Teas of the Past and Home Remedies Across Families
The reminiscence recalls teas from chamomile to oat straw used for colds and stomach issues in various families. Mentioned are Mother Rabbit from a Peter Rabbit tale, Aunt Bertha’s chamomile, a neighbor served tea made from gold enseal, and Grandma Oldham’s observation of a fever in the stomach during Marion Dux’s whooping cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rabbit
Mother Rabbit
Peter
Bertha
South
Bubb
Mother Bubb
Marion Dux
Marion
Grandma Oldham
Finlandic Tin Readings And Folk Teas On New Year Eve
On New Year’s Eves in 1917, a Finnish fortune reading used tin melted and dropped into snow to form shapes. A blacksmith named Juntunen demonstrated the ritual for local children while observations of tea cures and folk remedies reveal a nostalgia for natural cures and belief in witchcraft in earlier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganni
Tinan Valajainen
Finland
Juntunen
Northwest Junior Livestock Show planning meeting set
The Northwest Junior Livestock Show planning session will be held at 8 p m Thursday at Augusta High School. Sue Finley of the Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association urges area 4 H and youth agents to attend to pick up State Fair tags and forms. The 1982 show dates are August 16 and 17 with Clark County exhibitors seeking Aug 17. Weigh dates: steers March 15 to April 1 and barrows wethers May 1 to 15. Exhibitors may reuse animals tagged locally or identify additional animals for the Northwest show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Highchool
Sue Finley
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association
Area 4-H
Clark County
Soviets buy New Zealand butter and milk powder deal
The New Zealand Dairy Board agrees to sell the Soviet Union at least 90 million dollars annually of butter and whole milk powder for four years, with a four year contract valued over 350 million dollars. In 1982 at least 40 000 tons of butter and 30 000 tons of powder will be supplied at a total price around 130 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand Dairy Board
Soviet Union
Dairy Board
Russia
New Zealand
U.S
United States
Barron farm city banquet set
The 11th annual farm city banquet honoring conservation leaders in Barron County will be at 8 p.m. January 16 at the United Methodist Church in Barron. Dr Francis Hole of UW Madison will speak on a violin based soil discussion. Reservations by January 11 at 537 5959 or 537 5205. tickets are 5 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron County
United Methodist Church
Barron
Francis Hole
UW Madison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ottillie Kunkel Danielson
Neillsville
Lawrence Welk
Yesteryear
Vieno Keskimaki
Dad
Mother
Juntunens
Uw-Extension
Allis-Chalmers
Fennimore
USDA
Stewart Huber
Clintonville
Farmers Union Milk Marketing Co-op
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Wes
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