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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1881
Page
2
The narrative portrays water scarcity on the Nile's edge and in the armored deserts. It describes water transport in goat skins and zinc barrels, heat, thirst, and the deadly risks of dry wells. It notes Arab practices, desert division, and the brutal 1875 journey under a blazing sun with extreme heat.
Practical tips describe stain removal using boiling water for tea and fruit stains and ink. Tomatoes allegedly lift ink from white cloth and hands. A teaspoon of turpentine with white clothes aids whitening. Boiled starch with spermaceti or salt or gum arabic improves gloss. Beeswax and salt clean irons and keep them smooth by rubbing hot with a wax rag, then salt-sprinkled cloth. Kerosene softens dried boots and makes tin kettles look new while cleaning varnished furniture.
An investigation in New York finds ergot in grasses fed to cattle during winter, notably June grass and whitetop, causing disease and death. The text urges soils rich in phosphoric acid and recommends phosphated feedstuffs, ground bone, or superphosphates to prevent livestock illness.
Poultry manure is the most valuable fertilizer on farms, rich in nitrogen and phosphorus from feed and droppings. It must be stored dry in small lots, mixed with dry materials to prevent fermentation, and applied carefully to soil to avoid harming seeds. Avoid exposure to rain and contact with lime or ashes which release ammonia.
Periodical ophthalmia or moon blindness in horses stems from constitutional factors or foul vapors in stables. It starts as a bluish cloud in the eye center, with thickening cornea and inflammation leading to temporary relief, then cataract and permanent blindness. treatment calls for removing causes, salt dosing, good feeding, less corn, bran and linseed, and eye strengthening with cold baths and zinc sulfate lotion.
The London Journal of Horticulture praises wrapping each grape with soft tissue, packing with bran, and compacting the mass to prevent damage during rail transport. It describes a careful method with folds, a top sheet, and copper wire closures for secure shipping. The Falkland Islands horses are broken by tying a raw‑hide halter to a post and starving them briefly, then breaking in once they yield to the halter, making them tame to ride with gentle rein pressure.
Scholar M Perisse argues it is likely ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians used steel or produced steel, though confirmation remains uncertain. The claim hinges on interpretations of early metallurgy without definitive artifacts.
Dr Brunton explains a safe poultice method using a hot linseed meal poultice placed in a flannel bag with two flannel barriers and extra padding to avoid burns. The heat diffuses gradually, providing notable relief from abdominal pain.
Simple candy ideas for safe homemade sweets. Chocolate caramels use milk molasses sugar grated chocolate and butter boiled to thick stage then cooled and cut. Coconut caramels mix coconut sugar flour egg whites bake quickly on buttered paper. White candy uses sugar water vinegar boiled without stirring until hard, pulled and flavored, then cooled for use.
This recipe outlines soaking the ham overnight then simmering in cold water for five hours. It instructs trimming blackened parts, boiling steadily, skimming, cooling, and reboiling to reabsorb juices. Finish by browning in the oven with cloves and a sugar crumb glaze.
The item jokes about avoiding quack remedies and promotes Hop Bitters as a cure for general dilapidation and comic diseases. It quips that they saved Isaac from a tripod fever, presenting a humorous, period voice.
Instructions describe methods to stop cramps in calves thighs arms and stomach. Techniques include pulling toes to shin, using a towel or cord above the cramped area, rubbing with bare hands or stimulants like camphor spirits or red pepper whisky, and applying mixtures of oils and tinctures around the stomach.
A vintage recipe lists two cups sugar and half cup butter with five egg whites beaten stiff. Stir in cold water, then three cups flour with one teaspoon soda and two cream of tartar, beat two minutes, flavor with almond and bake quickly, frost top.
Two ounces of butter and half a pint of milk with two eggs and lemon form a batter baked in small patty pans. Cream filling made from milk sugar and corn starch, with eggs and lemon or vanilla. Cabbage preparation notes for two quarts of raw cabbage with flour, egg, sour cream, pepper and salt.
A historical remedy list suggests hiccups may be relieved by cold water, snuff to trigger sneezes, holding breath, pressing the collar bones, or taking a teaspoon of dill seeds. reflects period folk practices.
The article prescribes a remedy of sal crust chalk and magnesia in warm water to ease heartburn caused by stomach acidity. It notes relief is temporary and the condition may recur until the stomach is strengthened. It warns against overindulgence in wine and excessive eating.
A Boston girl and a western speaker banter about spiritual truth and shade on joy. They joke about spare ribs and philosophers, with light digs at Pythagoras and the Stoics as the board of traders watches the playful dialogue.
Mr C W Purcell of National Stock Yards Chicago Illinois says he suffered six months with pain in his shoulder and arm. After using one bottle of St Jacob's Oil his pain was cured thoroughly.
A hungry tramp tried to enter a Winter Street yard but was repelled by a fierce guard dog. A ten year old on the veranda refused calls to calm the animal as the boy warned of police and a possible murder to alarm the street.
Two Lexington boys recently coaxed a parrot to speak into a telephone. The bird loudly repeated Polly wants a cracker causing the distant listener to clearly hear the phrase. The cage hung near the phone to place the parrot's head near the mouthpiece.
A man named Mr J Echter reports a five year rheumatism affliction and a two year leg sore the size of a silver dollar which resisted healing until using St Jacob's Oil. The remedy cured both the rheumatism and the sore.
Scrap of dialogue and riddles appears, with quirky lines about marriage rites, a wife finding her husband on a stable, a clothes line mystery, and a farmer’s horsehair remark. The text reads like a collage of humorous captions and brief witticisms from a local page.
At daybreak Joan Jones hears a noise in the cellar and investigates with his wife. The pair fear robbers or murderers, but return to learn the callers are only plumbers, leaving the family in quiet sobs.
An old tonic claim states Hop Bitters regulates the stomach and liver to restore natural action. The message urges using it as the remedy to prevent most ills across climates.
The piece reflects on stationary engineers remaining at posts after boiler explosions and notes a flood of notices supporting widows and children. It sketches sensational ads for Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy and includes abrupt, quippy lines about a duel and a crying Tommy with misheard dialogue.
The excerpt touts a preparation named VkGeTINE claiming to nourish strengthen purify the blood regulate bowels calm the nervous system and stimulate the whole body into action. It presents broad tonic benefits without details on usage or evidence.
A private in the Fifty Second Regiment named Patrick fell behind his squad during a run and sought cover behind a tree stump as enemy cavalry closed in. The scene depicts grave danger and reliance on improvised shelter during combat.
A humorous dialogue promotes Carboline deodorized petroleum hair renewer. Messrs. Kennedy & Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. claim thousands of bottles sold yearly since its invention as solid men admire beauty. The line includes a playful jab about buying cigars from a nephew.
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