipping unsuitable for work or street horses.
A fragmented бытов article suggests using folded tissue paper laid on the grease spot and applying a hot iron nearby to absorb the grease. It mentions a basic mixture of flour, milk, egg, and yeast as a possible remedy. The text is partially garbled with misspellings and unclear references to authors or sources.
Dr Dalrymple summarized Mr Thomas J Brown of Waynesville Ohio report on Fort Ancient in Warren County Ohio. The fort features a five mile wall, deep ditches blue limestone walls, fifty openings for pallisades, water reservoirs inside, fields of flint arrowheads and pottery shards, and outer mounds possibly signaling stations linked by ancient roads.
Gossip in the Liverpool Courier notes the Duke will sail to the Mediterranean on April 1 for a two year cruise while the Duchess goes to Russia for at least three months. Return dates are uncertain as no state duties drive the voyage.
The reviewer notes strong Shakespearean authority with Lawrence Barrett as Cassius E L Davenport as Brutus F C Bangs as Antony and a grand cremation scene. The production is regarded as one of the strongest and best in contemporary drama.
Editorial pages from New York Herald Tribune World Times and others condemn Secretary Belknap's bribe bearing sale of patronage. They warn of a national disgrace, urge swift punishment, and cite reactions from lawmakers and the press to reflect on Grant era governance.
The Waco Examiner reports a calf, grazing near town, was attacked by a mule. After enduring kicks and bites, the calf charged the mule in the forehead, killing it. witnesses found the mule dead and the calf seemingly unharmed. Also included are culinary notes on preparing steamed apples.
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