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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1882
Page
6
A Victorian-era piece argues for restrained dress through economical habits. It urges choosing one durable, versatile gown, preferably in classic colors, with multiple accessories to adapt for many occasions. It emphasizes capital preservation, careful maintenance, and minimal waste to maintain style over years.
The piece urges a housekeeper to perform rough kitchen work to truly gauge neglect and improve, noting initial struggle then satisfaction as dishes, pans, and storage become orderly. It warns against relying on servants and highlights the changes honest labor brings, with emphasis on clean, spotless results. It ends with a quote praising a wife as an artist who refines her husband’s writing.
An agricultural note explains that shorter intervals between milkings increase cream content. It cites experiments where milk fresh from twice daily milking yielded 12.5 percent cream, while five daily milkings reached 17.5 percent. It also discusses bitter milk in fall or winter from poor feed and how proper feeding and scalding milk after milking can prevent it and improve churn.
The lecture highlights how dirt in pails, foul odors, and contaminated water from muddy sloughs can taint milk and even spread disease. It cites Cornell University findings of ropy milk with organisms from stagnant water and stresses radical dairy cleanliness and calm, healthy cows for quality milk and safety.
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