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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1893
Page
4
Instructions describe cleaning silverware with boiled potatoes water, salt, and woolen cloth, caution against soap contact, and advise drying and polishing. Mentions bitters for liver and body health, and promotes bitters as remedies for indigestion constipation rheumatic nervous and kidney disorders.
Reverend Talmage portrays the heavenly walls as foundations of jasper and sapphire to illustrate divine splendor. He explains jasper’s multicolored brilliance and sapphire’s deep blue, tying these stones to eternal truths, and invites listeners to study the Bible to grasp how such gems reveal God and destiny.
A long reflective piece tracing precious stones from emeralds and amethyst to topaz and jacinth, linking their history with empires, rulers, and myth. It dives into amethyst’s alleged dream power, biblical allusions, and the idea of heaven’s foundations, then pivots to a Philadelphia coin collection and ancient money.
A humorous, garbled tale describes the gripman physique change from cable car work. It claims one arm becomes heavier from level work while the other remains lighter, with a doctor noting a one sided elephantiasis like development. The piece cites a west SERN physician and mentions clerks and desk workers experiencing similar asymmetry.
The article advises that a neat front door reflects a home's character, especially for farm houses where modest appearance rules. It recommends dark oak or drab brown tones with slightly darker stiles, trim foldings with deeper shades, and finishing with varnish after one to three coats. It notes paints made from white lead, linseed oil, turpentine, raw sienna, yellow ocher, and brown umber.
John J. Parmly explains mole control methods including burning burrows with red pepper and nitre, arsenic grain, castor oil plants, shingles, and burrow top pressing. The piece also surveys assorted farm and garden tips on poultry, bees, potatoes, corn, and rhubarb, with practical care guidance for winter feeding and incubation.
An expert lays out baking powder comparisons while Marion Harland voices strong support for Royal Baking Powder. In a Philadelphia Ladies' Home Journal letter she endorses its purity strength and reliability, noting she uses it exclusively for biscuits and cakes and rejects homemade soda and cream of tartar mixes.
City men increasingly enter farming, drawn by health needs and new business skills. Some lack farming experience yet still succeed, while experienced farmers enjoy humor at their expense. The piece wonders if business savvy and urban consumer insight drive this success and suggests others study these methods.
An exchange quip from the Chicago Tribune features editors debating rank and weight in a playful back and forth. The clove and nutmeg exchange sparks humorous contrast as the railway editor interjects with swagger and a tap of the cane.
The Jodianapolis Journal records a humorous exchange where Mudge complains moths nearly ruined his top coat and Yabsley quips about suing them. The punchline shifts to misunderstanding pawnbrokers, reflecting a light framed banter between local personalities.
Syrup of Figs is praised for pleasant taste and prompt kidney and bowel action. It cleanses the system, dispels colds and fevers, and cures habitual constipation. Sold in 50c and 1 bottles by leading druggists. California Fig Syrup Co markets it in San Francisco Louisville and New York.
A 418 pound petrified wood piece was found by ditchers in a swamp near Elkton Columbiana County Ohio. The surface shows outlines of animal species as if drawn by human hands. Geologists estimate its age at about 8500 years. Ohio commission agents examined it and may use it for Ohio's World Fair exhibit.
To remove marks left by hot dishes on varnished tables, apply lamp oil to the spot and rub with a soft cloth. Then pour on a little spirits and rub again with a clean cloth until the mark disappears. The table should be bright as before the incident.
A fragment from a 19th century school scene recalls panic and stampede as pupils speculate on a possible fire. The weather and season are noted, but no definite cause is given, leaving residents curious about the incident.
None but Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure and superior in strength, purity, and wholesome flavor. It is chemically pure and made without cream of tartar. Other powders marketed as as good as Royal are found to contain alum and harmful to health according to official analyses. Royal Baking Powder is endorsed by official chemists, state analysts, municipal health boards, and physicians for quality and safety.
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