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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1890
Page
7
A fragmentary news column notes numbers of languages in Mexico and beliefs about Canada and Australia as forerunners, mentions an Egyptian obelisk in Central Park, a fatty butter substitute from Germany, and a factory producing 6,000 pounds daily. Also recounts a hungry horse in Dover, a juryman ignorant of states and presidents, and various stray observations on law and society.
Straxine of the possibilities of gas wells giving out prompts ap prehensions to call attention to a well in the Litusville region. The gas, once piped, has flowed for eighteen years and now runs freely. Western Pennsylvania residents, long used to gas, show reduced alarm though threats surface for speculation. A New York paper reports a depraved incident of a distraught woman with four cents trying to buy a five cent ticket on an elevated railway, pleading through tears with a heartless agent.
A generous reporter refused to abandon a woman promising to repay him for trust in securing a loan. Moved by her plea, he stepped forward and gave her a single cent, a symbolic gesture described as a heroic act and a benefactor’s aid.
In Hiawatha Kun farmers burn corn for fuel as it is cheaper than coal. Corn sells on the farm for 20 cents per bushel, while coal costs 21 to 23 cents per bushel. Farmers' Airlines advised using half the corn crop for fuel to raise the price of the other half and cut fuel bills. Farmers are beginning to act on this advice.
Professor Vox Denemann of Berlin reportedly performed a rare combined operation. One patient had an amputation at the hip followed by removal of a diseased humerus portion. A segment from the amputated thigh reconnected the humerus, achieving a sound union and a useful arm. both patients survived.
Monkeys from Gorgona near the Panama Railroad are lured by hollowed coconuts with sugar. When a monkey probes the nut its paw gets stuck, and crowds chase it. Negro collaborators trap the animal and sell it to railroad workers, forging a path to the North American market.
Agricultural notes advise valuing lime 1% disinfectant in stored vegetables and placing produce in vellum to combat dampness. Wet weather last fall requires cellar vigilance to prevent loss from decay and foul odors. Absorbing excess moisture with lime helps prevent mildew. covering meats and vegetables with earth and a light sprinkle of lime aids preservation.
The article advocates profit through regular cropping and renovations using clover and grass seeds alongside grain. It warns against depleting land and suggests sowing seed with grain to improve returns. It also discusses humane handling of horses in cold weather and cautions about warming bits before use.
Advice from Farm Field and Stockman urges humane care for working horses to prevent sores and galls. Use shoulder pads, leather coverings, and frequent collar checks. In rain or heat keep shoulders dry, bathe and harden with oak bark, lift the collar in hot weather, and keep teams busy to earn profits through humane treatment.
Dalcry advises gradual dietary changes to prevent milk drop and promotes warm winter housing, ground corn and barley mixes, and steady grain for year round milk flow. He stresses careful milking technique, immediate cooling, and thorough washing of equipment to preserve cream yield and quality from the dairy.
Instructions warn to heat water properly and not let milk thicken before cream is skimmed. Normally skim within thirty-six hours. never over forty-eight hours. often needed at twenty-four hours. Cold weather can chill milk. overchilling harms milk as much as high warmth.
In an 19th century plea from Quincy by Vokn M. Stuht, liberal bedding is urged to improve animal warmth, reduce feed waste, and prevent disease. The writer argues straw or sawdust absorbs liquid manure, slows rapid decomposition, and should be used to keep animals cleaner and more productive, even if costly.
The Parlor and Kitchen urges careful lamp care for bright rooms and evening comfort. Do not skim oil late, fill two thirds full, and avoid lighting an almost empty lamp to prevent explosive vapors. Regular maintenance prevents flicker and danger from vapor buildup.
Instructions cover wick maintenance oil handling and lamp safety. Directions include trimming and loading wicks avoiding spills, boiling water with ammonia for cleaning, and proper chimney care. Warnings emphasize not touching wicks with flames keeping lamps clean and vented to prevent accidents.
The article offers household tips and recipes from a past period. It praises changing table shapes to avoid square setups and keep guests focused on the host. It also includes kitchen instructions for a conch drink, a flaxseed decoction, and an Apple Cream dessert with steps and measurements.
A fragment describes boiling three cups of leaf sugar with one cup water to make a syrup. It is poured over a quarter pound of grated chocolate and the whites of three eggs beaten stiff. The icing is described as suitable for icing the tops of cakes.
Arrowroot Ice recipe combines arrowroot sugar lemon juice rind and boiling water then cooled and frozen. Second recipe provides ingredients and steps for a coconut cake with butter sugar milk eggs and grated coconut baked in two stages.
A fragment describes making bread rolls from Buna flour with butter sugar salt yeast and eggs. The dough rises, is divided into small bulbs, warmed briefly, then baked in a quick oven. Rolls are buttered and eaten, noted as tasty for sandwiches.
A fragmented recipe outlines Grange Pudding with four oranges three eggs one cup sugar one pint milk and cornstarch. Mix orange juice pulp yolks milk and sugar then combine with remaining milk and boil to custard consistency. Top with sugar and orange fragments for serving.
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