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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1883
Page
4
A livestock journal article stresses careful cream tempering for butter. Heat distribution matters as different cream parts react to heat. Warm slowly before churning or rapidly raise temperature then let fall to reach proper consistency.
A Country Gentleman correspondent compares flat culture with hill culture on two four acre plots of identical soil. The flat method produced 250 bushels per acre versus 180 for hills, with less labor and similar quality, despite later maturation.
A Missouri sheep grower advocates breeding polled rams to reduce fighting and horn-related issues while noting easier shearing and larger, healthier stock after nine years of experience. The piece also covers drainage improvements, feed practices for calves and horses, poultry manure value, and cautions about eating foods in decay including canned meats and potential lead solder in preserves.
A fragment describes Ginger Crackers using sugar molasses butter cloves and ginger with a boiled soda mix to form dough and bake quickly. It also outlines an Italian Salad using seasonal vegetables and Tarragon vinegar with anchovies, plus shaved lettuce dried thoroughly before serving.
A recipe instruction describes tossing salad with a quarter pint of mayonnaise just before serving. It instructs garnishing with boiled beet-root strips, four hard boiled eggs quartered, and topping with stoned olives.
A method to keep oil cloth bright after washing involves kerosene on a flannel corner. For linen dusters, wash in lukewarm water with salt in the final rinse and starch added before ironing to prevent fading and set the finish.
A rusty sword found during demolition of an old St Augustine house reveals a duel from eighty years ago. Two officers argued over a lady at a grand ball hosted by a local Spanish gentleman, drew swords in the street, one died, the other fled, and a child later hid the weapon before the crime faded from memory.
A London offender is arrested for an unheard of crime, stealing baths. He planned burglaries in mansions with luxurious surroundings, entered homes, then enjoyed a thorough cleansing in the bath room before leaving without valuables.
The Lynchburg fire caused an estimated loss of 120000 pounds, with 200000 pounds of tobacco and 160000 pounds of leaf burned along with machinery and factories. Myers Bros. & Co. insured for 66500 pounds. Other items include land sale policy changes in Poids, fires in Paris Kentucky destroying several businesses, and wide flood and earthquake reports from Ohio and Rhode Island areas. Pugilist Jim Elliott killed in Chicago. Detroit’s Thomas W. Palmer chosen to succeed Ferry in the US Senate.
Foreign dispatches report alarm among Loughrea residents while Frank Byrne, wanted in Ireland, faced the public prosecutor in Paris and denied assassination. Paris radicals protest his arrest as Gladstone met President Grevy.
Senate approves conference reports on Fortification and Sundry Civil Appropriation bills. Pension increases for disabled veterans pass. House members decline tariff conference duty. McLane speaks for river and harbor bill. Dispute over Van Vorhis leads to censure vote failure.
The article surveys Japanese agriculture noting field farming, diverse crops from winter to summer, and extensive use of irrigation. It describes land tenure, low cultivation rates due to infrastructure, traditional tools like the mattock and hand threshing, and yields such as seventy bushels of rice per acre with multiple root and fertilizer practices.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt warns that counterfeit meats are unlikely but many foods can be imitated. It cites imitation butter and lard or oleomargarine treated cheeses, plus skimming milk, thickening with gelatine, olive butter, corn-starch, glucose, and flavoring as common tricks.
In a Virginia endorsement, Wm Claughton of Heathsville Northumberland Co claims St Jacobs Oil is unequaled for rheumatism and general pains, kept in his home for extensive use. A Tide Water Index note highlights a Brooklyn girl naming Jesus Christ Shakespeare and Napoleon as the world’s most talked about.
An 1888 reminiscence recalls Elder Mose Kite of Petersburg Bottom, a rugged frontiersman turned revival preacher who survived a major illness and injuries. He credits Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure with restoring his health, enabling him to preach again, and frames his recovery as Providential. The piece blends biographical memory with medical adverts and notes local publicity.
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