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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1882
Page
4
Agricultural guidance explains udder treatment for dairy cows to improve butter quality. It covers milking technique, disease prevention, saltpetre treatment for specific udder ailments, washing and handling of milk, and the importance of regular milking times and clean equipment to ensure pure milk and better cream.
An Iowa Jersey cow raiser notes heavy carrot production, about 600 bushels per acre, used to feed cattle in winter. Carrots boost milk and butter quality, while beets may increase milk yield but yield poorer butter. He also warns calves thrive on skimmed Jersey milk rather than clear milk.
The Cultivator and Country Gentleman urges sowing barley as soon as ground can be prepared to a mellow state. On well drained soils early plowing offers some advantage, but underdraining on poorly drained soils plus early spring plowing is advised. Seed sowing time varies with soils and latitudes.
A recent botanical finding shows that a dead branch on a tree creates moisture strain similar to a living one. For practical horticulture this helps save valuable trees by removing dead or weak branches after transplantation where roots are injured and moisture supply is deficient.
The article outlines Spain’s raisin area along the Mediterranean widening about 100 miles and 5 to 6 wide. Muscatel grapes are harvested in August and spread on pebble beds to dry and cure, turning frequently. They then go to wine presses, pressed into trays, and finally prepared for market.
The general Norwegian diet centers on rye bread milk and cheese while meat is a rare luxury. Peasants sometimes enjoy sharke thin salt hung meat dried in the wind on special occasions. A common holiday treat is thick porridge made from oatmeal or rye meal with picked herrings or salted mackerel.
Frasier should be kept on hand in the barn as it promotes growth of nearly all plants and offers partial drought protection while supplying soluble lime. Plaster is the cheapest fertilizer known and most remunerative for its cost. Two bushels suffice for a good application and it serves as a special fertilizer for clover beans peas and potatoes.
The record of vegetables shipped from Germany to this country shows rising volumes since last autumn. A steamer in October carried 8190 heads of cabbage, and subsequent ships carried 6000 bushels of potatoes 11000 heads of cabbage and 80 bags of turnips, signaling expanding export activity.
The article notes that fertilizer value hinges on solubility and that manures should be taken by crops, while remaining in ground for a year implies poor manufacture. It states bone dust can stay in soil for several years and mentions flavoring cattle food may boost appetite and digestion.
Ust chemical manure is favored for potatoes to avoid mildew seeds found in ordinary manure. The note warns ordinary manure may contaminate crops with mildew and advises selecting the chemical alternative.
The article notes that apple tree roots have been found to extend twenty six feet or more. It highlights unusually deep root systems observed in the orchard study, suggesting implications for cultivation and soil management.
Domestic recipe notes describe buckwheat cakes made from buckwheat meal flour yeast and salt with warm water and butter. Also a variation using stale bread batter with egg flour Indian meal baking powder and optional milk. baked on a griddle until brown.
A compilation of archaic recipes and tips. Dishes include Maxea Niog Brora for sick persons with beef and rice, pickled eggs in vinegar with a sugar note, Honeycomb Pudding with molasses and eggs, Spanish Cream with eggs and milk, linseed oil for sore teats, Anton Caxy cake and loaf, Waste Soup using potatoes and milk, French Caxi sponge cake, Kiss Puppine a milk custard, Scram Birp Eces With Hamu a ham and eggs dish.
Sugar Paint details a lime and zinc oxide paste with salt and optional pigments for color. Covennuts provides a sugared milk batter with baking powder eggs and spices. Graham Gems describes a Graham flour batter with molasses eggs and soda baked in gem pans.
The Accomodation Car Company of Chicago opens with capital stock of 1 million dollars and aims to build and operate one thousand cars on Chicago streets. The patent car, designed by Mr. Presser, runs on a central track riding on four wheels inside steel tires and carries up to fifty passengers. Fare is set at four cents, with a 30 ride package offered for one dollar.
The leaf fibre called pita or bromelia grows wild in Honduras and is claimed to be the strongest fibre known. It can be finished to rival silk and can be combined with wood and silk for durable fabric. Value reaches $1000 per ton when finished. machinery for processing has recently been devised, suggesting potential for paper-makers to test its usefulness.
A humorous note touts riding pillion as a renaissance trend likely to bloom next season. It explains for young ladies how sitting behind a gentleman on horseback involves a tight grip around his form, a display the men endorse as they prepare to train for the practice.
Dr J F Speck connected with Wilmington Every Evening extols St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy. He recounts rapid sore throat cures for himself and his daughter, and notes restoration of a contracted tendon and relief from toothache and rheumatism. He recommends it based on personal experience and testimonials.
A lecturer asserts two sides to all things while a tired man challenges the idea by threatening to exit to prove an outside exists. He leaves the hall amid admiring yet morally cautious eyes from the audience.
Mrs Sidney Mountjoy recalls a quarrel in Biarritz with Mr Hamilton Allsop and his wife. The pair allegedly insulted Sidney and the wife threatened to pull his nose, as the astonished group listens in the Montgomery Morrie drawing room before dinner.
The Nebraska City Prose notes St Jacobs Oil delivering strong relief for rheumatic pains and invites all sufferers to try the remedy, claiming its virtues are widely acknowledged. The short, emphatic recommendation underscores its perceived effectiveness.
A New York clergyman urged patience in search of a spouse in a sermon on courtship and marriage. He said there is a perfect mate for everyone if they wait for the right person. Elderly women in the congregation rejected the idea as nonsense, warning the right partner may never come after forty, or may be dead, taken, or married to another.
A jocose old man claims his wife tells the truth at least three times daily. He cites mornings she resists getting up, after breakfast she says she must go to work though she does not want to, and at night she claims she has been busy though she has not done anything.
Promotional claims tout Carboline as a premier hair restorer made from petroleum extract. It boasts thousands of certificates proving superiority over other hair dressings.
Stray dialogue shows a noisy exchange about enormous sums and a proposed loan. Characters argue over six or twelve million, revealing a tense, unspecified financial plot amid competitive tension on the course.
In a dialogue, Fogg notes John and Matilda sit together on a sofa absorbed in themselves. The other speaker predicts the match may be splendid but warns that a future reaction could unleash immediate fire and trouble.
A cryptic note states Miss Henrietta Dewcome-In answers a question on unkissed kisses. The response claims readiness to disavow any kisses outside the family from the past five years.
An advertisement for Allen's Pharmacy offers a $1 drug that cures nervous debility and weakness of generative organs. It directs readers to send for a circular and lists 818 First Ave as the contact address.
A dialogue scene sets a German officer questioning a lover about his family estates in Silesia and Pomerania, insisting on enduring love amid military backdrop and distant ties. The exchange reveals class and loyalties against a wartime setting.
A fragment shows Spilkins pressing the Money-lender’s daughter for trust, while Miss Isabella stubbornly demands real estate security before any agreement. The dialogue hints at a cautious, potentially punitive inheritance dispute.
A Sunday school teacher in Albion New York posed a question to her class. A little girl answered with a cheerful thumbs up and declared what Simon said.
An old proverb is amended with humorous lines about a milkman wasting water and fortune knocking when the man is away. The excerpt also notes many stoves in the market but claims no base burner matches a mother's slipper in value.
The statement notes that some individuals cannot sing yet still perform, highlighting a paradox where inability to sing does not prevent public or group participation in vocal activity. It emphasizes the distinction between true vocal skill and the act of singing as expression.
In a recent address Dr. Siemens commends the open fireplace for its sanitary advantages. He explains it warms walls and furniture more than the air, reducing dampness and mildew compared to radiating stoves, lowering disease risk for room occupants.
The fragment criticizes Macbeth with a tongue in cheek reference to cathartics and Dr Pierce's Purgative Pellets. It notes disgust and a hypothetical regret if Macbeth had used the remedy. The passage appears as a mock remark from a druggist perspective.
C M Spencer of Hartford Connecticut is said to have invented a single barrell repeating shotgun able to fire ten times in five seconds. Cartridges store in a tube under the barrel and two easy hand motions are said to expel the spent shell recharge and cock the gun. Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a trademark curing all tumors from pimples to ulcers.
The article stresses cleanliness and ventilation of stables and pens. It insists animals stay dry and warm with good lighting as well as clean air and water to maintain health and comfort.
The "Favorite Prescription" by Dr. Pierce is advertised as curing female weakness and related affections by druggists. The claim frames the remedy as a trusted cure distributed through pharmacies.
When a nail or pin pierces the foot, apply a rind of salt pork immediately and keep still until healing begins. Neglected wounds can lead to lockjaw, a serious consequence that this guidance warns against.
People shift homes across regions seeking health and welfare. A simple remedy, Kidney-Wort, is advertised as keeping the body healthy and easing fear-driven cowardice, suggesting contentment and natural balance improve well being.
The advertisement touts Gouraud's Oriental Dream as a magic beautifier that removes tan freckles and moth patches, claiming high medical testimony and celebrity endorsements. Distributed by M. B. T. Gov Ravup, sole proprietor, 48 Bond Street New York, sold by druggists and fancy goods dealers across the U S Canada and Europe.
Col F D Curtis warns cows in poor flesh give unhealthy milk. He urges proper care and good condition to yield best results.
A mix of testimonial style lines urges use of Hop Bitters for vigor, praising Dr. Lindsey's Blood... healer, and offers advice on wrapping cutlery in paper. It also mentions fruit tree root care, a free cookbook from Uragin & Co., and a quip about George Washington’s political beginnings.
In the P Lorillard Co v D H McAlpin Co suit Judge Blatchford in the United States Circuit Court refused to grant an injunction and held that McAlpin’s Tin Shield does not infringe the Seidler Tin Tag patent. The test suit drew wide interest as Lorillard and McAlpin sparred over patent scope with Gifford & Gifford for Lorillard and Duncan and Thurson for McAlpin.
A boastful advertisement declares Anakesis by Dr Silsbe the infallible pile cure. It claims instant pain relief, tumor support, and eventual cure with doctor instructions on diet and habits. Samples offered free to sufferers. price and NY box address provided.
An advertisement for Brain and Nerves Wells Health Renewer proclaims it the greatest remedy on earth for impotence, leanness, and mental or physical debility. The ad notes prepaid express price of $1.25 and a 6 for $5 deal, from ES Wes in Jersey City, New Jersey.
An advertisement touts Dr Kimes Great Nerve Restorer as a marvel for nerve diseases with free trial offers and a Philadelphia address at 931 Aich Street.
The Voltaic Belt Company of Marshall Michigan offers a thirty day trial of electro voltaic belts and other electric appliances for nervous debility and similar troubles. They guarantee complete restoration of vigor and vitality with no risk, address provided above.
Mongan and HSADLY Mutual Life Building at Tenth and Chestnut streets announce a superb stock of extra fine quality diamonds. They offer stones of first quality, perfect color and shape, at prices as low as possible. reads to £ 10k.
Two railroad men argued yesterday on Austin avenue over business. One man accused the other of lying while offering a twenty five dollar reward and a chrome to any man who would say he believes him. They shook hands after the exchange.
The text urges protecting the weakest by using a soothing remedy for coughing. It promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a suitable option and lists a price of 25 cents.
In Austin a leading citizen’s son exposes his father’s frequent lodge excuses as a pretext. The boy, while reading to his school, defines pretext and makes a public impression, highlighting the family ruse.
A Vermont carpenter long disabled by kidney disease reports one box of Kidney-Wort restored his health. He says the medicine, available in liquid and dry forms, could restore others similarly afflicted. Source: Danbury News.
In a chatty exchange a man asks why Rev Johnson Reed travels to Smithville. Another man quips his wife says he admires the place, but the reply hints the beauty is a young widow, implying a romantic motive.
A front page letter from Coshocton Station New York dated December 28 1878 praises Hop Bitters. It recounts a seventy year old woman long bedridden improving after using the tonic, enabling self care and social visits. The supporter W B Hathaway agent US Ex Co signs the testimonial and notes family benefit.
A lawyer taunts a witness with a brassy face and a metaphor about a kettle. The witness retorts that the lawyer is sap enough to fill it. An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as cleansing indulgence from the system.
In a short banked dialogue an uncle offers a dime and a boy asks for a quarter. A repeated line mentions taking Sellers' Liver Pills about twice a month and a quip about a soldier and drill reflects early humor.
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