Home remedies and old time kitchen tips in rural journal
Recipes for gooseberry and raspberry jelly describe scalding fruit, sugar, milk and eggs to create jelly with steps and timing. Additional cures include warm mustard foot soak and warm sour milk compresses for headache relief. A 1795 method preserves eggs with lime and cream of tartar, and a call urges men to become farmers as brains outpace muscle in modern agriculture.
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CNP
William Jayne
Sheffield
England
Treatment of Shying Horses From Timid Eyes and Objects
A guidance on handling shying in horses, stressing calm treatment and minimal fear. It advises encouraging the animal when alarm appears, using firm tone or mild whip if needed, and steering the horse to approach the object with restraint. It condemns harsh chastisement and suggests gradual exposure to the object.
Wilkes Spirit and the Oddities of Over Checks
A compact note reflects on Wilkes Spirit amid odd phrases and fragmentary remarks about ethics and benevolent uses of checks. The text hints at skepticism toward financial practices and the value of integrity.
Manure Protects Meadows After Hay Removal
A Rural World article argues for immediate even manure application after hay harvest to shield grass roots from sun scorch. It notes exposed roots on gravel or sand suffer more, while a light colored clay soil with moist, moderate warmth reduces harm. Manure fosters a protective mat, improving crops for years and curing springtime sun and wind damage.
Proper Time to Fell Trees in Late Season Observations
A letter from J L Moore of Oakley Arkansas discusses tree decay related to sap content, noting girdling timing affects rot and suggesting sap presence drives decay. The note includes unrelated anecdotes about a hose mishap and a Detroit Free Press item, plus a brief remark on uniformed bellboys in Eastern hotels.
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J. L. Moore
Oakley, Ark
Germantoun Telegraph
Lasso
Pedestrianism and the Call for Better American Roads
Appletons' Journal argues that Americans show little fondness for walking journeys due to poor roads and inns. It contends good roads and inviting resting places are needed for pedestrian travel to become a social norm, contrasting U S indifference with European practice and imagining a national habit of exploring on foot.
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Europe
America
New York
Switzerland
Germany
Appletons’ Journal
Finest summer resort near Little Big Horn Ford
Salubrious climate and mountain scenery tempt visitors to a fashionable retreat near the Little Big Horn River forks. Major Reno and fellow officers have praised the medicinal waters. Propriety by Dent Bison offers moderate charges and on horseback transportation, making it ideal for nurses, children, and military guests during the heated term.
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Saratoga
Long Branch
Little Big Horn
Reno
Recum- Dent Bison
What Can be Cured Need Not be Endured By Bitters
What Can be Cured Need not be endured although what cant must be Among the bodily ills susceptible of complete removal by that benign tonic and alterative Hostetter s Stomach Bitters Its remedial capabilities are by no means limited to these maladies Its properties as a depurent render It extremely serviceable in expelling the acrid Impurities which produce the painful disorders rheumatism and gout and Its invigorating and inlid ity stimulating effect upon the kidneys and bladder constitute it a useful medicine for impelling those organs to a complete performance of their functions when they are weak and inactive In fact there is scarcely any disease of which weakness in an accompaniment in which this admirable medicine cannot be used with advantage.
Poison Cause of Ague Cures with One Dollar Antidote
A historic ad claims Maanra or poisonors alr causes ague and fever. Shal lenberger's Antidote allegedly cures all cases promptly after one dose, priced at one dollar. The notice also lists Union College of Law Chicago faculty and graduation stats, with address for V B. Dunstow LL D Bec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shallenberger
Union College of Law At
Chicago
B. Dunstow
Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills Ad Campaign
An 19th century promotional piece extols Dr Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic as a remedy for debility from heat and illness and as a stomach strengthener after meals. It also touts Dr Wilhoffs Tonle for chills, claiming quick, permanent relief, affordability, and safety with broad availability through druggists like Clint Cunn and Gr Fine Lay & Co in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Cunn
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