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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1881
Page
7
Instructions for horse and livestock shelter to reduce winter losses, plus recipes and care tips. Includes stale bread fritters, cornstarch blancmange with chocolate, oatmeal gems, puff pudding, trichinosis cautions, leather harness care, and caulflower with aleva sauce.
The procedure describes soaking engravings face down in water to remove mildew, then drying on blotting paper and ironing. If stains persist, it advises soaking, then applying chloride of lime and optional nitro-hydrochloric acid solution, followed by washing to remove chemicals, then a gelatin bath for yellowing, and final drying with blotting paper and weight. It also notes removing grease with French chalk and benzine applied carefully away from the stain.
The article notes the advantages of splitting and seasoning wood for fuel to maximize heat. It ranks tree species by relative fuel value, with shell bark hickory at 100 and others like pignut hickory 98 white ash 87 white oak 83 red oak 67 white beech 65 and white pine 30, based on Northern World data.
The fragment covers cattle rumination and cud loss as veterinary signs, mentions the Schiller prize in Germany, compares bread types for children's health, promotes Jacobs' National remedy for rheumatism, and includes various notices and adverts from the Daily Enquirer and Worth's Dispensary Medical Association.
A damaged ad notes Dr. Pierce pellets cure bilious headaches and digestive woes at 25 cents per vial. A cotton mill owner posts a gate notice barring cigars and good-looking men, claiming two purposes to boost reputations and safety for workers.
A Somerville man recounts illness in 1701 with a hole in the lung and severe coughs. He credits Dr Wat Haxu and William Haws BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS with his recovery and urges others with diseased lungs to try it, touting other products and a 6c punch cigar.
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