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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1876
Page
7
A Scribner’s Monthly poem traces the makes of maidenhood through nature and imagery. It asks what forces shaped a young girl’s beauty and innocence from birth to dawn, noting daisies grass breezes and a graybeard tree that hints at earth’s sorrow yet cannot dim joy.
The article discusses preventing girdling by field mice around fruit trees, recommends turning over soil in a six to eight foot diameter around trees, and burning nearby debris. It also covers lime as fertilizer, poultry breed trials favoring a single breed with free range, alfalfa as a hardy perennial forage, sowing rates, and care for drying cows to prevent udder issues.
A farmer explains raising potatoes from seed, selecting fully matured seed, cutting and planting, then cultivating until seed balls form. After harvest, seeds are extracted, dried, and sown again in spring, with successive years improving eatable quality and consistency.
A compact collection of old time instructions covers pest control with borax in drawers and trunks, oyster frying with butter, bean and garlic preparation, rich fruit puddings, and lengthy plum puddings. It also gives plant care advice using guano fertilizer, soil mixes, and cautions against overfeeding. Includes promotion for Gargling Oil and a sample offer for Dobbins Electric Soap.
A New York Tribune critique exam ines Centennial Exposition piano awards. The Knabe firm is praised for four piano styles, while rival claims and ads spark public skepticism. Other items note Matchless plug tobacco, Johnson liniment, and youth literature promotions.
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