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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1881
Page
7
The column blends kitchen tips with farming notes. It waxes on home ornamentation roadside tree groupings, Merino and Cotswold sheep yields, and the superior wool and flesh. It also shares recipes for Cottage Pie and beef stews with practical household measurements and building calculations for shingles lath nails lime and brickwork.
A rural essay emphasizes calm firm parenting, truth and duty, early order, tidy spaces, aesthetic walls, organized storage, and the calming effect of baskets and pictures. It argues books, varied reading, and family amusements aid learning, while social gatherings widen horizons and promote progress.
The essay argues that horse color signals constitution more than temperament. Dark browns and chestnuts are valued as indexing blood and strength, while white markings often indicate weakness or ill temper. Light colors and extensive white are seen as less desirable traits with caveats for exceptions.
The text contrasts true economy with external appearances in both farming and manufacturing. It argues manufacturers invest and manage risk to protect assets while farmers, facing lower risk, drift with events. As populations grow, both sectors need strict business principles to handle increased competition and crowding on shared land.
The article describes craft made wooden tools for farmers including a light snow-scraper a snow plow a land drag and a wheel-marker. It notes construction details from boards and iron fittings to two horse teams and spacing for planting rows. Also mentions a skeleton found in Armock cave and a claim by Sir John Smale about slaveholding in Hong Kong.
A NY correspondent paints Morocco as a land of living joy and old wisdom where time slows and daily acts, from travel to labor, follow ancient rhythms. The piece contrasts vibrant life with modern fatigue and notes clumsy travel, mule paths, and unusual scenes across towns, caravans, and markets.
A Lowell Massachusetts paper cites Mr P H Rhort, Belmont Hotel proprietor, who suffered rheumatism for seventeen years before using St Jacobs Oil. The report claims rapid relief and compares its effectiveness to other remedies, reflecting local newspaper endorsements.
Samuel C. Nyce of Harrisburg cites his three year old son’s leg stiffness after a fall. Rubbed with Saint Jacobs Oil the limp eased and use returned. Nyce reports relief for toothache sprains and rheumatic pains and praises the oil as a “splendid thing” kept on hand. A newspaper clipping notes these claims.
Somerville man claims a fall 1676 lung bleed and severe cough led to hospitalization and a doctor’s verdict that part of his lung was damaged. After using Doctor Weir’s Hat’s BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS he reports marked improvement and urges others with diseased lungs to try it. Also promoted for colds coughs and chest and lung diseases. Sold by druggists.
A collage of sensational quack remedies and mock advertisements mocks patent medicines. It cites Dr. Pierce pills and “Favorite Prescription” while lampooning claims about cures for pimples ulcers and female weakness.
A Cleveland physician credits Piso's Cure for bronchitis relief and life. Crum & Bro. report strong sales of Piso's Cure for Consumption. A Indiana reader notes rising yearly sales. Advertisers tout Diraturnia Kina and Dr L Browsx. Morrison Plummer Chicago lists agents. Eye Water by Dr Isaac Thompson and Frazer AxleGrease recommended.
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