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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
6
Advice on cultivating an upright posture for women and girls to prevent deformity, with tips to train the muscles by checking stance in mirrors and daily practice. Includes a brief piece on autumn leaf shelf and screen crafts, then a chocolate biscuit recipe with step by step separation of yolks and whites and flour incorporation.
A brief survey of tea origins from India, Ceylon and Java with notes on growing popularity in America and Asia. It contrasts Chinese inheritance with newer imports, cites ancient use in China, and mentions differences between black and green tea, noting cultural serving styles in Siam, Japan, and other regions.
Advice for grocers on cracker storage to prevent soggy stale products and to boost the trade. Emphasizes warm dry places away from strong smells, small purchases, and timely serving. Includes note on purity and freshness and a cider for apples with yeast kneading and 12 hour rest. Mentions Mercantile Journal and references a French invention.
A corn soup recipe using corn milk butter onion and eggs appears with directions in a Woman's Work section. Separately a report describes Eugenie the 1 year old daughter of Huron Chief Philippe Vincent as the tribe princess in Lorette near Quebec with details on her education, heritage, and momentos from royal notables.
Gradual obliteration of the Quaker orthodoxy in Philadelphia signals absorption into broader society. The article notes fewer broad-brimmed hats and plain dress as youth drift from stricter rules, reflecting a struggle between tradition and freedom, with health as a contrasting booster for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A brief guidance note describes common emotional and physical symptoms in young girls including tears, restlessness, self absorption, headaches, and bodily pains. It urges mothers to seek relief through a vegetable compound and cautions about early signs of incipient work.
A farmer describes constructing a multi use wagon harvester from pine planks and old mower parts. The device includes a tied together twin middle planks, bolted ends, a rocker iron plate, a kingbolt, and a front axle with adjustable height. A mower spring forms a balancing tongue, and a knife attached beneath the platform cuts corn for fodder. Two men work the corn onto the platform, and a staking system creates a cornstalk rack after ricking.
A Kansas man, Lyons, runs fish ponds with natural and processed feed. Five bushels of steamed corn meal feed two main ponds. The 50 ton stock is valued near $10,000, with pond and dam work at about $5,000. Income could yield high returns on a $5,000 plant.
The article discusses under draining allowing air and warmth to reach plant roots and advises bedding in stables to absorb and save liquid manure. It notes a farmer’s cheap buy can provoke self opposition and mentions clover and orchard grain 40 previously tethered in May.
A historic advert claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets rapidly cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Sold by druggists at 6 cents a package, prepared by Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan, the remedy is said to restore digestion, strengthen the stomach, and improve appetite. Free book on stomach diseases offered.
An appeal to sufferers who have not found relief from other doctors. The English Dr Humphrey claims to cure many so-called incurable cases across Michigan Ohio and Indiana and stresses using no cheap medicines and focusing on best possible care.
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