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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1873
Page
3
A jumble of short anecdotes from Shelburne to Salem, with tales of curious happenings, oddities, and local curiosities. Notable bits include a Tennessee widow, a Norfolk book clerk, a Green Bay farm piece, and a miscellany of odd deaths, jokes, and pithy observations from newspapers across the era.
Fragmented notes recounting English views on women in science and education, the Shah of Persia dining in Dover, and varied oddities from London society. It mentions the National Union for higher education of women, rumors of royal favor, and curious anecdotes about travelers, newspapers, and a strange garden of misinterpreted events.
A horse weighing 1000 to 1900 pounds eats about a ton of hay yearly and other feeds vary by circumstance. Estimates suggest three and a half tons of corn stalks and two and a half tons of corn or oats could sustain a horse for a year, requiring about two acres of good land to produce this amount.
The piece discusses a historic casting vote in Parliament on a will, praising the move toward settlement between nations and the Geneva Arbitration as a milestone for peace. It critiques Mr Gladstone for his stance, calling him courageous yet cautious as the government head.
The New England Farmer extols hoeing as essential for crop nutrition and weed control. Thorough cultivation improves soil aeration, moisture retention, and soil friability, aiding plant health and reducing moisture loss. Frequent, careful hoeing sustains soil breathability, supports sun exposure, and minimizes weed competition throughout the season.
An editorial discusses women readers and the idea of women entering horticulture as a remunerative occupation, noting social barriers and the contrast with established horticulture and botany. The piece mentions Kentucky Catholics numbering 180,000 as a separate point.
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