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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1875
Page
4
A summary notes breed and feed limit on butter yield, with key conclusions about dairy nutrition and casein. It also recounts a city tale of two families and a gambling misdeal involving expectations of twins, framed as a playful anecdote.
An address to farmers argues farming can improve life and family security beyond wealth, urging methods to ease debt burdens in the Northwest. It notes high interest, mortgage strain, and the need for practical steps to raise farmer prosperity and independence.
A historical note praising a non-alcoholic wine as a reliable temperance alternative for invalids and women. The text claims the wine is pure, beneficial, widely tested in states, and used in hospitals, homes, and church communion. It mentions Druggists and Mr Speer as sellers and describes fermentation preserving grape flavor.
The Postoffice Department clarifies that any writing on the address side of a postal card invalidates its card status unless prepaid at letter rate. If sent without prepayment and date written on the address side, it is charged at double letter rate. The Chicago postmaster should have credited the original six cents.
A Michigan resident E Polisich drove a team in a perilous stunt described as unmatched in modern history. As he returned to unhitch the horses a young helper was called to ease the tugs, but the frightened animals leaped, snapping the buggy tongue and causing a dangerous lunge.
A man named Pulifka was carried through Michigan Bluff on the backs of runaway horses after losing control of a buggy. He steadied the beasts with bit-reins, then jumped off to stop them, narrowly escaping serious injury as bystanders watched in alarm. No one was hurt.
Danbury News muses on fly behavior with humorous science talk. Flies retreat for winter then return in summer. mornings bring feeding, afternoons bring mischief. The piece mocks scientific searches and offers comic imagery of flies avoiding humans and winter.
At the Dubuque fair a sleepy homely horse named Lothair entered multiple races and won several heats after protests questioned his record. The owner claimed he came from Canada and profited by manipulating pools as bettors were swindled.
Last night a Cislee colored youth walking on Clay street was accosted by a colored acquaintance who quips about love. The exchange features playful banter with a held reply and local color reflecting the era's dialogue.
An advertisement extols Hiposertal as a powerful cleansing remedy for the blood and ulcers, scrofula, and syphilitic contagion, claiming it cures eruptions, skin disorders, uterine and liver ailments, dyspepsia, neuralgia, and general debility. It promises renewed appetite and vigor, with wide availability from druggists.
Claims a popular hair preparation, praised by A. A. Hayes M D as pure and excellent, restores faded hair to youthfulness, cleans scalp, prevents dandruff, nourishes glands, and promotes thicker growth. Marketed as economical and sold by all druggists for one dollar.
An advertisement from R. P. Hall & Co of Nashua NH promotes Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers as a single preparation that quickly and effectively restores gray or faded whiskers to a lasting color. It claims the dye is easy to use and does not wash off, priced at fifty cents.
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