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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1893
Page
3
Village gossipy roundup lists visitors like Joe Moss Lon Smith and Eckley Combs, local auctions, sales and farm bargains, upcoming juries and fairs, church events, and hints of World’s Fair travel. Mentions of Moss Axtell real estate deals, Nickerson wagon works, and several residents’ visits.
The Linton Fair runs this week with strong entries and big crowds. Bonnie L won the 3 minute trot at 2:47, Frank S. took the 2:30 pace, and a hippodrome riding show drew keen interest. The rural hall displays high quality poultry cattle and hogs with a notable roan short horn drove. Also notices on saloon licenses marriage licenses railroad rate notices and a memorial resolutions for Wan J. McCullough.
Community notes report Robert Fowler at the Old Settler gathering last Sunday and Joe Sparks remains ill with others improving. Town visits include Henry Heaton and George Shipman from Mattamoras, Pat Keller in town Tuesday night, and Florence Kidd visiting Uncle George Kidd’s. Threshed 115 bushels of timothy clover for Swift Sexs by Jonas Aland and Abner Cassner on Tuesday. Kinsey Cullison and wife visited Mrs Shaffer, not expected to live. Frank Kidd bought a $70 organ. Uncle John Miller in poor health. Elva Maddox of Camp Ground and Miss Florence Kidd featured in local scenes. Florence Kidd praised as belle. Miss Grace Dobbins may leave soon. Multiple social calls and gatherings noted, with a possible move of the Tabernacle meeting toward Workman school house.
Housekeeping guidance details preparations to vacant a home including packing, cleaning, camphor use, moth prevention, and security measures. It also explains tongue examination signs linked to fever digestion and organ condition, stressing child awareness of exposing the tongue for medical look.
The article advertises a home cure using borax and camphor mixed in boiling water, applied as a hair wash and toilet rinse. It also recommends green walnuts placed in pantries and cupboards to deter ants and other vermin, claiming quick, effective results over traditional remedies.
How to check fermentation use a small quantity of sulphate of potash. Start with a tiny amount and add more if fermentation continues until it stops.
The expression Davy Jones locker traces to a corrupted Jonah with Davy from an old West Indian word dutty meaning devil or evil spirit. Davy Jones represents the sea’s evil spirit, claiming sailors’ lives when they perish at sea. A sailor’s storage space on ship is called a locker.
A home remedy advises mixing two handfuls of garden sweet clover in half a pint of hen's oil, straining, and using four drops in the ear each morning after ablutions. It claims great relief if deafness is recent and notes the preparation can be bottled for indefinite storage.
A scientific writer notes old age features earthy deposits of calcareous material in the body. Gelatinous to osseous transformation progresses with age, clogging arteries and impairing circulation, nutrition, and tissue repair. Lewes, Bichat, and Baillie are cited on arterial ossification in those over 60.
Instructions describe mixing warm water with a quart of flour to form a batter, adding a tablespoon yeast when light, beating two eggs with milk and salt, then combining with the batter and baking in waffle irons. The recipe yields a yeast leavened waffle batter.
After dinner or black coffee is made by doubling the proportion of coffee to water. Use 2 rounding tablespoonfuls of coffee to every cup of water. If you dip the strainer in cold water before filtering, fine grains won’t pass. Do not overfill the strainer. pour slowly until all water percolates through. Serve at once.
Instructions advise soaking linings in warm water then adding boiling water to pieces. Add a pint or more of milk and allow the liquid to dry until cool enough to wring. Wring thoroughly and press immediately with a hot iron.
Instructions describe making grape ice from muscatel grapes with water sugar lemon juice and optional sherry then folding in stiff egg whites and chilling with ice. Additional tips advise removing knife stains with a raw potato and a joke about a moon with a man and a woman.
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