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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1887
Page
7
The article discusses how plow width furrow depth and soil type affect daily work by teams. It explains prairie loams arable soils weigh 2.4 to 2.586 times water, and shows how 7 to 24 inch furrows change acres plowed per day with four or three horses. It urges accurate gauging of plows and steady operation for best results.
Advice on hurdling stock on thin land to increase grazing area and fertility, notes on preventing hog cholera through varied feed, and guidance on when to shear sheep. Warns about cold weather risks, housing needs after shearing, and humane handling during shearings. Also references dairy stock feeding and milk value standards for Jersey cows.
A Chicago Tribune summary of F D Holmes focus on feeding cows to maximize milk quality and a detailed process for cheese making. It covers feeding variety, cleanliness, milk temperature, rennet use, curd cutting, heat control, whey removal, salting, pressing, and curing room conditions for optimal cheese texture and flavor. It emphasizes early curd cutting, careful temperature management, and slow curing in a steady cellar.
Guidance on carpet color by room including warm hues in drawing rooms and bright tints in bedrooms, plus advice on Axminster and velvet piles, linings to deter moths, padding for stairs, and long term care. Also includes stain removal and cleaning recipes for fabrics, wood, ink on mahogany, and cloth care.
A eulogy on H H Warner of Rochester New York for building an observatory and funding astronomical prizes, followed by praise for Warner's Safe Cure as a disease remedy. Anecdotes about public figures and various medical notices are interwoven with reminiscences and cautionary tales, reflecting 19th century public health marketing and social commentary.
A young man traveling through Atlanta from Florida with a six foot alligator said he would present it to his mother in law. The Jacksonville LA Herald notes that 452 fiction works, 771 religious books, and 113 biographical titles were published in the past year.
A snippet from Youths Companion recounts Moorish lingo used aboard steamers at Mogador Morocco. The stevedore speaks broken English while the mate and captain react to insubordination and smoking in the hold. The phrase Go for ballast warns of being thrown overboard and the Reis is the captain while Mr Sticky-Mate leads the second mate.
A record setting passenger engine from Rhode Island Locomotive Works will be drawn out for the New York Providence and Boston Railroad Company to run 62.5 miles from Providence to Groton in 62.5 minutes with eight cars, four Pullmans, on a 66,000 pound driving wheel load. The engine features 18 inch cylinders, 24 inch stroke, a 4 inch boiler diameter at the smokestack, steel construction, and carries about four tons of coal and 4,000 gallons of water. The project signals the era of ultra swift rail travel with a high, brass-free design and a notable weight on driving wheels surpassing a Connecticut engine.
A Court Journal report notes Russia will add a sportman corps to every regiment to hunt game and learn terrain. The aim is safer, more capable soldiers through forest scouting, geography knowledge, and harsh-conditions training as a wartime preparation.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the top spring remedy for purifying blood and restoring appetite and vigor. It features testimonials from C ARENS of Chicago and Mure D. Winans of Jackson, plus Bauer & Cantié of Grand Rapids praising its curative claims and reliability for indigestion and rheumatic symptoms.
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