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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1876
Page
3
In a lyrical plea from the Graphic by W. A. GC, Brother Jonathan sends greetings to Dom Pedro in Brazil. The piece extols Pacific ties across Latin America and urges a defensive league to resist European meddling, ending with a cordial offer of friendship and a symbolic shared salute.
Rural notes explain that milk from cows soon after calving yields more butter and churns easily. Five months after calving cream decreases and butter globules shrink. Frothing milk results from alcohol formed as milk sugar decomposes when it sours. Longer milking reduces butter yield and nourishment in milk.
A farmer says he cured scab in his flock by boiling tobacco leaves in a large kettle and dipping each affected sheep up to the neck after shearing. The liquor reportedly reddened the wool and cured scab and ticks in lambs as well. Stalks boiled similarly are said to work too.
A dairy authority prescribes brining butter to keep sweet for eight or nine months using saturated saltpeter salt and salt. He stresses thorough cask preparation removing gum and sap, then steaming or soaking to remove woody flavors, and filling casks with hot brine to keep butter pale. Tin lined hermetic packages are suggested as cheaper, efficient alternatives.
Practical guidance to farmers on timing for corn planting after plowing and moist soil, top dressed coarse manure as soil prep, raising quality calves for milk and dairy income, Barry Lams forward for market with extra feed, dangers of overfeeding lambs, flax as a profitable crop for soil mellowing and oil mills demand, and early month seeding of flax on corn stubble.
The article advises on raising tame livestock by early milk feeding and warm sows, choosing light tools, and proper use of rollers for soil. It includes home recipes for soups and desserts, along with domestic tips and a note on Cheyenne mining optimism and outfittering in the Black Hills.
The club discussed chiccory as a profitable field crop noting roots can be dried ground and sold with coffee and tops fed to horses. seeds are available, sow like carrots on sandy soil. Bees protection from moths is possible but losses may occur. For corn fertilizer barnyard manure gives best meat yield, plaster and potash follow. guano and fish scraps less effective. Maple vs elm transplants: maples more reliable. with care either thrives if roots are massed, mud-dipped, and planted with roots in natural position and mulch applied.
A resident recalls asking Boe why he fed about twenty five cows in an open lot a year ago and he replied the hay was poor and they ate better outside. Weeks later the cows occupied a basement style stable at night with two rows of cows facing inward, highlighting on farm practices and barn structure.
A brief descriptive fragment notes a scene where structures stand between an alley and a row, with horses on one end. The figures are enclosed by and breathing stagnant air amid manure, highlighting a gritty, utilitarian setting.
The narrative portrays James Laxwonr as an Arctic explorer and yachtman, asserting his ability to sense vibrations from ice contact two miles away. It notes that in his expeditions a collision with ice caused seals to flee in alarm over a wide area.
A confidential clerk recalls A T Stewart of A I Stewart Co detailing his daily routines at both the retail and wholesale stores on Broadway and Tenth Street and his methodical discipline, candor, strict discipline for poor performance, and business philosophy.
At a National Academy of Sciences gathering, Prof. F A P Barnard summarized magic squares and circles with examples from Emanuel Moschopulus and De la Hire. The talk noted even numbered builds and extensions to circles cylinders and spheres, praising Benjamin Franklin as a master of economical puzzles.
A collage of notes on Centennial events and society: Greek contributions area named the Greece spot. Captain Webb’s English Channel swim prize money nears $20,000. the Centennial dome lights at night. dry goods merchants report strong advertising gains. jokes, anecdotes, and social commentary fill the page including a coroner’s verdict and a Boston business slump tale.
Washington Letter to Cleveland Plaindealer recalls Mrs. Gaines after a Supreme Court decision. Though deaf, she jokes she needed a friend to repeat the ruling and then exclaimed she wanted to kneel and say thank God and the Supreme Court. The piece likens her reaction to Ethan Allen and notes her hearty laugh.
A brief poem about a small flower in a hidden bower whose beauty and fragrance inspire a stranger and a sad heart to rise above life’s troubles. The flower’s modest charm endures beyond its bloom, guiding humans to look up, do duty, and feel God’s love.
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