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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1876
Page
7
A lullaby repeats hush sounds to soothe a child at night. The mother bird guards her nest as twilight deepens and the last light fades. The night winds whisper and stars watch over the sleeping child with peaceful slumber promised.
Agricultural guidance from 16 Agriculturist on seed selection and handling. Hand threshing yields larger seed, seed rate varies by soil, drill sowing preferred, rolling aids coverage, and a copper sulfate pickle helps prevent smut. Use brine or urine brine as alternatives.
The piece argues for starting hog feeding in the fall to exploit dry weather and soft corn before it ripens. It warns against delaying feeding to hit late winter markets and stresses continuous, varied nutrition, proper food mixing, and rotation to sustain healthy growth. It notes soil and climate shape crop yields and that wheat or oats can supplement corn for hog diets.
The text argues for plentiful grass and corn feed with regular exercise to ensure physical development and health. It recommends frequent relocation of animals to new quarters to stimulate digestion and gather produce leftovers, suggesting the farm be divided into small fields to achieve this.
Reading from an essay on sheep management by A. E. Kennew of Vermont urges farmers to avoid starving flocks, limit grain if pastured well, prevent autumn weight loss, ensure early lambing and shearing, shield sheep from cold and storms, weigh fleeces, cull poor stock, and feed lambs unable to nurse.
Farmers should test seed varieties in their locale before large plantings and thoroughly cleanse kernels. Run seed grain through a high quality fanning mill at least three times to remove weeds, resulting in pure, plump kernels and healthier plants. Proper seed prep boosts market value and profits.
The text outlines pig nutrition for weaning, noting milk as the ideal source for growth and suggesting scalded oil meal as a near substitute. It warns against corn meal alone and advises oil meal mixed with bran, with two parts bran to one pint oil meal boosting growth in young pigs.
A collection of domestic tips covers grape marmalade with grape pulp and sugar simmering, quince jelly from sliced quinces, ebony jelly with sugar, tomato cordial with vinegar and spices, and a note on tooth powders noting chalk and charcoal cautions along with brushing advice.
Instructions describe making a flaky pie crust with butter and flour, and outline a preserving method for grape jelly with sugar. A laundry guide explains washing with a soap, turpentine, and ammonia solution, soaking clothes to minimize rubbing and preserve fabric.
The piece jabs at the word Centennial invading every facet of life from clothes to shops and children's names. It then notes Countess of Essex funeral rites with a purple wagonette hearse and mourning coaches, followed by Paris suburbs exhuming WWI dead whose preserved bodies and kept medals surprise observers.
A Raleigh lawyer interviews a distant agriculturist seeking a divorce claiming domestic strife. The farmer bungles defense and admits unfamiliarity with law while revealing a joke of forbidden affection with his wife’s sister Mariar. The lawyer has yet to file a bill.
Newark expanded rapidly in the last fifty years with population growth and better New York communication. The piece recalls Gideon Granger traveling incognito to inspect mail routes, a rough nine mile road, stagecoaches, and a driver who refused to slow. It notes four railroads now link Newark and New York with over 100 daily trains, enabling eight morning departures within forty five minutes.
The Weekly Wisconsin, a large 48 column paper, offers six months postpaid for fifty cents to any address. Cragin & Co. of Philadelphia will send a gratis sample of Dobbins Electric Soap for fifteen cents postage. Johnson's Anodyne Liniment advertised as a universal remedy with claims of blood purification. Bullion Mining Co. seeks agents at 176 Broadway New York.
Contanious diseases such as horse ailment glanders may be prevented by use of Idan s Ca Condition Powders. Persons traveling with horses should take note of this.
Act of 1866 renewed inviting soldiers widows and orphans to write term of service and bounty amount received sending stamp to Con L Binanam & Co Attorneys for Claims Patents Land Titles Washington DC for payment or settlement.
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