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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1884
Page
3
A collage of domestic hints and farming advice including rose care, honey storage cautions, sheep care reminders, kitchen note taking, a Delicious custard tip, calf rearing feed recommendations, soap saving guidance, cat theory on gardening, seed and soil effects on crops, and bone as fertilizer practices from various periodicals.
A farmer argues against over sowing Timothy grass seed per acre and shares historical trials. He recounts thinning from one half bushel to three to four quarts per acre for optimal growth, explains seed density per square inch, and concludes that three quarts per acre suffices for a healthy stand.
One acre of fall sown rye can feed one cow through winter pasture in open winters. It provides moisture in fall and winter to keep vegetation growing, aids fertilizing remnants after feeding, and is advantageous in the South and West. Sowing in August uses standard seeding amounts for best results.
A humorous domestic vignette on country wives delaying trains. It contrasts husbands awaiting wives, depots and misread railroad clocks, and repeated near misses from five minutes to a half hour. The piece lampoons punctuality, clocks, and social routines in rail travel.
A fragmentary travel note describes the Isles of Shoals group split between Maine and New Hampshire. It mentions Star White and other islands, sizes of several islands, a burying ground on Star Island with a stone to Rev. John Tuske, Harvard alumnus died 1772, and a monument to Captain John Smith erected in 1961. The writer recalls fishing from a former yacht and staying near Benham.
An enthusiastic New Jersey capitalist starts covey nut tree plantations in Dade County Florida. Seed from South Carolina germinated and 14 000 plants set out at nearly £46 100. Next winter counts rise. six years to first yield with grove valued around 2 000 000 and projected 10 percent return. A full grown tree yields about sixty nuts yearly.
A diverse roundup notes homicide counts and executions in Washington County, eccentric gadgets, a goby fish in Baltimore, a flower-pot pear tree in Gloucester, Jefferson tomb damage by relic hunters, Arctic winds research, a Clyde NY stove ruin, California vagrancy law cases, nutmeg tree lore, and machinery praise while London markets offer cheap wild animals.
A columnist tours Cape Cod fishing villages noting striking beauty in young women but a swift decline with age. He links long separations from fishing husbands to perpetual anxiety, repeated losses, and a fate of matronly weariness. The piece links monthly seasons to scarce male presence and a history of shipwrecks that leaves many widows and grieving families.
A ten year old at Central Market bays with stomach pain after eating assorted fruits and vegetables. Onlookers debate cause and safety while a bee lodged in his shirt is crushed by an officer. The crowd jokes about coroner talks and moral lessons as the boy walks away unharmed.
A Worcester Catholic College secretary praises St Jacob's Oil as the best pain cure used by club members. Boston Transcript hints at the product's strong physician endorsements. A Monkton doctor calls it the most successful remedy he has used, while unrelated ad snippets mention social vanity and a bald joke.
An elderly man and a young woman rode the St Louis express. The girl begged not to be taken to an asylum, while the father explained she had studied at a distant seminary but her health failed and she would be taken to a private asylum. The writer notes rising insanity and advocates cautions about stomach health and nervous disorders. Warner's Tippecanoe is praised as a tonic to regulate the stomach and nerves.
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