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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1890
Page
4
A Rural New Yorker account describes drying beef without salt by hanging in a controlled airy space. The writer details cutting, salting, and packing steps, the importance of seam removal, and a home built drying room to prevent taint from blood or flies amid variable winter warmth.
A guide notes cellar air purity hinges on proper drainage. It urges artificial drains with bottoms shaped to promote free water flow. Narrow channels concentrate water, avoiding dampness and improving air quality in cellars.
Techniques for cellar drainage prefer tubular pipe tile with angular bottoms to confine water. Air is supplied via hinged windows and a small above room stove can maintain ventilation by creating a rising heated air current through connected pipes. GALEN WILSON cites nature guiding horse hair on legs as an analogy to prudent modification of nature.
In Hutchinson Kansas the Hutchinson High School girls defeated the boys in a match game. Indiana claims to be the greatest egg producing state in the union. The column also notes a proposed deepest hole in London with a mineral museum, and a British Empire port Honea Kone ranking third globally.
The excerpt presents a gendered view of satisfaction within relationships, suggesting a struggle to provide inner comfort for a woman and outer provisions for a man, framed as mutual effort.
The narrative recalls a cavalry pursuit into the Powder River country after Lee's surrender. A 15 year old, Johnny Clark, accompanies the expedition to trace his sister's fate. he is killed and scalped during a fierce engagement. The charge forces the Indian retreat, and Grant’s leadership is commended for discipline and resolve.
A Princeton reader recalls Commodore Preble disciplining young Lieutenant Decatur after he struck a man aboard the Enterprise. Preble’s stern lecture followed by Decatur’s admission and promise to reform, a moment said to shape his future career.
Major Wham, a former lieutenant in General Grant’s Twenty first Illinois, recalls a wartime speech event at Springfield. He describes a period when enlistees demanded a new colonel, prompting Gov. Yates to appoint Colonel A B Grant to the regiment, widely hailed by the men with cheers for Grant.
Lieutenant Kennon recalls General Crook as a superb shot and steady hunter who catered for the mess in his youth. He describes Crook’s skill with sage hens and quick eye for choosing chicks, noting his plain, truthful conduct and refusal to mistreat either white or red men.
A collage of 1880s military references notes Fremont to be retired as a major general, Clara Barton wearing Prussian iron cross, and Andersonville land now owned by a Black farmer. It cites Congress aid for Marion Soldiers Home, lists five Union generals, and mentions G A R head Admiral Alger at encampments. Valley Forge estate sale potential buyers include government, patriotic groups, temperance and brewers’ syndicates.
A Country Gentleman essay extols sandy soil for its rain absorption and drainage, porosity and air flow, rapid manure decomposition, early workability, and high yields of wheat barley oats potatoes corn and forage crops. It lauds healthful livestock impact and the need for generous treatment and proper improvements like green crops lime and manure.
The Rural New Yorker warns that foreclosures threaten farm property nationwide. It notes depressed Pennsylvania values, hundreds of Southern New Jersey farms sold by sheriff, and Western distress. It argues mortgage and trust companies seize control, risking tenant farming and calls for prompt attention by statesmen and business leaders.
The Empress of Austria is constructing a grand Pompeian palace at Corfu costing nearly half a million pounds. The site sits on a hilltop with Carrara marble interiors and rare woods. terraces and a garden are planned with electric illumination. Three hundred workers are employed on the project.
Henry and Johnson present Arnica and Oil Liniment combining oils with Arnica healing properties. Suitable for man and animal. Every bottle guaranteed. Morris & Mullen and N. C. Allen manufacture and sell it.
A reader describes a past method to stop a horse from pulling at its halter. The plan used a rope passing through a stall partition to a heavy stone outside, creating a see – saw battle that trained the horse to stop pulling. The letter also notes a variation with a swinging weight over a board.
The article argues cows offer far greater value than hogs when fed properly and stresses testing cow profitability. It notes challenges in judging a cow's productivity, suggests old remedies like a surcingle for a kicking cow, and advocates kindness and gentle handling to win the animal’s cooperation.
The Country Gentleman argues that breeding immature swine leads to weaker offspring and higher disease risk. It cites a 10 percent annual swine mortality, asserts mature animals resist disease, and claims long-term success from breeding only adults across extensive operations.
The ad promotes 24 inch extra quality Black Gros Grain Dress Silks priced at 90 cents, claiming its quality equals or exceeds most silks selling for 1.15 to 1.25 dollars, and invites readers to compare the fabrics.
The article describes planting onion sets in fall for winter growth and spring harvest, favors Philadelphia white onions, and explains using a hand garden roller to germinate seeds and press soil. It also notes a home made roller with iron end pins and a sketch from a subscriber.
100 pieces Colored Regence Silks in new spring colors at 1.25 per yard. Sample available. Colored Silk Warp Cashmeres 40 inches wide in many colors at 0.75. 100 pieces 40 inch Colored Mohairs 0.50 per yard. All colors including grey and brown mixtures. Mohairs claimed best at 0.65. 24 inch Black Sarahs 0.75, limited stock. Catalog free. mail order service highlighted.
The piece contrasts the agile city boy with the steady country boy, arguing farm youths excel in character and leadership. It cites examples of governors and presidents favoring rural roots, then blends in a domestic quip about spouses detecting drinking by absence of a kiss.
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