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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1875
Page
4
The Perry Millsap of Washington Township reports black tongue fever affecting cattle nationwide, worse when vegetation is rank. He outlines diagnosis by a dark gangrenous tongue, mouth cleansing, and lime treatment, plus a stall setup and feeding plan to recover foals and mares as described.
Henry Poor of Maine Farmer advocates renovating worn fields by plowing in August to restore grass and boost next year’s yield. He warns of overgrazed, poorly fed stock and argues rest and proper pasture management improve milk, butter, cheese, and beef.
Reading this explains how improper weaning harms foals. It notes foals kept with mares too long grow weak and sick with digestive and coat problems. The remedy is careful separation at four to five months with a sturdy halter and proper handling.
Boonville report recalls a 1819 incident when the second Missouri River steamboat struck a snag near Hardeman's Island between Boonville and Arrow Rock, sank with government stores and 200000 in silver. Wreck location is said to be identifiable by W L Scott, now aged, who suggests government action or a release could unlock the cargo.
In Vicksburg a colored resident finds a whiskey bottle in the suburbs and asks a pedestrian if it is real whiskey and about poison. The man suspects poison and debates drinking it, noting dangers and the prevalence of both poison and Black residents in the city.
A Marietta reader recounts that spitting on snakes killed them, including a four foot rattler and a blowing adder. He claims venomous and nonvenomous serpents died or grew sick after exposure, proving human spittle can harm snakes just as their bites harm humans.
A St Louis congressman, proud of his city, hosted Lord Houghton during the English nobleman’s visit. The encounter highlighted his belief in the city’s prominence among his fellow townsmen as he arranged to greet the titled guest.
A congressman extols St Louis as a city God destined to become great. Loyd Boughton notes a proverb about rivers flowing by cities, and the congressman concedes Providence has helped by a large river flowing by the city. The New York Sun comments on his guarded wording.
On a Harrison County farm six miles northeast of the city a man named Benjamin Morris attempted suicide by jumping headfirst into a threshing machine. The spikes gashed his skull but the machine was stopped. his motive remains unknown and he survived into the following Saturday night.
In St Louis the marriage of WS Eldridge, famed two horse rider, to Miss Lord Lewis was marked by romance. While Eldridge lies critically injured after a horse collapse at Rockford, Miss Lewis nurses him selflessly and returns to the Hippodrome, later receiving advice on lifelong support from Capt. Whittaker.
Eldridge acted on advice to sack the woman and declare his feelings. The lady confessed that sympathy for his illness grew into love and she would care for him henceforth. A wedding in St. Louis followed, already chronicled.
The notice lists Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts as practical and analytical chemists. It states the products are sold by all druggists everywhere. The phrasing reflects a classic 19th or early 20th century medicine trade advertisement.
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