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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1885
Page
4
Buckwheat can be a profitable crop with proper care and sowing. It yields thirty to forty bushels per acre if well managed, and a bushel is worth two bushels of oats. Ground preparation is key, especially for breaking old meadows, and early July seedings with thick sowing improve soil and future crop yields.
William M Singerly, Philadelphia Record magnate, operates a 760 acre Montgomery county farm in three divisions for sheep, fat cattle, and dairy. A 214 by 140 foot barn with a central railway, silos holding 300 tons, and steam powered De La Vall separators support a top Holstein herd with record milk yields. The operation employs about 15 teams and 25 men and is valued around $300,000.
An advertisement touts Downs Elixir promising instant relief from a hacking cough. It is warranted with money refunded if not satisfied and sold by Jomxson and SIEGrRizp.
A Paris letter notes bold medieval coloring and gold thread across ribbons and gauzes costing over a pound per yard. Ground fabric features stone, green, yellow, blue terre patterns with heraldic borders. Byzante scarves, gold cords, aigrettes, and marabout tufts appear, with gold canes and crepe blends.
The article outlines stylish summer materials and adornments including netted hand-bags with cut-glass beads in black or dark red, Railroad Sicilienne outer wraps, dark green monogrammed carriage rugs, imported rain cloth for summer outfits, heavily jetted shoulder capes, coarse wool canvas for dresses, and pongee dust cloaks with deep plaits and gathered cowls for travel. noting practicality and aesthetic appeal.
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent describes South Sea Islanders as industrious, handsome, and courteous, denying cannibal and savagery myths. He details island life including homes, cigars, delicacies like mandrai, and the trochaic poetic language, with notes on customs and greetings.
The article notes a prevailing fashion of combing hair high at the neck with new combs and ornaments that greatly facilitate this arrangement. It highlights recent accessories as aiding the popular hairstyle.
The Ameer Abdurrahman Khan of Kabul is depicted as a tall stout man with round features and keen eyes. Though approaching 40, his quiet pacific demeanor masks a past of strong will, now tempered by fortune and recent gout from his journey, shown by a temporary limp stepping from the carriage.
The workmen of Cook & Co. in Sheffield, famed for rapid labor, met their stricken employers to help during iron trade stagnation. With wages protected by the South Staffordshire Board of Conciliation, they agreed to work a week for nothing to tide over the period of adversity.
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