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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1886
Page
7
This rural note offers tips on sharpening cultivator teeth, avoiding drop of potatoes in warm sun, sowing oats and clover, early barley for vigor, planting fodder corn in tight rows, and harrowing grain to protect young crops. It laments overabundant machinery and praises skilled handwork and old farming disciplines.
W B Boynton of Wisconsin discusses protecting young trees in summer with shade, mulching, and windbreaks to reduce moisture loss and stress. The article also covers eucalyptus trees, noting climate limits, malarial district observations in Italy, and the abbey at Fontain near Rome as an example of successful, economical cultivation.
The Times reports Bath dairy show details with Mr George Gibbons of Unley Farm Bath guiding the event. Prof Long and Prof Carroll showcased new cheese and butter making methods including a novel churn mechanism and a centrifugal desiccator style separator. A horse powered Layal cream separator and electric alarm thermometers were demonstrated, aiming to improve quality and unit profit in dairy production.
The article argues beekeeping is a profitable farming activity with strong colonies producing honey, the need for comb foundation, and careful queen management. It notes swarming, replacing queens with Italian or Cyprian stock, winter protection, forage planning, and combining bees with poultry for high returns.
The author advises parlor plants with thick firm leaves that resist dust and dry air. The Ficus is highlighted as ideal for dying rooms, tolerating dust, gas, and long-lasting leaves. It grows quickly with ample pot space, frequent watering, and weekly fertilization for vigorous growth.
The article discusses using milkweed juice as a cure for warts on hands and cows teats to ease milking. It also covers ammonia uses in cleaning and bathing, plus stale bread as a kitchen remedy and general household advice.
The piece explains multiple uses for dry bread in family meals. It covers turning stale slices into milk toast, Welsh rarebit, Spanish fritters, fried bread, and bread puddings with custard and fruit. It also notes saving fat drippings for frying and describes a dahlia cultivation method from France.
A collection of old fashioned recipes for lemon tart Queen of puddings Indian pudding and fruit jellies. Includes directions for making crusts fillings stews and puddings with steps on steaming baking and finishing with sugared fruit or toppings.
A Detroit Free Press account describes a 40 mile offshore fishing trip aboard the J. B. Sching ler led by the Poster Brothers. Fishermen haul six to ten pound sea bass, dogfish, conger eels, porgies and more from the Cholera Banks near Rockaway Inlet. The voyage includes Cape weather risks and a bravado display as rival boat nearby is paralyzed by their catch.
Two Territory residents joke about advising a friend who is coming from the States on his future profession. They consider doctor or lawyer and even a newspaper man before settling on lawyer as court sessions begin. A note about a stylish young man with hand painted suspenders ends the snippet.
When visiting or departing New York City, guests may save on baggage and expressage with a $3 carriage hire and stop at the Grand Union Skotel opposite Grand Central Depot. The hotel offers 613 rooms, European style elevator, a restaurant, and access to horsa cars stages and elevated railroad to all depots. Familia claims better value for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than any other first class city hotel.
Washington letter reports Gen. Lee courted danger near the war's end. President Reagan notes a widespread belief among Confederate leaders that Lee intended to die on the battlefield. Teagan recounts Lee exposing himself at Cold Harbor, insisting on a single fragile line without reserves.
Stiggins boasts a new poem free of A B E letters. Wiggins reads it and suggests a bold revision to remove the rest of the alphabet from the piece.
A collage of brief notes and ad snippets mentions a puddings salt remark, musical pagodas at Manhattan Beach, health ads for salves and tonics, quips about electricity and Shakespeare, pest control products Rough on rats and bed bugs, and assorted jokes. Contains references to Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription, Ayers Ague Cure, Piso’s Remedy, and Yankee humor from New York Times, Harper’s Bazar, and Detroit Free Press.
Advice to consumptives promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and strengthener for tuberculosis and weak lungs. It touts its superiority to cod liver oil and urges readers to mail 10 cents for Dr. Pierce's treatise. Also cites diet examples from ancient and foreign peoples and extols Scovill's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula and skin diseases.
A temperance orator trumpets a sweeping cause and cites England’s liquor decline as proof. A self promoted liver remedy, Simmons Liver Regulator, is praised as a universal cure for liver and kidney issues, endorsed by perception of public use. A society scene notes corsets tightening and dinner dress, with a witty exchange about grace before meals.
An advertisement from Tre Vouratc Beir Co of Marshall Michigan offers to Kend readers a thirty days trial of Vouraic Bears and electric appliances. It promises relief from Nervous Debility Loss of Vitality and Manhood and includes a mailed illustrated pamphlet with full particulars. Readers are urged to write at once.
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