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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1881
Page
4
The article argues the greatest farm waste is failure to think ahead. It cites overdeep ditches, near surface pipes, missing time‑saving tools, and unchecked weeds as costs that erode profits. It urges farmers and businesspeople to apply basic business principles to reduce both ignorant and careless waste.
The carrot is valued for aiding digestion and assimilation, with eighty five percent water content. It contains pecuine chemical aiding gelatine solutions and digestion. Horses benefit especially, and carrots grow widely in western regions at low cost. soil should be mellow and deeply plowed.
The text advises feeding hay mainly at night for horses used for work. Morning and noon feeds should be light to prevent sluggishness and wind impairment. A generous evening hay supply is recommended to keep horses in better condition and avoid a bloated belly.
Fattening stock thrive when fed only what they will eat with appetite. Excess feed dulls appetite and reduces intake. A varied daily feed such as 8 potatoes, turnips, or beets sharpens digestion. Regular feeding by one keeper helps tailor rations to each animal.
The passage argues the best time to kill a weed is when it is germinated just before breaking ground. Disturbing the seedling then weakens its hold, while later disruption may fail as the weed has rooted and persists despite effort.
Plants differ in food needs and their ability to gather nutrients from soil and air. Fertilizer effectiveness depends on both crop type and soil conditions, guiding the proper fertilizer choice for each case.
A vast mountain slip near Khoja Kaleh collapsed onto a Russian encampment repeling the Tekke Turkomans. Six hundred soldiers plus horses perished, as survivors retreated and attackers looted the Russian camp. Other historical slips cited include Axmouth and Lyme Regis with no loss of life.
A domestic guide laments a mother who cannot cut her children's hair and suggests simple techniques. It stresses sharp scissors, proper comb use, and careful, incremental cuts to achieve barberlike results without harming the child.
A French peasant saw a floating egg in a river and attempted to grab it but fell in and could not swim. In fear he believed God punished his greed and vowed never to eat another egg if he escaped. A branch arose to help him reach the bank, and he then remarked that the request was for a raw egg.
The text notes thirst as the most important distress in fever, causing restlessness and irritability. It warns against overdrinking, which disrupts digestion and can cause diarrhea. It recommends slightly bitter, acidic drinks, cascarrilla or orange peel infusion, raspberry vinegar, and sucking ice to soothe thirst.
In a Scottish vignette Maggie Tees evaluates a neighborly offer of a new bonnet. After weighing silk or straw she quips she will choose straw so she can fashion it herself, blending thrift with sly humor about self-reliance.
A Columbus jury found the man who broke into Spilkins' house not guilty due to insufficient evidence. Spilkins quipped he would like the innocent man’s address to return the call, asking where he lives after the incident.
A correspondent describes methods to color fabrics using tannery vats. Catechu and potash yield a dark brown. hemlock tea gives lighter yellowish brown. Maple bark with copperas makes dark purple, hickory bark with copperas yields dull green, white clover blossoms with alum give bright yellow. A muslin sample colored yellow brown passed inspection.
In Mondovi Wisconsin W H H Amidon, an early Gilman settler, long plagued by rheumatic pains, finds relief after using St Jacob's Oil. The item notes many locals have also benefited, calling it a widely available remedy.
The article prescribes making a gum arabic solution by steeping 2 ounces of powder in a pint of boiling water overnight, then decanting the clear liquid for use. A tablespoonful mixed into storch creates a wash to refresh white or printed garments that have been washed and look worn.
A Galveston woman recalls a year old marriage and a journey with her husband to the north. She jokes about Canadas and Kenedys as she muses on canals and New Orleans. The tale hints at lingering wonder about distant places.
A recipe for molded cold meat and macaroni uses beef or mutton, two ounces of macaroni, bread crumbs, butter, an egg, pepper and salt. Mix finely, bind with egg, steam one hour, then slice and eat cold for breakfast or tea.
A man presenting as a boot maker tells another at steps of a note that the latter owes him money. The response denies recognition, prompting the boot maker to assert that recognition is clear. The exchange hints at a disputed bill and a tense confrontation.
The article argues that a poorly developed chest wall does not prove consumption and that the main cause is lack of inflation at the lung apices. It notes this underinflation opens the door to disease under cold, congestion or pneumonia and cites habit, occupation, and inattention as contributing factors.
Mme B asks her maid how to handle dust on furniture in a courteous exchange. The servant replies with a calm, practical approach, highlighting everyday duties and humble service within a household.
A traveler asks a native what sustains life along the Florida sea coast. The reply captures frontier wit: they live on fish and strangers. The exchange highlights sparse settlement and humor in a remote region.
Parboiled carrots are simmered with butter sugar water and parsley and white pepper until tender. Off the heat add beaten yolks of two eggs and half a gill of cream, mix into the carrots and serve.
Brown presents his wife with an elegant umbrella for her birthday. He cautions her to be careful, and she vows to use it only on Sundays and holidays when the weather is suitable.
A critic notes that calling a réc-headed gentleman with a magnificent dome a gilded dome risks sounding flattery that may not be well received, highlighting the oddity of praise in language.
For cholera morbus grind black pepper finely. In a glass mix a tablespoon pepper, a tablespoon salt, half full warm water, then top with good cider vinegar and stir. Take one tablespoonful, wait a bit, take another, and repeat while vomiting lasts. If one glass fails, try another.
A boy admits fishing on Sunday and the reason he gives. The scene references Moody and Sankey tunes and a controversial donation party. The minister remains silent while the editor is labeled with the damning party tag.
A historical recipe lists ingredients including one pound flour half pound sugar butter or lard four wine glasses of milk currants candied peel nutmeg ginger cinnamon and carbonate of soda. Instructions say mix well and bake slowly for an hour and a half.
A humorous notice speaks to the social cost of wedding invitations, comparing an invite to lending a groom ten dollars and being grateful no further demand is made. The quip reflects traditional wedding etiquette pressures and financial expectation in social rituals.
A recipe fragment lists ingredients for a fruit cake: one cup butter, two cups sugar, two cups sour milk, two cups raisins, five cups flour, one teaspoon salt, cinnamon, cloves, citron, and wine to taste. It reflects period cooking measurements and spice usage.
Mr. John Miller of 54 West Fifth Street says a ten year rheumatism ailment was cured by St. Jacob's Oil in a reported medical claim.
A London Engineer writer argues for an ideal brake system with instant full retarding force on all wheels. He notes a 15 car 20 ton train at 60 mph corresponds to 34 000 tons falling one foot and insists three conditions are indispensable: apply to every wheel, apply instantly with full force, and regulate pressure to match speed so friction does not exceed adhesion.
A new sled design promises that riders cannot fall off and girls need not be held. The invention has not achieved wide sales. The Pilgrim fathers declared kissing on Sunday wicked yet supported a man kissing his wife at least weekly.
A testimonial line proclaims Kidney-Wort cleanses the system, purifies the blood, and strengthens the liver kidneys and bowels to perform their regular functions. The witness asserts its efficacy.
A collection of witty asides on fashion and politics with odd phrases. Remarks include gun ownership culture, grandmothers hats, persuasive rallying, snow removal tips, and theatre of voice with a dog reference. Abstract, fragmentary notes reflect a periodical humor voice.
A recent finding shows that the harder steel does not last long when used as rails for railway tracks. The result underscores durability concerns for rail materials and may influence future steel selection.
The advertisement proclaims long time friends of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup now stand as its strongest supporters. It lists cures for coughs colds hoarseness throat tickling and bronchial irritation as proof of value.
The passage casts South Africa as a potential great empire with favorable climate and soil, notes the Orange and Limpopo rivers, and cites Capricorn as the northern boundary. It traces Dutch settlement from 1652, blends Boers, Huguenots, and Germans, and portrays Boers as tough, Calvinist, anti English freedom figures who disdain other arts and languages.
The column defends Bitters as a pure effective medicine made from known remedies, contrasting it with fake drugs and bogus certificates. It asserts Bitters provides its own proof through cures and calls it the best of medicines.
Dr. Hughes Bennett of Edinburgh University argues modern physiology may assign a sixth sense to weight perception. In an experiment with two identical gilded tubes, one lead and one wood, he says no existing sense can distinguish them by feel or sight. only lifting reveals the difference, suggesting weight perception as a new sense.
A veteran craftsman claims fifteen years of trial led to a unique cement for leather belting. He mixes common glue and isinglass in equal parts, soaks ten hours, then heats with water until ropy like egg white. Pure tannin is added until the mixture thickens, surfaces buffed, cement applied, and pieces clamped firmly.
The account notes two women who could not go out but have recovered after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and are now rejoicing. It also discusses lubricants for sharpening stones, recommending glycerine mixed with alcohol, with ratios varying by tool size and pressure.
A Philadelphia firm offers seven gilt Shakespeare cards in six colors as a free set to those who buy seven bars of limon soap from a local grocer and send the bill. If not buying soap, letters can pay 25 cents to receive the cards. The scheme targets ladies nationwide and emphasizes elegance and value.
The text ponders the inborn guidance behind wasps provisioning for future larvae and bees storing for the hatch, caterpillars spinning cocoons, and birds delivering themselves from eggs. It asks how hatchlings and parent birds developed such instinctive behaviors and language bridging generations.
The soft silky appearance given to hair by Carboline the natural hair restorer and dressing now improved and perfected is the subject of general remark by all who have witnessed its effects upon the head. Sold by all dealers in drugs.
Dr Wiedeholp advises control measures for cellar fungus. He suggests burning sulphur or pouring two parts concentrated sulphuric acid over one part common salt and closing all openings to prevent vapor escape.
The Montana Legislature enacted a strict law targeting opium dens, aiming to curb illegal drug activity and regulate illicit trade within the state. The measure sets penalties and enforcement provisions for operators and patrons.
An 8Ea captain faced a justice in Marseilles and was savagely attacked by his opponent's lieutenant. After being allowed to speak, he requested a one week delay to organize a sufficiently serious diversion to respond, and the judge granted the pause.
A seventy two year old man reports years of kidney problems and a gravel complaint, saying Hop Bitters revived his health. He claims his blood and kidneys are now fine, he feels active as an eighty year old, and trusts others of his age will benefit. The testimonial appears in the Sunday Mercury.
A French visitor awkwardly addressed Mahmoud as His Highness but the Sultan advised him to call him King of Kings noting it is simpler. The exchange reflects evolving notions of royal address and authority in the era.
An advertisement extols Vecetine as a universal blood purifier with a guaranteed cure. It asserts the remedy restores tone and strength to a debilitated system and has never failed to effect a cure.
A country schoolmaster uses a simple tactic to boost performance. When the classroom is cold and poorly heated, he places the head of the class nearest the stove, prompting all students to apply themselves and strive to rank highly in their studies.
A student challenges a professor with a profound query. The professor retorts a fool can ask what ten wise men cannot answer. The senior replies that many students flunk as a result, underscoring a clash over understanding and expectations.
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