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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1875
Page
3
A reflective poem voice laments spring’s pull and labor on farm life. The narrator recalls decades with Jane, contemplates loss and aging, and weighs hopes, marriage, and the pull of an unsettled future as Dan plows toward the village store.
Practical notes urge cleaning farms and stables and using rubbish as top dressing on wheat while repairing and warming buildings to save costs. A breeder touts Brahma chickens over Spanish for size and egg production. A cider fermenting method is described, plus musings on hours of sleep for professionals and a garbled domestic anecdote about chimneys and stumps.
Dr Loring testifies to the value of Hungarian grass noting yields of two and a half to three and a half tons per acre when sown late in June. He reports on farm use producing 75 to 100 tons for winter feed and claims higher milk output when mixed with corn meal and shorts. An English journalist shares a clever woodwork trick using a modified wood-screw to create a thread.
J H Chandler of Norwalk Ohio shares in Ohio Farmer his tested timothy and clover seeding method. He advises sowing six quarts per acre broadcast after August dressing and light dragging, plus September mixing with soil, then timely sowing three quarts of clover per acre in March if suitable. Cross sowing halves seed for even distribution yields a fair first year crop.
Instructions describe drying sliced pumpkins in sun or warm room, rind removed, rings half an inch thick, then boiling for pies. Alternative method keeps ripe pumpkins peeled and dried after stewing into pulp, spread thin, dried in a stove, stored for year round use. Soaked overnight in milk rehydrates to pulp for pies.
The Poultry Review urges substituting eggs for meat in daily meals noting eggs are nutrient rich with 60 parts white and 30 parts yolk. It cites English vegetarians living long lives, discusses cooking times to reduce animal taste, digestion considerations, and a suggested diet tip about egg on toast with phosphorus for brain use.
Fragmentary note discusses rough sheds over manure heaps and claimed productivity gains in the first year. Mentions Lordincaid and a Svotch Jand context. figures are not provided.
The report compares acre yields for potatoes and subsequent wheat using two manures. Potatoes: barnyard manure 272 to 292 bu per acre. shed manure 442 to 471 bu per acre. Wheat: barnyard manure 48 to 52 bu per acre. shed manure 55 to 63 bu per acre. Straw yield rose one third with shed manure.
The article argues for using commercial fertilizers when manure is scarce, noting experiments by Lawes showing barley yields of 48 bushels per acre for over twenty years with 200 pounds of super phosphate and ammoniacal salts annually. It asserts fertilizers can outperform heavy manure use and improve soil fertility over time.
Boston reviewers express cool reception to Von Bulow noting his technical mastery but insufficient display of emotion. They blame unfamiliar American tastes and selective programs for tepid response, while acknowledging his flawless technique and conscientious performances.
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Lieutenant General Petersen who died at Ovgorod at ninety two after service under Suvorov and battles of Eylau Borodino and Leipzig earning honors including the Prussian Golden Rose. It also profiles Mr Jacob Heard a British founder of Lancaster schools in Russia invited by Count Rumientsoff to spread the system and notes his painting and writings.
The Pandora's 1867 voyage recounts ice encounters near Sourttuck and Disko, bear and seal hunts, and coal depot repairs at Beachy Bay. The crew finds cairns and relics from Franklin expeditions, including a memorial stone and dated artifacts, as they push toward Cape Walker and Lancaster Sound before ice forces them to turn back.
The ship faced its worst iceberg field but passed unharmed. On the 18th it neared Devil's Hum, with rough weather on the 14th 16th and 18th bringing high seas and snow. By the 20th it reached Cisco and the Governor joined for lunch. A ball followed, and on the 24th Pandora set sail home in light winds and clear skies. The return voyage continued without loss or serious accident.
A Cincinnati committee on a railroad survey found in Fleming County thirteen sandstone basins about eighteen inches deep and six feet wide, arranged in a circle under a sandstone ledge. The vessels, with fitted cones and seals, appear ancient and were left undisturbed after landowner refused removal for Cincinnati historic society chambers.
A London Times report describes two exposed tiers of piles off the Hamble near Botley where a local resident began excavations. Planks and a keel indicate a vessel about 130 feet long with thick joints and moss caulking, suggesting a Danish wreck from the era of England’s invasion.
A French journalist Lespes uses a staged suicide threat to trick a creditor. He hides in a room with bread and cheese and blocks air flow before a note reads we die of our own will. The creditor leaves in haste as Timeth declares joint suicide.
Small-pox is increasing with rapidity in the city. Last week forty five cases were reported to health authorities. this week about ninety cases. Most cases are located in the sixteenth Ward and several deaths have occurred this week.
Ground negotiated for a massive hotel to be named Hotel Grande at the corner of Grand and Page in St. Louis. The 44 arpent site covers about 4 acres with a 400 by 300 foot frontage, interior court 150 by 250 feet, four side facades, and a central fountain complex. Completion hoped by September 1, 1877, with spring construction to begin. The project aims to surpass the San Francisco Grande Hotel as the world's largest. Named investor involvement reported from Boston capitalists.
Appletons Cyclopedia recounts how a Silesian peasant, Vincents Priessnitz, developed hydrotherapy after manipulating a wet bandage for a sprain and later a rib injury. He theorized a humoral pathology and crisis-driven elimination, using water-based treatments to stimulate purifying bodily processes and healing.
The Washington lecture on Literary London honored Walt Whitman with praise for his grand mind and enduring books. The speaker noted Whitman’s humble service in the army and his recognition by the government with a small pension, while his work remained widely translated and read.
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