Potent home cures and orchard tips from old journals
Squeeze juice from six oranges and two lemons, add boiling water over peel and pulp, cool, strain, sweeten, and freeze. Sorghum yields well on poor land. seeds dislike clods. For a horse with rheumatic back, apply turpentine and give aconite, soda, or cream of tartar in hay feed. Wash clothes overnight with a soda ammonia soap boil, then rinse and blue. Baked beef recipe uses hind leg with salt, brown sugar, allspice, pepper, saltpetre, vinegar, suet, paste, and long bake.
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Chicago Journal
Chicago Inter-Ocean
How to Make a Hot Bed
L Purdy explains hot bed construction in the Oslo Farmer. A sunlit south facing site, a three foot wide pit filled with fresh horse manure and straw or forest leaves, then covered with an inch-board frame, water, glass, and soil. Glass frame details follow with steps to secure and remove glasses. The piece includes stray historical blurbs and quotes about political figures.
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L. Purdy
Oslo
Snow-snake game among Onondaga Indians described
The article details the ka whané snow-snake used on Onondaga winter roads. It explains construction from a curved hickory pole with waxed under surface, lead tip, and size variations, and how players throw to cover long distances while each snow-snake bears a mark. It notes the game’s setting on Indian Reservation in Onondaga County New York and its role as winter sport among youths.
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Onondaga
Onondaga County
New York
Zach
Zertda
St. Nicholas
Specter in a Dog-Cart Haunts English Duke Visit
An odd tale unfolds as Mr C- G- hires a dog-cart to visit the Duke of Rat B- castle. On the return trip a ghostly passenger appears, a silent laborer who seems to have climbed aboard unseen. The encounter ends with confusion and questions about the specter’s nature. The story blends terrestrial oddity with a ghostly intrusion on a simple country ride.
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London Times
England
C——G
C— G
Duke of
Rat B
B—— Castle
Mr.g
Panton
The Tailor Parable of the One Ninth Man
A playful 19th century sketch mocks a tailor as a man of many quirks. It notes his nine parts to one man, constant toil, late arrivals, and frugal cloth usage while praising his skill, loyalty, and knack for fitting customers. The piece ends by urging readers to visit the old stand for a dress.
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Manind
Nein
Taylor
Fabien
Jsoston Transcript
Solidified kerosene sparks Nobel monopoly in Europe
Telegraphic report from Baku notes Ditmar's kerosene solidification process has been successfully developed after months of experiments. Nobel Brothers have invested about 8,000,000 rubles in tank cars and cistern steamers to transport the liquid oil and plan to market candles from kerosene and related products. The patent and Swedish collaboration shield the venture from rivals, aiming to undersell candles across Russia and the continent.
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Baku
I. Ditmar
St. Petersburg
M. Ditmar
Nobel Bros
Ditmar
Nobel
Russia
London Globe
Question of Rousing Bells and Local Regulation
The piece argues whether early bells should be allowed, noting most sleep through six o'clock alarms while some wake. It supports local control after full hearings, urging city or town authorities to decide if rousing bells are necessary for workers, claiming wealthier citizens can endure minor disruption.
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Seca Ared Child of Luxury
Boston Herald
Remarkable moccasin snake sighting at Boaz mill pond
A Dahlonega Georgia Signal quips that multiple observers recently saw a snake on a log at Boaz and Bro’s mill pond, alleged to be over sixteen feet long and of moccasin species, noting the story would be remarkable if any of the exaggerated crosses had occurred in reality.
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Boaz & Bros
Mill Pond
Calhoun
Oaz & Bro.’s
Boaz & Bro
Boaz
Snake Pond
Diamond Ring Hidden in Dictionary Seized in Mail
A small dictionary mailed to a jewelry dealer was seized in New York foreign mail. The cover concealed a diamond ring, sixty six cameos and one hundred twenty six cat's eyes.
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New York
Brundage and Wife Die Within Five Months in New York
Peter Brundage died suddenly near Valley Falls New York five months after his wife who also died recently. Horace Wilbur a about seventy living in Brundage's house died about two hours before him. The day prior they reportedly made a wager on who would die first.
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Peter Brundage
Valley Falls
N. Y
Horace Wilbur
Brundage
The Great German Remedy Jacobs Oil Praised by Sheriff Claughton
In Heathsville Northumberland County Virginia Sheriff Wm Claughton extols Jacobs Oil calling it the great German remedy. He says his family keeps it at all times and uses it for nearly every medical purpose including rheumatism and general aches as reported by Tappahannock Tide Water Index.
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Wm. Claughton
Heathsville
Northumberland Co
Unclear Missive From Harrisburg Aims Gas Meter Probe
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press office dated Harrisburg and signed Uncle Reud describes a surreal scene around a gas meter. The message warns against accepting a president’s offer to examine the meter, detailing bizarre actions and hazards caused by “meter Hands” and a risky attempt to stop them, ending with a caution to avoid injury.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Reud
Dr Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla Praised by Patrons
A gentleman reports that Dr Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla cured his severe piles and impure blood, improving overall health. Another gentleman claims relief from nervous debility, palpitations, dizziness, night sweats, and sleeplessness.
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Dr. Guysott
Davin Fenna Proposes in Letter to Mary
A dated letter ends with a proposal line from Davin Fenna to Mary. The writer notes the phrase If you say yes, dear Mary, I will truly be your D Fender. The excerpt captures a personal moment and includes the couple names.
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Davin Fenna
Mary
D. Fender
Made New Again Proclaiming Health From Pills and Pellets
Mes. Wa. D. Rycxsax of St Catherine’s Ontario credits R V Pierce of Buffalo New York with a dramatic recovery after three months on Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purga tive Pellets She says she was skeletal and unable to eat or walk yet now she lives and can work, surprising friends and doctors alike.
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Wa. D. Rycxsax
St. Catherines
Ont
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Josiah Davis's Trouble in Middletown Ky
Josiah Davis of No Middletown Ky reports using Henry's Cabolic Salve on an ulcer for ten days with great relief. He says doctors called the ulcer incurable but the salve appears to heal. A Pant in the stomach remark closes the letter.
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Josiah Davis
Middletown
Henry
Golden Medical Discovery Cures Severe Lung Disease
In a Michigan letter, Jupfk Burnett of Eilindale credits Golden Medical Discovery with curing a serious lung illness after prescriptions from a Buffalo physician failed. The note describes severe coughing and eventual recovery with the remedy.
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R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Jupkf Burnett
Eilindale, Mich
Oddball Patent Remedies and Ads Parade in Aged Paper
A ragbag of 19th century ads and quack remedies fills lines with claims for Hale’s Honey of Hornshound, Pike’s toothache drops, Pleasant Puteative Pellets, and Brown’s Bronchial Troches. Gimmicks reference electric pocketbooks, Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners, Wise’s Axle Grease, and rail yard humor, all urging consumer purchases. The page imitates a busy catalog of patent medicines, sundries, and humorous snippets from period newspapers.
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Hale
Pike
Marselle Tun-Voumaio Brit C Mid on Trial for Health Claims
A dubious claim appears to offer electro powered health aids from A. 1 Appliances for alleged nervous debility and vitality issues. The notice promises a 30 day trial with no risk and asserts benefits for manliness and dress. details are unclear and no proven efficacy is stated.
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N. Een
Marselle Tun-Voumaio Brit C Mid
Dre
N. B
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