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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
4
A sprawling, surreal dream fragment blends mythic figures and bitter social critique. The text weaves disjointed vignettes of memory, loss, and moral tension, touching on family, fate, and the struggle for meaning amid upheaval and modern peril.
The article details a homemade windmill with a 14 inch pump, 6 inch stroke, and 20 rpm, claiming up to 50 rpm under windy conditions. It explains tower construction, arm and bucket sizing, crank and pitman mechanisms, and notes the unit can operate like a 3100 mill while delivering about 525 gallons daily in seven hours. It also mentions poultry and farming tips and California insect control methods using glass houses for rearing beneficial bugs.
The fragment lists diverse items from purchases in Kansas to weddings and political figures. It mentions Cyrus Melds golden wedding guest list, a stump speech posture, J S Brows as Garfield secretary, Italian garden plans on the Hudson, Napoleon engravings, and assorted clergy salaries in New York. It also references fashion and society details, a Baltimore Gannett with onyx bath, and pet topics, ending with market notes.
The article extols Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta as fertile prairie lands where settlers can profit from grain crops. It cites yields of 90 to 38 bushels per acre for wheat and 75 bushels per acre for oats, with a 1,800 acre farm producing about 60,000 bushels of grain and prices around 4 to 5 cents per bushel. It highlights climate suited to grain and a diverse population as favorable for new settlers, while noting malaria cautions and marketing various products and remedies incidental to the era.
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