20 May 1873
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1873
Page
1
The guide explains choosing deep heavy loam with clay subsoil for high berry yields. It details hill and annual planting systems, soil prep with manure, drill rows, dibble planting, plant spacing, and care for weed control and soil enrichment to secure a full crop.
A mother should teach daughters housekeeping skills beyond mere chores. Proper cooking and order prevent temper, dyspepsia, and unhappy homes. Many women lack cooking skill, risking bad meals and unhappy outcomes. Also notes on insurance on the Atlantic steamship, Indiana girl, Republican primaries in Beaver County, and other brief items.
An essay laments erosion of daily bread earning, frugal living, and public trust through self interest. It recalls childhood games marbles and checkers, argues lines between innocent play and gambling, and praises home amusements that counter vice. A buried horse tale follows about Quaker and a mother in law in a rural town.
An elderly New Hampshire farmer grieves after his wife's forty years of daily help with dairy work and butter making. A neighbor recalls his deep sadness and jokes that he would rather lose his best cow than his wife. Also advice notes urge airing rooms for better sleep ventilation.
A humorous domestic vignette contrasts the bachelor’s easy buttoning with a married man’s ordeal. He frets through the eye and thread, stabs his thumb, drops the button, and endures comic pain, finally returning to work a changed man with a stubborn habit.
A sermon on hereditary crime and social ruin argues gin shops worsen jails and almshouses. It cites medical authority and grim anecdotes from Danbury and a country auction lullaby tale about theft and folly sparked by liquor and vice.
A deceased city surgeon devised a clever system with two bells to collect fees. Ring one to signal payment and dismissal, ring the other to expose unpaid fees as the servant thanks the visitor and refuses entry until Mr. Lock’s fee is settled.
A mock set of commands from a jealous wife mocks marital rules and social decorum. It then shifts to a comical financial anecdote about three cents owed among an office boy, clerk, and cashier, each passing a penny to settle the debt.
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