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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1882
Page
4
A long excerpt details a household remedy using pure table salt gargled in water to treat throat diseases and a dry hacking cough. The authors claim the winter coughs ended after using the salt gargle three times daily, praising its effectiveness and recommending it to others despite initial unappetizing impressions.
The article critiques common manure spreading practices, noting many farmers spread in heaps and shallowly, failing to mix manure with soil. It recommends spreading compacted heaps in spring, crossing with a weighted barrow, and using cultivators to mellow soil, improving seed beds and immediate yields.
A verbose antiquated guide promotes clover in crop rotations arguing it yields good hay, improves soil with roots and dead leaves, fights weeds like Canada thistle, and serves as a clean cover crop. It details timing for sowing twelve pounds per acre in spring, initial hay or seed crops, and plowing under residues to form a fertile seed bed for grain.
In an 1860s wartime remark, a North Carolina label as Union State of the South is cited. Rebel archives reveal North Carolina cast 121,090 votes by 1861 but sent 124,000 rebels to fight the Union. The speaker suggests such figures should alarm Union sympathizers about potential rebel loyalties.
John L. Dirks o, once Grassy Creek postmaster, jailed a year for embezzling ten dollars, was pardoned by the President on a governor backed petition. He claimed to have acted to shield his wife who ran the office, and four months of his sentence had been served when pardoned. The report cites prior hardships and stigma. Also noted are North Carolina crop yields and county outputs, with Brunswick leading production, plus assorted domestic anecdotes and a home remedy for dropsy and other light items.
The timetable lists routes from Virginia to Richmond and from Burkville via South Atlantic lines. It notes through sleepers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans and connections to Chicago Memphis and other points, with a single change required at certain junctions.
Fragmentary OCR gives varied times and routes between Washington and nearby stops. Entries show arrival and departure times, unnamed trains, and partial station notes, with several garbled phrases complicating exact connections and destinations.
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