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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1892
Page
2
The Saline Observer surveys curiosities and opinions from Michigan readers noting the Chinese origin claim for mosquito nets, a nod to ambassadors Lytton and Lowell, praise for honesty in diplomacy, and reflections on bronze cents and minting costs.
The text argues that books and memory do not equal power without action and conscience. It advocates centralized state prison management, with the state responsible for criminals from arrest to custody, avoiding local interference and ensuring uniform treatment.
In Brooklyn January 10 1842 Dr Talmage preaches on time and faith using Hezekiah’s sun dial miracle to show God controls shadows and outcomes. He links historical chronologies to Christian dating and urges youth engagement to counter gloom with renewed hope.
The article extols the bronze turkey as the king of varieties, detailing large size, color, and hardiness. It covers care by hens, housing in warm dry conditions, foraging habits, and profitability for market or breeding, noting their ease of raising and value to a farm flock. It also surveys dairy industry scale and feed needs.
An 19th or early 20th century guide outlines curing hams using a brine: five pounds sugar to 100 pounds meat, one ounce saltpetre per 20 pounds, one ounce salt per pound, plus water to cover. Lower temperatures slow curing. in very cold winters cellar temps extend curing time. After brining, hams should be smoked for three days. if cut and pickle remains, curing continues.
A Practical Farmer description notes stubborn cream due to dryer food cows rich in late gestation. Remedies include warming water with milk set for churn and diluting cream slightly while churning. It contrasts opinions by a professor who dismisses dilution and uses warm skim milk, but the article argues water loosens albumen to free fat globules and stops winter foaming of cream.
A discussion on dining with cheer and its digestive benefits, followed by practical farming and household hints. It covers keeping a merry table, sheep care and breeding, and improvised cleaning and cooking tips using common domestic items.
A Detroit Free Press writer recounts a dramatic encounter on a west bank ledge where an Apache warrior, volleyed by a scout, clings by one arm over a 400 foot drop. The man’s eyes blaze with hate as blood drips and silence seals his fate.
A dialogue from New York Weekly features a pastor and a deacon joking about not having change to put in the offering plate. The deacon brags he had only a quarter and fears appearing stingy, while the minister ponders if he was right to skip worship.
The quote recounts how Maximilian I was greeted with a hundred gun salute in Augsburg. The artillery chief miscounted, ordered a second shot, and Augsburg then matched with one more shot at Nuremberg. The tale claims this created the tradition of a hundred and one gun salutes.
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