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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1881
Page
4
A rural agriculture note argues mutton is better than beef for households far from markets. It highlights easier preservation, quicker curing, and salted boiled meat as practical summer options, noting mutton’s superior flavor, digestibility, and usefulness of sheep products like hams and tongues.
This method uses a shallow sand bed in a saucer kept in sunlit areas like hot beds or windows. Cuttings are placed close together and kept in mud wet sand, watered daily with a fine spray to prevent washing out. Rooting odds rise to ninety percent if temperatures stay between sixty five and one hundred degrees, with rooting times from six to twenty days depending on plant type. After rooting, transplant into light soil in two to three inch pots and water gently for two or three days.
Garvey states seed conversion figures showing one ounce yielding up to 4,000 celery or 3,000 lettuce and providing drill lengths for crops. The guide lists specific outputs for asparagus, cake, eggplant, and other vegetables with drill feet for carrot, onion, parsley, parsnip, radish, ruta baga, and spinach.
The article notes Paris green protects vines from striped and squash bugs with the same effectiveness as it does potatoes against beetles and also controls the rose bug. It emphasizes this chemical as a superior safeguard for plant health.
European observers warn that frequent light intensity changes in electric illumination cause rapid pupil shifts and accommodation changes. This leads to eye fatigue and blurred retinal images. Both dim and bright light conditions strain the eye, potentially inducing near sightedness and increased intraocular tension.
An American inventor unveils a berch hung on double pivots like a compass to mirror a ship’s motion. It folds into less space than a standard berth and offers rocking comfort via a plug mechanism. The idea aims to reduce seasickness, though broader progress may require double jointing the vessel or building ships that ride wave crests without stress.
A recent English society read claims British heads have grown smaller by an average of one seventh of an inch over the past twenty-five years.
Professor Huxley asserts the supply of herring in the sea is practically inexhaustible and that ordinary destruction by humans will not appreciably reduce the stock.
M Raoul Pictet of Geneva gains global reputation for discoveries in gas liquefaction and cooling alcohol by ice. His method is described as very cheap and effective by Hesta.
Mr. W Ground argues Herbert Spencer’s philosophy is hopelessly illogical and that analysis contradicts synthesis, claiming fundamental flaws in both method and conclusions.
Inventor M Janemann outlines a new soap process using 28 parts soda-ash dissolved in 100 parts molasses and then stirred with 100 parts oleic acid to create an enhanced cleansing compound.
A column on systematic housekeeping during illness advises starting chores in the afternoon. The author suggests washing white clothes first, drying them overnight, and resting the following day, arguing this approach prevents exhaustion and extra sickness.
Mince the fowl remove skin and bones. Simmer bones skin and trimmings with onion in water for an hour then strain. Chop the egg small and mix with fowl. Add salt pepper musk or cream butter flour lemon juice and the strained liquor. Boil briefly and serve with toasted sippets.
Preruders note that many fragrant blooms are not usable in perfumery. No method preserves sweet drier eglantine fragrance, though imitation can come from neroli oil with rose pomade and orange flower extracts. Lily of the valley also resists extraction, best simulated by vanilla tuberose jasmine and almond essences. Lilies are rarely used due to overpowering odors.
The house should store matches in metal boxes or tins, not loose. Do not leave matches around on mantelpieces or shelves. Parlor matches light easily and are far more dangerous than common matches. Keep the general stock in a tin box and only the master or mistress may open it. Each room using matches must have a metal match save and keep matches there only.
To four quarts of water add two cups of sugar and a large chopped pineapple with juice. Ferment in a narrow neck bottle in steady heat for about two days in warm weather. Chill on ice and serve. Half frozen is delicious. add more sugar and pineapple at first.
Do not store worn garments in dusty or damp areas. Use clean paper sacks or old pillow cases with no holes. Hang outdoors on a warm day to brush and dust them, then bag, seal, and store on dry shelves or hang until needed.
A simple method mixes heated water with alum in a kettle to create an insecticidal solution. It is brushed into air cracks closets and bedsteads where insects reside. The preparation claims to kill ants bed bugs cockroaches and creeping things without poisoning the family or damaging property.
The article advises housewives to watch clothes lines and pins to prevent rust and mildew. It recommends counting pins and wiping lines before storing for the week. It also instructs housekeepers to supply laundresses with mittens for hanging clothes only.
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for a deep loaf cake using sugar eggs pork and spices. Mix sugar eggs pork molasses cream of tartar soda nutmeg cinnamon cloves raisins citron currants and flour bake slowly for several hours with a smaller loaf option.
A compact home recipe describes cream cakes made by mixing one cup boiling water with melted butter and gradually stirring in one cup flour. A pinch of soda is added, then three eggs beaten in. Batter is dropped into a greased pan and baked.
Recipe fragment outlines a layered ice cream batter with eggs sugar butter milk soda cream of tartar and flour. It specifies coloring half with strawberry color and flavoring with vanilla while the other half is lemon flavored and baked slowly in two layers.
A pretty method to display sunflowers oxeye daisies hollyhocks and other large blossoms is to float them in a basin of beauty with surrounding leaves, creating an elegant centerpiece rather than a bouquet.
A suburban husband returns from New York with a hobby horse and red wagons for his children. His wife declares relief that his trainside flirting is now visible to neighbors. He explains he bought them through old Mr. Smith and plans to attend a strawberry festival with a purchased ticket.
The Norfolk Virginian of January 16, 1881 notes St. Jacob's Oil cured Prof. Cromwell, famed for art illustrations, whose excruciating rheumatism eased after using the oil, described as magical by the patient.
A diary entry notes weekly weather and moods from a cruel husband. The week begins with fog and gloom, moves through frost and cold, and ends with a calm day followed by a hurricane and earthquake at night.
A brief comic exchange shows two children debating bread and its purpose. A nurse and a small boy discuss bread’s ingredients and uses while the child laments a drum and a lack of substance. The fragment conveys everyday domestic humor.
In this Rural New Yorker note the best people will vote for the best man, with St. Jacob's Oil praised as the rheumatism remedy. Prof. Tice of St. Louis is cited as supporting the claim.
A man named Charlie and a companion share a moonlit moment about waifs and existence. He clings to lace curtains then departs. A tramp wakes with cold sweats from a nightmare about work, joked about by his companion over a mince pie.
A caricatured bachelor would praise women’s knowledge in selecting Hop Bitters for family health if he witnessed their careful study. He would see their sagacity and the low cost as proof, and admit the prior claim as baseless and false.
A collector boasts an antique table at nearly 400 years old, while a friend quips about a 2000 year Arabic table the multiplication table. The humor shifts to jokes about age at table and weather, milk, and cow care, ending with a remark on shingling the wet cow.
An advertisement touts Carsoing as a improved deodorized petroleum product. It claims to be the sole real natural hair restorer and the most delightful dressing for baldness.
A preacher jokes about a rough congregation and calls them jacks. A clever reply asks if he ever met bald men with hair. The text notes the strange effect of ashes on wind direction as a curious natural phenomenon.
A fragment quotes an old doctor’s remedy Kidney-Worth touted as a radical cure for piles with no distress or griping. The ad style line promises relief and a New York translate note appears, followed by a casual classroom exchange about attendance and drinking to drown sorrow.
Instructions describe beating yolks and whites separately then mixing with flour milk and salt. Pour into a buttered pan and cook until partly done then fold over to finish.
A doctored note warns that certain common culinary additives like salts and sugars may cause kidney bladder and stomach diseases. The advisory emphasizes caution in daily consumption and urges readers to vet ingredients for safety.
The article warns that aur, stimulants including tea and coffee, act like poison on the body and are therefore harmful to health. It emphasizes caution in their use and suggests avoiding excessive consumption to protect well being.
A brief note suggests that for children a nearly infallible peptic corrective is a fast day spent in cheerful outdoor exercise.
Quirky excerpts recall daily life as the season begins with a housebound scene and a playful complaint about muddy boots. A note on bills and wages adds a touch of domestic economy, reflecting ordinary frustrations in a bygone era.
Mrs Elizabeth Porter of Batiners Maryland writes Stevens in May 1879 about a faint stomach ache and weakness. After trying Vegetine she feels rebuilt and renewed, stating the remedy “proved to be just what I needed” and that it "builds the whole system up."
Dear Sir, I have suffered rheumatism and indigestion for over two years and after two bottles of VEGETINE I feel improved. With a few more bottles I expect restoration of health. Mrs KE Lewis 119 N High St BasTimo0ry Md April 29 1879.
A Boston reader reports VEGETINE as a spring remedy that cured his daughter of scrofula related debility and lassitude. He notes the medicine’s apparent success prompted friends and relatives to try it, and offers to provide further information.
A witty exchange unfolds with a lady remarking jokes remind her of a sphere and a man replying that 80 is the reason, since jokes in his view have no point.
A Boston woman, long ailing with headache and neuralgia for fourteen years, used Hop Bitters after her husband brought it home. She improved quickly and continued use, praising it so much she persuaded twenty two prominent families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family medicine.
A clipped ad style passage touts Wrecking as a nerve medicine to improve blood, links nervous disorders and debility, praises Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and offers Sellers Liver Pills for headaches. Jokes about a lawyer and a Sunday school boy punctuate the piece.
A 15-cent offer urges homeowners to ask druggists for Rough on Rats to tackle rats mice roaches flies and bed bugs. The ad highlights inexpensive household pest control targeted at common indoor pests.
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