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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1875
Page
4
The article urges saving corn fodder before yellowing leaves and frost. It notes horses and cattle prefer well cured corn fodder and that cutting and shocking stalks now yields good feed for stock. It also claims corn fodder supports respiration and can substitute for hay.
Dr John N Navin argues distemper is not a specific horse disease but a misnomer for general disturbances. Dr Dodd notes many so called names are unscientific and argues strangles is epidemic and affects horses of various ages, with catarrh fever described as epidemic and non fixed in infectiousness.
The article outlines horse feeding tips including mixing fine cut hay and bruised or ground feed with moisture to speed eating and digestion. It suggests balanced rations with straw, hay, steamed potatoes or carrots, and emphasizes liberal bedding and regular exercise. It warns on stable setup to prevent dust and ensure safe mangers and sturdy floors.
Sulphur offers a cheap, readily available remedy for poultry pests. It can be self-administered by fowls, mixed weekly with feed, or used in dust boxes to kill vermin and protect nests and feathers. Applied externally, it helps destroy parasites. fumigation requires saltpetre and careful ventilation. Lard mixed with sulphur on neck feathers guards turkeys from foxes. W. D. Davis notes in Poultry World.
Johnny Strong rigs a string to prank Farmer Smith during a quiet bee check. The startled farmer swings his scythe at buzzing bees and weeds while the boy laughs, then runs for arnica and horn to treat stings. Courer Journal notes the unruly prank and its comic outcome.
Lime helps rebuild soil when spread on bare, worn land but must be paired with organic matter and proper manuring. Overuse destroys soil organic content and reduces long term yields, so avoid overdosing and follow with farmyard manure and saline substances to restore nutrients.
About sixty five clergy men in Chicago who recently acted as candidates for an electoral post are involved in a political question stirring local religious communities. The report notes clergy figures and the ongoing campaign context in Chicago.
The piece asks why Chicago spends 4 million on sixty five churches and 300 thousand a year on sixty five preachers while Moody is urged to revive Christianity. It notes clergy admit poor outcomes yet refuse to step down, asking what the funds and leadership actually yield for worshippers.
A practical guide suggests buying lemons in bulk in lean times, squeezing juice, removing seeds and pulp, boiling the juice with water and sugar to make a lemon syrup for refreshing drinks. The preparation yields a cooling healthful beverage for warm days.
A Brooklyn woman known as Mrs. Post-Mitchell-Curtis pursued multiple husbands. After marrying Smith W. Post she fled with a conductor and then with Curtis, who financed her divorce to free him. Court actions and arrests followed as Post charged her with bigamy.
A Dowagiac widow, five years after her husband Benjamin Grosvenor departed for St Joseph and vanished, remains convinced the found remains at Buchanan were his. A body badly decomposed near a huckleberry marsh, teeth matched by a Dowagiac dentist, and a widow who later remarried and works as a cook at Grand River House frame a case of unresolved mystery and grief.
A wife long believed her husband dead by leaving a sick family receives word from detectives and a visitor. The man reappears at midnight claiming to be the missing spouse who had wandered to Missouri and back east. She rebukes him for abandoning her and the family, and he later goes to stay with a brother near Saginaw.
A local advertisement announces a sale at J Rummel and Son featuring merchandise of every description offered at low figures to stimulate trade during the dull season. The notice emphasizes a total closeout valuing about fifteen thousand dollars.
Prepared by Dr. J C AyER and Co Lowell Mass the Practical and Analytical Chemists around the world worded in catalog style for suppliers and readers of chemical literature and equipment.
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