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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1884
Page
6
A poetic speaker recalls ships sailing from a harbor while townsfolk wave, yet none wave to the narrator. The speaker longs for distant shores and reassurance that loved ones will arrive safely to a land of prayer. The verses contemplate farewell, memory, and reunion after hardship and prayerful hope.
Mary Drix, a widowed relative, hosts seven siblings on Moon Mountain amid grief and poverty. She seizes the chance to run a boarding house with help from her brood, while Naomi Lonsdale and her husband face ruin. A rich windfall from Carragee Farm changes fortune and ties the families. The tale ends with the widow and her kin prospering, and the Lonsdales finding a new life nearby as their son marries Essie.
A smooth talking stranger passes a forged wager routine in a Detroit street game. He dares a crowd to separate chain links then wins over overcoat and cash by cutting a link with a hammer. The crowd laughs as he exits, claiming the trick was legitimate betting.
A reflective verse traces a child’s ascent up the stairs as a metaphor for life. The speaker recalls cares and the moment the child reaches the top, then expands to the human quest for progress and enduring joy beyond struggle.
Farmers should save seeds of vegetables for planting as local climate seeds perform better, maturing earlier and growing faster. Cover melons cucumbers tomatoes and squash to protect from frost and harvest only the largest, most perfect seeds. Local seeds mature 3 to 5 weeks earlier than eastern seedmen’s offerings.
The article argues that fattening requires more feed in cold weather and that farmers should not delay fattening cattle sheep and hogs until winter. It suggests buying stock before winter for lower prices but emphasizes early fattening for hogs using old corn as the best fattening feed and shelter efficiency.
The column urges farmers and gardeners to enjoy seasonal foods and comforts, comparing rural abundance to city indulgence. It covers winter pig care, feeding, housing, and fattening, stressing liberal rations, dry quarters, and minimal disturbance to keep pigs thriving for spring pasture and summer profits.
The text contrasts a poor English cottager’s luxuries with an American farmer’s potential abundance. It asks why a farmer cannot enjoy fruits like pears peaches and grapes and flowers such as French roses tuberoses and geraniums, and cultivate herbs and lavender, implying thrift as the path to similar comforts.
Feeder profit hinges on selecting steers with fattening aptitude. The London Farmers Advocate list of standard points covers muzzle, lips, eyes, ears, horns, head, neck, chest, brisket, shoulders, ribs, crops, legs, back, loins, rump, hips, twist, and flanks as indicators of constitution and flesh. The article also notes feeding tips and orchard mulch benefits, plus remarks on sheep foot rot prevention and apple storage methods.
Reports say 14 million head of sheep have died in Australia due to drought. The piece also notes plans to import 10 000 ducks into Colorado next summer to boost sheep herds. Additional data covers 1893 sheep exports, a Tennessee wheat yield, a blooming pear tree date, and a caution on feeding cotton seed meal.
Malaria gases from poorly built drains sickened a baby with malarial fever. Brown's Iron Bitters credited with saving the child. A New Haven woman testifies it cured her six years of malaria. Try it when malaria undermines your constitution.
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