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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1880
Page
1
A collection of kitchen directions covers molasses cakes, floor stains, egg preservation, milk bread, mangé pudding, graham bread, and chocolate jelly cake. The piece shifts to orchid cultivation, detailing Espiritu Santo and Indian butterfly orchids, plus care, display, and colonial-era appreciation of these exotic flowers.
A Golden Rule editorial urging farmers to make farming appealing to youth to keep boys in the vocation. It argues modern farming requires broader knowledge, better schooling, and hands on experience to fit changing markets and technologies.
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent recounts Harwich’s annual fishermen’s regatta and holiday amusements. Events include a duck on a pole contest, bobbing for lemons, cake catching with teeth, a smoking and drinking contest for elderly fishermen, and a greased pole race amidst regimental bandage. The piece notes the lively crowds and local merriment. A separate note reports on English gooseberry cultivation areas where mildew was controlled by coal ashes, suggesting ashes as a mildew remedy for certain soils.
A letter from Da kV Pierce in Buffalo New York dated March 14 1870 is cited praising Favorite Prescription and Discovery for female ailments including looser uterine and vaginal issues. The writer says four doctors failed to help but after using the medicines they recovered sufficiently and send thanks.
The text touts Warner’s Rare Kidney and Liver Cure and VeneTine as blood purifiers curing rheum fever ring worm carbuncles ulcers and pimples. It also promotes Redding’s Russia Salve for reducing inflammation and claims national merit and widespread use.
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