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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1876
Page
13
A dream vision contrasts radiant roses and monotone magnificence with a single simple flower, Marguerite, cherished for its chastity and pastoral charm amid a surreal landscape, as recounted in a Harper’s Magazine style poem.
Practical Farmer reports a rising interest in poultry among U S farmers. Improved breeds and care will distinguish future farmers, with Eastern and Middle States showing poultry and egg sales surpassing other stock values. New York City consumes eggs worth about 8 million annually. Bucks County leads in market poultry with substantial shipments to Philadelphia and nearby markets.
A Practical Farmer correspondent near Philadelphia testifies that Southdowns are a reliable year to year profit source and details his cross with Cotswolds to improve lamb quality. He notes selling spare lambs for eight dollars each, raising roots for feed, and timing lamb sale in March and April while keeping animals healthy per the publication’s guidance.
The article advises annual painting of farm buildings and machinery to prevent damage and save costs. It contrasts DIY painting with professional methods, notes timing in fall, and describes paint preparation, brush care, and cleaning with turpentine or benzine. It emphasizes long term savings over frequent repairs.
An English journal offers criteria for choosing wholesome meat. Good meat should not be pale or deep purple. It should have a marble appearance from branching veins around fat, with firm supple fat and no dampness. It should be firm to the touch, have little smell, and not shrink when boiled. Bad meat is moist, loose in texture, with a cadaverous or medicinal odor and significant weight loss on boiling.
A compact Anglo fashion of kitchen notes describes oatmeal based banxnecks with barley, salt, and quick bake for light cakes that keep months, Highland preserves in oatmeal barrels, plus sweet potatoes fried and ink stain removal with oxalic acid and a coffee cake recipe with sugar butter coffee eggs and raisins.
The Christian Leader lauds Hodge led Gargling Oil Company as strong and sound in New York. Cragin & Co of Philadelphia offers to send a sample of Dobbins Electric Soap on receipt of fifteen cents for postage. A man awakened by a boat captain explains his boots are old and will not hurt them.
An old physician, retired, claims a vegetable recipe cures coughs, catarrh, throat and nervous debility and offers it free by mail. Warnings about imitations from curamon tar and promotions for Johnson's Anodyne etc are noted. Also mentions Sheridan's Cavalry Powder, Burnett's Co-Craine, Wells Fargo reference, and Bullion Mining Co advertisement. Markets section referenced.
Three Centennial medals and three honorable mentions are claimed for Boynton s gas tight furnaces. The ad touts Castor Plate Trans, heating dwellings and churches, with durability and efficiency. It notes use in over 20,000 units and prominent church installations, plus Boynton s Tile Open Grate Stove and library stove.
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