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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
2
On distant nights and stormy days the speaker recalls the old farmhouse door. The distant train, warning bell, and engine smoke mark the miles traveled. Moonless nights soften memory as trembling voices of long ago sing of youth love and passion across years.
A narrator recalls a December day marked by quiet delight and an unexpected arrival. A mysteriouswoman, Louise, appears with a dramatic revelation about her past marriage to Brian, challenging the narrator’s engagement to Annie and exposing a web of old loyalties, past deceptions, and a dangerous reunion that tests trust and love.
In Paris Pasteur recounts applying his rabies prevention method to nine year old Joseph Meister after four teens from Alsace were bitten. Meister suffered fourteen wounds and faced hydrophobia but Pasteur notes prior dog autopsy showed rabies and he chose to test his dog treatment despite high risk, amid academy scrutiny.
A Tacoma Wyoming Territory correspondent reports sixty three acres of hops with vines up to eighteen feet tall. No hops were harvested this season due to low prices despite owner investment. Last year’s crop yielded about fourteen thousand dollars while this season’s loss stems from market slump and high picking costs.
The talk outlines principles for farm rotation to improve soil and yields. It covers manure use, fertilizer substitutes, crop sequencing, deep vs shallow rooting, hoed crops, fodder planning, timely seeding, and labor distribution to maximize land returns. It also notes oleomargarine laws, seed imports, drainage, cattle breeds, composted manure, and pest control tips.
On a Ballard County farm belonging to Hon. Oscar Turner a large Durham bull owned by Col. Turner fought a buck over 200 pounds. Both animals died within feet of each other, the bull struck three times by the buck with the final blow near the heart. The deer suffered bruising but no skin wounds. Lewisville bystand.
A serendipitous tale recounts a blind man who marries a devoted German helper after his wife dies. After cataract surgery restores sight, he joyfully reunites with his wife and children in a touching family reunion. The article also offers household hints on celery, paint, steamed potatoes, roasting times, jelly making, cleaning pastes, and goose recipes.
The Chicago Tribune explains the term snickersnee from Washington Irving and the Mikado, tracing its use as a knife fight weapon and noting it originally referred to a sword. The piece links Ko-Ko’s line to older literary echoes in Knickerbocker History.
A historic frost and blizzard halt along the Ohio and Mississippi line leaves two men frozen while digging near Swaneetown and Flora. Freight trains stalled near Louisville and Flora as gale winds and drifting snow strand engines and cars. fatalities reported in southern Illinois.
A cave-in at the Tranel colliery near Ashhind Pennsylvania closes the fan-way. No injuries reported as miners were absent at the time. Repairs to the breaching ventilation will take four months, leaving over three hundred men unemployed.
The essay contrasts eastern and western views of obesity, noting China prizes corpulence for public office, dignity, and gods, while European taste favors slender figures. It cites figures like Daniel Lambert and Shakespeare, commenting on changing 19th century attitudes to fatness in art and society.
A Wednesday corn shucking at J. B. Alford’s drew fifty to sixty neighbors including farmers, a justice of the peace, a lawyer, a merchant, a physician, and Alford family members. The pile produced 15,000 bushels of corn with a full cotton crop. midday fare was abundant as Mrs. Alford and daughters hosted a feast. The event continued into night with Major Skelton leading workers and is noted for the Alford family’s tobacco-free, healthy lineage of eight children.
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