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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1883
Page
4
A poem by NY R. W. Gelder describes dawn over the bay beside King Philip's hill. The speaker invites Comoe to wake and share the view as the pale east lights the world and the moon glows above the blue. The speaker vows beauty is theirs when shared with a loved one.
A Parisian tale recalls Alphonse and Hyacinthe as their youthful romance collides with a stern mother, a wealthy General, and social proprieties. Hyacinthe spurns a fatal liaison while Alphonse departs for Algiers, only for fate to bind their memories by a shrine near Vraimont.
Anatto, from South America, is used to color butter in creameries and home dairies. It comes from Bixa orellana seeds, fermented to remove pulp, then boiled to a thick paste and formed into rolls wrapped in canna leaves.
Results of season's potato experiments show tubers form above feeding roots in cool moist soil. tubers fare in light dry surface soil. One eye can yield all growth. whole seed is wasteful. Chilled vines limit tuber formation. a four foot vine added soil yields few large tubers, the largest weighing two and three eighths ounces.
The article notes anatto's putty like texture, dark brownish red color, and odor. It discusses its use in dyeing silk and cotton, butter colorings with potash or soda, and chocolate coloring in South America. It mentions harmlessness and occasional body painting by Indian tribes.
A blast near Praed street underground station injured about forty people as gas lights failed and glass shattered. Police and doctors swarmed the scene while investigations point to explosive material in the rear carriage. A second blast near Charing Cross echoed the panic as detectives hunt suspects and a £500 reward is offered.
At a French Société d Encouragement meeting M F Le Blanc reviewed candle standards in Britain Germany and France. He noted carcel flames were steady but weak with star candles at one seventh to one eighth of a carcel and English standards near one ninth with 14 to 15 percent variation. He suggested adopting the carcel lamp but the president disagreed. Electricians would seek a stronger standard using platinum wire eight times brighter than a carcel lamp.
A late London fashion trend features correspondence cards decorated by the likeness of the head of the favorite family dog. The stylish motif blends personal sentiment with canine imagery as a unique social flourish.
A farmer explains he tied cattle by day in the barn during fly season and turned them out to graze at night. He reports one third more milk and better quality, enabling more stock on the same land. He even covered barn windows with muslin curtains for protection and plans blinds on new barns.
Advice on poultry housing urges level roosts to prevent crowding and foot sores. High perches force heavier birds to struggle, wasting space and causing ailments. Prioritize low, ventilated ceilings and dry, warm floors for healthier fowls.
The Western Agriculturist notes warm weather below sixty has little effect on corn millet grapes and other fruits while cold nights may hinder growth of tender crops. It also reports calves born twins of equal sex breed readily but bull heifer twins often fail to breed. bulls with heifers show no disadvantage.
The article discusses how corn grains produced on stalk tassels can yield new varieties when planted by themselves. It notes that seeds grown in a given year should adapt to varying seasons if seed conditions influence future plants, a belief commonly held.
A Kansas farmer tests a drill with a rear iron wheel that follows the seed furrow and presses soil to depth. The method yields more than fifty six bushels per acre, praised by the American Cultivator for trial in other regions.
The largest truck farm near New Orleans grows 150 acres of watermelons and could profit from selling the seeds. Demand is strong with prices from 1 to 2 dollars per pound, per the Midland Farmer.
The pear is likely to replace the apple as the fruit most easily grown. Over the last three years it has proven a more certain bearer, resists insects better, and only suffers blight which can be controlled by promptly removing affected parts.
A compact collection of kitchen notes covers baked beets simmered until tender and served as boiled beet analogues, homemade friendly loaves from potatoes and ham, squash with flour and yolk enriched cream, a fruit and meat rich Orinon Mear dish, and buttermilk teacakes with currants and a dash of bicarbonate for lift.
A vintage kitchen passage describes making half and half flour and soda dough with cream of tartar and salt, then buttermilk to form a stiff dough rolled into half inch rounds and baked. It also outlines Potato Pancakes grated potatoes eggs flour and milk with salt, fried in butter and lard until brown, served with pickles or sauces.
Globe Village Massachusetts pharmacist Benj W Paton reports his Miraculous pain cure St Jacobs Oil greatly helped his business with sales doubling in one month. Army and Navy officers call it the greatest pain cure of the age.
In a historic tale from St Marys Georgia two dueling captains faced off with harpoons on a sand spit. Pratt fled as the New Englander advanced brandishing a spear while the crowd jeered and a Yank chased him to the river. The defeated man later served as a gun boat pilot in the Civil War.
A drover and a butcher dine and settle accounts with a 100 franc note. The butcher drops it into gravy, washes, and the dog swallows it. The dispute over payment and dog worth leads a French justice of the peace to seek precedent as townspeople fear an impending riot.
The Paris academy of medicine recalls M. Felizet's operation to remove a nine inch spoon from a young man's stomach. A Fauchen tube introduced through the mouth cleansed the stomach to prevent peritonitis, then an epigastric incision was made. Ether vapor distends the stomach to reveal and extract the spoon.
The market pages show No 2 wheat at 76 cents, barley No 2 at 46, No 8 at 36, rye No 8 at 40, corn No 2 at 82, oats No 2 at 5, flour at 274, and various staples with round figures for oranges lemons apples and butter. Regional notes list St Louis futures with wheat at 101 to 101 1/3, corn 43 1/2, oats 26, cattle exports and pork prices, while New York markets echo similar grain and livestock quotes with mixed hog and butter prices.
Boston reports the bulging five story brick wall at South and Essex streets is blamed on Portland cement by architect Bradlee. He notes cement used chiefly in water works expands when exposed to air, with experiments showing bottles bursting after sealing.
A Kirkman Indiana resident Albert A. Larson writes to Allen's Long Balsam proprietors expressing gratitude, claiming his wife would have died of consumption without the timely use of the remedy. The note highlights various period ads and products featured in the publication.
A mixed set of old time medical ads mentions Mother Swan's Worm Syrup for feverishness and worms, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, and Dr. M Hall's Balsam for the Lungs with a testimonial. It references a St Pauls church conservatory and Omaha transit notes with hotel rates.
An old advertisement sketches Newark City access with Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot, noting 600 plant rooms at one million dollars and European plan. It touts transit to depots via horse cars stages and elevated railways, and promotes Omaha Metropolitan Hotel as lodging. Additional lines promote tonics and pest remedies.
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