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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1882
Page
4
An agricultural note explains yellow rust on wheat caused by a fungus. It discusses how the fungus feeds inside leaves and stems, with blue vitriol as a preventive treatment and soaking before sowing. It also cites attempts to breed rust resistant wheat and recommends burning stubble to destroy spores.
A ten acre Colorado field sits above a buried lake with eighteen inch soil covering. Corn yields thirty bushels per acre while fish four to five inches long can be caught through holes. The soil is black marl once a water body with veg matter, crust strong enough for corn but weak for horse use. Harvesting creates stringing fish and corn movement when stepped on.
A remedy uses two pounds of alum dissolved in boiling water to create a hot wash. Apply with a brush to joints, crevices, and mop boards in closets, beds, pantries, and floors. Cockroaches flee from paint washed with cool alum water and alum in lime wash helps deter vermin.
The article advises using camphor pills for gapes in chickens and having camphor-infused water ready to drink. It explains gaps arise from small red worms in the windpipe and that vapors are needed to reach them. One hour after swallowing the pill the chicken smells camphor as the vapor acts to expel the worms.
The passage notes that off year yields may be influenced by removing apple blossoms or small fruit on young trees. This work is easier on young trees with small crops and greater accessibility, and it is more likely to cause a permanent change than on old trees with fixed habits.
The text advises removing unwanted shoots and suckers from grafts as soon as they show life in spring. If a graft dies, keep the strongest shoot for re grafting and prune the rest. It also calls for attention to late inserted buds and spring stock cuts.
Timely pruning of grapevines prevents an overgrown thicket by rubbing off unnecessary shoots. Keep the strongest shoots evenly spaced eight to twelve inches apart to sustain healthy growth and air circulation.
Hundreds of farmers in Pennsylvania have stocked ponds and streams and see carp as a key subsistence crop. Many report success and anticipate fish farming becoming as vital as other farm products in coming years.
A successful Boston florist says he rarely fails to root slips of delicate and rare plants. He attributes this to placing oats beneath the sand layer in which slips are planted, as moistened oats act as a stimulant and feeder for tender roots. The piece also notes feeding hens charred corn enhances egg production and laments the lack of small fruit on many farms, with the red cherry cited as a hardy yet scarce fruit.
Oxra is as easily grown as corn and requires the same care. The young unripe pods make soups, and when sliced and dried can be used year round. Current high prices show farmers have not stockpiled the market yet. There is room for more farmers in the country.
After fifteen days of incubation a hen sits and the eggs are placed in lukewarm water. Eggs that will hatch stir in the water while nonviable eggs lie still.
Orchard grass and red clover grow well together and many farmers replace timothy with them this year. The pairing is favored for compatibility and productivity in pasture settings.
Tomas Meehan says the average life of the apple tree in Pennsylvania is about fifty years. In Trimble county Kentucky near Madison Indiana more than 100000 peach trees were planted this spring.
A French physician introduces a bran filled cradle that immobilizes the infant to prevent nightly crying, claiming it aids warmth and limb development. He testifies this system saved his own child and is endorsed by doctors Bourgeois and Vigoureux in two authoritative papers.
A humorous vignette on Prairie Avenue follows a young couple after a late night chat about weather and other topics. At 10 30 Llewellen plans to depart with a soap dish in hand while Maud contemplates a future moment when the century plant blooms.
Advert says Kidney-Wort relieves all kidney complaints and cures diseases of the kidneys caused by weakness. It claims lasting cures after short use, touts tonic powers and offers liquid or dry forms for Sun readers.
Young Hostetter Mc Ginnis and a companion caused a stir at church last Sunday evening. He admitted feeling sleepy and whispered he had a reputation to sustain while she urged quiet and restraint. The sexton whispered to them to maintain decorum.
Claims that a remedy from common plants including hops buchu mandrake and dandelion has cured people from all walks of life. Testimonies from old and young rich and poor clergy and professionals are cited to persuade readers to try the product themselves.
A prominent gran ger from Onion Creek visited Austin seeking reliable figures on his oat crop. Asked for exact acres and bushels per acre he replied he could not give precise figures but noted he raised a heap sold much and still has a powerful lot left.
Advert says Vecretine cleanses blood and purifies the body with many taking it and reporting immediate relief and remarkable cures.
A brief vignette from Austin shows a clergyman stopping a boy with a fishing pole and asking if he knows he is bad. The boy replies yes and recalls his father punished him by sending him to Sunday school twice last summer.
Advertisement from Weis of Jersey City promotes Buc hupaiba for urinary irritation and discharge. Price is $1 at druggists with prepaid express 1.25, offer 6 for 35, with company details listed.
A brief item notes how temperamental factors among women were once linked to market volatility. The commentary suggests caution in drawing conclusions about economic behavior and highlights broader uncertainty in financial trends.
A 1878 Griggsville reader writes from Illinois praising Vegetine for curing her heart and kidney disease and other ailments after doctors failed, declaring she is now a healthy 66 year old. She recommends the remedy to others and blesses the day it came into her hands.
An old beau Colonel Prettiman, seventy five, proves spry in Austin as chatter turns to Oscar Wilde. Guests recount a boast about carrying a pistol to shoot anyone handsomer than Oscar, prompting a flustered reaction and a plan to hear the lecture in San Antonio.
A letter from Murs H. C. Lovett of Watseka Illinois reports two thirds of a bottle of Favorite Prescription curing her female weakness after two weeks. The notice also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pallets and anti bilious granules at 25 cents a vial and critiques sensational instant animal photographs.
An advertisement for Worth's Dispensary Medical Museum in Buffalo urges sending two stamps for a large treatise on throat bronchial and lung diseases and self treatment. The text includes a humorous exchange about a young man and a mustache, ending with the young man fainting.
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a rapid remedy for constipation and kidney and liver diseases, available in liquid and dry forms for $1. It includes testimonials for Hop Bitters aiding recovery from typhoid fever, and ends with a humorous exchange about rain and prayer.
Not temporary relief only but a permanent cure may be had by using Knight's Asthma Care and treatment. Mr Knight, an intense asthma sufferer for 15 years, is now well from the remedy he discovered. Testimony is strong and genuine. Hay fever may be prevented or cured if treated in season or after onset. Also a short quip on a national fishery question with a humorous audience reply.
A collage of testimonials and remedies for kidney and liver cures, skin treatment, nerve restorer ads, and household tools. Notable mentions include Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, Lydia E Pinkham product praise, Caswell Hazard cod liver oil, Juniper Soap, Carbine lair renewer, and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with address 931 Arch Street Philadelphia.
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