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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1891
Page
2
The Weiser Signal discusses British India’s cruel child marriage practice and English law’s failures, while praising reforms in military and civilian life. It notes growing life expectancy and vigor among older Americans, urges lawful measures to curb beggary, and argues professionals like lawyers and doctors should serve the public market openly.
A British gunboat Twirlor commanded by First Lieut. Charles Napier pursues Tartars in Chinese waters. Mid voyage in a creek near the Ho river, Lt. Twens and Joe Maxted with twelve men are captured and survive a brutal Tartar ambush. They are buried alive to a neck but signal for help, sparking a raid by Napier’s force. All pirates are killed or captured.
A Providence Journal reader recalls a Wood River station incident where a farmer touts hen fenit eggs and explains why they won t hatch. He uses a needle to pierce eggs to prevent hatching, a so called old trick to keep up prices by selling eggs for eating. The city man notes the practice is as old as the hills and cites market demand and prices.
A mixed fragment from an old issue features Grandma recalling a quiet May wedding sixty years ago, a tale of Pussy’s leap at the Washington Monument, and moral readings on self control and character. It includes reminiscences of family life, a cautionary fable on passions, and notes on notable figures who rose from humble beginnings.
Practical guidance on milking cleanliness teats and hand technique, whey feeding trials and value for pigs, salt for cows, sheep pasture and lambing care, and related farm notes from Ohio and Ontario sources. Includes horse handling, pinkeye in horses, and miscellaneous farm observations such as tobacco cultivation in Borneo and French taxation exemptions for large families.
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