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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1891
Page
3
A four year old girl with brown eyes and wild curls shares a moral moment about a crawling caterpillar on her arm. The narrator reframes the episode as a meditation on patience and possible beauty hidden in the ordinary, suggesting God’s angels watch over birth, growth, and transformation from worm to winged life.
An excerpt discusses foliage as vital to plant health and fruit yield. It warns against partial defoliation, notes that lush leaves indicate growth, and explains how light and fertilizers affect leaf color and vigor. It cautions against excessive pruning and links leaf condition to disease resistance.
A scanned fragment reviews quack cures and a farmer note on a second hay crop. It mentions a traveler’s tale of a bottle of sulfur curing disease and praises Sulphur as a remedy. The piece then shifts to meadow forage, clover, and erase growth, advising careful stock management and manure to secure hay at season’s end.
A detailed nineteenth century veterinary note discusses foot contraction in horses, its causes such as dry climate, inaction, faulty shoeing, and fever, and the resulting deformities like side bones. It covers diagnosis challenges, effects on tendons and circulation, and remedies including proper shoeing, moisture management, and care of the frog and heels to restore balance and prevent recurrence.
Over the coming weeks several horses including Allerton Nancy Hanks Nelson Sunol and Palo Alto are expected to challenge the Maud record of 2 10 34 with Nelson noted for a stronger mile on a regulation oval track. New Orleans remarks discuss hog cholera swine plague and feed facts while a printer’s note hints at A. Bonner and Garvin Sete.
A quirky blend of agricultural curiosities and household hints appears. Topics span unusual apple forms showing petals may be nonessential, weedless apples, and fertilization notes. Also debated are the benefits of a World’s Fair and a patent-like Nervine remedy with bold ads and health claims.
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