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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1886
Page
4
The Country Gentleman notes Illinois leads in fruit trees and urges gardens attached to every home. It discusses fertilization with sheep manure, agrarian reform, and a call to plan a well managed garden this season with questions on its composition preparation and supervision.
The article notes corn as the most profitable green fodder, with sweet corn praised for flavor and nutrition due to high soluble saccharine content. It highlights rapid growth and the possibility of two crops per season, recommending Nar Tagansett as best, planted early for July tasseling and October use, claiming double yield over emailer kinds.
A correspondent argues against the belief that old meat is tough. He claims fattened two year old cattle yield tougher meat than old cows or work steeds when fattened rapidly and killed while thriving. He notes meat becomes tender as animals fatten and lose flesh.
The remark that farmers are poor gardeners holds in many regions. Farm families, especially in Sea fule, show little vegetable produce beyond a little sweet corn, a few tomatoes, and some onions. Home gardens are often neglected. crop yields and care fall short of abundance.
Instructions for sowing celery in spring, soil preparation, bed marking, sowing rate, weed control, early top cutting, transplanting from mid summer, spacing three feet between rows, six inches in row, firming soil, and the blanching process by drawing soil to the plants with hoe or hand to keep them upright.
J W of Springfield asks for cistern sizing and construction. The piece notes a 2500 gallon cistern, compares an 8 by 8 foot unit to hold 3000 gallons, suggests cemented walls in dry ground or cobble stone with cement facing in freeze-prone sites, and offers wooden tank options with frost considerations and cellar placement.
The piece reminds that tiny acts of politeness at home and in daily life, such as saying please and thank you and a polite excuse me, stem from kindness. These simple courtesies, though easy and unpaid, improve comfort, cheer others, and brighten the home for all ages.
A fragment discusses two ways to make tomato soup and notes that those who have not eaten it cannot imagine the result. The text focuses on method contrasts without concluding outcomes.
A reader’s recipe explains two methods for tomato soup. One uses one pint canned tomatoes or four large fresh ones with boiling water, soda, milk, butter, salt and pepper. The alternative uses six large tomatoes or a pint and a half canned vegetables with water butter and an egg froth.
A maternal guide urges keeping sons engaged at home through shared activities. Praise each child’s talents, from drawing to writing, wood chopping, or geography. Involve them in pets and home decorations, gathering leaves, mosses, and flowers to keep the home lively and young.
A thoughtful defense of moderation in eating cites Poor Richard and urges readers to decide their own quantity for inner needs. It warns against both starvation and overindulgence, stressing that a balanced, well poised mind supports shaping the body toward health.
Mrs Gray recounts a beef and hot water cure for dyspepsia observed in her husband. She details near raw beef at breakfast with hominy and bread, hot water after a fasting period, and gradual dietary changes that reportedly restored his health in six weeks.
Catherine Owen lists French and English culinary terms with definitions and usage notes. Entries include Aspic Savory jelly Bouillon Consomme Mayonnaise Hollandaise Sauce Quenelles Rissole Roux Souffle and several others, detailing preparation, sauces, pastries, and serving methods.
A Pittsfield Mass pastor dispenses with gossip after his wife’s social dancing prompts talk of church union. He tells members his wife is not church property and invites direct communication for grievances.
A fragment notes Hamilton College in Clin nm with eight clergymen and nine others connected to a local event. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A seed dealer reports spring novelties in tomato tables and bonnets. The Mikado leads new varieties with immense smooth fruits weighing up to 1.5 pounds and purplish red color. Jamaica’s tree tomato is described as a five to six foot shrub with egg shaped fruit and gooseberry flavor. Overall at least twenty three varieties exist including General Grant Livingston's Favorite Mayflower Acme and Final, each with distinct shapes and colors.
New York writer reports Newcome heir to Morgan estate, once a burly plumber. His sudden rise to a million dollars triggers profound melancholy, pallid color, nervous haste, and social awkwardness despite access to luxury. He clings to Mrs Morgan's art gallery but remains unsettled and ill at ease.
The piece notes Birmingham Alabama rose around Pratt Coal and Iron Company starting operations. By 1880 around 3 000 residents lived near the works and by 1885 the population reached about 21 600 with 11 000 000 estimated output. Ten blast furnaces produce pig iron daily and five more were under construction.
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