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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1879
Page
4
A South favored okra overview covers its edible uses and growing needs. Detailed guidance includes soil preparation, fertilization, spacing, thinning, harvest timing, and handling cautions for skin irritation. Also contrasts in age indicators for hens, turkeys, and ducks to aid poultry judgments.
A writer notes that garden toads eat slugs caterpillars beetles and other insects at night when farmers and birds are inactive. Toads can be purchased in numbers and kept at home where they learn their master respond to calls. They also destroy cockroaches flies and other pests around the house and may cut worms with a rapid tongue.
A historical ad esque fragment notes that many ladies spend large sums yearly on artificial aids to hide weakness and blemishes. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures for dyspepsia, liver and bowel irregularities, claiming lasting beauty comes from health rather than cosmetic products.
A report to the French Society describes a velocimeter to measure gun recoil instant by instant using a vibrating tuning fork and a darkened steel strip. It discusses Indian steel imitations, lime bleaching for ivory, Naples red sand showers, and glass millstones as German novelties with limited use.
Practical guidance on weed management and cultivating crops. Discusses regular cultivation, keeping weeds down, and not letting weeds seed. Advises sunflowers as poultry feed and stresses careful tree planting with proper root protection and mulching.
Recipe fragment describes slicing an onion in a bowl, covering with vinegar, stirring for two days, then pouring off the liquid. To the vinegar, add cayenne pepper salt sugar and mustard to thicken. Warm on stove and stir until it boils. When cold it is ready for use.
A collection of kitchen instructions and tips detailing crust making with butter and baking powder, layered chicken and pork pies, stuffed fish, cookies and confections, porridge and puddings, and practical notes on household tasks. Includes varying measurements, methods, and occasional archaic spellings for multiple dishes and household uses.
An old advertisement touts Dr Jayne's Alterative as a standard curative for numerous ailments. It claims cleansing the blood removes impurities and combats skin diseases scrofulous complaints cancer and other disorders while preserving the patient’s strength. It warns other medicines overtax the patient before healing.
A collage of humorous vignettes and anecdotes forms a late 1800s style page. Citizens debate reading the Constitution, a barter joke about dollars versus pottery, a South Carolina courtroom quip about attire, and a brief promo noting Hop Bitters as a Rochester enterprise.
A garbled text scene shows a wedding ceremony interrupted by a blunt groom description of his trade. The bride half-jokes about a misheard term, while another line mocks breach of promise laws. Interleaved quips praise soap, a failed show entry, and a Catholic clergyman’s ironical reply.
An advertisement extols a pile remedy named Apakexia as infallible and instant in relief. It claims doctors endorse it, includes testimonials, and offers free samples by P Neuswedter & Co., Box 3946 New York. The price is stated as $1.00 per box and it is sold by druggists nationwide.
A literary dispute unfolds as one writer addresses another with a formal reply. The exchange centers on alias usage and respectful rhetoric, highlighting tensions in a collegial literary circle and signaling ongoing creative contention.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation flatulence heartburn and indigestion while promoting vigor and appetite. Also touts Himsent's Tetter Ointment as a cure for sores rashes and itch with a mail order offer from Johnston loves Co at 602 Arc St La, Pa.
Twenty five dollars will buy our new Mig nonette parlor organ with brand new stops and Swells. Our catalog will be sent. Mass Groan Co., 3 Washington at., Boston.
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