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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1882
Page
10
The speaker contemplates sixty years of living with joys and fears, aging and maturity, and the calm view of life approaching the end. The verse asks what one has sown in youth and what is reaped in later years, referencing Mrs. M. Kidder in Demorest's Monthly.
Emma Harbison, penniless and starved after a family rift, seeks aid at Abraham Levi’s second hand shop in Pittsburgh. Levi refuses to value her mother's work-box, forcing her to pawn it for five dollars, a sum that only staves off hunger briefly before she is taken into custody with her supposed siblings revealing their disownment.
A cave on Colonel James Alexander’s farm near Gallatin reveals the hideout of the James/Howard gang. Skeletons of horses, bedding, and cooking gear sit among valuables left behind after raids. Four diamond rings, two diamond necklaces, numerous gold and silver watches, and a photograph were found, believed to be loot from robberies.
The article notes the introduction of the mongoose to Jamaica as a remedy for rat pests on sugar estates. It describes rats as large white creatures and claims substantial reductions in rat numbers, saving tens of tons of crop potential across estates.
In a fragmented note, eight pestering roles are listed for Detroit context labeled Cx with a preface. The terse entry hints at a roster or assignment scheme without clear details or dates.
Local readers report interest in the cave on Colonel James Alexander’s farm near Logan County Kentucky across the state line in Tennessee. The cave is described as a long time hideout and stash site for the James Brothers era outlaws with stories of law officers raids and travelers who perished exploring its depths. The entrance is a large pink hollow among dense brush, with clear water pools inside, where the bandits’ horses were once corraled and sleepers rested.
The article cites M G Perrot on using sheep bones for divination and notes Greek peasants’ belief in such augury. An anecdote from Achaia near Aigion describes a peasant’s family in Mourla where a girl ill at Easter dies after a bone inscription foretold her death, illustrating superstitious practice.
The Western Rural urges higher pay and better training for farm hands, arguing most farm failures stem from ignorance of business. It complains that skilled youths leave farming for brighter opportunities as wages and social recognition fail to reward true integrity and talent. The piece cites Iowa State Register data on crops and feeding standards.
The article explains how nitrogenous foods build flesh and carbonaceous foods supply fat, with minerals forming bone. It discusses albuminoids versus carbohydrates, proper N to C ratios, and how feeding targets differ for young versus adult animals. It emphasizes using chemistry to match feed to desired outcomes.
The article notes steady weight gain in fleece and rising wool output per sheep since 1860, with 1881 yields over 50 percent higher. It stresses breeding discipline, uniform fiber, and careful flock management on the shearing floor to improve meat and wool quality and market value.
Germantown Telegraph notes sunflowers yield seed for fowls with hardy growth and broad soil tolerance. The article urges keeping plots of seed to supply winter poultry feed, claiming five bushels per acre possible and benefits to fowl nutrition.
Vague OCR fragment hints at candy made for a children's age celebration. No clear names, dates, places, or organizations are readable to identify specifics.
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