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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1885
Page
2
A short verse from Harper's Young People captures a carefree day of play and idle leisure. The speaker swings and explores a sunny landscape with bees, winds, and clouds as companions, celebrating simple joys and the idle beauty of summer.
A country visit ends in rain and a forbidden yellow chest. Eugene, Clara, and Aunt Margaret explore relics in an attic and conjure a tale of robbers, treasure, and a yellow chest. A misplaced moment with a hand ax costs Eugene two fingers, ending his violin dreams and revealing the lasting cost of disobedience.
Mrs Samuel M Shoemaker of Washington reports the death of Princess Second an imported cow of the Coosmassie strain at 8 years 6 months. The animal set a seven day butter yield record of 46 pounds 10.5 ounces completed April 10 1883. She ate over 200 pounds of food in a box during peak testing and last calf sold for 10000 though the sale was not ratified.
In Jefferies Michigan at JsHPEMING a four foot wide sugar quartz vein 750 feet long on the surface carries virgin gold and heavy sulphide gold throughout. Discovered by assayor W L Jones and four mining men capitalists, with specimens to be shown at the Nelson House.
In Lake City Florida Aug 17 two water melon growers in co partnership faced night thefts. One partner poisoned melons to stop the depredations but failed to tell the other. The following morning the partner his wife two children and a sister in law ate the fruit and died before medical help could arrive.
A collection of rural tips and anecdotes on keeping poultry fed in winter using rye hay, preventing foot rot in sheep with carbolic acid, and general farming advice. Includes methods for planting small fruit trees, making domestic vinegar, guinea fowl husbandry, and reflections on farm capital and stock improvement to boost profitability.
An old school remedy column argues doctors misuse liquor by prescribing it for digestion and fatigue. It claims alcohol hurts patients by creating drinkers, and promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a nourishing, strengthening alternative that purifies the system and restores health.
A compiled reader page presents questions about etiquette and law with editor answers. It includes requests for names and addresses, pronunciation, and postal etiquette, plus a sample recipe for tomato catsup and peach jelly with concise instructions.
FOR THE COOK readers are invited to contribute recipes for practical housewifery. Recipes include Sheep Grapes with fruit and brown sugar, vinegar, and spices. Breakfast Corn Cake using corn meal and baking powder. Compote of peaches in hot syrup. Pickled Cauliflower with onions peppers and mustard. Garey Tomato Pickle with green tomatoes peppers onions and spices. Watermelon rind candy with sugar and spices.
A page of puzzle items lists 1253 to 1259 numbers with clues for crosswords and word games. It invites contributions to the Puzzle Department and notes an upcoming prize for best complete answer lists, with references to answers due in two weeks.
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