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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1881
Page
4
Agricultural advice praises hens as the farm’s most valuable stock with high returns from wholesale eggs. The writer shares methods to raise hens cost effectively, including fall killing of old bullets, warm varied feed with buckwheat and screenings, and utilizing beef head for protein. Consumer notes on feeding and waste management accompany practical tips.
At a Cincinnati millers meeting the panel weighed wheat types for flouring. Climate and soil shift values across vast latitudes affect ranking. They endorsed winter varieties Longberry Amber and Lancaster Indiana Red for gluten and shipping, plus Rappahannock, Jennings, Velvet Chaff, and Alabama Orange with noted strengths and flaws.
A Kansas farmer details a method of planting peach blow potatoes by dropping a potato every fifteen inches along furrows and covering with straw. He reports vigorous growth during a dry spell while other vines with standard planting wilted, and notes potential watery results if a wet season arrives.
During winter, a simple method creates lasting greenery. Tie twenty to thirty ears of wheat with two inches of straw, hang them and keep lightly sprinkled. a pyramid of verdure forms and lasts several weeks.
A farm cart that would last a lifetime with proper use now lasts only a few years when exposed to the weather, illustrating how outdoor exposure accelerates wear and shortens service life.
The new luminous paint could power a safety lamp for coal miners without fire or heat. It would allow light for practical use and, when paired with compressed air blasting, reduce fire and gas explosion risks, making dangerous mines potentially much safer.
Herr Berger of Berlin has purchased a device that burns pictures onto rose colored paper. A glowing match applied at two perforated points sends sparks that move across the paper tracing the image without damaging the surface. When the path ends the spark goes out.
Hager proposes a simple test for adulterated butter. A cotton wick is saturated with a suspected sample, melted, then lit and burned for about two minutes. After extinguishing, a tallow candle like odor confirms beef fat presence.
The irrigation project using sewer water near Paris reportedly succeeds. Sterile tracts have become fertile plains with no rise in local illness, despite fears beforehand.
A nearly twenty nine inch diameter telescope lens is being finished for the Paris Observatory, marking a significant enhancement to its astronomical capabilities. This precision optic will aid celestial observations and research conducted at the historic institution.
An English physician allegedly treated diphtheria with brimstone gargles and fumigation. The method used powder of sulphur mixed in water, administered as a gargle or inhaled via a quill, claimed to cure all cases and even kill fungi rapidly.
A medieval kitchen note explains rolling the dough once to keep it light and adding egg yolk and lemon juice for flavor. It discusses butter flour ratios, suggesting equal parts by weight, with variations for richer or lighter pastry, and cautions against heavy butter in meat pies.
The Galveston Recorder reports a courtroom exchange over a sleeping man theft. The defendant denies stealing pants or delivering them to a confederate, claiming the items were examined to make a pattern. The judge took the case under advisement.
From Chicopee Falls Albert Guenther reports relief and cure of a severe rheumatism case using St. Jacob's Oil under Wild's Hotel. He also notes excellent results on horses with sprains and sores, claiming it cures every time in his experience.
A method to make ginger preserve using watermelon rind cut into strips then soaked in soda water, boiled until tender, and finished in a strongly ginger flavored brown sugar syrup. The recipe notes this is nearly as good as true ginger preserve.
A three year old boy, raised amid worldly theatergoing, is taken to church for baptism but grows uneasy as the ceremony stalls. He calls out impatiently asking why the curtain does not go up, reflecting his unregenerate temperament.
Wash large beets keep tops and roots, boil an hour in salted water. Peel and slice, then stew an hour in a sauce of butter flour and vinegar. Gradually stir in a pint of boiling water, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Beat two cups sugar with one cup butter and five tablespoons milk dissolved with soda. Add two eggs whipped white. Mix two teaspoons cream of tartar with half a pound flour and a teaspoon cinnamon. Combine all, add flour as needed to form dough. Roll thin and bake quickly.
Miss Fitzroy sighs over tedium after sewing cushions slippers and painted ware. She descends to watch Jane bake and ponders yeast quantities while a bread loaf from the baker’s cart proves to be the real bread in the house.
To wash a fine cambric handkerchief with colored silk embroidery use a quick soap lather wash, wring thoroughly, then iron to dry immediately. Do not soak and keep the embroidered corner out of the water. a touch of alum in the water improves results.
G B Haverer foreman N Y N H S E Co suffered eight days of severe back pain until he used St. Jacob's Oil and was completely cured by one bottle.
Preservation advice recommends keeping a bottle of alcohol at home to prevent gas pipes from freezing. A small amount poured into the main supply pipe can restore gas light, avoiding a long outage like the one experienced by Mosses when lights failed.
A New York man questions a companion about associating with a suspect named Tompkins. Denials follow with accusations of fraud and scorn. The dialogue shifts to threats and a claim of consolidation by a youth in the city.
Instructions describe making a lemon pie with a single crust by grating rind and juicing one lemon into brown sugar, beating four egg yolks with salt, then folding in. Bake, then whip four egg whites with sugar to stiff froth and bake again to dry.
Arkansas women whistle at tulip blooms and clam bakes alongside oil well chatter. The quirky verse hints at local tastes and oddities as a cap of a climax blends with a dry oil well, suggesting mixed signals about rural life and industry.
Professor Fleeming Jenkin outlines six main conditions for sanitary housing. Key points include sealed connection to the town sewer for liquid waste, no inward passage of sewer air, no ingress of air or gas from drainage into the house, no leakage from drainage channels into the ground, safe storage of drinking water, and uncontaminated air supply in the dwelling room.
A letter from May 15 1878 in Caluler Alabama describes severe nasal catarh, bladder and kidney issues, and scrofulous dilatness. After exhausting local doctors the writer reports success using Vegetine, praising its effects and sending thanks to the maker.
A Rome New York city watchman Horatio Grindley testifies that Vegetine cured his son’s severe facial erysipelas and salt rheum after a year of illness. He purchased two bottles following newspaper ads and reports complete recovery.
Professor Tyndall notes that burning zinc, a common issue for electric lighting, is a major drawback. Zinc burns in air or in acidulated water, consuming four-fifths of the heat in displacing oxygen from hydrogen, leaving only one-fifth usable for the intended purpose. The burning rate does not change the total heat produced per ounce.
A letter from Westminster Connecticut dated June 19 1879 testifies to Vegetine curing a child’s scrofula sores on the head face and neck after two bottles were used. The sender H R Stevens signs the testimonial praising the medicine’s effects.
Advertising bid promotes seven art cards illustrating Shakspeare's Seven Ages of Man. Claimed limited supply prompts buyers to purchase seven bars of Dobbins Electric Soap from grocers and mail receipts to receive the cards gratis. Alternative option available: pay 25 cents to obtain the set. Philadelphia firm I L Cragin & Co.
Step by step home remedies for corns include borax water treatment and plaster, daily moistening, and careful shaving. Guidance covers boot wear, foot cleanliness, and using leather patches with emplient plaster to soften and remove corns safely.
The piece argues that indoor factory confinement causes pallor and poor health, urging factory operatives to seek fresh air or use Hop Bitters. It promotes Hop Bitters as pure and effective, promising health, sunshine, and rosy cheeks, while noting the remedy is inexpensive.
Observation tips warn parents to check a child’s throat for white spots and odor, noting that redness alone does not indicate diphtheria. Prompt medical help is advised once white spots appear before they merge into a blotchy throat.
Thousands testify to the curative properties of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female complaints. Advertisements claim relief from irregularities and other gynecological issues, highlighting broad public use and endorsements.
The article notes cables last ten to twelve years and deep water breaks prevent repairs. It predicts a shift to underground telegraph lines to protect aesthetics and weather effects. A Galveston schoolteacher tells a joke about a boy on Galveston Island after teaching.
A boy who tries smoking grows pale and casts away his cigar saying it makes him sick. His companion suggests the cause is tobacco. The exchange highlights a cautionary moment about smoking during spring cleaning.
In 1669 Johannis Swammerdam published a work on insects claiming to show all butterfly parts in a caterpillar and to slow the transformation to make a half butterfly half caterpillar creature. The experiment occurred before the Duke of Tuscany.
Each square mile of sea is estimated to hold between two and a half and three tons of limestone.
An 19th century style ad urges readers to use Dr Bull's Cough Syrup for hoarseness cough and colds claiming health and prosperity from better health. Priced at 25 cents.
A fragmented notice requests readers to state they saw the advertisement in this journal. The brief line emphasizes aiding the advertiser and publisher by confirming publication.
An elderly skater calmly asks a fallen young man what he is doing, and the youth replies he is trying to be a Christian while suppressing profanity. A London encounter then contrasts liberty claimed by Americans with its reality felt by a visiting English nobleman.
A Providence woman over 70 reports long neuralgia and general weakness eased by Hop Bitters. She claims no other medicine helped and now feels revived, urging others to try the remedy.
A Quincy boy spent an hour with his girl and kissed her ninety six times while she returned four lingering kisses. The playful report notes the rapid, affectionate exchange between the two teens during a brief evening encounter.
A playful dialogue where Charles questions if a kiss is proper or common while Mary blushes and contends that it can be both proper and common, highlighting social language norms through a witty exchange.
A Boston physician extols Vegetine as unequaled for blood purification. He visited the laboratory after other remedies failed and confirmed its merit. The preparation combines barks roots and herbs and is said to yield astonishing results.
A Russian claims to have discovered a substitute for rubber. He is suspected of attacking a ham sandwich at a railway restaurant while traveling in the country.
An observer reports heightened activity at the Vesuvius crater coinciding with every full moon. The note links lunar cycles to volcanic tremors and gas emissions, suggesting a periodic pattern observed over multiple cycles.
An industry notice touts Carboline as the superior petroleum based hair renewer and dressing. It claims the product remains the front rank remedy for hair rejuvenation despite many inferior compounds on the market.
A quirky saying notes the raw oyster as the lazy man’s friend. An assistant opens the oyster and the lazy man only opens his mouth. The old ballad line All he sleeps where he fell hints he should have a drink.
The passage notes that lightning phrases span the horizon briefly. It cites statistics that most insane people become so between twenty and thirty. It then compares a young lady to ammunition, saying powder is needed before the ball.
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