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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1880
Page
4
A rural note cites a reader recommending planting subflower seeds amid pole beans to act as a screen and mulch while claimed to absorb malaria fumes. It also mentions poultry consumption and a horse remedy using ground seeds with oats, said to cure heaves and improve coat shine, with several anecdotal uses.
The article warns against letting pear and other fruit trees fruit in the first or second year after planting. It argues early fruiting weakens vigor, risks permanent reduced bearing for five to six years, and urges against yielding to the temptation to see trees fruit too soon. It stresses maturity is needed for sustained health and production.
The article stresses cow cleanliness before milking with washed bag and teats and careful milkers hands. It warns against odors from nearby yards and pig pens tainting milk, and calls for odor-free vessels and clean dairy houses to avoid unsellable butter and cheese.
The text describes using scissors to cut clusters without touching berries to protect bloom, placing berries in trays for cooling to toughen skin, then packing in three or five pound boxes with careful handling and bottom removal concept.
The practice of ponding water for stock is condemned as it becomes impure in heat and endangers animal health. It fouls milk with bad odor and can cause malarial and typhoid diseases in nearby families. Provide fresh living water to keep stock healthy and thrifty.
The field roller is highlighted as a highly useful farm implement. It crushes clods level and smoothes soil, presses earth around seeds for earlier sprout and growth, and can aid germination in very dry weather by compacting the ground.
The article surveys traditional beliefs about the cross material in England Ireland and Scotland. It cites mistletoe ash and the ash tree as cross sources and notes relics linked to Helena Constantine and Charlemagne. It mentions local flora such as Gethsemane in Cheshire and the dwarf birch in Scotland.
The text describes early methods for cooling without ice in oriental regions and elsewhere. It notes porous jars for evaporative cooling, drawing water from deep wells, and storing preserved goods by suspending them in wells or deep cellars. It emphasizes heat relief and the reliance on wells, walls, and diverted streams, highlighting the balance between summer heat and human ingenuity.
A dated kitchen note details making a Quaker omelet with three eggs and milk. It instructs beating yolks with corn starch and salt, folding in stiffly beaten whites, cooking in a hot buttered pan, then browning lightly and serving with cream sauce.
A period recipe describes making pineapple ice cream by pressing ripe fruit with lemon juice and sugar, mixing with rich cream, then freezing. It also details a custard method using milk heated with egg yolks, thickened over heat, and flavored with pineapple pulp and syrup, with optional lemon juice.
A rare dropping especially the stronger kind can injure a person with a few drops. When used for cleansing it should be handled with care as gas may escape in a warm room and harm delicate nose and mouth linings. Benzine is volatile and inflammable and should not be used at night for stains. Alcohol requires great care, especially at night.
The article explains that cheese of good quality is rich in nutritive elements and aids digestion in moderate amounts. It cites figures: a pound of cheese contains about 316 grain of nitrogen and 2,660 grains of carbon, equating to 3,283 grains of carbon when hydrogen is added, compared with roast beef at 362 grains of nitrogen and corned beef at 215 grains, and dried bacon at 79 grains per pound.
A fragment describes making an orange tart with lemon juice sugar butter eggs and a short bake, noting to avoid seeds and use thin paste. The text also mentions an attempt in Germany to substitute paper for wood in lead pencils by wrapping adhesive-coated paper around a lead core and coloring it after drying.
A testimonial letter from Warson Smith praises Dr Sage Catarrh Remedy and Golden Medical Discovery for curing long standing catarrh and nasal breathing problems. The ad notes a $500 reward for an incurable case and mentions a London branch supplying the remedy. the small-town Iowa date is given as March 11th 1379.
Mrs Goodington at breakfast recalls past war memories on Decoration Day. She evokes first visits to tainted fields and scenes from Thaddeus of Warsaw, noting civic pride, old soldiers, and wartime nostalgia as tea and bread remain.
A grateful letter from Zeleygram recounts an eleven year battle with illness treated by various physicians with several names for disease. After two years of doubt they found relief in Hop Bitters, urging others not to fear the medicine and to seek its aid.
A husband and wife exchange flirtatious letters about thought and absence. The wife admits finding a gentleman friend and an amusing line about a short quarrel. An Ohio man drinks whisky, swallows a blue tail fly, and narrowly survives, with speculation on the cause.
The excerpt contrasts long walks with the agony of anxious fathers during matches. It notes the bee as a model of activity, suggesting study of insect habits cures laziness. A light domestic scene follows with a waiter quip at the supper table about milk.
Advert says CaRBOLINE a deodorized extract of petroleum will positively renew hair with no substitute. Claims a single cure method and urges use for regrowth.
A collection of humorous quotes and social quips from a historic page. Observations range from jokes in royal courts to household mishaps and everyday curiosities. Witty asides touch Cragin soap humor, milking cows, Salvation Army banter, and warnings about arsenic in papers.
The passage lists influential figures such as Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Gen. John B. Gordon, Bishop Pierce, and James Jackson among endorsements for Simmon's Liver Regular. It also explains a demonstration of the indestructibility of matter using equal weight glass tubes with oxygen and charcoal, where heated tube burns away yet balances with the unheated tube in weight.
A Workingman recounts years of debt and illness eased after following his pastor’s advice to use Hop Bitters. He claims a month of use brought health to his family and urges poor men to try the remedy at low cost. A professor discusses seismographic stations linking telegraphs to forecast earthquakes days ahead, hoping for future benefits.
Advertisers praise Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup for infant illnesses with a price of 25 cents per bottle and broad initial endorsement from users.
A workshop method uses boiling water to expand tire rims before mounting on wheels with a movable crane. Immersion for about ten minutes yields uniform heating and smoother contraction than fire heating. In other notes plans include a crystal palace for St. Cloud and a model farm district with cultural venues, plus products VEGETINE and Eriine and a tree bark protection wash using carbolic acid.
Boston August 6 1877 Mr s P Neustadter & Co New York Gentlemen enclosed please find 100 for a box of Dr Silsbees Anakesis I have had piles since 1849 tried many remedies but none helped now using yours and derive more benefit Please forward me a box at once A Ledyard 77 Traverse Street Boston samples of Anakesis sent free to sufferers on application to P Neustaedter Co Box 3946 New York
Patent remedy claims to move the bowels cleanse the blood and cure disorders of the kidney liver and related conditions. It asserts thousands have been cured and invites readers to try it despite dubious verification.
An advertisement offers a book about the liver its diseases and their treatment free of charge. The treatises cover Liver Complaints Torpid Liver Jaundice Biliousness Headache Constipation malaria and related topics. Respondents are to address Dr Sanford 1 Broadway New York City NY.
The notice promotes Vegetine as a remedy for pains in the back kidney complaints dropsy female weakness leucorrhoea and uterine diseases arising from intestinal ulceration and general debility. It claims the product invigorates the body strengthens the system acts upon the causes of complaints and cures ulceration while regulating the bowels.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers their celebrated Electro Voltae Belt with an 80 day trial and a guaranteed cure. They invite interested buyers to write without delay for details and order information.
Aclearly written ad suggesting Dr Jaysne's Carm native Balm as a safe remedy for diarrhea cramps morbus dysentery and summer complaints brought on by careless digestion water changes or cold settling in the bowels. The wording promotes rational treatment and asserts effectiveness in stomach and bowel ailments.
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