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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1886
Page
3
A Medina reader details a small brick silo built at low cost with a 13 by 16 by 11 foot interior, its preservation issues, and a switch to ensilage for dairy cows. He reports improved milk yield and better appetite, noting horses and cattle prefer ensilage to roots and hay, with mixed feed and bran middlings.
The article outlines practical farming tips including hatching timing for pullets, maintenance of Plymouth Rocks for market, feeding and salt requirements for fowl, and non productive practices like avoiding boar fat. It discusses horse selection for draft use, raspberry and strawberry care, pruning grapes, and general fruit health benefits, with notes on manure, ammonia, pruning methods, and spring cleaning hints.
Practical guidance for seasonal cleaning and pest prevention. Instructions include clearing cellars, disposing rubbish, burning brimstone, whitewashing walls, using copperas wash, keeping drains clear, and using lye or ammonia for dishwashing. It covers attic sorting, moth and buffalo bug control, carpet steaming, kerosene for vermin, and careful handling of oxalic acid and cleaning agents.
Theodore Baker of Santa Fe New Mexico describes an almost unprecedented near death experience after masked men hanged him for a murder he committed. He recalls the torture pain and disorientation then waking in a prison with memory gaps and confusion about his identity.
The piece recalls Pat McCarty's 1863 Charleston passage, describing his four mile swim from the burning Sumter to James Island after Union fire at Battery Wagner. It notes the steamer Sumter and Captain Kirkley, the Morris Island batteries, and McCarty's survival aided by whisky.
European manufacturers adopt zinc chloride mixed with pulp to toughen paper. Small hollow lead loaded fly-wheels gain centrifugal power with less space. Swarzbach finds no color blindness in 2000 people. defect appears confined to whites. Citric acid may render sea water drinkable. silver citrate precipitation yields harmless mineral water. Paper doors claim advantages over wood with minimal warping. Dr. Brown Sequard asserts muscles endure after death in a chemical state during rigor mortis. Lundstrom classifies plant water-use adaptations. Sanitary authorities say soil filters air poorly for infected water. sand offers little barrier to germs from cesspools reaching wells.
A London tale recalls a dying farmer who lacked ink or paper. With a chalked doorway as the only surface, a lawyer wrote the will on the earth wall, kneeling on the floor. The testament was later proved valid and filed, amid notes on unconventional will making.
New York merchant J. Levy recalls Amsterdam on the Amstel as the world’s diamond center. He describes ten thousand people employed in all branches, thirty-three factories, clubs like Het Centraal Diamant-Handela Bund, Gorconda, and Koh-i-noor, and busy brokers who trade day and night in the streets while famous cutters judge stones by sight. Levy notes the skill of aging masters and cites a rough diamond valued at about 1200 dollars by a master’s reckoning.
The article traces the origin of oats to eastern Europe and Tartary, noting oats played a smaller role in early history compared with wheat and barley. It suggests oats became essential with northern Europe’s civilization, ranking as a major cereal in some regions and years. De Candolle is cited on oats' production potential.
A collage of brief items ranging from wedding jokes about a bull-terrier gift in Manchester to medical ads for Red Star Cough Cure, Jacobs Oil, and Dr. Pierce’s remedies. It includes notices on croup cures, Ark wreck speculation, Calarrh remedies, and promotions for Ely’s Cream Balm and Dr Taft’s A THMALINE, with mentions of Pacific slope gold, Gray Lock Mountain, and Mount Ararat wreck hints.
An assortment of old time patent medicine pitches touts Ayers Cherry Pectoral Hop Plaster Cod Liver Oil and Red Clover Tonic. Recommendations come from readers including H L Covent of Grand Rapids Michigan and C M Con NOR Nashua Iowa praising relief for cough croup stomach liver and skin issues.
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