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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
4
The piece explains crooked and curled asparagus results from injuries to shoots as they push through soil. Raking, digging, or brushing by a careless cut causes a side wound that halts growth on that side. Improve spring cultivation and careful handling to yield tender, edible spears.
A neighbor proposes a cheap durable device to stop sheep from crossing stone walls. Install posts against the wall with holes 16 inches above the top and thread No 11 wire tightly through, spaced four to six rods apart on straight walls. An iron post option in cap stones creates a wire over the wall face.
A farmer should begin breeding with sound vigorous mares rather than old windbroken ones. A good thoroughbred stallion cannot overcome inherited weaknesses, and “like begets like” means best results come from healthy parents. Breeders should select the best mares on both sides to ensure a strong raceable stock.
A farmer advises using tar applied to a wart on a mare to stop rubbing sores. He reports the tar daub killed and removed the wart after a few weeks and says the method has worked on cattle and horses, often needing only one extra application.
A rustic tip sheet notes ploughing sod before planting corn diverts worms away from crops. It also states white flowers are usually more fragrant than colored varieties. A faint nitre solution can help enlarge pinks when watered appropriately.
A French designer created a large globe planisphere with painted cardboard objects representing animals plants flags costumes towns and landscapes. Objects stand upright when opened and carry numbers matching map points enabling children to place them correctly and learn locations populations and uses. The device has arts society of geography approval.
At Berlin’s C Schwanitz Jr works, caoutchouc is heated with chalk glycerine and litharge then vulcanized by placing the mass in a glycerine bath under steam pressure of two to three atmospheres.
Dingler's Journal lists various pencil mixtures for writing on different surfaces. The formulas specify ratios by weight: for Slack-ten lamp black with white wax and tallow. White with white lead wax and tallow. Dark blue with Berlin blue gum arabic tallow chrome yellow wax and tallow.
A vintage advertisement urges theatre goers club patrons and horse railway riders to keep Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup handy for relief during late suppers and outings on owl-trains.
A public health note prescribes turpentine as a quick fix for lockjaw by warming and applying to wounds, and as a cure for croup by topical and internal use. It claims instant relief for severe cuts and bruises and urges households to keep a bottle on hand.
A recipe describes making an elegant lip salve by melting half a pound of fresh lard with an ounce and a half of white wax on low heat. Alkanet root is simmered in water to produce a red infusion, strained, and mixed into the salve with scenting extracts, then poured into small jars.
Mr Henry Dole of the city recalls a girl afflicted with severe lameness blamed on erysipelas or rheumatism. After trying various remedies he used one bottle of St Jacob's Oil and reports the child can now attend school again.
A recipe instructs to mix flour with yeast milk and rise. Then fold in butter eggs sugar cinnamon and more flour. Shape rough buns bake in a moderate oven on greased tins, with sugar and comfits sprinkled on top.
A colonial era recipe suggests roasting a fowl, carving the meat, mixing with two slices of cold ham and a quarter pound of butter, seasoning with salt and pepper, pounding into a paste, and storing in a jam pot to keep ten days or for a long journey.
Broil twelve potatoes until done then cool slice and cut small. Add one chopped onion and half a celery bunch, season with salt and pepper. Heat half cup vinegar with a tablespoon butter or three tablespoons olive oil, pour over salad and serve.
North Attleboro Mass jewelry maker John Etzensperger reports severe arm pains but says St Jacob's Oil cured him completely, as if by magic, after he used the remedy.
A historical remedy advises placing a cotton wad spread with black pepper into the ear for fast relief. The same preparation applied to an aching tooth’s cavity is said to give immediate relief.
Advertises seven art cards illustrating Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man. To obtain the free set, applicants must have a grocer certify purchase of seven bars of Dobbin a Electric Soap on the day of application, or pay 25 cents to receive the cards. Address I L Craain & Co Philadelphia.
An Irish mounted orderly delivering an official document at the officers quarters in Aldershot accidentally sat on the pavement when his charger backed. The hussar exclaimed Bedad an intelligent bagie who knew he wanted to get down and saved him the trouble.
A wartime style metaphor likens electing high officials to reaching into a bag containing ninety nine snakes and one eel. It warns the eel is slippery and unlikely to be the outcome. The passage emphasizes risk and uncertainty in political selection.
A new hair restorer CaRBOLINE is pronounced by competent authority to be the best article yet devised to restore vitality to diseased and faded hair. Sold by all druggists.
The article lists metals by heat retention from longest to shortest: brass and copper lead the list, followed by iron, then lead last. The passage emphasizes material properties and ordering rather than practical applications.
A column notes cooking heat methods with iron and fire, claims beef from root-fed cattle is tender and juicy, and suggests Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's health. It cites Colong L J Gillett, an Illinois cattle breeder, who prefers bulls over pedigrees and mentions a New York man proposing to consolidate.
A man died after being frozen by ice water and falling into a river. Local authorities warn users to avoid exposure to extremely cold water to prevent fatalities.
A note states that petroleum is an excellent preservative for exposed woodwork and tools, implying its usefulness in protection and maintenance.
Anakesis promoted as the instant remedy for piles by Dr Silsbee with claims of 500000 sufferers cured and endorsements from doctors. The ad cites the product as a combined poultice instrument and medicine, easy to apply, safe, and curative with dietary guidance, samples free from P Neustaedter Co New York, priced 1.00 per box. Also touts Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy for kidney and bowel inactivity.
A recent finding shows that the hardest steel used for tracks wears quickly, challenging assumptions about durability in rail applications. Researchers note rapid abrasion undermining long term life of rails.
An 1873 testimonial from Ashley Washington extols Vegetine for cancerous tumors and blood diseases. Carrie DeForrest and Dr. S H Flowera endorse the remedy, claiming it purifies the blood and restores health after other doctors failed. The notice promotes Vegetine as a universal blood purifier and cure.
In a testimonial letter, Rev W McDonald states he has used Vegetine with good results in his family and notes several remarkable cures attributed to the remedy. He calls it a valuable family medicine and signs the letter as Rev W McDonald, a well known minister in the M Church.
A compact recipe describes tying a mixture of flour baking powder salt rasins currants suet milk egg and bread crumbs in a bag and boiling for three hours. Serve with nard sauce.
A Floyd County Indiana dairy man, convinced a widow he supplied could be a good wife, proposed by loudly outlining a frugal life. He described rising early, simple meals, no sugar, and a hard working routine, but the widow declined and suggested he propose to someone else.
A deacon explains how his family stayed well last season using Hop Bitters. He claims three dollars worth kept them healthy and avoided doctor bills, contrasting with neighbors who spent much more keeping sick.
A shopper in a large dry goods store asks for a yard of “marzoon” colored flannel to match a baby, then corrects himself requesting a yard of a maroon colored flannel to match the baby. The humorous exchange highlights his confusion over the color and term.
A humorous family exchange recalls a spade being donated to the Hibernian Society. Pat boasts of the crowd’s cheering and his grateful tears, while Bridget questions how she could have witnessed it.
A promotion extols Vecering as a panacea for aged parents, claiming it renews strength calms nerves and provides natural deep sleep. The tone urges caregivers to consider Vecering as a wholesome remedy for senior well being.
A playful narrator complains about monks and miters as Master Tom jeers at the lack of ice and the chance to attend the Winter Exhibition at the Royal Academy. The scene captures a humorous moment with a godpipa promised to escort the boy.
A young Sweeps taunts his uncle with a cottage built man joke causing rejection from the will. In Galveston a relief office receives a note about a daughter who supports several young brothers, describing an unlikely family hardship.
The instructions describe making rusks by fermenting a sponge overnight with one and a half pints of new milk and fresh yeast. In the morning add sugar butter eggs rose water or nutmeg, knead into a soft dough, shape into rolls, grease, let rise, and bake slowly into loaf bread.
A Rochester woman credits Hop Bitters with curing her and her two children of ague biliousness and kidney issues after doctors failed. She used a half bottle for the girls and saw both recover, praising the remedy and urging others to try Hop Bitters.
A simple disinfectant method suggests cutting two or three onions in halves and placing them on a plate on the floor to absorb noxious effluvia. Onions should be changed every six hours and are claimed to be greatly preferred to fumery for the same purpose.
Grim man of the Sierras offers a sharp remark when asked about a neighbor. He says he does not know the person well but believes the man would make a first class stranger. The line showcases compact Western humor and concise expression.
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