Renovative methods for restoring worn farm lands and thinning fruit
The article urges farmers to prevent soil exhaustion through green manuring with clover and buckwheat or planting sheep to restore fertility. It notes sheep are undervalued, cites fence repair as a common barrier, and discusses fruit thinning to improve yields and reduce labor, with tips from horticultural society members on thinning strategies and specific varieties like Northern Spy and exhibition pears.
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Western New York Horticultural Society
W. C. Barry
E. Moody
Maj. Brooks
Mr. Vick
Grass or millet on sod land yields good crops
After hay harvest, turn sod flat and harrow in fertilizer. Sow one bushel per acre, firm with rolling. If seeded by mid July, a fair crop can be cut by mid September. Many farmers adopt this method annually.
Three Principles for Sound Farming and Roup Treatment
The piece lists three farming foundations: drainage to remove excess water, returning fertility via on-site manure, and weed destruction to protect soil nutrients. It also describes a roughed roupo treatment for fowl: open the beak, use a paper tube to deliver half a teaspoon of sulphur, and repeat over three applications.
Wool grower suggests salt and turpentine for ticks
An Otto wool grower recalls a flock master troubled by ticks and advises wetting salt with turpentine when salting sheep. He claims this method is effective without dipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto
A Cooper Boss Toasts Unlikely Wedding in Fremont
A Sunday night marriage in Fremont was interrupted by a quarrel between Mary the bride and former suitors. The bride’s father resolved the dispute by staging a playful capture of the rival lover in a hogshead and inviting the crowd to celebrate with thirteen kinds of refreshments. Mary says the match is a family boss time, choosing a cooper over a milkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Beaubien Street
Mary
Cooper
Domestic Home Made Breapy and Bread Making Guide
A two method home yeast-roe and bread recipe. The yeast-leaven uses hops water sugar salt flour and potatoes with a four day fermentation at 98 degrees then bottling. Bread dough combines seven pounds flour with warm water, kneading, rising five hours, dividing into four loaves, proofing, and baking one hour.
Prevention of Diphtheria Through Life and Health Laws
The author urges universal obedience to health laws to stop diphtheria and its spread. Emphasizes parental care of children, regular feeding, bathing, and restraint before maturity. Cites a Paris physician claiming 3,000 Parisian children died over 30 years from imprudent dressing and argues similar deaths occur from poor diet, dangerous candies, and indigestible foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Iam
Detective Camera On The Loose In London
A contrivance named Detective Camera was recently introduced in London. It resembles a box and can be disguised as a portmanteau or shoe box. The operator uses a pneumatic press to trigger the lens, capturing scenes without the subjects realizing they are photographed.
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London
Cooking by Electricity in Daily Life
The article notes electricity can both light and heat, with probable use as the main heat source for homes. It suggests electric power will heat, heat water, and cook meals during the day, while the same devices illuminate by night and run other tools such as coffee mills and sewing machines.
Almond Cookies From a Historic Recipe
A historic recipe outlines almond cookies made with two pounds of butter three pounds of sugar one pound almonds blanched and chopped two teaspoons cinnamon one teaspoon saleratus one cup boiling water one lemon and twelve eggs. The dough is kneaded with flour to a stiff consistency rolled cut into shapes and topped with almonds before baking.
Chocolate Pudding with Chocolate Topping
A dessert recipe instructs scalding a quart of milk with three ounces grated chocolate, cooling, and whisked yolks with a cup of sugar. Bake twenty five minutes, top with stiffly beaten egg whites, brown briefly, and serve very cold.
Telephone alarms awaken subscribers with morning calls
The Belgium Telephone Company announces arrangements for subscribers who leave word in the evening to be awakened at any hour the next morning by a powerful alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
England Tests Compressed Air Clocks For Metro Use
An English effort aims to test compressed air clocks recently introduced to Paris. Long illustrated descriptions appear in scientific journals and Paris exhibitions. Proposals include stations for the British metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Paris
Whiprep Potators and Bean Sarap Tips
Whip boiled potatoes to creamy lightness with butter milk pepper and a whisked egg white then reheat briefly in oven without coloring. Shell beans with thinly sliced boiled potatoes and beets dress with oil pepper salt and vinegar then garnish with watercress. Also notes on cleaning zincs with glycerine or creosote and glue cracking in heated rooms with calcium chloride addition.
Preventing chapped hands and soap storage tips
The text advises rubbing hands with powdered starch to prevent cold weather chapping. It adds that bar soap should be cut into square pieces and kept in a dry place, noting soap lasts longer after shrinking.
Food prep tips from an old kitchen guide
Wash and dry fish skin then cut and store in a box or paper bag to settle coffee. When sauce boils up the sides, flour or corn starch is done. Eggs absorb flavors from stored substances easily. For icing, dip the knife in cold water frequently.
Man reads will article and discovers he has nothing to will
A reader rattled by a moral about making wills learns the topic applies to him only to realize he has nothing to bequeath. The piece ends with relief as he recognizes his lack of possessions to wind up.
Statements Underused Yet Strong Endorsement From Dr. Louis Bock
Pittsburgh Catholic reports a promotional endorsement from Dr. Louis Bock and Son of Sheboygan Wisconsin praising St. Jacob's Oil. They note steady demand and patron satisfaction, calling it the best remedy tried and urging faith in the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bock & Son
Sheboygan
Wis
St. Jacob's
Hartshorn Joke Highlights Human Quirks and Social Scenes
A witty street encounter shows a consumptive man misidentifying hartshorn in a bottle and being corrected by a bystander. The piece then riffs on male vanity and consumption, noting men spend on bars, billiards, cigars, tobacco, boots, and beer while proudly sharing small comforts with wives.
St Jacobs Oil Relieves Sciatic Rheumatism in Westboro
Mr. M. F. Morse of Westboro Massachusetts reports that St Jacobs Oil relieved a severe sciatic rheumatism attack and proved an excellent remedy, according to a Boston Cultivator note.
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M. F. Morse
Westboro
Mass
St. Jacob’s
Madame X and the dress debt in a witty classroom exchange
Madame X asks for a new dress as a husband protests the frequency. The exchange leads to a humorous line about a coffin lid satin trim cost. A witty student corrects a professor on sight, prompting laughter about perception and metaphysics.
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Madame X
Harmless remedy Hop Bitters praised as cure all
An examination of claims for Hop Bitters as a universal cure and blood purifier. The piece notes testimonials from drinkers and physicians, contrasting it with a lighthearted dialogue about biliousness and a schoolmaster's arithmetic anecdote.
Kidney-Wort Promises Quick Relief Says Reader Advice
An old man laments ailments and exhaustion while a bright Ark man recommends Kidney-Wort as a cure for biliousness and constipation. The exchange portrays a consumer testimonial styled in a newspaper notice tone with a product plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lona Beancy
Gentleman's Clock and The Sheep Crime Parable
A farmer Mr Jones explains his clock only he understands it, saying at twelve it strikes two meaning twenty minutes to seven. A political economist pities a sheep thief and lectures that buying a sheep would avoid prison, urging simpler means.
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Mr. Jones
Care LINE Hair Restorer Promises Free Trial
An advertisement touts Care LINE as a deodorized petroleum extract that cures baldness. It claims to be recently improved and offered free for objections, presenting it as the best hair dressing available.
Snuff Coloured Man Quips During Arrest Scene
A lecturer quotes "We gain by others' failures" while a small, snuff colored suited man in the back protests. He claims he gains nothing from others' misfortunes as police remove him after noting the dozen failures this week and rough treatment he endured.
Stevens Vegetine testimonial from Barriere Maryland
Mrs. M EK Street of Gilmore Street testifies in Barriere Maryland on June 5, 1879 that after taking three bottles of Vegetine she was relieved from years of severe weakness and prostration. The letter is addressed to Mr Stevens and signed respectfully.
Skin Disease Cured in Baltrimore Letter
A Baltimore reader writes that six months ago pimples covered the face and body, and after using two bottles of Vegetine he was cured. He endorses Vegetine as a blood purifier and recommends it to others. The letter mentions dealer Lowenstein at 1088 South Caroline Street.
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Baltrimore
I AM CURED Chronicle of Vegetine Remedy Claim
I am cured. St Louis March 8 1879. 1320 Warren Street. I suffered chronic leg ulcers for five years. About three months ago I used Vegetine and was cured. I am never without Vegetine in the house. John Wagner. Mr. Wagner is an old German citizen of St Louis and I have sold him Vegetine. I H Vogt.
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St. Louis, Mo
Warren Street
Wagner
St. Loui
1. H. Vogt
Purify the Blood Patent Remedy Praised in Letter
Henry Lewis of Old Town Hotel writes from Baltimore on May 5 1879 praising Stevens Vegetine as the best medicine to purify the blood drive out impurities and remove skin eruptions including balls and purples. He recommends it to friends.
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BalTiMore
Stevens
Henry Lewis
Old Town Hotel
Curious health cures and social quips from a late 19th century column
A collage of medical quackery prompts and social jests. Tips tout Hop Bitters and Dr Lindsey as cures while promoting Lydia E Pinkham remedies. The piece mingles light humor about debt, manners, and schooling with brief jokes and a faux medical ad voice.
The Power of the Press and Kidney-Wort Hype
A sensational note extols Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy spreading through fifty million readers. The writer claims widespread acceptance from the pope to the Atlantic Pacific and urges readers to trust the tonic for all kidney liver and bowel ailments.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Anakesis Pile Remedy Promoted by W. W. Jones
Corronwood Kansas reports the introduction of Anakesis in the state on recommendation of tested users led by W. W. Jones. William Barton states it cured him permanently after trying all remedies. Free samples available from Anakesis Depot Box 3946 New York. Sold by druggists for one dollar per box.
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Corronwood
Chase Co
Kansas
W. W. Jones
William Barton
New York
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Pittsburgh Catholic
Hartshorn
Boston
Lowenstein
Caroline St
John Wagner
Lydia £. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Doctora
Lindsey
Lupia E. Pixkuam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Jonny
Louis
George
Andrew
Western Avenue
Lydia F. Pinkhamy
Chase County “Leader
St. Jacobs
A. Vogeler & CO
FP Timore
U. 8
qPean
Wells, Richardson & Co
Prop’s
Burlington
Novello
Ditson & CO
United States
Cummings
Pauer
Stainer
Randegger
Tours
Light and
R. M. McIntosh
Oliver Ditson & CO
KE. Ditson, & CO
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Wagner & CO
Chicago
Messrs. Morgan & Hgapty
Mutual Life Building
Fenty and
Chestnut Streets
Battle Creek
Michigan
Asg
Allery
Nichols, Shepard & CO
Battie Creek
Michigam
Ets
Hop
Antares Rcular
HOP Bitters Vra CO
Rochester, N
J.C. McCurdy & Ci
Gradencee
Valentine
Ros
Janceville,isconsin
Miniature Battery Co
Philad’a
Philad’a. P
Les
Allen's Prracy
First Avenue
N. Y
John
National Pubishing CO
Stn
G. & C. Merriam
Springfield
Radway
Sarsapariluian Resolvent
Rap Way
Radeway
Rapway
Rapwayr
Warren, Cor
Church St
Vision of
Cambridge
V. H. TirraNy
D.D
Phila
I. H. Hat
LL. B
Rost
A. F. Behauffir
D. D
Jon Peddie
C. H. Kimball
Philo
J. P. Newman
LL. D
Dr. Newman
Freeme
Morocco
Adress Hubbard Bros
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