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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1886
Page
3
A lyrical meditation on autumn across Georgian shores and New England landscapes. Vivid imagery—drooping elms, amber ferns, ripened pippins, and sunset pools—conveys seasonal quiet and the wraith of past wars. The piece appears credited to Clinton Scollard from Youth's Companion.
Lilias and Louise Liddon, poor but proud girls, improvise a white organdy dress and rye straw bonnet for Mrs. Stuart Seymour’s garden party. Lilias steals rye straw from Rufus Darling’s barn to craft the bonnet, keeps it secret, and Louise’s engagement to Major Arden leads to a reconciliation. Rufus reveals the straws symbolized love links. both girls learn generosity and friendship, ending with shared happiness.
A description explains coating cloth with a fine paste of zinc and albumen, applied by brush, then coagulated with heat. The cloth is dipped in a zinc chloride bath, washed and dried, and pressed to give a metallic luster. Designs and lettering can be incorporated by placing cut paper between cloth and roller.
The article advises on keeping fowls for eggs with clean coops, varied food, ample outdoor runs, and exercise to prevent disease. It recommends using carbolic acid disinfectant sparingly in sawdust or dry clay, warns against dirty houses, and notes exercise improves health and egg production.
A farmer who raises 400 bushels per acre shares methods: select seed with one eye, cut off the blossom end, lay out 15 inches between plants, cover four inches deep, and keep weeds down without overworking soil. Also recommends hay cutters, fine manure, mulching, topsoil pulverization, staking for tall plants, watering cautions, and celery blanching in barrels for storage.
The New York Times reports a steep decline in wild pigeons due to forest destruction and overhunting. Traders note scarce yearly supplies, with few barrels sold annually and prices around 1.50 to 2 dollars per dozen. Once common flocks overrunning Atlantic cities have largely disappeared.
The excerpt mixes a short dialogue about piano and singing with a remark about a New York candy house built from an original $10,000 capital borrowed for that purpose. It notes its large factory and several elegant stores developed within a few years.
Blakely Hall writes of urban children from Fifth Avenue to tenements, depicting a world of mature infants, rich and poor. A box-seat boy, a vicious street urchin, pampered Windsor diners, and boardinghouse silence reveal a city of glitter and hardship where juvenile charm meets harsh environment.
The text argues that sharing happiness with friends doubles joy and sharing grief lessens sorrow, noting no one reveals their joys without increased enjoyment and no one shares grief without reduced pain.
An advertisement from the Rochester New York Rural Home promotes 150 cloth bound Dollar volumes given with subscriptions to a weekly page. Titles listed include the Five Years Before the Farmers and Stock Breeders' Guide and Universal History, with a sample price of 15 cents and satisfaction guaranteed. References to Mayor C. R. Parsons and sample copies from Rural Home Co. of Rochester appear alongside various health and household products.
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