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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1886
Page
4
The piece notes Yale agricultural graduates total six, reports Germany's 9,000,000 acres for potato cultivation, and last year’s yield at 23,000,000 tons. It cites Michigan rot wiping out nearly a third of the state’s potato crop and Maine sweet corn, and mentions various farm practices and economic observations from the era.
The Wisconsin agricultural experiment station issued its eighth bulletin detailing Prof. Henry Armsby’s tests on oil meal versus corn meal for milk and butter. Three cows were used, two standard Jerseys and one high grade. Each received a base ration plus tested feeds. results showed only a slight oil meal advantage and no certainty that oil meal surpasses corn in value for milk production.
A historic recipe for building care describes preparing a lime wash by slackening half a bushel of lime with hot water to five inches depth, then adding two pounds of zinc and one of common salt. The mixture is stirred until fully slackened and hardened to prevent cracking, yielding a smooth cream finish for masonry.
Colonel F. D. Curtis critiques farmers who keep cattle indoors during cold spells. He argues local customs hide unnecessary cruelty and higher winter costs, urging more humane and economical winter shelter practices.
A mix of kitchen novelties and care tips outlines a cake cooler with air flow to prevent soggy centers, a rubber sink cleaner on a handle, a small brush for boiled vegetables, and a camphor salve recipe. It notes advice on laundry, digestion, and storing odors with flour, ending with a reference to a chocolate coconut cake prepared for a tea party.
The method uses seven pounds of salt and two pounds each of brown sugar and saltpetre per 100 pounds of meat. Meat is rubbed, stacked, and salted weekly, then turned and replaced until four weeks in salt. It is smoked ten days for half an hour daily or dried, and kept in a straw packed box.
Orestes Pierce writes from Saddleback farm Baldwin Missouri detailing a system focused on maximizing butter production. The herd consists of large performing thoroughbred jerseys chosen for yield, with a strict ration of twelve pounds hay eight pounds middlings and four pounds corn meal daily. Bedding uses sawdust and plaster to keep cows clean and udders unstained while water is freely available.
A damaged supply story notes an onion flavored bread from flour tainted by a two day onion storage. It extols oysters as nutritious and digestion friendly, citing daily use by vocalists and invalids for indigestion and hoarseness. It also reports a nosebleed remedy using vigorous jaw motion advised by Scientific American via Dr. Gleason.
A guidance piece on the early challenges of married life for young wives. It warns against parental overreach and ostentation, urges matching entertainment to means, and cautions against social blunders while highlighting nerves, pride, and the risk of missteps in early matrimony.
A Good Housekeeping note by Margaret Sidney urges a Christian family table scene free of conflict. Families should ban troubles backbiting and envy, and foster sweetness courtesy and gentle discipline where children speak and listen with calm, nurturing conduct.
The excerpt notes that small details at the far end of the table weigh on spirits, as every soul perceives the need for a great grace to bear trifles. It reflects on restraint and dignity in social dining.
The article advises warm socks or a hot bottle to treat cold feet at night. It notes that all ages suffer from this issue and suggests a dedicated pair of night socks, a half hour walk before bed, and wearing proper footwear during the day to improve sleep and overall comfort.
A New York Mail and Express reporter visits a stage costumer who explains tights are essential in many shows and vary widely in material and price. He notes circus riders wear out tights fast due to resin and perspiration and that most performers get tights made to measure with padding as needed.
The Toronto Week reports Bulgarians practice amicable divorces when a wife favors another man. Husbands congratule the new union, and the cycle repeats with successive marriages. A Bulgarian beauty reportedly mingles with multiple husbands at a ballroom, exchanging quiet affections while maintaining appearances.
A humorous yet troubling account from a Baptist church prayer meeting shows a wealthy white member mock Christian humility while a Black lay brother recounts a vision of heaven praising the Lamb. The piece highlights racial satire printed in Harper's Magazine through Lynn Burdette's narrative.
A critical view of the Government Printing Office in Washington highlights its vast scale and wasteful spending. It notes a 1884 fiscal year cost near three million dollars for composition binding and distribution, with about 2,500 employees and millions in printed documents for Congress and federal agencies.
In Columbus at the State House rotunda Judge Foraker delivers his inaugural address. His wife sits nearby with their four children, Benson of Woodward High, as he finishes the speech. The Governor shares a warm moment with his wife and children, one youngster asleep in the crowd.
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