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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1880
Page
4
The essay argues that true taste favors natural graceful tree forms and condemns shaping evergreens into stiff cones or haycocks. It warns against arched railways and flower temple shapes, advises minimum pruning with a knife, favors natural climbers, and praises neat, simple grounds over displays of oddity or distortion.
The Sahara is described as a cultivated archipelago of oases with palm groves and fruit trees surrounding villages. Arabs Berbers and Jews populate the region, living in simple houses, trading caravans, and maintaining distinctive dress and customs in oasis towns along the Atlas descent.
The article explains soil, spacing, and cultivation steps to produce long straight horse radish roots. It emphasizes a cool damp but not waterlogged heavy soil, subsoiling, planting pieces deep, and allowing sprouts to form crowns. It notes profitability in market farming and advises routine replanting and weed control.
The article argues planting potato tubers in various sizes and cuts depends on soil moisture and timing. It favors cutting in most cases to reduce stalk numbers but warns late planting or very dry soil can make cut seed fail. Large seeds yield better results under favorable conditions. otherwise, use fair sized seed and plant deep to avoid surface drying.
The article argues for planting fruit trees on lawns and in gardens, noting the beauty of blossoms and the enjoyment of ripe fruit. It contrasts ornamental-only yards with fruit trees that brighten front yards and provide edible yields, suggesting continental practice where fallen fruit is shared as common property.
The article explains that iron filings and trimmings used in soil around fruit trees and plants enrich the soil. It emphasizes benefits for peach and pear trees, and notes coloring effects for colored flowers, boosting bloom and intensity in roses and related varieties.
WarkMTs saves feed, helping a farm reduce waste and support healthier livestock. The system streamlines daily feeding, minimizes spoilage, and contributes to better overall cattle and sheep well being on site.
The article explains cleaning ostrich feathers with a soap solution, rinsing hot, then coloring feathers blue with alum and indigo dye. It also recommends turpentine on paper or linen and cedar or sandalwood to protect clothes from moths, advising routine use a few times yearly.
Advertisements claim Hop Bitters dominate the market, supplanting other medicines. The Examiner and Chronicle notes the Hop plant’s virtues and praises the proprietors for crafting a highly effective tonic.
Instructions for making an omelet with three eggs milk flour batter pepper and salt. whites beaten separately stirred into warm buttered mixture, then poured into a hot pan and cooked until brown on the underside with folding.
Daily habit of opening all windows top and bottom to refresh air. Open bottom to bring fresh air in and expel stale air from the top. Sweep with tops and bottoms open to remove dirt. Scrub outside window sills and sockets with soap and water.
A recipe describes making croquettes from mashed potatoes one egg milk pepper salt bread crumbs and cracker dust. Potatoes are mashed dry then seasoned with salt pepper and yolk beaten with the hot mash. Shape on a floured board, dip in beaten white of egg and coat with bread crumb dust.
The article argues nervousness and other nerve disorders stem from poor blood, noting debility accompanies them. It recommends VrGe-TINE as a nerve medicine that improves blood condition and exerts control over the nervous system.
A humorous post office exchange has two women joking about doctors. They recount the old man’s ailments, prescriptions costing fifty cents, tongue checks, pulse counts, gin slings, chicken soup, and an exaggerated critique of medical visits. The scene implies shared household frictions and comic mistrust of physicians.
A novice euchre player holds both bowers and the king plus two aces as a tutor admires a "lovely hanu" and she coyly responds You may have it if you want it The exchange leaves a young man wondering if she proposed in a leap year and the mood lingers.
The article notes the soft silky look achieved by Carcoline the natural hair restorer and dressing now improved and perfected and widely remarked by witnesses. Sold by all dealers in drugs.
A Yankee ran to a pier as a steamer pulled away and leapt onto the deck. He landed on his head and lay stunned for minutes. When he revived, the boat was a quarter mile off and he exclaimed, Great Jehosaphat, what a jump.
A teacher asks a class to choose between three bags with two oranges each or two bags with three oranges each. All but one pupil respond secretly, while one boy prefers the three bags reasoning he could have more bags to bust.
Maine readers are urged by the Portland Argus to try Hop Bitters as a remedy for ague biliousness and kidney complaints. Advertisers claim strong praise and encourage fair trials to win enthusiastic support.
To make goop yeast boil two quarts of water with three pared potatoes cut up and a handful of fresh hops tied in a cloth. Boil until potatoes are tender, mash and return to water, then add one cup salt one cup white sugar and bring to a boil. When milk is warm add one cup of yeast and let rise in a moderately warm place. Fill a jug and set in the cellar.
A society journal awarded a poetry prize requiring twenty lines with no letter S. The Honorable Billy labored overnight using a finseed meal poultice and delivered a completed piece to Popsy who urged further tweaks. She suggests removing all other letters except oo.
A vintage recipe describes tapioca pudding using two eggs one quart milk one cup tapioca spices of nutmeg and cinnamon to taste sugar salt and butter. Soak tapioca in little water until tender then add to milk simmer one hour bake slowly until set.
A boy named Johnny asks if one million boys in the United States each have a chance to be president. His father suggests school, but Johnny decides a circus ticket is worth more, arguing he would forgo his presidential odds for entertainment.
A medical notice warns that neglect of coughs chest cold or sore throat can lead to serious lung disease. It cautions that imitation troches are injurious and that the genuine Brown's Bronchial Troches are sold only in boxes for relief.
A young man with a powerful voice asks Cherubini for career advice. He sings loudly and the master dryly suggests he is best fitted for auctioneering.
An 19th century style advertisement urges Dyspeptic and liver patients to try Simmons Liver Regulator. It promises relief from despondency and restored health and warns to buy only the genuine Zellin prepared product, featuring a white wrapper with a red Z. A Florida endorser praises the medicine highly, claiming life and health depend on it.
A simple preparation calls for mashing four anchovies in a mortar with parsley then simmering and mixing with two ounces of fresh butter. The blend is served with thin crisp toast and may use anchovy paste as a substitute.
A short home remedy suggests applying a small amount of ear-wax to the affected area to neutralize the sting from a goat or mosquito. The tip emphasizes local, practical care and uses common substances for relief.
Advert says Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup aids the better condition of babies and attracts attention as its influence in subduing babyhood diseases is recognized. Priced at 25 cents.
A quirky aphorism notes that a man’s gaze reveals whether he wants cash upfront for damages or will accept an indorsed note due in six months, using a plug hat ruins metaphor for negotiation.
A Boston man compelled a large flag to be hoisted from a street to a third story window at night, avoiding the crowd that enjoys such spectacles. The item notes odd happenings and various quips on business, medicine, and science in a collage of short notices.
Submarine earthquakes frequently trigger tidal waves even when weather seems calm, though strong waves can accompany them.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Kidney-Wort as a preventive remedy. It claims biliousness head heaviness foul mouth yellow eyes and kidney issues signal trouble and promotes taking doses early to avoid illness.
Free book on the liver its diseases and treatment including jaundice biliousness malaria and constipation. Offers treatises on torpid liver and liver complaints addressed to Dr Sanford 1 Broadway New York City N Y.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan promotes their Electro Voltaic Belts with a 30 day trial and speedy cures guarantee. They state they mean what they say and urge readers to write without delay.
Advertisement offers a free recipe said to cure youth errors nervous weakness and loss of manhood. Claims discovery by a missionary in South America and asks readers to send an 8 144 self addressed envelope to Rev Joseph J Inman Station D New York City.
The author argues wheat does not tilt and a stalk bears one perfect grain. experiments show 12 to 86 perfect grains per stalk. Professor Proctor notes American interest in scientific topics grows. Reports cite scarlet fever and other diseases spread by cats and dogs.
A child named Henry Thomas asks if his toes have eyes in Algiers. The piece contrasts a playful line with an advertisement claiming Dobins' Electric Soap, made by Cragin & Co. of Philadelphia, provides extra cleaning power, urging its trial as cost effective.
Fragments show a boastful claim on how dentists attract customers by displaying a huge fake tooth with long roots. The dialogue mentions a woman and a wart on a nose as a ruse to keep her away, illustrating a wary tone about deception in medical practice.
To clean lantern globes rub briskly with a soft cloth and dry ashes from grit. Dry ashes help remove soot and restore shine while avoiding moisture that could damage the glass. Regular polishing keeps lamps looking bright and functioning safely.
A domestic breakfast exchange questions if cream and glucose are in the coffee and the father confirms both items with a light family banter about oleo margarine.
A letter from Pittsburg, March 14 1879, praises Dr. R V Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Discovery for liver and uterine disorders. The writer says four doctors failed, but after four bottles of each medicine she recovered, thanking the inventor.
A weak tenor in Dublin sings freely prompting a god to ask Corney in the gallery what noise it is. Corney replies that the sound is gas whistling in the pipe, eliciting amusement.
A Cincinnati widow sues a physician for dismembering her husband’s body and not preserving the parts seeking $5,000 in damages. The jury rules that the loss of a husband already provides sufficient damages.
A Boston paper suggests a law requiring every engaged girl to wear a red bow at her throat. The idea is dismissed as ineffective, since any engaged girl would comply.
A catchy line hints at a summer hit likely to top charts this season. The phrase suggests a playful romantic theme with ice imagery and memorable chorus shaping early listener anticipation.
When mind and body feel out of sorts with cold extremities and a yellowish skin a disturbed liver is implied. The ad promises Dr. Jayne’s Sanative Pills will restore liver health and quickly relieve bilious distress.
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