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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1879
Page
4
The crew of the Southern Trader at Barbadoes discharges coal and its men face a brutal shark attack. John Hodge, in a daring act, dives in with a butcher knife and kills the beast after a swift, brutal combat lasting minutes. The body of a deceased sailor is recovered and buried ashore.
The article explains nitrite of amyl as a heart stimulant for drowning, hanging, or fainting cases and suggests its use to determine death. Dr. T Lauder Brunton supports this idea and proposes pairing it with a finger ligature test to detect circulation.
The State University at Oxford Mississippi reported an enrollment of 319 students in a recent session, reflecting steady attendance as the term progresses.
The article describes menhaden as abundant from the Carolinas to Maine valued for oil and fertilizer, with fisheries across bays and river mouths. It notes April coastal strikes, May Montauk arrivals, spawns after shore entry, and threats from overfishing and pollution. Seth Green urges Canadian three mile limit enforcement to curb fish garbage.
A narrator recalls Denver’s early boastful pioneers who claimed to have staked the town site in 1859 and sold it for a silver watch or mule. He notes many self-styled pioneers abound, from seasoned claimants to pre-Adamites, with legends of quick riches and grand ambitions that never fully materialized.
The article explains languor arising from debility due to warm moist climates, with symptoms of reduced vigor and lethargy. It notes accompanying dyspepsia or bowel symptoms and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a strengthening remedy and tonic used to combat malaria related debility and digestive disorders.
An agricultural guidance piece explains proper sheep handling to prevent injury. It condemns grabbing by the wool and describes safer methods: approaching close, lifting by the neck and brisket, and avoiding rough touches, especially with ewes and lambs, to keep the animal calm and controllable.
Investigations challenge the idea that ripe hay is better. Cows avoid older hay and yield drops of over ten percent when young hay is replaced by later cut. Dairy results align with the view that early harvest provides more profitable feed despite chemical analyses favoring ripe hay.
Practical guidance on humane horse training, harness fit, and grooming. Emphasizes patience to avoid spooking or stubbornness, proper introduction to objects, and using voice to start. Warns against neck injuries from ill fitting collars and outlines care, rest, and gradual conditioning. Also notes feeding straw with hay to maintain appetite and milk flow.
Instructions advise curing scab in sheep and mange in dogs by applying plain petroleum with a sponge three times weekly. The method aims to eliminate parasites using a simple topical treatment.
A Tennessee man recounts relief after using Anakesis for hemorrhoids. William J. Andrews of Columbia describes decades of pain and bleeding ending within days of trying the product, praising its effectiveness and recommending others afflicted send for a sample.
Recipes and tips for recovering patients emphasize light easily digested foods such as roast mutton and poultry with minimal fat. Instructions cover toasting, beef tea, bread rolls, and household cleansers, plus a chicken in jelly dish and various fabric care methods.
A colonial advert notes that Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup enjoys wide sales due to its renowned quality. The product is priced at 25 cents.
To preserve brets cut them in pieces and prepare as for cooking then lay them in a jar with strong gravy. Half stew them and tie the jar down closely. They will keep for six weeks if well seasoned and a little wine is added. Do not open the jar until the eels are about to be used and then stew until one.
A collection of kitchen tips and household remedies. Instructions cover rancid butter washes, cloth bleaching with oxalic acid, and folk health advice like Hop Bitters. It includes recipes for milk puffs, mock mince pies, gingerbread, and a method to settle coffee using egg white.
The advertisement claims Dr Jaynes Alterative combats scrofula in all forms by acting on the blood. It asserts the remedy destroys the virulent principle causing disease and removes it from the system, including flesh bones joints glands swellings eruptions and tumors.
An elderly woman thwarts depot gatekeepers to reach Port Huron, insisting she has a darter and baby at stake. A second vignette mocks English nobles and a sharp colonel offers, then rebuffs, a hotel pitch, ending with a generic ad for Dr Bull's Baltimore Pills at 25 cents.
A witty exchange contrasts the Ulster and a baby while a Scotsman jokes about a surgical mind. A rustic Tory seat under elm and moonlight frames a lyrical scene. A jeweller’s compliment about a diamond is met with a playful reply about an emerald.
A witty exchange unfolds with a cheeky student asking about magnetic currents and a stern professor jokingly answering. The scene shifts to a sales pitch for Dobbins Electric Soap, a shopman admiring an epergne and a Mrs Bagster bartering. A tramp proclaims his rutabaga stance while a farmer’s wife retaliates with hot water, and a riddle closes the piece about a book and a tree.
The St Croix Courier reports that analysis of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Sage's Catarrh Remedy found nothing objectionable and advocates their sale. It argues against labeling the inventor a quack for seeking profit and notes the English press endorses Pierce products for effectiveness and satisfaction.
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