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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1881
Page
4
A writer describes making useful farm tools from old scythes with no outlay. Methods include a bill hook, drawing knife, paring knife, chopping knife, and their handles from cloth, leather, or wood. Any farmer can craft these during a rainy spell using worn scythes.
The guide explains age indicators for hens turkeys geese and ducks. It notes rough leg scales strong claws callosities on feet and thick combs mark olds while smooth leg scales tender claws soft bills and thin combs indicate younger birds. It also cites feather length beards wattles and skin texture as clues.
Nurserymen advise against buying large trees for profit. Large specimens lack fibrous roots, limiting movement and growth. A medium tree, well cared for, provides better results and fewer problems than a large one.
A Goop garden is praised as one of the best investments for a farmer providing pleasure and profit. It should be a broad well kept plot with long rows and frequent cultivation. Advice includes sowing sweet corn every two weeks for succession and using a homemade chicken feed mix of charcoal, bran, and table scraps moistened with water.
A Kyoto artisan named Zoroku is praised as Japan’s finest bronze worker and a master of silver and gold inlay. An aging craftsman studies each piece under horn spectacles, using slow heat, acetate of copper, and patient polishing to achieve green and russet patinas rivaling ancient Min period works.
Telegraphic dispatch indicates a Favre secondary battery was sent charged to Glasgow Scotland and tested with astonishing results by Sir William Thompson and others. Officials will await printed accounts from Glasgow physicists detailing what was observed before assessing merits of the apparatus.
The text notes the moon appears as large as the sun but is the smallest celestial body visible without a telescope, stating its diameter as 2164 miles. The phrasing reflects old scientific beliefs about lunar magnitude and dimensions.
The article compares moth deterrents and killers, noting that aromatic preservatives like camphor pepper and naphtha repel eggs but do not kill existing eggs or larvae. It says substances such as arsenic alum soaps shaving powder potash and salt kill eggs in early transformation and destroy larvae. Naphtha from coal tar is highlighted as a strong, health safe moth destroyer.
To boil first immerse the food in actual boiling water then reboil to the boiling point and boil five minutes. Boiling hard seals in juices and minerals while simmering after reboil finishes the dish. Keep covered to let condensing steam fall back. slow boiling is better than rapid. Do not boil meat hard or fast. it makes it tough and tasteless.
To make a bowlful of cream sauce, heat butter size of a small egg with powdered sugar until light cream. Set aside. In a tin saucepan, simmer a cup of water with a teaspoon of flour mixed in water until thin starch. Beat the butter mix and slowly blend hot flour sauce, avoiding foamy overflow. Flavor with wine, brandy, or vanilla. potato flour can substitute.
Directions for treating oak with a copperas and lye wash to renew color. Soak wood until saturated, dry, then oil to preserve hue for one to two years or longer with periodic reoiling. Apply with brush or cloth, gloves advised to avoid blistering.
To make clam soup boil three minutes a quart of clams with their liquor and a pint of water. Strain, remove chips, return the meat and liquor to the fire with parsley onion mace and thyme. Slowly cook half an hour then thicken with butter and flour, add hot milk, clam liquor, reserved soft clams, and season to serve.
Simple recipe for Hickory NoT cookies explains mixing sugar eggs melted butter milk cream of tartar and baking soda with chopped meats folded into dough. Steps emphasize easy preparation and child friendly outcome.
The passage advises adding salt to the cooking water for vegetables like asparagus. It claims salted water boils at a higher temperature, so a small amount of salt helps the asparagus cook faster and become more tender.
Wood boxes for butter or lard, covered with cambric or silk, form pretty work boxes. Small peach baskets, painted and lined in bright colors, are decorative and practical, offering the satisfaction of creating something from nothing.
A teaspoonful of black pepper added to the washing water prevents gray or buff linen from spotting. It also stops colors from running in black or colored cambrics and muslins, without injuring the water, leaving it as soft as before.
A recipe note advises omitting butter and lard from fried cake dough and substituting a cup of sweet milk to make the cakes light and nearly grease free. It also warns to keep the frying lard very hot for best results.
A lump of bread the size of a billiard ball tied in a linen bag is placed in the boiling pot with greens to absorb gases that cause a strong odor to rise. This simple technique aims to reduce unpleasant smells in the kitchen.
Instructions describe sewing a flannel bag with rows stitched from top to bottom an inch and a half apart to form a receptacle for each utensil. Boil the bag then keep it in a dry place to prevent rust.
A Galvestoria near death inspires a neighbor to reflect on the ill will between them. When told of the other man’s decline the speaker calmly notes he expected the dying man would head toward the end he anticipated. The exchange underscores old feuds and a grim humor about mortality.
A Galveston family avoids regular churchgoing yet makes the oldest boy attend every Sunday to keep up appearances. Last Sunday the father ordered the boy to dress for church and asked why he alone in the family has yet to be religious. The parent responded that the boy needed it most.
A Manistee Michigan druggist Mr A H Lyman notes many users claim St Jacob's Oil is the best rheumatic cure. A customer named Mr White says after trying all known remedies he was cured by St Jacob's Oil.
A contemporary asks if a man may belong to a brass band and keep Christian faith. It notes no barrier to membership but warns neighbors may suffer if the man practices cornet or trombone at home. An old man who kept sermon notes once read them to his minister and joked about fabricating a sentence to fit.
A comic exchange features a girl vowing boots to grow into and a mother warning she may walk to the grave. Elsewhere an elderly Miss Wallflower derides dances as stupid and a waste of time while Fogg quips about avoiding pointless hugging and waist of time.
Isaac L. Hart superintendent of Barnard Manufacturing Company testifies to using St. Jacob's Oil for a severe arm rheumatism case. He reports complete pain banishment after thorough trial and restoration of full arm function at No. 8 Ashton Street.
A humorous reminiscence notes a French naturalist’s praise for the wasp’s cunning, but recounts a park bench mishap when a gardener’s eweish weathered old bellwether knocks a man into a mud puddle. The item riffs on quack remedies and cocktail banter in a WW-like voice.
A Pittsburg physician joked a patient to try Hop Bitters for her illness. She took the remedy seriously and recovered, leaving the doctor amused yet displeased as he loses a paying patient to his own joke.
A string of social quips and comic exchanges unfolds among neighbors and spouses. A boastful insistence on truth clashes with a feigned report and blunt humor about marriage and propriety. A copying-clerk jokes about his position between stove and window at the French Interior Ministry.
A Boston Sunday Budget blurb promotes Kidney-Wort as a cure for constipation and kidney and liver disorders claiming it is the pure remedy. The ad notes liquid or dry forms and urges women to use the medicine for health and strength.
Letter from Bellevue Kentucky endorses Vegetine as a blood purifier and renovator. It claims the remedy cured a scabiform leg sore after other treatments failed, and praises its overall toning effect on the debilitated system. Henry Werthmeier, a local druggist, confirms the testimony.
Boston dated January 18 1877 a pastor endorses Vegetine calling it a great cleanser and purifier of the blood and noting physicians and apothecaries recommend it. The letter claims thousands speak of its healing benefits and restoration to health.
A boy at a fish market mistook a pile of lobsters for grasshoppers. He stared at the crustaceans and declared they were the largest grasshoppers he had ever seen. The humorous moment captures a child’s literal view of unfamiliar seafood.
The author urges readers to try Hop Bitters on merit, avoiding deceptive ads and promises its value will persuade people to prefer it over any other remedy. The piece emphasizes straightforward appeal and practical experience over sensationalism.
A collage of short items notes social quips on fanaticism and birthdays, a patent for baldness cure, a mule tail anecdote at a funeral, and medical products including Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound and Lindsey’s Blood Searcher. Also mentions a 500 gift to the Palestine Exploration Fund and an entomology tip with chloroform.
Messrs. Morgan and Headly announce a superb stock of extra fine diamonds and pest remedies. They present Rough on Rats and other products at low prices, claiming first quality stones and perfect color and shape. Located at Mutual Life Building, Tenth and Chestnut streets.
If affected by ague, keep liver bowels and kidneys in good condition to avoid attacks. The advertised remedy Kidney-Wort is claimed as the best preventative for all malarial diseases. See advertisement in another column.
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