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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1880
Page
4
Agricultural note cites Prof Johnston on soil loss from milk sales. Every forty gallons of milk yields bone earth and phosphates, equating to significant soil depletion per cow annually. Authors urge use of purchased manures to counterbalance the land impoverishment while outlining dairying as butter making, cheese, then milk sales profit order.
Recent scientific research shows a microscopic organism causes the disease by developing in the intestines and spreading through the blood. Isolate affected birds, cleanse the yard, and wash walls with water mixed with five grams per litre of sulphuric acid. If ten days pass with no deaths, isolation ends except for birds showing weakness. These measures can cut losses significantly.
D N Kern writes in the Ohio Farmer of a prolific swarm year with Italian bees. Beginning May 6 a first swarm produced, followed by multiple swarms through June and July. Kern captured queens, reorganized hives, and finally sold two merged swarms for 200 cash, producing 235 pounds of comb honey.
Farmers know compost value and how to make it. They gather leaves weeds muck and manure to form oblong piles that ferment through winter. By April the mass becomes rich fertilizing matter ready for garden and field use with lime aiding the process.
The article compares oat straw and wheat straw with hay, noting 383 pounds of straw equal 100 pounds of hay for feed and that rye straw is less efficient. It warns farmers that burning straw wastes value, advises limited use as a supplement, and recommends not destroying straw but feeding it alongside hay.
In Saxony dairies, a thin iron chain runs through milk pans with both ends kept continuously in cold water to prevent souring. This simple method showcases a historic dairy practice using metal and ice water to control fermentation.
A seasoned craftsperson explains rag carpet production from discarded garments. She details ripping washing and winding rags into balls stored with tobacco in a barrel for spring cutting, weaving leftover scraps into rugs and the joys of easy hardwearing, reusable carpets.
Guidance on assessing freshness across species. Mackerel show firm flesh and clear eyes. cod by firm muscles, red gills, and clear eyes. salmon flavor fades with delay. Fresh water fish like carp and pike mirror firmness and bright eyes. lobsters retain claw muscle feel when fresh. oysters shell closures indicate freshness. crabs and shrimps similarly rely on smell, firmness, and shell tightness for quality.
The article divides food into oils sweets and starches and argues fats mainly come from fats, not muscle. It urges less fat and more lean meat fish and fowl with whole grain products and less sweets, especially in heat, plus more fruit acids in mild form and outdoor activity to reduce fat while preserving health.
A traditional angel cake method uses one and a half cups sugar one cup flour one teaspoon cream of tartar whites of eleven eggs half teaspoon salt beaten stiff then vanilla and sifted flour folded in bake slowly about forty minutes to finish.
The article explains a hay quilt made from a large cotton bag filled with hay as an inexpensive winter warmer. It suggests using breadth of old cotton dress or curtains for large double squares and notes it can be as warm as several blankets and cost almost nothing.
Boils should be brought to a head using warm poultices of camomile flowers or broiled white lily root or onion root fermented with hot water, or by stimulating plasters. When ripe they should be destroyed with a needle or lancet, but only after they are fully proved.
An effectual remedy for milk turning in summer time consists in adding to each quart fifteen grains of bi carbon ate of soda. This does not affect the taste of the milk, while it facilitates the digestion.
A simple home remedy mixes four tablespoonfuls of alcohol with one tablespoonful of salt to remove paint or grease stains from garments. Shake well and apply with a sponge or brush for stain removal.
Instructions describe slicing toilet soap melting it gently then mixing one ounce of glycerine into one pound of soap and reforming into balls for use.
A juror tests a witness on steamship times and meals in a murder case. The judge obliges the line of questioning while the juror jokes about taking a return trip to Chicago by lake next week.
The article argues medical visits cost about $3 per visit and could reach over $1,000 a year for daily care. It promotes Hop Bitters as a timely remedy capable of preventing illness and reducing medical expenses.
In a euchre game a novice woman kept both bowers and the king plus two aces from another suit. A young man teaching her admired the hand and exclaimed its beauty. She replied softly you may have it if you want it, leaving him to wonder about the nature of the gesture all evening.
A farmer and hunter debate harsh farming life as a drive appears in the meadow and farmyard figures, including a cloth peddler, a candidate, and two tramps. The hunter urges violent action with two barrels, urging the youth to climb the fence and attack the intruders.
Jones cannot attend the party because his shirt is in the wash. Smith mocks the excuse while Jones deflects with humor. A young daughter teases her father about a new bonnet, prompting a lighthearted parental purchase.
In New York a bonnet priced at eight thousand dollars provokes remarks about its extravagance. Editors joke that even forty dollars for a bonnet strains their budgets while contrasting with the high price. The ad copy touts Dobbins' Soap as the洗 freshening aid in a Mary Mary lamb rhyme.
A two year old spent the summer with her uncle in Marblehead Massachusetts. He pointed out a passing soul and called it a bark. The child looked earnestly then asked Uncle Harry where is the dog.
A new show titled Needles and Pins is now running in New York. The title suggests clever wordplay on points and pins, with no sticks on stage according to the note about the production's naming and staging.
A sportsman in Dahlonega Georgia slipped while attempting to shoot a wand turkey, dropped his gun and pursued the bird for about two hundred yards before overtaking it.
An Ohio girl sued a man for breach of promise and proved him such a mean scoundrel that the jury decided she ought to pay him something for not marrying her.
A daughter scolds her father at a seminary education moment prompting a drastic action. He returns home to the barn and hangs himself, ending his life amid a somber family dispute.
A California justice angrily called lawyers in a trial horse thieves then apologized and fined himself ten dollars for contempt of court. The item notes his remark and self-imposed sanction, reflecting a dramatic courtroom moment.
A garbled humor column presents quips on marriage manners and social habits with puns about schoolmarm apologies, a husband’s behavior after marriage, a Boston dinner invitation, and a cautious bishop’s refrain. It blends jokes about gender roles, domestic life, and business with light moralizing and old fashioned wordplay.
An advertisement extols Summons' Liver Regulator as a cure for headaches indigestion stomach woes and general debility. It features a testimonial from Edmund Fitton of Frankford Pennsylvania claiming restored appetite and improved health after use.
The article speculates on colossal iron bars as units of measure, imagining a steel block one mile square and 240 thousand million tons in lifting power. It discusses how such mass would affect the Moon and Earth, using grand scales to challenge intuition about gravitational forces.
A humorous warning urges never to stay overnight at a married friend's home due to a crying baby awakening a bachelor. The adage notes that Hop Bitters can calm cross infants and advises young men to remember the traveler’s tale.
A St. Petersburg medical journal describes an eleven year old boy with an embedded ear pen. After chloroform was used to ease pain, the boy collapsed and received revived attempts. A staff member hung him head downward to aid air flow, and after about thirty minutes his breathing and pulse returned.
Instructions describe making a heated air balloon from tissue paper, a wire hoop, and a sponge soaked in alcohol. It explains lighting the sponge to inflate the balloon for a rising glow at night. The piece also notes proposals to harness river currents with anchored floats and dynamos to generate electricity for power and town lighting.
Anakesis or pile remedy praised for instant relief and curing piles. Testimonial from Dr Silsbee extols a poultice and support device with medicine applied directly to diseased parts. Marketed by P Neustaedter Co New York with $1.00 price and free samples to sufferers.
An aged medical voice argues that disease arises from a cause and that understanding this reason enables healing. It notes that illness interferes with vital organs and that remedies restore function and preserve health.
The article praises Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as the best remedy for a thick or congested throat and pronemal tubes, claiming instant relief. It notes gentlemen who attempted to persuade Miss I would have benefited from clearer throats.
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