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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1887
Page
7
A detailed antiquated account describes tar, spruce gum harvesting in Maine and Canada. It covers collecting methods, seasonal timing, camps, and labor by picker families, plus the refining process that creates patent gum and the market dynamics driven by lumber firms and adulteration with rosin.
A lengthy, lurid sketch of Bennetts yacht depicts a seven hundred ton floating palace with a fifty man crew and six servers. It praises lavish French cuisine, Turkish towels and royal dining, while noting the owner Jones Gordon Bennetts vast wealth and global reach. The piece veers into unrelated geography and Native life, ending with a colonial tone.
A guide to using a dry dust bath for poultry to clean skin and remove vermin. Recommends dry fine loam or humus clay mixed with light ashes, kept dry and accessible, with ample box space and sunlit placement. Warns against wood ashes and notes use in conjunction with certain soluble compounds for efficacy.
A fragmented discussion argues for formal technical education for railway managers and staff, comparing railroading's demands to military and naval service. It highlights the lack of systematic training programs, urges combining scientific and liberal education, and notes overtaxed leaders as a barrier to implementing such training nationwide.
A lively account explains a new ring goal game with sticks and hoops played on lawn or board ground. It notes experienced players in the Rin goal Association, its athletic benefits, and the simple, space flexible court requirements.
A corrupted OCR passage describes a California court denial with fragmented dialogue and garbled names. The readable fragments reference a husband asking about young women, a dean, and a character named John requesting thirty dollars. The overall sense points to a legal decision or verdict pending in a California court.
The passage blends kitchen recipes and craft tips with fragmented notes on home improvement. It mentions sponge cakes and flavoring, carpet repairs, drainage observations, a patching technique for carpets, and decorative guidance for layout and lighting in rooms. The text situates itself as a miscellany of domestic advice and anecdotes.
An article argues for diversified hog feeding to avoid fattening on corn alone. It notes hogs suffer when fed excess corn, recommending clover, fodder crops, potatoes, pumpkins, and oilcake, with summer fasting to prevent cholera and maintain steady growth. It emphasizes pasturing and yard feeding where full pasture is impractical.
A Perry County man narrowly escaped after a lightning strike near Tidependent Hill killed two of his children and injured others. The ordeal followed a violent thunderstorm as witnesses reported a sharp flash and a swift retreat from the scene.
A fragmentary ad style item lists various remedies and tonics such as Golden Medical Discovery, sulfur products, hair dye, and plant remedies. It mentions Dr Pierets and local cures, with sensational lines about recovery and age related questions, reflecting a period newspaper medical sales pitch. The piece is a jumble of product names, testimonials, and dates, highlighting era advertising language.
A brief notice notes that a new cure from Taree bottles claimed to ease catnerh, with a two year old patient cited and offerings by F Hager and others. The text mentions a fee, share, and a new guar promising long-term relief in eighteen years, reflecting an antiquated patent medicine claim.
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