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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
7
A column from Troy New York Times urges caution with horses, notes home remedies for sweeney and windgalls, and shares recipes and craft ideas. It cites Ezrhnange and N F Tins, detailing a milk sugar sauce, flannel cakes, and quilt block examples while referencing veterinary guidance on windgalls from the Veterinary Journal.
A corncob and meal based feeding method shows pigs thrive on bulky, mixed diets rather than meal alone. Experience contrasts with theory, noting digestion, appetite, and health improve when bulk to foods is included. Chemistry aligns with practice through observed results. Cor. Country Gentleman.
Experimental evidence shows soil should not hold excessive water as air spaces dominate. Subsoil drainage allows surplus water to escape, warming the soil and boosting crop resilience. Proper drainage reduces heat loss, preserves heat for growth, and decreases frost risk, enhancing yields and protecting harvests.
A detailed account of hand made needles from a European establishment. Soft wire is cut, annealed, straightened, ground, and shaped. Eyes formed with a punch press, then tempered, cleaned, and polished through repeated canvas oil baths. Final needles are sorted, bundled, and packed for sale.
A humorous tale compares a forty five year old mule kept through winters and a white mule at Fort Vernon's post for forty five years. It recounts a War Department inquiry reciting legends of mules tied to early 19th century campaigns and Sherman’s order to care for the animal. Florida papers joke about swamp lands being sold.
The canal runs seventy four kilometres from Atlantic to Pacific at Naas and Flamenco islands divided into twelve sections led by Colon Gorgona Obispo Emperador Culebra and Paraiso. Daily work uses thirty steam excavators forty locomotives and eight hundred tip wagons with 90 000 000 cubic metres to excavate. Over 2 500 000 cubic metres have been removed by October 14 and monthly excavations top 300 000 cubic metres in recent months. The work force exceeds 10 000 men rising to about 15 000 next year as operations intensify. At Colon the port and terre plein near completion with a growing town of workshops warehouses and depots. The earth for the terre plein came from Monkey Hill and a major cut is planned to manage lake levels. The first Atlantic to Gaton machine is set for 6 000 metres of work per day at 50 francs per 50 cubic metres. The Pacific opening between Rio Grande mouth and Paraiso is handled by the Franco American Trading Company with aid from American digging machines and belts to support mixing in the excavation.
A European science note warns that mountain air contains bacteria and air quality varies by altitude and location. It cites Prof. Freudenreich and Dr. Miquel, discussing how even high altitudes hold microbes, while air near lakes and in rooms shows differing impurity levels. The piece ends with an ad for Jacobs Off medicine and a jewelry catalogue offer from Merod & Jaccard.
A Rochester era column reports unusual solar dimming and red skies with theories of unseen comets, world dust, or meteors. It cites Professor Grimmer and Professor Brooks, notes doomsday forecasts, and urges personal fortitude with Warner's Safe Cure and other tonics amid looming planetary influence.
Fragmentary OCR shows various old advertisements praising butter color made by Wells, Bi & Co and claiming safety for butter. Also cites Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pills and patent medicines, and testimonials for Swift’s Specific, Wells Health Renew er, and Rough on Corns. The text mixes product claims, brief testimonials, and generic promotional lines without a coherent news story.
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