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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1880
Page
4
Professor Church analyzes cereals and pulses noting wheat yields best bread due to gluten. Pulses digestibility varies. soy bean praised as typical food while lentils are bitter. He cites heat-givers and flesh-farmers ratios for hard work and children, with bread and potatoes as key examples and water content affecting true value.
The article explains genuine amber is fossil resin from Baltic lignite forests and that imitators use resins like Coliophony to mimic it. It notes counterfeit amber melts earlier, loses polish in alcohol, and can be fused by caustic potash to form a solid mass.
M Trouve shows electric devices applied to jewelry and trinkets. A scarf pin with a death’s head or a rabbit on a box uses an invisible connection to a small hermetically sealed battery in a pocket. When activated, the eyes roll or teeth grind and a bell rings. A diamond bird in a lady’s hair may have wings moved electrically.
Mr. Wilson Flagg explains that chickadees robins and similar seed eaters avoid compact flocks because their food is insects. They scatter to feed, yet maintain a sociable note within hearing. Woodpeckers feed solo, and small woodpeckers show an affinity with creepers and chickadees.
A hair lotion is prescribed using one part water of ammonia almond oil and chloroform each with five parts alcohol or rosemary spirits. Fragrance added with lemon. Apply after brushing the hair. use sparingly or abundantly daily or as desired.
Scientists differ on rheumatism origins and heredity yet agree on Bitters as a safe effective measure. The piece urges early treatment to curb the disease and warns against harmful remedies while noting exposure worsens symptoms. It extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best safe check against the malady.
The article explains the difference between evaporated and sun dried fruit, noting evaporated fruit commands higher prices and is mainly for export. It describes a process using a hot air chamber and furnace to heat trays of fruit and accelerate sugar formation and ripening within five to six hours.
A writer defends patented medicines while endorsing Hop Bitters as a worthy remedy. The author recounts using the Bitters in Bay City’s climate and finds them first class and reliable, doing all that is claimed.
French peasants use moving coops of chickens to sweep newly plowed Normandy and Nivernais fields of grubworms. Fowl herds follow the plow all day, feasting on grubs, then return to coops at sunset. This method clears ground before planting while giving the birds a rare, active meal.
Advertises VEGETINE as nourishing and strengthening It claims to purify the blood regulate the bowels quiet the nervous system act on secretions and arouse the whole system to action.
The article describes methods to humanely kill fowls for market, noting death by strangulation causes a swollen, dark appearance. It advises cutting the main arteries by inserting a small knife blade into the mouth or upper throat and holding the bird until struggles cease.
A recommendation for Dr Bail's Baby Syrup highlights its use for teething, wind colic, diarrhoea, and dysentery in children, presenting the remedy as trusted and effective.
The article argues one third of U.S. cows produce too little milk to be profitable. Cows yielding around 3,000 pounds by age five or six should be removed, except perhaps heifers with a first calf, who should aim for about 4,000 pounds in the first season to justify keeping them.
Practical advice urges keeping poultry houses warm and water unfrozen. Farmers recommend maintaining steady heat and pouring kerosene over perches to prevent icy conditions in roosting areas.
A father warns his son Charley that unless he improves his school reports and speaks seriously with the teacher, the poor performance will continue. The exchange emphasizes parental concern for education and discipline.
A historic medicinal claim touts Dr Pierce’s Compound Extract of Smart-Weed as a universal remedy for diarrhea dysentery cramps colic and related symptoms in all ages. It is described as made from brandy Jamaica ginger smart weed water pepper and gum and priced at fifty cents.
A medical note warns that wet feet after ice and snow exposure increases cold and flu risk in children. It cautions mothers to monitor feet after skating to protect youth from lingering weakness and later consumption, especially in girls aged seventeen to twenty-five.
A historical recipe explains layering cod or haddock with thin slices of salted pork potatoes and onions in a pot. Add water and simmer twenty minutes, then thicken with flour mixed in milk, and serve with pilot bread or crackers. Clam chowder may be made from this receipt.
Coveus Brown's Bronchial Treches used to alleviate coughs sore throat laryngeal and bronchial affections. For thirty years these Treches have been in use increasing favor annually. Not new or untried, they have endured a generation of testing and gained a staple remedy status.
Two tips on kitchen care emphasize washing and rinsing the coffee pot to avoid stale grounds and wasted coffee. A measured water approach saves waste, and a simple method uses two cups water per two cups coffee with a short boil. The note also mentions rapidly rising prices for soap and Donkins Extremic at old price as a prudent purchase.
Dress spring chicken pieces with pepper and salt and flour then fry in pork fat until brown. Drain pork, brown all pieces, keep hot. Pour milk and whisk in corn starch, season and parsley. Boil gravy then pour over the hot chicken.
If your coal fire is low, add a tablespoon of salt to boost it. Ginger enhances sausage meat flavor. For soup, start with cold water to draw juices. for meat alone, boil immediately. Use dry buckwheat to lift oil from carpet or wool. avoid adding water to grease stains.
Humorous excerpts describe Jerrold’s club room retorts and party quips. A Jacobite and Orange supporter clash over spit and kings while Jerrold interrupts with a wit about spittoons. He also quips at a tall man waltzing with a short lady calling it mile dancing with a milestone.
Stop spending on fine clothes and rich food and avoid quack doctors. Seek real health with Hop Bitters, a simple remedy offered at a trifling cost, promising better times and health.
A comic figure described as a lean, greasy free lunch fiend enters a lunch counter crowds chooses noodles onions sausage and liver then pockets tooth picks and reads the paper. He misreads a seltzer bottle as a barometer and asks about the weather. The keeper quips about rain and famine.
An elderly man learns his son is entering juvenile society when he is lured to a party by a note reading Miss No street requests your company. He is led to the parlor where a girl asks if Johnny is coming. Realizing the ruse he claims his son has cholera infantum and leaves embarrassed.
A humorous miscellany recalls a bridal service turned comic when the bride declines marriage after a clergyman’s prompt. Jokes recount a mother’s advice, a grocer dubbed the Little Rascal, a widow’s quip on losses, and quips about tobacco and legal trials. Various regional locales appear in lighthearted anecdotes.
A historical notice from J. H. Zeilin & Co. warns customers to demand Simmons Liver Regulator with the genuine red Z signature on the wrapper and to reject imitations, stressing risk to invalids and urging vigilance against fraudulent substitutes.
Medical students in Baltimore plotted a sensational hoax by rigging an effigy atop the Washington Monument. They stored a rope to a lightning rod and a slow match to trigger a slip at dusk, intending a Sunday morning hanging spectacle. The plan was foiled when bystanders and the keeper spotted the setup.
Dyspepsia liver disorder constipation and facial pustules are promoted cures in an advertisement. Hoofland's German Bitters claims to cure dyspepsia liver issues and constipation while Hieskell's Tetter Ointment is marketed to treat tetter and facial sores. The text lists multiple health claims and remedies without providing evidence or sources.
A promoter touts Carbotine as greatly improved for bald heads and claims numerous testimonials from top citizens prove its value. the message urges those without belief to try the product.
Instructions describe repairing cracks with plaster of Paris and white sand mixed with water to form a paste for smoothing broken surfaces. Also outlines making a repairing compound by melting sulphur and mixing with fine black lead to mend iron ware, then applying and soldering the item.
A recipe instructs mixing eight ounces of Graham flour with a pint of thick cream, adding salt, rolling thin, and baking as other pastry.
If this should meet the eye of any one suffering from bronchus consumption asthma or any pulmonary affliction we would refer them to Dr Jaynes Inspectorant. It will in all cases afford speedy relief and in most effect a speedy cure.
Anakesis promoted as an infallible pile cure by Dr Silsbee after 40 years of study. The ad claims 500000 sufferers test its virtues and that doctors endorse it. Samples are sent free by P Neustaedter & Co with boxes sold at 1.00 each through druggists nationwide.
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