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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1875
Page
4
Poem describes a faded tawny landscape as Summer dies. The voice laments the crown of Summer slipping away on a melancholy plain while natural imagery hints at acceptance that death brings peace. The lines mix vivid color and sorrow with a concluding calm about life and death.
Farm and household guidance on potatos storage in pits. Use well drained soil, sandy if possible, add sand to bottom if needed. Do not cover deeply until favorable weather arrives. Cover with alternating layers of straw and earth.
Western farmers increasingly adopt improved poultry outpacing common chickens. Crosses with thoroughbred roosters like Cochin or Brahma mature faster, grow larger, and fetch higher prices. With proper care, warm clean quarters and varied feed, eggs can be produced through winter as well as summer.
The text analyzes pork to corn feeding ratios, price conversions, and how corn price affects pork cost. It discusses abortion in cows, farm management tips, lubricants, fencing costs, grafting, and soil fertility practices, referencing regional prices and global comparisons.
A farmer describes recurring abortion in cows each November over three years, linking it to laxative effects of certain feeds and a fish brine soaked wheat straw stack. He notes fewer cases after adopting a shellbark remedy weekly, mixed with meat, and reports good results this fall and winter.
A jumbled old recipe extract describes making yeast breads and brown bread with flour, soda, cream of tartar, shortening, and water. Directions include rising times, oven temps, and a method for frying ham and eggs followed by a meat dish served with mutton.
A Rural Press notice describes a pickle recipe using lime cream tartar and water to preserve eggs. The writer notes eggs kept in pickle remain sweet for months and claims the seller offers fresh eggs at about fifty cents a dozen, touting quality and price.
San Francisco Chronicle reports a vast coal deposit in Uintah county Wyoming near Carter Station on the Union Pacific. Discovered by Crooker of Logan with help from an old Indian, the vein system spans sixteen coal beds with one 70 feet thick, inclining at twenty two degrees. Geological expert Portier calls it the finest coal deposit in western America.
A major match is arranged between blindfold great Blackburne and Vienna 1873 winner Steinitz at the City of London Chess Club in Knightrider Street. Stakes are £60 a side and play begins next winter. The Vienna event has heightened interest as Blackburne aimed to draw Rosenthal to win the top prize, while Steinitz sealed two decisive wins.
In Paris two celebrated women, Mrs Blackforth and her famed companion, attract the tonics of the Bois de Boulogne and Boulevards as society notes their gowns and portraits. The pair vow to dethrone rival leaders, with their notoriety shaping Parisian high life.
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