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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1882
Page
4
The article urges precise lime use in farming, noting soils contain lime and proper slacking, drying, and pulverizing maximize benefits. It warns against careless slacking and applying hard lumps, explaining that fine lime percolates through soil, improving uptake by clover, peas, beans, and potatoes, with rain dissolving plaster to supply lime.
The dairyman should plant a forage crop to cover expected pasture shortfall around July. A mix of oats barley and peas, one third each, seeded at three bushels per acre after manure incorporation, yields hay if not needed for pasture and provides a heavy second crop when cut early. Canada peas preferred but marrowfat or advancer work well.
Experiments show cutting half the roots of apple trees and reworking the root circle boosts fruiting over years. Best done late August to early September with leaves on. Also notes on insect control, pruning, and tree spacing to avoid crop loss. Voelcker cites dairy feeding improving milk quickly and favors soiling over pasturing.
A New Jersey farmer says applying eight bushels per acre of salt to land badly infested with white grubs allowed him to raise good corn crops for three consecutive years, which was not possible before the treatment.
Ir 16 reports that 11 million bushels of corn are estimated to be consumed this year by the various glucose manufactories across the United States.
A Lewiston flour dealer presented three slices of bread made from the same flour to show distinct colors and textures. One slice resembled Graham, another looked nearly white, and the third was pure white and spongey. The baker claimed differences arose from the women bakers and flour cost, underscoring bread making as a still-mysterious craft.
Clean two pounds of eels cut in two inch pieces boil with salt onion and vinegar. Dust with flour fry brown then simmer with herbs and boiling water. Peel onions brown with butter and sugar then add to the matelette. Finish with wine and serve croutons.
A Paris journal cautions housekeepers to skip feather dusters and use a wet cloth. It warns that dust can release spores germs and germs while the duster merely stirs particles into the air. Damp cloths better trap dangerous particles and reduce disease risk.
The procedure explains making rhubarb jelly by washing peeling and cutting rhubarb then mixing with three pounds of sugar per pound of fruit. Boil ten minutes then strain into a preserving pan and boil until it coats a spoon. Test by a plate drop to check setting.
For repairing valuable glass objects use chrome cement. It is five parts gelatine to one part solution of chromate of lime. Apply to broken edges press together and expose to sunlight to harden. the compound becomes insoluble even in boiling water.
Mince a quarter pound of cooked ham with anchovy, cayenne, and mace. Beat two eggs and mix with the ham. Stir in enough milk to keep moist. Heat through and serve on small rounds of toast or fried bread.
The article advises bathing affected skin with spirits of nitre as an antidote to ivy poison. If blisters are broken to let nitre penetrate, one application suffices. surface treatment three to four times daily usually leaves no poison by the next morning.
A simple method to poach eggs uses boiling water in muffin tins placed on a hot stove. Break eggs into each tin, cook two to three minutes, then lift with a small strainer. Serve with butter pepper and salt.
A technical note explains breaking glass by files to form a notch then heating a thin iron rod to trace a crack along the line until the glass breaks. The method outlines starting at the notch and drawing the hot rod to propagate a fracture for easy breakage.
A recipe instructs to dissolve six sheets of isinglass in cold water then add boiling water lemon juice and rind sugar and white wine. It also describes dipping lame steak in egg and breadcrumbs and frying until brown for breakfast variety served with baked sweet potatoes coffee and buttered toast or corn muffins to start the day with courage.
A historical washer offers a method for Calicos using wheat bran in a bag boiled with water. Take half the water to wash fabrics, no soap needed. This cleanses without fading and stiffens without starch. ironing on the wrong side freshens the appearance.
The article explains a simple method to fix a cracked stove using equal parts wood ashes and salt mixed into a paste with cold water. The paste is applied into the cracks and left to dry when the stove is cool, then it hardens.
Two ounces each raspberry and red currant jam are mixed with sifted leaf sugar and the whites of two eggs then heated for three quarters of an hour. The resulting mixture is a well known Scottish delicacy served as a sweet.
A intoxicated man approaches a sober passerby on Central Street and questions if the man is a professional. He jokes about a Methodist clergyman being a “masher” of the baseball nine, insisting the season is longer, while bystanders watch.
A kidney troubled man vowed to try Kidney Wort as his last dose but recovered and now recommends the remedy to all. The product claims to cure kidney liver and stomach derangements by removing the cause with liquid or dry form equally effective per Am Cultivator.
A colored woman, Mrs Simpson, buys a Gainsborough and visits Mrs Fennel. She brags about airs while noting scarce money from $20 bills in a drawer. Mrs Fennel scolds about a child tearing up a $1,000 bill, and Mrs Simpson leaves with a failed hat.
Dr J. J. Bascox commends Hop Bitters as highly effective and pure, noting they have held a top rank since introduction and remain the most sought after among patent medicines. He states he will continue recommending them as long as their reputation endures.
A moonlit stroll sets a tender mood as Rosalind and Albert share a quiet, intimate moment. The pair tread a serene path, exchange restrained words, and hints of deep feeling surface while the night remains calm and cool. The scene ends with a wary, teasing exchange.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier prepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue Lynn Massachusetts. Price one dollar. Six bottles five dollars. Available by mail as pills or lozenges each box one dollar. Mrs Pinkham answers inquiries. Enclose three cent stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention this paper.
The valet Tsay John, overwhelmed by his wife’s loss, drinks heavily to cope. The master questions the extent of his sorrow as the man tearfully pleads for understanding and asks how long his despair will last, insisting he cannot fish for relief.
An Austin column endorses Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard as best tonic for dyspepsia indigestion low spirits and debility and preventive for fevers. A separate exchange jokes about Milton Paradise Lost with a quip on lost books and rewards.
A February 1 1882 advertisement from Mind and Body Port Byron New York features a testimonial praising H H Warner Co Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The writer claims long term kidney and bladder suffering ended along with mental distress after using the remedy.
A small boy discovers a bee on his hand and is stung. He tells his mother he did not mind the bee walking over him but dislikes the moment it sits down on him.
Mr Hirant Maxim outlines an automatic extinguisher using a heated circuit that triggers water discharge through electrically opened cocks. The system floods flames with high pressure water via a network of pipes activated by current.
M Dufour recently addressed the Helvetic Society of Natural Sciences with a proof that the Earth is spherical. He argued that in calm weather the lake reflections of distant objects distort exactly as predicted by calculations using the earth’s figure.
The Providence Gazette reports growing demand for Vegetine from Boston proprietor N R Stevens. It notes widespread adoption, cures in wealthy families, abundant testimonials, and expanding sales internationally, with Stevens sending orders to distant foreign lands.
An 19th century advertisement touts Yellers Liver Pills as a cure for headache dyspepsia biliousness and constipation. The copy promises rapid relief with a price of 25 cents per box.
An Irish emigrant at Castle Garden tells his companion Pat of the long voyage from Ireland, noting that they left in May and found themselves crossing a raging sea ten days later, yet now face December. The dialogue underscores the delayed passage and harshness of the voyage.
A distressed manufacturer, after spending $9,000 on his bay, complains that a rival escaped education’s advantages. He notes the other went on vacation while his own factory sent 50,000 patent improved snow shovels to America.
Dear Dr. Prerog I wrote you that I believed I had cancer A lump the size of a walnut was on my breast for four months I began using your Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pellets in June and the lump disappeared Yours gratefully Mrs R K Clark Irvington Michigan
A satirical letter critiques Henry Ward Beecher's anti Chinese bill stance with a quip about misreading the congressional record as livestock. The missive also quotes testimonials touting a favorite medicine and a rural scene where a man explains beating a boy as charity due to absent parental discipline.
An aged ad extols Dr Pierce's Pellets as painless little liver pills for headaches sour stomach and cleansing the bowels priced 25 cents a vial A Bowdoin College student asks Prof Parker Cleaveland about newer anatomy works and the professor quips that few new bones have been added in ten years.
A Pioneer Press reader hails Hop Bitters for curing his wife after two months use and praises humbugging. A New York man demands a seat from a hat owner in a crowded car, and the owner retorts with sharp humor about hoggish behavior.
A letter from Illinois to relatives touts Kidney-Wort as a cure for a long illness allowing a Westward family to resume all work. The ad ends with a moral quip about a boy’s Bible question and his father’s startled escape.
A young lady named Carrie seeks Carboline to tame her hair while teasing remarks about her pug provoke Charley to mock her appearance. Carrie defends the dog saying he makes her look handsome when she chooses.
An assorted ad page touts patent medicines for urinary issues and nervous disorders, including Buchupaiba and Lindsy’s Blood Searcher, with price lines and distributor hints. It also mentions garden advice, orchard grass, and moralized notes on Gothic handwriting.
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