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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1886
Page
7
A Massachusetts farmer article details building a stack for a 20 by 10 foot area using rails and sheaves with careful layering to form a strong rick. It also warns farmers to tighten wagon joints and keep wood dry to prevent water damage and decay.
The article describes methods to prevent grape rot by training vines on buildings and using wide arches to shield fruit from dew and rain. It reports observations that top portions rot less, and vines trained high stay healthier. A gardener shares trials with peach trees and tomato leaves, claiming sun protection and insect control through leaf applications.
A discussion on horse shying explains the cause as sudden or unfamiliar objects or sounds triggering fear. It advises against scolding or whipping as worsens nerves, recommending calm, patient handling so the horse grows confident. Observations show a horse hesitant at a shaky bridge, but with gentle guidance it crosses more readily next time.
The American Farmer recommends weaning a colt at six months if the dam’s milk remains essential, warns against three months, and notes that premature weaning stunts growth. It emphasizes shelter and generous, sensible feeding, warns against fat-forming foods, and advises bran mash and limited corn meal.
The article discusses how to visit commission merchants to learn butter standards including packaging grain color and salt. It explains gilt edged butter is about production conditions not breed and notes the sailing system as a method of cooling and housing cows for comfort and efficiency on high priced land.
A mid nineteenth century household note shares a method to iron shirts using spermaceti wax parastine and white wax melted over boiling water. It explains preparing starch from two shirts with bean-sized wax shavings, boiling until thick, then thinning with cold water before applying to garments.
The guide explains drying and ironing a fabric bosom, then polishing with a clean cloth and iron. It covers rolling in cloth, wringing, ironing on both sides, and using a hard board or marble slab, with careful drying before polishing. If dirt appears, rub and polish again. Do not perform polishing the same day as ironing if time is limited.
The article advises steaming leftover meats for invalid meals, and highlights infant care and cautious feeding. It discusses exercise as vital yet variable, praising natural activities like walking, cricket, tennis, cycling, and swimming, with emphasis on balanced development and individualized routines. It cites experts from Harvard and others and urges school instruction in self care and exercise.
Household guidance covers achieving humane mastery without neglecting other interests. It emphasizes strict following of cooking directions for better results and notes that neglected table care causes discomfort. Also includes household remedies such as lavender oil to repel flies and lime water for cleaning sour drains, plus methods to quiet bed squeaks and seal stove smoke patches.
Newark and New York details describe the Grand Union Motel near Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms and high cost fittings. A Harlem Court session charges Minnie Plague and Francis Charles for street fighting, with humorous exchange about beer and punishment, ending with Minnie discharged and Francis jailed for ten days.
A collage of dialogue and quips from theater and society scenes. Fragments about marriage plots, love interests, a duchess joke, and a minister’s knot tying fee sit beside medical patter and a hair care ad. A travel anecdote concludes the set.
An OCR fragment promotes Dr Jeane Thompsons Eye Water for sore eyes priced 25c and fields playful Shakespearean lines about baseball and theatre from the Philadelphia Times. It also touts Frazer Axle Grease as a long lasting product.
Miss Giddygirl asks Mr Jones for costume advice at a party deciding between a daisy and a century plant. The artist suggests wearing no century plant as a witty reply. Beggs Blood Purifier is mentioned in a jesting aside.
A clipped humor piece imagines Mrs Shoddy planning a Yellowstone summer with daughters while joking about a sea serpent and lack of young men. A Galena flagman named Thomas Golden keeps a tame robin that waves a flag for trains. Short ads tout Wells Health products and remedies for various ailments.
J K Warren’s Three Oaks Michigan factory pioneers Featherbone from goose and turkey quills. The process yields a strong elastic tape used in dressmaking and whips, while the fiber serves as mattress fill and the pith as nitrogen rich fertilizer. The venture employs 150, consumes 30,000 quills daily, and supplies about 300 jobbing houses.
A collage of brief items including comic exchanges about loans, household remedies like Rough on rats and patent medicines, wedding table talk, stray classed jokes, and short notices about a five week old baby with extra digits, a 105 year old elder, and a physician’s testimonial for Dr Walhall’s Balsam.
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