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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1882
Page
4
A ragged fable records a talking rat, bird, fox and others in a cautionary tale about heedless temptations. A crow warns of danger and a weasel regrets ignoring warnings, ending with a moral on thinking before acting and the risk of ruin.
On a 1870 Chicago bound Northwestern Railway trip from Green Bay a group of lawyers including a Young Men's Christian Association official played euchre while an elderly mother confessed to a judge about her son’s crime and death. The scene moved passengers. the old woman pleaded for mercy and the lawyers faced harsh, reflective silence.
The article catalogs Hamburg chicken varieties including White Hamburg, Black Hamburg, Silver Spangled Hamburg, Golden Spangled Hamburg, Silvered Pengled Hamburg, and Golden Penciled Hamburg. It notes plumage, combs, legs, and distinctive markings, plus general traits like non-sitting behavior, foraging ability, and weight ranges for hens and cocks.
A letter extols farming as the farmer's natural life and true home. It urges farmers to immerse themselves in land, soil, and crops, arguing direct contact with nature cures city ills and builds patience and reverence. The writer urges devotion to farm work and personal virtue radiating from the fields.
An article arguing that farming benefits from observation and experiment. It urges teachers to introduce scientific principles in common schools, stressing close observation, why rather than how, and linking science education to better farmers, citizens, and society.
The article argues that early training in botany geology and zoology fuels curiosity and observation in children. It urges providing hands on materials like a collecting kit magnifying glass and simple texts over toys and velocipedes to cost effectively foster learning, with schools laying foundations and parents expanding practice through field lessons.
A reflective piece argues that age and life expectancy hinge on physical and mental exertion. It notes strong bodies shorten life while weak individuals often outlive them, then compares humans to animals with varying lifespans and concludes labor and temperament drive longevity. It ends with an ad for Dr Winchells Teething Syrup, claiming health benefits for children.
The article explains how rain translates to water volume over land, detailing per inch rainfall per acre and per square mile. It compares tropical rainfall, trade winds, evaporation, and cloud formation, with anecdotes from Dampier and early experiments showing how temperature and rising air drive condensation and rainfall.
Ambergris is a waxy substance found floating or washed ashore in seas. It ranges from one pound to hundreds of pounds and is valued for perfumery and to stabilize scents. A 121 pound lump was valued at $22,000 in Boston.
A Sunday round trip is planned starting May 21 from Millersburg with stops at intermediate stations, arriving at 10:20 am, then continuing to fundseia and returning the same day. The service allows attendance at churches in Akron, Cuyahoga Falls or Hudson. Reduced round trip rates available for that day only.
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