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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1870
Page
2
A historical guide praises weak tea as a万能 cleaner for varnished and unvarnished paint. Save tea leaves from drawings, boil in the morning, wipe oak grains with a flannel, and use spent leaves to wash windows with old newspapers, claiming no soap or water needed.
A Hartford man devised a cunning rat trap by hanging bait above a vat of vitriol, luring two rats to drink and react. Both rats stepped into the dish and fled after injury, leaving the colony to scatter and not return.
Btone jars are best for cream storage and should stay between 50 and 65 degrees. Stir frequently, keep the vessel open for ventilation, avoid drying or molding, and allow bright acidity. Some say a pinch of cake prevents excessive acidity and aids butter separation from buttermilk.
The text lists causes for a disease in fowls due to poor grain, green food shortage, and bad diets. Remedies include six grains of rhubarb, one of powdered chalk, and three of cayenne pepper. if unchecked, give one grain opium and one grain peppermint every four hours.
The passage describes beating egg whites with vinegar spirits of turpentine and alcohol in a specific order for proper incorporation. It warns that if the order is not followed the mixture will not blend and may cause minor injuries to a person or animal.
A fragmented passage describes making a porridge like grits with water and butter. The text is garbled and asks for “be eetie” and “suit to suit the desting,” offering little clear context or events.
A fragment describes a large orchard with many trees dying from borers due to poor cultivation. Cattle were turned in to feed on weak trees, and the speaker notes the situation may force long-term changes.
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