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Newspaper
Beardstown Enterprise
Location
Beardstown, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1888
Page
7
A New York fashion summary details Syrian velvet two tone fabrics, tailor made bodices and English red ingotes, and coats with gold flecked trim. Descriptions include dressy house jackets in camel hair, short wraps, and lavish furs with matching accessories, plus refined tailoring and careful color coordination.
The article describes dairy practices in western Ituasta and northern Finland. Farms vary from milk for butter and cheese to selling to larger dairies. cooling troughs are wood and washed after use. Cattle are housed seven months, with birchen feeding tubs and central cow houses. Finland exports butter to Sweden and Russia and dairy work reflects Neat domestic habits influenced by Swedes.
A broad collage of home gardening and farm notes covering plant care for longevity, quick planting, baking with sponge cake hints, cow feed strategies to sustain milk, management of rust on berries, sweet potato storage and recipe, poultry care for winter layers, and advice on keeping late and early hens separate for uniform chick growth.
Sufferer from nervous prostration finds relief by taking a half hour nap before every meal. Dr Salisbury advised rest before eating to aid digestion. the method, praised by the patient and echoed by his wife, claims improved health and energy when meals follow proper rest. The account, cited from Gleings in the Culture, urges worn out workers to adopt this simple recuperation.
A French inventor suggests parachutes behind a stern to boost speed, while a life saving saloon slides into a small tub like chamber. The Cunard ship Etruria records six days one hour across the Atlantic, and engineers discuss steamship speeds up to sixty miles per hour. British and German fleets expand trade routes, with Nagasaki seeing rising German ship activity.
The text touts Braxpeths Pitts and Braxvaern’s Pits as purifiers and liver supports with broad testimonials since 1835, claims vegetable, harmless composition, and safety for any time. It mixes ad language with miscellaneous notes on industry, digestion, bitters, and various tonic products, ending with a pun on a cow and a honey cure.
An old article touts Warner's Log Cabin remedies claiming cures for coughs, consumption, liver issues, and blood disorders. It argues modern medicine overuses harmful drugs and credits rustic herbal formulas for health and longevity.
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