Thumps in a Horse Ailment and Home Remedies
A historical note explains thumps or palpitation of the heart in horses and humans, detailing possible causes from nervous disorders to heart disease. It cites tonics like Peruvian bark and carbonated iron, sedatives such as digitalis, and emphasizes avoiding irritants and proper feeding. It also includes a domestic dairy anecdote on milking hygiene and cleanliness practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Drugg St
Elmore, Adams & Co
William St
N.Y Educational
Conservatory ‘of Music
E. Tourjee
Frankin Sa
Boston
Mass
Proper milk preservation and cow health tips
Pure wholesome milk kept in a clean cellar at no more than seventy degrees stays sweet for thirty six hours and will not thicken for forty eight. Heat exposure, impure water, poor cow health cause early souring. Poor washing of milk pans limits keeping to about twelve hours. Tuberculosis signs include rapid thickening and souring of milk.
Recommendations for stimulating tree growth by manure irrigation
The Germantown Telegraph criticizes outlandish horticultural cures and endorses treating tree soil like cultivated garden soil. It cites a hemlock spruce that improved dramatically after two wheelbarrow loads of manure were spread under the spread of its branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Telegraph
Clean milking method praised as model for dairy farms
The Dairy highlights a Iowa farmer's orderly milking routine from 5 AM, detailing feed preparation, stall cleaning, udder care, and triple-strainer milk collection. The piece also notes the value of knowing textile name origins for commercial knowledge.
Forced Labor in Egypt Described as Brutal and Widespread
The London Globe reports Mr. Stuart’s account from the province of Keneh, Upper Egypt, where about 40,000 laborers toil sunup to sundown in harsh conditions. They receive minimal food water shelter, carry soil with bare hands, and endure armed overseers and freezing nights.
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Egypt
Mr. Stuart
Keneh
Upper
Stuart
Cuba
Portland
London Globe
Longevity of Stones According to Dr Julian
Dr Julian of Columbia College summarizes stone lifespans by type. Brownstone ranges from 5 to 50 years depending on quality, Nova Scotia stone 50 to 100 years, Ohio sandstone 100 years, Caen stone 35 to 40 years, dolomite marble 40 years, fine marble 60 years, calcareous marble 50 to 100 years, granite 75 to 200 years, bluestone undetermined but promising. Decay stems from hydration and sun heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian
Columbia College
Nova Scotia
Ohio
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER GROWN ON WESTERN RANCHES
The mammoth Russian variety of sunflower is cultivated on Western cattle ranches to supply fuel wood shortages.
Irish National League event in Leeds planned for September
Lonpor August 26 report: Irish National League at Leeds on September 27 calls for self government for Ireland and reform of labor representation. Other items note Stanley closing Appa Gongo to commerce and a string of violent incidents, disasters, and political shifts across the Atlantic.
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Lonpor
O Trish
Irish National League
Leeds
Ireland
Stanley
Conolly
Patrick
French Council of Ministers
English Channel
St. Germain
Woodburn
Palermo
Raveli
Ushant
Phebe Cuzzi
Henry Hertel
Savannah
Hertel
Knights Templar
San Francisco
Rapier
Indianapolis
de Molay
Louisville
St Bernard
Chicago
St. Bernard
Laltimore
Souther
New York
Philadelphia
Mannington
W. Va
Buffalo Creek
Walter Furbee
Benjamin Conley
Atlanta
Ogden
Utah Territory
Yellowstone Park
Arthur
Ad Mifflinton
Foreman Hotel
Powt
San Francisco Hardware Company
Simon’s Saddlery
Patent Office
Notable World and Regional Events Mark August 24
London reports the Count de Chambord died peacefully in Austria. Zulu king Cetewayo rumored to resume war plans. New Zealand sheep carcasses arrive in England. France summons Ambassador Waddington over Tamatave. Frank James trial begins in Missouri with witnesses named. Garfield monument foundation in San Francisco inaugurated before 160000 spectators. Yellow fever hits Pensacola crew. Stephens home sale targeted. Madison wheat elevator fire losses 125000 with 60000 insured. Legal ruling in New York over dispatch refusals during a strike. Harrisburg line tunnels planned at seven miles, cost 20 million dollars, completion in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Prince Bismarck
Hai-Dzuong
Tonquin
Imperial
Madrid
England
Shaw
Madagascar
Minneapolis
Minn
Rochester
Middleport
Ohio
St. James
Wm. Jenkins & Co
Richmond
Count Dehambord
Frehsdorf
Austria
Egypt
Cetewayo
New Zealand
Blyngouth
M. Challemel-Lacour
M. Waddington
Paris
Frank James
Gallatin
San Francisco
Grand Masonic Lodge of
California
Knights Templar
United States
Golden Gate Park
Pensacola Navy Yard
New York
Justice Angel
Thomas Marvin
Western Union Telegraph Company
Harrisburg
Western Railroad
Youghiogheny River
Washington Notes Highlights Intraagency and Civil Service Matters
Treasury appoints Miss Mary F Hoyt to fill a 900 vacancy in the National Bank redemption agency under new civil service rules. Reports allege South Carolina revenue officers swindled by falsely claiming stills and rewards, while others attacked post office staff policy on unpaid leave. Debates over clerical removals and civil service exams persist amid factional tensions. A Kingston doctor links diphtheria in fowl to household waste. medical interest grows in nitroglycerine for headaches and chest pains as dynamite rumors spread.
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Treasury Department
Civil Service
National Bank Redemption Agency
Offce
Civil Service Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Mary F. Hoyt
Connecticut
South Carolina
South Carolna
Hatton
Conger
Congress
L. Roth
Kingston
Foote
Medical Monthly
A Matter-of-Fact Woman
A milliner who earns between fifteen hundred and twenty five hundred dollars yearly shares her approach to marriage. Her husband, though kind and attractive, had no trade and earned under five hundred annually. They now split roles with her running the business and him handling domestic tasks, claiming happiness and urging employed husbands to share household duties.
Cholera Remedy Endorsed by Southern Doctors
A rare claim notes that nearly all physicians in the South, including Dr. P H W Arthur and Dr. B N McAlpine with other leaders in North Carolina and Virginia, endorse and use Worthingtons Cholera and Dysentery Medicine as a cure for stomach and bowel complaints priced at 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
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South
P. HW. Arthur
8. N. McAlpine
North Carolina
Virginia
Worthington
Hunt
Boston
John F. Cox
Pleasant Street
Lydia Ff
Pinkham
Scot
Gauwolingie
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Mall
Lydia
Secrets of the Kitchen as Soup Masquerade
A hotel cook admits to repurposing discarded poultry bones fat and meat into a common kettle of broth. He then adds vermicelli or tomatoes to imitate specific soups, convincing guests they receive their ordered dish. The piece warns guests not to order soup.
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Saya
Odd Lot of Remedies and Local Chatter from a Penny Press
Collage of product pitches and odd anecdotes including Lyons Heel Stiffeners, Brown's Iron Bitters praise, Dr. Pierce's Pills, and Hood’s era cures. Mentions rats killed in Clarksville, peanuts in Georgia pastry, trade dollars, and a Miami City brawl.
Controversy and Quackery Mentioned by Veterans
A veteran soldier voices views on prejudice and hierarchy while a character named Brown introduces another color, Yellow Jack. The text criticizes tax hygiene of quackery and claims GASTRINE cures dyspepsia, arguing controversy equalizes fools and wise men.
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Iowa
Damascus
Zaytown
China
Calicut
India
Mosul
Asia
Peru
Bochara
Fostat
Cairo
Bagdad
Cambri
D’ypres
Latigist News
General News
Washington Notes
Thib
Ualtim Re
Catra Be
Sida
Maryland
West Virginia
New York State
Pennsylvania
Uggs
Lyon
Little Rufus Botts
Stites
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elmore
Clarksville
Tenn
Colorado
R. V. Prince
Buffalo
R. R. Clark
Irvington
Mich
Georgia
R. V. Prence
M. D
Thomas. J. Metitvin
Hatcher’s Station
Miami City
Solomon
Owenton
I. F. Mandy
Caswell, Hazard & Co
N.Y
Oregon
Green
Brown
A. I. Bowles
Common Street
Maes
Spottsylvania
Malden, Mass
Sidney Ourchandre
Pittsburg
Wm. Hall
Hall
Dr. Green
Holera
Coover
C. S
Warren
Keane
U.S Treasury
Price
Kage
Rtelmore
M. L. Noble
Santa Clara
Santa Clara Co
Lafieus
TL W.saxe
Warsaw
Ind
U.S.A
B.m.wooolley
M.D. Adlanta
National Publishing CO
Phila. Pa
Hallett & Co
Maine
Volemans’ Business College
Newark
N. J
Stinson & Co
Portfind
Irs
Hagan
Lydia E. Pinkham
BNU
Dairymen of
America
Wells, Richardson & CO
Barlington
yoLtAhs
Voltaic Belt CO
Marshall, Mich
Stomac
Payne
Hlostetter
Pele
Coeemeee
Illustra’ Getalogie
W. Paine & Sone
Corning
Frazer’s
Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Economy Rinting Co
Newburyport
Read
M. Rea
Box
Philo
Dr. Kruse
Arsenal St
St. Louis
Dc-ily
Trus & Co
Augusta
Soros S
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