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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1876
Page
7
A miscellany of household tips covers animal feeding cautions against exclusive corn diets, chocolate pudding recipe, pear preservation in alcohol sealed jars, Longwood Omelet method, Graham bread, and pickling with strong vinegar. It also details fruit drying and plant preservation techniques, including methods for blue red purple and white flowers, insect safety, and mounting specimens with gum paste.
Instructions by Rev G Henslow Lu gland botanist on preserving specimens. Use cartridge paper blotting cotton wadding and millboard cut same size. Gather plants in dry weather and 800nm after flowers open when colors brightest. succulent
Bartlett Brothers of Round Grove Iowa argue shelter and dry bedding prevent hog cholera. They recount a 7 year pattern where well sheltered, dry hog herds suffered less than pastured herds, and report losses ceased after using ventilated sheds, bedding, dry conditions, and routine feeding with corn ashes and salt. They emphasize management over medicine.
A man returning from the races faces confrontation at home when his wife discovers his gambling loss and asks for information about the situation. He evasively responds about a recent win and future plans amid the domestic dispute.
A humorous Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a night of racing bravado and romance. A man bets five hundred dollars on the head horse while his companion imagines herself a horse, sparking wagers and a drunken scolding as police arrive and a hatrack topples.
The Gilbert Islanders prize the coconut as a versatile resource. It fuels mats, bedding, flooring, rope, fencing, and lighting, while milk and meat provide food and drink. Sap sustains life and can ferment into a potent drink linked to island crime, with yearly harvests and law protecting ownership of trees and sap.
The cor respondent describes fourteen coconut types from oval to circular, smallest to nine inches, notes nuts from Samoa to Eben, flavors from sweet to brackish, and edible husk coconuts in coral islands. He claims coconuts supply food, drink, fuel, housing, clothing, money, and more for island peoples, likening nut flesh to milk. Our Pennsylvania oil business is spurting ahead with a steady increase of petroleum flow.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Dr Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic as remedies to cleanse the blood and boost kidneys and bowels. It warns against debility and alcohol, promotes tonics for travelers, and urges taking these preparations before leaving home. It cites cures for rheumatism and bilious symptoms and lists sale by druggists.
Wihort's anti periodic on fever and root tonre is praised as a standard family medicine. Indorsed by the medical profession and prescribed daily in Charity Hospital and other New Orleans hospitals. G R Finlay & Co. proprietors. available through druggists.
In Detroit the United States Commissioner of Education notes the Mayhew Business College offers the most perfect advantages for young men seeking a business education. Centennial pamphlets with full information are available by application in person or by letter.
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