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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1886
Page
4
A compact survey urges diversifying crops with more sugar beets and roots to curb livestock diseases. It praises Arbor Day founder J Sterling Morton and Nebraska’s April 22 holiday, and advocates clean yards, neat gardens, weed control, and disciplined farm upkeep to boost property value and reduce danger from weeds and pests.
The German seed method uses half a pound of lawn grass seed per square rod mixed with six cubic feet of dry earth and loam. A mortar-like paste is applied to a smooth slope, watered daily, then finished by watering and smoothing until green growth appears in up to fourteen days.
The writer rails against funding foreign buyers through cattle investments and argues for reviving an American cream pot type. He recalls Colonel Jacques and the old Cream Pot breed, lamenting its extinction due to past biases and urging use of a breed suited to American climate and needs.
A New England Farmer column urges early mowing of door yards and yards near buildings to prevent dew dampness on clothing. It stresses regular cutting around stables and outbuildings, keeping weeds down, and mowing roadside premises for safe scythe use.
A gardening household piece urges ample feeding for young fowls with whole grains and soft morning meals to boost stock and profits. It warns against neglect and notes a later story of a wife’s cleaning reform transforming a marriage battered by drink into harmony.
The article warns that horses foundered when hot are cooled rapidly by cold water or fasting, causing blood circulation to stop and stiffness. It advises allowing drinking only while moving to maintain circulation and cautions people about humans drinking cold water when hot.
A Cleveland Plaindealer piece urges harmony in marriage with guidance for wives and husbands. It stresses staying home together, supporting each other, and making the home inviting with steady affection and mutual effort.
The piece contrasts old fashioned carefully penned letters with modern hurried notes. It laments loss of cultivated correspondence as society women rush to material, using rough Irish linen paper and stubbed pens. It notes letters once showed character but now may reveal bias or haste.
The Philadelphia Ledger urges delaying abrupt rising after waking. It cites expert advice that fifteen minutes of gradual movement improves circulation and reduces morning weariness, avoiding a sudden blood surge and midday fatigue.
Miss Nightingale warns that scrofula in children may stem from sleeping with the head under bed clothes and inhaling air tainted by exhalations from the skin. She urges proper ventilation, cautions against heavy cotton counterpanes, and recommends light wool blankets to aid comfort and air flow.
A speaker urges boys to respect parents, noting how hardship shaped previous generations. He contrasts old ways with modern desires, stresses thrift, and warns against wasteful spending while promoting careful money use and practical life lessons for future success.
A shattered clash near Franklin pits Hood against Schofield as Cleburne falls. With no pontoons, Schofield’s line digs in under heavy fire and endures a brutal afternoon stand. The fight, ending late in the day, leaves thousands dead or wounded on both sides.
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