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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1861
Page
4
A nineteenth century Agriculturist piece extols fruit growing as the cheapest enjoyable hospitality. It argues orchards enrich farms, social life, and minds, shaping children away from vice, delivering lifelong dividends, and praising God for bountiful harvests. It urges planting a durable, marketable orchard now.
A dated agricultural note warns against removing woolen garments too early as sudden warm days bring risks of chills and health issues. It explains flannel’s heat retention, advises gradual wardrobe change after June, and stresses morning changes over evening due to cooling air.
A reader suggests saving waste paper to fund agricultural year activities. Children would roll lighters from waste paper and burn them safely to avoid odors from phosphorus and brimstone. A subscriber recommends a simple lighter device using wimp sloobd with a corked bottle and wire to ignite.
A fragmentary OCR reads a cryptic line about Ulubbing fagnidic rnd Gut Arbor or Knickerbocker, plus an address line listing 2300 fiat street in Philadelphia and a magazine and suture reference, all indicating a damaged notice fragment without clear event or action.
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