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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1881
Page
4
An 19th century veterinary note explains how a horse’s small stomach traps gas after heavy work and suggests prompt treatment. It covers puncture risks, various oral and rectal medicines, stimulants, and walking. Advice includes ginger, peppermint oil, aqua ammonia, nux vomica, laudanum, and gentian, plus injections and dosing for recovery.
Gypsum supplement of lime is not a strict fertilizer yet acts on plants and soil. It attracts atmospheric ammonia to growing clover and grasses, fixing it in vegetation and later aiding soil fertility. Effects vary by location. two to three inches of growth and heavy dew help uptake. One bushel per acre suffices. benefits appear in weeks. It also benefits garden vegetables and vines and may deter pests when dusted.
A French paper reports an experiment where a cow milked three times daily for eleven days produced 170 quarts, while the same number of days with two daily milkings yielded 146 quarts. Butter globule content was more than one seventh higher in the first case.
Directions specify a teaspoon of copperas per six months or older worm infestations. For younger animals use half the dose. Administer by mixing with mush made from chopped grain.
Prof E Wool ney notes soil heaped around plants dries faster than level soil, causing a hotter, lighter earth at Curigaday. He explains the piled earth heats and dries more rapidly, altering temperature around the roots.
Dr. M Hipp notes the success of electric clocks and their fit for railroads, post offices, and telegraphic offices. He predicts that within years every important town will have its time regulated by electricity, similar to gas illumination for lighting at night.
Professor Quincke shows that volume changes in solids and liquids under electrical influence are not heat driven. The researcher notes contraction in fatty oils and electricity reducing the elasticity of flint and German gas while increasing the elasticity of mica and gutta percha.
Detailed domestic recipe explains mixing flour and butter with cold water to form a stiff dough. The process includes rolling folding and chilling, dividing into sheets, layering with butter, and forming notches for edges. Bake until set with careful oven heat and no air. Consume the paste the same day.
Frreecace curtains vary in width and length, with fuller worsted borders. For stamped velveteen, three quarters to one yard of fabric suits mantels of differing sizes. Dark blue with gold trim is suggested for a handsome border. Mantel shelves are now a single piece with ends shaped by seams. Fringe has faded, borders may be hemmed or corded. Chenille cord or chenille around shades often outshines silk cords on velvet.
A 120 grammes per liter salt solution sinks new eggs but allows aging eggs to swim. An egg laid that day sinks to the bottom, three days old swims in the solution, and more than three days old rises to the surface.
The advice explains washing the face with two thirds full fresh soft water, then using soap on hands to rub the face, rinsing, and drying with a thick soft towel. It notes pure soaps do not irritate skin, with castite curd glycerine and other neutral soaps recommended while medicated or perfumed soaps are discouraged.
A recipe describes flavoring to enhance smoking materials by grinding tongue beans cinnamon and alum with lovage juice then diluting with water and drying the tobacco to produce a stronger aroma.
Take the blade bone from the shoulder of lamb and fill the cavity with force meat then sew it up. Brown fat bacon and onions in a pan with savory herbs and stock then add the lamb and simmer gently for just over two hours. Glaze and serve with peas stewed cucumbers or sorrel sauce.
A historical cleaning tip advises placing a soiled shawl in a large bowl, covering with half a teacup of flour, rubbing as if wishing, then shaking out the flour. If still dirty, repeat with fresh flour. Clean shawls retain a new look while threads remain intact.
A humorous tale recounts two safe agents describing customers who bought safes in New York and Philadelphia. In the stories a bantam rooster crowed after a fire and a dog remained frozen, illustrating quirky anecdotes about safe ownership and luck.
A Philadelphia Ledger report cites George Graham, noted politician and journalist with the Philadelphia Sunday Writer, claiming cure of rheumatism by St Jacob s Oil. He states the remedy is worth its weight in gold to those afflicted, referencing wartime onset.
A high-toned young man with a fine moustache and plaid clothes storms into a tobacconist, offers a half dollar, and requests a superior cigar. The shopkeeper accepts the coin but cannot make change, offering another cigar to settle the balance. The gentleman leaves without a purchase.
Bluffton Indiana resident Mr Andrew Ulmer reports thorough testing of St Jacob's Wil and says it has no equal for rheumatism and neuralgia, asserting it offers the best relief and comfort.
A minister asks a neighbor for aid for foreign missions. the neighbor refuses, citing care only for those around him. The minister probes who counts as neighbors and land ownership, revealing he owns five hundred acres. The dialogue shifts to who benefits, highlighting a paradox about whose needs count beyond local borders.
A humorous note suggests a crying baby at a married friend’s house can deter marriage by keeping a man awake for hours. The ad-like line promotes Hop Bitters as a cure for cross and crying babies and ends with a playful warning to young men.
Guidance advises rubbing lips with glycerine or honey before air exposure and warns against kissing lips of unhealthy persons or sharing towels and cups to avoid disease.
A brief note describes dissolving gum in nut oil then adding gum until the oil is saturated, boiling gently, and thinning with turpentine for ground coating and white japaning. The coating hardens slowly but is durable.
Household recipe describes melting butter, stirring in flour, adding milk and water with salt pepper and mace. Flavor with lemon, add shad pieces to sauce and simmer thirty minutes. Steam new potatoes alongside the dish.
Galveston social scene features Mrs McSpillkins who is hard of hearing and ill with a cold. During a gathering Colonel Smith jokes about the baby while the lady remarks she anticipates his own. The exchange ends with the colonel ceasing visits.
Washington D C March 12 1877 H R Stevens endorses Vegetine as an effective remedy for nervousness sleepless nights and female weakness. The testimonial claims rapid relief after several doses improving sleep appetite and overall health and asserts Vegetine cures various ailments by invigorating the system and regulating secretive organs.
A merchant, relying on credit, hired a clerk to collect debts. The clerk admitted taking money from those owing the merchant but kept it for himself. When questioned, he confessed to receiving funds but claimed he could not hand them over.
The piece argues medical fees reach $3 per visit and over $1,000 yearly for care, praising Hop Bitters as a cure. It mentions a Brervin butcher writing a five act comedy to be staged soon, with the author staking reputation on success and an actress in a provocative role. Admission for premium seats is priced at four quarters.
A collage of quips and product pitches appears, citing a preacher's tale about a child and Heaven, then touting Carboline as a refined hair restorer. Odd medical claims follow for Vegetine and Lupia E. Pinkaam’s Vegetable Compound, with a financial risk question about life insurance and a runaway schoolmarm anecdote.
M Treve notes brighter lamp flames and sharper upright posts seen through vertical slits while horizontal slits better reveal houses landscapes and celestial disks. Photographs show definition depends on light passing through horizontal or vertical openings. Belgium Telephone Company enables subscribers to be awakened next morning by a powerful alarm. Dr Reigier notes rain water drainage along tree trunks varies by species.
Restore energy with Kidney-Wort advertised as a kidney liver and bowel tonic. Available in dry or liquid forms, claimed to renew natural life and strength for the weary body.
Floral decorations in pots or baskets should sit where they receive abundant light and sun. Do not place near stoves or registers. If light comes from one side, turn the basket daily.
A home remedy suggests scraping brown Windsor soap into powder and mixing one ounce each of eau de Cologne and lemon juice to form cakes. The mixture is claimed to remove tan prevent chapping and soften the skin.
An exchange questions the meaning of midnight in fatal self harm. The note asks surgeons to explain where a person’s midnight might be located, highlighting confusion about the term in a medical context.
A lecturer explains how a lobster sheds its shell when outgrown. He asks what one does with old clothes and a little girl replies that they let out the tucks rather than cast them aside. The exchange highlights clever, practical growth ideas.
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