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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1872
Page
7
An 19th century agricultural column discusses pasture and hay strategies. It praises Clover and Lucerne, recommends winter pastures with Orchard Blue Meadow Oat Grass, advises stock rotation, sheep farming, and warns on sorghum, noting efficient sheep farming and land improvement. It includes a quip about corncob feed and a tomato diet note plus a chemical note on carrot coloring from urate.
The article discusses early Eastern contributions to science and daily life from carpentry to gunpowder and printing, noting the West’s later developments. It highlights Asian craftsmanship in silk, porcelain, dyes, glass, and jewelry, and cites a Pittsburgh automatic post office clerk as a modern innovation.
An ione ounce sulphur mix with one quart water was applied daily to the scalp and reportedly cured dandruff after weeks, leaving hair soft and glossy with no return of the disease eighteen months after stopping treatment. The writer notes no clear mechanism but highlights observed effects and similar results in others.
The essay discusses how modern philosophy reinterprets biblical ages and calendars. It cites Hensler and Eastern nations to argue year lengths were shorter before Abraham, suggesting flood-era lifespans and marriage ages align with present patterns when recalibrated.
A reader note reports demand for clarified beef suet as a butter substitute rises in London markets at half the price of top butter. It lasts longer without salt. The item also mentions smallpox as sometimes beneficial, and a Troy man recovered from mania and contagion, returning to work as a carpenter.
Heads of families urged to note potential savings in general expenses as Bessert & Co. promotes splendid clothing now selling at the usual price. The firm is located at Tower Ham, No. 518 Mareer Street, Half way between Fifth and Sixth Streets.
An advertisement claims a permanent cure for consumption via a simple remedy. It offers a free copy of the prescription and usage directions by sending to Rev Edward A Wilson at 264 South Third Street Williamaburgh N. Address requesting the prescription.
Scribner's Monthly February showcases Prof Hayden on Yellow stone exploration with Moran illustrations and Brigham Young family portraits. It includes Seeley on Mormonism, Wells on Fatherland charities, a banking critique, Saxe Holm fiction How One Woman Kept Her Husband, and various reviews, poems, and etchings.
An 19th century advertisement touts Wishart Pine Tree Tar Cordial as a remedy for throat and lung diseases including consumption. It claims to loosen mucus, avoid sedative coughs, purify blood, and address root irritation. Certificates of cure and free distance advice are offered from Dr. L Q Wishart of Philadelphia.
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