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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1880
Page
4
The article urges fattening turkeys as summer ends, noting flocks returning from the woods with full crops. It recommends abundant, nutritious feed including boiled potatoes with meal, scraps from butchered animals, warm grain daily, and old Northern corn to maximize growth, flavor, and market value.
The article advises wide stalls six to ten feet, loose boxes for high value horses, and high quality oats hay with bran mash. It emphasizes horse conditioning through gradual daily exercise from eight to ten miles up to twenty, proper nutrition, and leg rubbing to build bone, muscle, and circulation, warning that sudden heavy work without preparation spoils valuable horses.
There is nothing more useful for stock health and comfort in winter than dry earth. It is abundant cheap and effective as an absorbent and disinfectant, unlike straw which offers little. Farmers should store pulverized dry earth in fall to keep stalls and sleeping areas clean and odor free, and to control vermin and manure loss. Musty grain should not be fed.
The notice highlights Hosteter’s Almanac published by Hostetter & Smith of Pittsburgh. It notes extensive production with modern machinery and a projected print run of at least seven million copies in multiple languages. Readership is urged to obtain the 1880 edition free from druggists and country dealers.
The article advises cleanliness and careful alignment for wounds, using adhesive plaster and paper soaked in gum water for sealing small cuts. For light bleeding, warm water or a wet cloth helps, while copious bleeding requires creosote dab and urgent medical aid. large wounds should be sewn and arteries suspected require tight binding and pressure.
To Maker Bantry Sugar. To every pound of sugar allow half a pint of water and half the white of an egg. Dissolve sugar in water over moderate heat, whisk in the egg, boil to clear syrup, strain, reboil like caramel until brittle, test in cold water, add lemon juice, pour onto an oiled marble slab, cut and twist into strips.
The article touts Hop Bitters as a marvelous cure for wasting illnesses and mysterious afflictions, claiming patients improve from the first dose and regain health and strength with continued use. It urges afflicted individuals to obtain Hop Bitters and promises relief without suffering.
The article notes a large amount of poisonous ivy in forests, causing severe skin irritation. It recommends Labarraque’s solution of chloride of soda for non broken skin applied three to four times daily, and diluted with water when skin is broken, also claiming efficacy for erysipelas burns and scalds.
A recipe using remnants of roast veal finely minced and fried with shallot in butter. Add flour, stock, chopped parsley pepper salt and nutmeg, heat gently, finish with lemon juice. Serve over bread fried in butter with poached eggs atop for a rich dish.
Advert describes rapid soap price increases and urges buyers to secure a year's supply of Dos-Bins Electric at the old price, calling it a judicious purchase.
The recipe instructs to boil half a pint of boiling water with one quart of white sugar for ten minutes, cool, stir until stiff, shape into balls, melt chocolate over steam, dip the balls, and set them on buttered paper to cool.
Take two clean chickens cut into pieces and stew in one quart of water with a half pint of milk a little salt and pepper and a quarter pound of butter. Add a pint of tender corn cut from the cob. When chicken is done thicken gravy with a tablespoon of flour mixed with cold water and serve in a deep dish.
D Nixon reports rapid hair growth after using Carboline sold by Kennedy & Co. in Perrouin Pennsylvania on January 5 1879. He notes noticeable growth and a visible pace of improvement.
A depot scene has a bemused traveler asking a conductor who runs the 5.35 train. The conductor seeks clarification asking which train and which route. The woman finally names the West and Buffalo route, pointing to a conductor nearby.
An evening republication declares hop bitters are not a beverage but a medicine with curative properties, building up a debilitated system and containing more hop strength than beer, sold by druggists in Rochester and prescribed by physicians.
A reader recalls attending service today and sharing a pleasant moment with a pious landlady who asks where they sat. The respondent awkwardly notes sitting on the outside, adding a touch of humor to the exchange.
The piece notes a shortage of pennies and urges contrived offerings to the collection box with a three cent piece or nothing, while a playful aside mocks peppermint and lozenges as wasted.
A traveler on a Nantucket visit asks if they play Pinafore but a local replies they instead play billiards, delivering a quip about island amusements.
A dog fancier notes a pug with a nose that turns playfully between its ears, drawing attention as a potential purchase. The remark illustrates the animal’s charming, frisky behavior and appeal to buyers.
The English Mechanic describes Jannin's cement a plastic binder using yellow oxide of lead massicot and glycerine. It sets quickly under gentle heat, resists pressure and heat, and suits fine engraving printing, lithographic and artistic reproductions while avoiding shrinkage.
An advertisement touts Brown's Bronchial Traches as a safe remedy for throat troubles with a worldwide reputation and claims no harm to the system.
Vendors claim Vegepine is the sole safe remedy for diseases arising from impure blood including scrofula and scrofulous humors as advised by leading physicians.
The passage suggests Jacob as the first Indian agent, citing the Bible where he declares, Lo, I have served thee many years, as a basis for this interpretation. The remark frames historical ties between biblical language and early agency service.
A playful line hints the Queen of Sheba’s remark refers to Solomon’s stature or wisdom, joking that half the story remains untold and implying the other half is the greater portion.
A voice recommends Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for minor troubles while noting Rottenstone should be washed to remove grit. Workmen wash the powder by stirring in water then letting it settle before draining the clear water into a glazed vessel. The fine precipitate is collected and the remainder washed.
A contemplative line notes that among divine marvels nothing delights angels more than a proud man’s astonishment at existence, highlighting the tension between human pride and sacred perspective.
A western writer laments censorship saying rejected communications corrupt manners and proclaims living in tyranny. The remark follows a claim of recent marriage chatter overheard in the exchange.
A fashion magazine item notes ulsters worn longer this winter and playful lines compare roses to promissory notes and knocker metaphors. The piece also covers charity, camp meetings, and a description of Dr. C Huter of Griefswald presenting Purkipje’s retinal circulation experiment with a lip-held microscope method for observing blood flow.
Denza notes two daily electricity maxima in Piedmont tied to sunrise and sunset with a mid day minimum. The annual peak occurs in February and the low in September. Electrometer readings rise during storms and fall in calm hot weather. Negative charges arise from distant storms or polar aurora. Anakesis claims a universal cure for piles, promoted by Dr. Silsper and sold by P. Neustaedter & Co.
An advertisement touts Hoofland's German Bitters as a remedy for health concerns. The copy promotes its use for vitality and wellbeing, urging readers to try the product.
An advertising blurb praises Lone Jack Cigarettes and Lone Jack Cigars, claiming they give pleasure and a clear head. It notes the tobacco is high quality and free from adulteration and urges readers to try them to believe the praise.
A dated cookbook-style note lists ingredients for a tumbler cake using two eggs one and a half tumblers of sugar half a tumbler of butter one tumbler of sour milk half a tumbler of molasses a tumbler of raisins three tumblers of flour one teaspoonful of soda and optional spice.
An old advertisement extols a nurse as a blessing to every family and urges all sensible nurses to recommend Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup as an effectual remedy for infant pains and ailments. The product is priced at 25 cents.
Caution advises delaying the use of freshly painted vehicles until the coat is fully hardened, to ensure economy and lasting finish.
A short regional note remarks that fragments of ice offer a simple relish when water supplies run low. Source observations credit cool morsels for quenching thirst and providing a placid, refreshing moment in hot weather.
A promotional note touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets as a powerful small vial remedy. It lists symptoms like sick headache dizziness head rush bad taste bilious attacks jaundice internal fever boils and nettle rash and asserts availability from druggists.
The ad urges early use of D D Jayne’s Expectorant to prevent lung irritation and inflammation from a severe cold. It claims prompt use helps avert consumption and relieves obstructing phlegm and inflamed parts, especially for affections of the root.
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