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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1881
Page
4
The article extols pure bred fowls over mongrels for better pay and satisfaction. It advises choosing one breed to match goals such as laying weight or ornament, then providing good housing and care. Demand grows as neighbors seek eggs or birds, with fair prices from reliable breeders nationwide.
A writer argues that common wild prairie quail can be domesticated. He cites long term observations of tame quails around farmhouses and claims success across several hard winters by feeding them, noting they respond to calls for food and may become shy again when regular feeding stops.
The article advises careful handling of milk to prevent odor absorption, emphasizes selecting the best salts for cream and butter, warns that poor salt can cause substantial losses, and prohibits wooden containers that taint flavor after packing butter. It urges monitoring brand quality and avoiding flavor imparting materials.
In untilled prairie soil the corn roots seek water just below the surface. When soil is tilled to thirty six inches the roots reach a deeper water level and draw essential nutrients. Tilled soil remains loose and porous while untiled ground bakes into a hard mass. Capillary action helps moisture rise to upper soil layers.
Farmers advised to separate lambs from dams and place them on good pasture. For early spring market, a Southdown cross yields better quality, while Cotswolds grow larger than Southdowns in size.
The author advises shearing sheep several weeks before turning them out to pasture to keep the flock warm in indoor housing and suggests trying this method.
The admonition notes young cows should not be trained to eat at milking time as food may be unavailable and restlessness follows, and that horses hate solitude and become savage when kept alone.
A French scientist claims glow-worm light is a spontaneous brain driven action with female specimens more proficient. The experiment shows light stops when the head is incised and returns when brain activity is stimulated. Practical rubber guidance suggests using high quality rubber cures and glycerine additives to resist oil damage.
A humorous evening tale centers on a refined woman of about forty with a peach paring remark that her teeth feel the peach skin. Her keen nephew quips back about removing her teeth while she loses appetite, and the boy will sit sideways at school next Monday.
A college girl attempting a double kick during a late night contest in Indiana sat on another’s spinal column. The incident left the injured participant seriously hurt and sparked debate on safety and decorum at college events.
A young minister and his wife visit the church where his father once preached. After Sabbath service an elder notes the son preached from the same text as the father. The wife coyly asks if the sermon was the same, and the elder replies that the father was a dreadful smart man.
A gullible youth accepts a massive gold ring from a stranger with crepe on his hat claiming to have found it. He pays $2 but a jeweler’s price reveals the ring’s value and he realizes the man’s honesty, not theft, and laments his injustice.
A disgusted man with a double barreled shotgun approaches Woodward avenue and explains he has just arrived from the flats. He and five companions have sat in a wet boat for two days seeking ducks with no success.
A scientific note explains that storms form quickly around picnics in the grove, especially near Copenhagen, as activities like croquet and flirtation proceed. The surge of thunder and lightning rises in about ten minutes, revealing a brisk, vivid meteorological image tied to outdoor gatherings.
A farmer laments paying twenty five dollars to raise a pig of one hundred forty pounds. A man reportedly raised a similar pig in a street car for five dollars and six cents. The pig smoked and swore before ladies as the man kicked it from the car, and the magistrate notes the action was a bit too emphatic.
A fashionable artist meets a lady who has a fatal squint during a portrait session. Both are embarrassed as he asks to take her profile noting the eye’s shyness is as challenging in art as it is fascinating in nature.
A young man who inherited a fortune hosts a small dinner for friends. He asks at the restaurant for old cheese and the waiter offers a strong variety that could "bring the dead to life." The heir declines, finding the idea ill suited for his mood.
Three boys, on a Sabbath day, are questioned by an elder who sees bats and balls. He asks where naughty boys go to play on Sunday. The reply points to a place behind Johnson's dam.
A Sab bath school pupil views Cain and Abel in a lesson book and, after asking what killed them, replies that three men are dead. The teacher asks for cause. the girl guesses they were run over by the cars.
After hearing a charity sermon last Sunday, Op Mr. Coupons said he was moved to give. He claimed the talk stirred him deeply and he felt compelled to help the poor, even joking about going out to beg.
A deodorized petroleum extract praised as the faultless solution for bald heads and the only real natural hair restorer ever produced with objections removed by a recent improvement.
Two visitors from Milesian origins stand at Fairmount water works in Philadelphia watching the big wheels splash water. One remarks humorously that the country must grind its water before use, reflecting a playful regional quip.
A Arkansas circuit rider argues that true faith is shown by offering precise measures instead of loud prayers. He asserts that four quarts per gallon sixteen ounces per pound and thirty six inches per yard symbolize disciplined living.
A dinner scene features Miss Mary Anderson rebuking a waiter who offers soup, declaring herself the leading actress of the age. The light exchange highlights her ambition and public persona in a witty, characterful moment.
Report notes that some headaches have been cured in about thirty minutes by taking a teaspoonful of finely powdered charcoal dissolved in water, describing it as an innocent yet powerful alkali.
A Baltimore man was severely bitten by a mule recently, with witnesses noting the animal showed signs of rheumatism in its hind legs.
A list of dinner menus numbered No 1 through No 6 detailing soups seafood and poultry courses. Each menu includes options like oyster soup baked fish beef soup veal and pork dishes with sides vegetables desserts and beverages. The items reflect a historic luncheon or banquet offering with multiple courses and options.
To relieve burning feet first discard tight boots. Soak feet in a foot bath of one pint bran one ounce bicarbonate of soda and one gallon hot water for fifteen minutes. Repeat nightly for a week or more, using fresh bran and soda after a week. Bicarbonate is inexpensive from wholesale druggists.
Use clean hot water with a teaspoon of ammonia in a three gallon pail. Mop the floor with a long handle mop, then rinse with clean water. Do not use soap suds on painted floors as they dull the paint and cause peeling. gray may gradually wash out, leaving a whiter, nicer floor.
A purposed cure all remedy claim praises Hop Bitters as preventing disease by keeping blood pure and organs active. The advertisement notes thousands have been saved and cured, inviting readers to try the product as seen in another column of the Eagle.
A subscriber shares a long used sausage seasoning recipe scaling to 100 pounds of meat. Mix 2 1 4 5 pounds salt 3g black pepper 1 oz cayenne 2 oz ground mustard and 8 oz sugar. Herbs optional. The seasoned sausage smokes lightly and keeps into the following winter.
Wash straw matting twice in summer with salt and warm water about a pint of salt in a pain ful amount. dry quickly with a soft cloth to prevent yellowing. After scrubbing oil clothes, rub with a cloth dipped in milk to revive brightness. try this plan to restore vivid colors.
A housekeepers recipe guides cleaning painted surfaces by mixing one and a half pounds of soap with half a pound of pulverized pumice stone and an equal quantity of pearl ash with hot water to form a thin paste. Apply with a paint brush and rinse with boiling water after five minutes.
A bread sponge risen and baked forms a cake about two inches thick. Knead in a piece of butter the size of half an egg, top with small butter lumps, cover with fine white sugar and ground cinnamon, and bake to a crust. It pairs nicely with coffee.
The advertisement claims Vegetine is scientifically blended from roots herbs and barks and so concentrated that its benefits are felt immediately after starting use.
A historic notice describes boiling linseed two ounces in a pint and a half water with lemon peel and barley sugar for two hours, then straining and adding lemon juice. Served warm it is advised for cough relief. Optional: Spanish liquorice may be boiled with the linseed.
Grate horseradish into a basin. Add two tablespoonfuls cream a little mustard and salt. Mix well. Then add four tablespoonfuls of the best vinegar and mix the whole thoroughly.
Borne water is used to lift stains from fabric by pouring through the stained area to prevent spreading and to remove tea and fruit stains efficiently.
Cragin & Co in Philadelphia offers a seven card set in six colors with gold illustrating Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man. The collection is sent gratis to users of Dobbins' Electric Soap.
The treatment advocate states that applying cuarcoat flat on a cold burn relieves pain immediately. Leaving it in place for an hour reportedly makes a superficial burn seem nearly healed.
A historic note claims boiling white clothes with a teaspoonful of turpentine will aid the whitening process. The terse tip reflects old household practices and cleaning lore.
A weathered ad touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the surest safe cough remedy for rainy season colds. It notes a price of 25 cents and urges readers to use the product during the prevalent cold season.
Firemen from Engine Company No. 29 responded to a blaze at the Wells Tea Company at 201 Fulton Street. Dense smoke impeded interior attack, so compressed air streams were pushed through basement windows with poles. Two hours of effort exhausted the fire. damage estimated 20 to 25 thousand dollars and a million gallons of water ruined tea stock. The Wells Tea Company, tied to the American Tea Company, planned quick warehouse restoration with no delay to orders.
A colorful portrait of Mynheer Van Klaes of Rotterdam known as the King of Smokers. He lived to eighty one, enjoyed vast tobacco collections, drank ale and spirits, and arranged an eccentric funeral with pipes, tobacco, and ash scattering for mourners and locals alike.
Salem Post quotes a patient named Mr. Godfrey declared cured after doctors gave up. He attributes recovery to Hop Bitters, saying he was told to die ten days earlier. The piece notes public belief in the remedy and mentions a person named George.
An advertisement extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a cure to cleanse the stomach bowels and blood, claim it prevents most diseases and saves doctor bills. A physician with twenty years of practice endorses it as indispensable and uniquely effective in stimulating the liver and aiding digestion.
A Catholic priest from New Trier Dacota Co Minnesota writes to P Neustaedter & Co praising Dr Silsbee s Infallible Cure for Piles Anakesis. He states he used four beans with mixed results then by following the regimen he was cured after weeks two days. He plans to help others and sends two dollars while samples are mailed free from New York Box 3946.
A kidney trouble sufferer warned it would be his last dose before trying Kidney-Wort. The remedy cured him and he now urges others to use it for disordered urine.
Advertisement touts Vegetine as a safe and positive remedy for fever and ague with chills back pain and fatigue. It claims to purify the blood restore liver and kidney function regulate bowels and avoid harsh purgatives or poisons.
Vegetine is described as a harmonious plant based remedy not a bitter or narcotic. It claims gentle stomach effects and strong action on disease. The text asserts physician endorsements and positions Vegetine as a safe effective panacea for aged parents improving strength nerves and sleep.
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