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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1886
Page
3
The article prescribes moistened litter for laying hens and cautions on carbolic acid use for poultry sanitation. It advises monthly cleaning of the poultry house, warns ducks should not be kept near frogs, notes meat is needed for duck growth, and states milk cannot substitute for vegetables. It also covers feeding on the nest, exercise needs, and brood behavior. Eggs tolerate a wide temperature range.
A farm note discusses pumpkins mangels and corn as winter hog feed, noting pumpkins and mangels as valuable complements to grain. It warns against relying on them alone, cites feed values per ton, and advises balanced rations. It also covers crop practices, pests, roses, and equipment for livestock.
A cigar dealer relays anecdotes of frugal men who value tips from cigar trays. Regulars empty the trays, with occasional others joining, one buying a five cent cigar while amid a tip heist. A prior shop had an old man who bought rights to tips for a trifling sum, carting them away in a bag across many outlets.
Alf Taylor lauds southern cities rising from Civil War ruins calling Atlanta Birmingham Chatanooga Knoxville Nashville Memphis New Orleans fresh jewels in the New South crown highlighting industry rivers and regional revival. The speech frames postwar growth as a bright renaissance for the region.
Carrington Smith describes the August 5 1864 battle at Mobile Bay when the Tecumseh led monitors through Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines. The crew faced heavy fire and a torpedo strike tore a large hole in the hull, sending the ship to the depths while rescuers aided survivors.
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Two remarkable recoveries reported by the Golden Argory describe a girl shot in the head with the bullet deeply embedded yet discharged convalescent from hospital. A second case involved an attempted suicide by shooting, the bullet remaining in the brain, but the patient discharged without evident inconvenience from the act.
An officer questions a Gazette representative about cigar dealers breaking the law. He describes a common practice where a dealer offers a handpicked selection then returns the unused cigars to the box, which is claimed to be illegal.
The passage surveys milk distribution in Havana Cuba, fishing lore in California, lake depths and a claim about a third eye in lizards, plus notes on serfs after Constantine, and tea fermentation. It comments on tea infusion efficiency, hard versus soft waters, and the impact of boiling times on tea strength.
A New York Herald description portrays the Exchange as a chaotic yet familiar theater where investors, in formal attire, rowdily bid and bargain. Spectators glance from high galleries as traders gesture, exchange papers, and telegraph prices across the nation, with daily deals totaling hundreds of millions.
The table of yearly progress shows Kentucky producing the most rapid gains in breeding fast trotters over thirty years. By August 1, 1889, 161 horses had trotted 2.20 or better, with Kentucky contributing 59 and the rest 102. Only 13 reached 2.15 or better, including Maud, Jay-Eye-Lee, Phallus, Trinket, Harry Wilkes, Lulu, and others, with six Kentucky-bred winners among them.
The text outlines a simple artificial respiration method from the Erie Medical Journal. A patient lies on the back with loosened clothing, two volunteers join hands under the waist, lift until fingers and toes touch the ground, count fifteen, then lower and press the elbows, repeating the cycle. The head and arms hang freely. The latter sentences reference Canada and French speaking Catholics.
An old maid describes a ten mile dark stage ride from Chestnutville with a strange man as a rare experience. She recalls feeling fear yet says she would kneel to thank Heaven rather than scream.
A Vermont woman was hit on the head by a large dishpan hung over a closet door. She warned that the pan could fall and injure someone. The helper claimed it had fallen on him twice that day. The injury was not serious.
A yellowish coating on the tongue signals biliousness and digestive trouble tied to hot weather, with remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters aiding liver and stomach function. It praises lung recovery from pneumonia with Dr Williams Bark for the Lungs and mentions eye-water, Buckingham's Dye, and Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for colds.
The passage hints at remedies for medical issues including kidney and liver concerns and mentions a remedy tied to Owen Evempe. It is a fragmented and unclear text discussing roots and cures without coherent details or verifiable claims.
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