Cooking tips and household notes from several papers
A collection of culinary and domestic hints from various sources. Advice covers horse care, earthenware preparation, baking pudding crust, an old fashioned spice cake, fertilizing with barn earth, making bean soup, and drying lima beans with guidance on soaking and cooking to preserve flavor. Includes per note from Mail Boston Globe N Y Herald Western Plowman Chicago Journal.
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Woods
London
J. ¥. Mail
Boston Globe
N. Y. Herald
Chicago Journal
The Horse and His Degeneracy
Prairie Farmer argues that man has failed to improve horses through breeding. It contrasts progress in cattle, hogs, and sheep with persistent decline in horse vigor and endurance. The piece notes Andalusians’ degeneration and praises wild horses in the Americas as nature’s work versus human intervention.
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England
Pony Express
North
South America
New World
Prairie Farmer
Old Lady McGrory Dies In Open Well Near Ogdensburg
An elderly woman named McGrory from near Ogdensburg New York fell into an open well while drawing water and drowned. Her body had to be forcibly retrieved after hours of delay as she lay head under water with her legs protruding from the well.
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McGrory
Ogdensburgh
N. Y
Albany Journal
Pittsburgh
Treating a Lumpy Soil in Dry and Wet Times
F G writes in Country Gentleman on clay soils noting that dry, hard land forms lumps that resist mellowing, while post rain or frost can improve texture. Proper fall and early spring plowing, drainage, and manure help create a mellow clay loam yielding strong crops, with cautious timing to avoid packing and weeds.
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F. G
Corns in Horses Feet A Veterinary Note from Western Rural
A correspondent describes corns as bruises on the sole between heel bars that may form a horny tumor pressing on the quick. If inflammation or suppuration occurs, pare the heel to relieve pressure, remove horn tissue, apply poultice, and shoe with a leather sole and tar stuffing. For recent bruises, rasp the hearing surface, moisten the feet, and keep the sole oiled. in all cases horn must be pared away and treated similarly.
Wide tires on farm wagons cited by American Cultivator
The American Cultivator notes the saving from wide wagon tires, calling the narrow tire stubbornly persistent despite evidence. It argues draft is lighter and roads less damaged with broad tires, presenting two conclusive reasons for adoption.
A California Sheep Ranch on Santa Rosa Island
A California paper describes Santa Rosa Island owned by A. P. Moore with about eighty thousand sheep on four quarters. It notes profits from wool and mutton, labor costs, and methods including goats as herd leaders. Also mentions Moore renting the island, other island sheep ranches nearby, and shipping vessels servicing each island.
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Santa Rosa Islands
Santa Rosa Island
A. P. Moore
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Moore
Boston
Santa Cruz Island
Catalina Island
Clementa Island
San Miguel
California
Hildegarde: A New Ball Game For Women and Cricketers
Hildegarde is described as a cricket or rounders like game played with a soft ball, bats and circular wickets set some feet high. It accommodates any number of players and is likely to become popular. It offers benefit to women and even cricketers can appreciate its skill requirements.
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Hildegarde
Local baggage agent saves man from train in New Orleans
Mr. J. P. Sarrazin, saved from being run over by a railroad train in New Orleans by C. L. Van Houten, the local baggage agent, presented Van Houten’s daughter with a thousand-dollar piano. The gesture highlights the act of heroism and the ensuing gift.
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J. P. Sarrazin
C. L. van Houten
New Orleans
N. C. Picayune
Mulberry Tree Grows From Pennsville Well
A Pennsville New Jersey well is being filled in a curious way a mulberry tree grows from the opening crowing the bricks away and taking possession of the aperture.
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Pennsville
N. J
Leap Year Quips and a Charity Bawl Echoes of Old Papers
A fragment from the Cleveland Herald jokes about a girl proposing and being refused as leap year fun. It mentions a charity bawl with a plea for ten cents and a line about pepper to cause a sneeze, reflecting quirky period humor.
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Cleveland Herald
St Jacobs Oil Credited With Rheumatism Cure
Mr Peter Mallen of 212 W Twenty Fourth St New York claims six years of rheumatism vanished after using St Jacobs Oil calling it the sovereign remedy. The Topeka Lance adds note that a lecturer reached age 108 in Michigan.
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Peter Mallen
W. Twenty Fourth St
N. Y
St. Jacobs Oil
Michigan
Topeka
Remarkable cure in Bright's disease case in Vermont
A Vermont Central Railroad master mason Joseph Jacques endured swelling feet paralysis and severe pain from Bright's disease. After doctors failed, Warner's Safe Cure restored his health, with local officials and railroad managers attesting to his recovery and service. The letter urges awareness of the remedy.
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St. Albans
Vermont
America
Joseph Jacques
Vermont Central Railroad
Larose
J. E. Rankin
Washington
Congregational Church
Warner
Oscar F. Fassett
United States
Jacques
Bright
John W. Hobart
James M. Foss
Peculiar Sunsets Cited As Time Changes Cause
Iris notes sunsets look peculiar as the sun sets under new standard time. A letter from South Easton Mass dated Jan 7 1884 praises Swift's Specific for healing cancer in a relative, claiming miraculous recovery and sparking regional excitement. Eleven bit factories operate in a Connecticut town, a promising sign per Louisville Courier Journal.
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Iris
Middleboro News
Swift
Wm. B. LaThrop
South Easton
Mass
Connecticut
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rheumatic Remedy Promises Quick Cure for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Durang's Rheumatic Remedy as a universal cure for rheumatism in the United States. It claims internal use cures the worst cases in the shortest time and urges readers to obtain a free pamphlet from R. K. Helpfenstine, Washington, D.C., with a $1 price mentioned for the medicine.
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United States
Durang
R. K. Helphenstine
Washington,d.c
Green goggles trend hinted by Whitehall Times
If eyes are windows to the heart the Whitehall Times notes green goggles could become a striking fashion statement.
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Whitehall
Doctors Approve Kidney-Wort for Liver and Kidney Ailments
Physicians endorse Kidney-Wort as a valuable medicine for liver kidney and bowel disorders. Dr P C Ballou of Monkton reports extensive use with excellent results and high efficacy. Sold by all druggists. The item ends with a brief satirical note from the Picayune and Detroit Post.
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P. C. Ballou
Monkton
Phillip C. Ballou
Monkton, VI
Henry Ward
N. Y
C. M. Tallmage
Milwaukee
Wis
Sam
Kenton Doctor Praises Warners White Wine Tar Syrup
J A Rogers of Kenton endorses Warners White Wine Tar Syrup noting universal customer approval and years of steady sales with no complaints. He highlights strong local trust in the product and ongoing sales success.
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J. A. Rogers
Kenton, D
Warners
J. W. Hamilton
Merrillan
Wis
Warner
Wells Richardson Proclaims Butter Color Superior
The advertisement extols Wells Richardson Co. Inproved Butter Color as the best butter color globally, free of sediment, ready for instant use, and yielding a rich dandelion yellow without red. It mentions endorsements and other Wells products including Brown's Troches, Diamond Dye, and Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer with wholesale agents Brenton Myers & Co. and C N Cliventon.
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Poe
Pwombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Boston
Mass
OPIU
Bok
B.m.woodtley
D. Atlanto
Wells, Richardson & Co
Brenton, Myers & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
C. N. Cliventon
New York
Dreams and Advice From a Newspaper Opinion Piece
Dream prophecies intrigue readers as Lincoln’s death vision is noted but dismissed. An elderly judge’s warning of doom is alleviated by Dr Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy, which restored health and weight, negating forebodings. The article promotes prompt treatment of illness and disease prevention.
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Lincoln
White House
Earth
William Moul
West Sandlake
N. Y
Troy
Tod
Supreme Court
David Kennedy
Miracle Hop Bitters cures touted in testimonials
Relying on glowing testimonials about miraculous cures, the piece argues such claims mislead patients to ruin. It extols Hop Bitters as the true, reliable remedy, cites cases of cures, and critiques doctors fees while urging readers that one bottle could save a year of illness.
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Godfrey
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