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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1881
Page
4
The article explains that sour or ropy milk and specks in butter stem from cow health and blood acidity. It recommends Glauber or Epsom salts with a follow up of hyposulphite of soda for two weeks to relieve acidity, plus practical notes on milk handling and improper churn management.
Prof. Roberts of Cornell University highlights England’s success in bigger crops. He warns against buying costly commercial manures while soil already contains ample plant food. He urges modest field work and prudent use of brain and muscle to unlock nature’s storehouse.
The article argues country life offers purer air due to abundant plant life and ozone. It suggests urban homeowners plant climbers like honeysuckle, wisteria, roses, and maintain soil by removing old sand and adding fresh earth. It notes tenants often neglect property but urges care for healthier surroundings and inviting views.
This article explains the process of preparing tobacco plants for handling by placing hanging leaves in ranks before stripping. It notes the need for leaves to be adequately damp and pliable, explains risks of overly dry tobacco, and describes artificial dampening with warm water to ready plants for removal from barns.
In response to a music committee advertisement for an organist and music teacher, a candidate offers services after resigning organist position. The letter notes prior experience as both organist and music teacher and presents willingness to serve.
The remark recalls Fogg’s comment that his wife’s death left him in pieces but he was soon repaired. This compact quotation highlights a blunt, stoic response to grief and resilience in adversity.
Prepare croustades by coring bread cylinders, frying to a golden color, then filling with a mince of roast or boiled chicken, ham or tongue, and mushroom. Mix butter flour stock and seasonings, add lemony egg yolk, heat, fill, top with mushroom, bake until hot and ready to serve.
Instructions describe lining a mould with jelly, arranging layers of parsley egg slices lemon, and alternating jelly and chicken. Chill and set in a cold window, then unmould by briefly dipping the mould in boiling water and turning onto a serving dish.
A Washington DC clergyman endorses Hop Bitters, calling it meritorious and widely trusted by physicians. He asserts it benefits his family and friends and vows to keep using the remedy. The letter defends praising effective medicines while condemning untrustworthy tonics.
A recipe describes a pudding with breadcrumbs milk sugar egg yolks lemon rind and butter baked to finish. Whipped egg whites with sugar and lemon juice are spread on top with jam or jelly and browned lightly before serving with cream.
Advertises seven Shakespearean card designs offered gratis with a grocer purchase of seven bars of Dobbins Electric Soap. Readers must show grocer receipt proving seven bars bought to receive the seven cards by mail. Cards marketed as high art, old background, in six colors. Cragin & Co. Philadelphia invites applications and notes ladies may pay 25 cents to receive cards without buying soap.
In a vivid scene aboard the Lucy Ann the second mate issues a casual remark as the ship clears the East River in the eight bells of the watch. The captain’s clock and a witty exchange about New York harbor punctuate the voyage before the ferry fades from view.
A railroad official from Chicago testifies that Hop Bitters cured a young man of an insatiable thirst for liquor, stopped the burning craving and stabilized nerves, and kept him sober for over two years. He cites multiple others similarly helped.
A reader describes a wool bed mattress made from washed and carded wool weighing about thirty five pounds, sewn in bed ticking. The wool mattress lasts over twenty years with soft comfort, suited for summer use, and can be topped with a light feather bed in cold weather. wool remains a low cost, lasting bedding material.
A New York umbrella repairman observes women damage umbrellas by rubbing them on clothes while walking and placing them on seats in cars or omnibuses during fare payments. He cites many weekly cases and notes crape dresses wear silk umbrellas like a file.
A dialogue follows John solving a math riddle about a cat escaping a sixty foot well as days pass with gain and loss. The narrator notes John’s clever but cramped slate work. A second fragment comments on ancient Egypt mummies and the use of closed umbrellas in antiquity.
Morbid blood conditions like salt rheum ring-worm boils carbuncles sores ulcers and pimples are said to improve with VEGETINE a reputed blood purifier. It is promoted as having no equal and wonderful effects in cleansing the blood.
A Texas pastor endorses St Jacob's Oil praising its relief for pains and neuralgia. The piece also shares quips about Jeffrey, a weighty joke from a passenger, and a remark by Prof Rosepax on Arab views of marriage. It closes noting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound curing bedridden women.
If the dish lacks appeal, cover a common yellow dish with a napkin folded like a half handkerchief. Pin it around the dish, tuck the corners, fold under the dish, and place on a plate. Smoothly arrange the napkin so it just reaches the edge of the dish.
A discussion on advertising methods notes that readers accept familiar quotes or topical references only if the ad offers genuine merit and respect. It cites Dr Bull’s products as examples of overfamiliar tactics that draw rebuke. A pastor’s pulpit allusion to the syrup illustrates how beloved remedies gain sway.
An old gentleman asks for plane tree wood and timber merchants offer fine stock. They discuss whether he wants plank or log and the old man, unsure, requests material suitable for a fiddle bridge.
James Butler clerk reports Old German Remedy St Jacob's Oil has cured several injured workers at Roxbury Carpet Co in Boston Mass. Eight hundred hands employed. Factory workers call it a success after each use.
The excerpt contrasts life lessons observed in everyday scenes. It notes that dogs do not get drunk in gin shops while men may, and mocks fashion minds showing off while others avoid excess. A Ithaca girl summarizes an elephant as "that thing what picks up with his nose."
A national shoemakers convention was held out West on the last day of the year. Amid the event a sign reading Beware of Dog was noted, prompting readers to proceed with caution.
A Sun advertorial extols Anakesis by Dr Silsbee as a 40 year refined cure for piles claiming instant pain relief and tumor reduction. It urges sufferers to request a free sample of Apstesie from P Newstaedter & Co New York and links general health to kidney and liver vigor via Kidney-Wort.
An advertisement touts Carbolinte as a superior petroleum hair renewer backed by testimonials from leading citizens. It claims buyers should not be blind to its benefits while noting the Knickerbocker Ice Company president predicts no ice price reduction due to high hay costs.
Describes a method to make Yorkshire pudding to serve with roast beef. Mix three tablespoonfuls of flour into one pint of milk add three eggs and a pinch of salt. Bake in a shallow tin for about ten minutes then place under the roasting beef. After roasting, rest five minutes in the oven and serve with the meat.
A recipe for lemon syrup uses juice from twelve lemons with grated rind of six, steeped overnight, then combined with six pounds of white sugar to make a thick syrup. After cooling, juice straining and oil from rind are added for flavor. a tablespoon in water makes a refreshing drink.
The passage notes writers often stumble choosing between that which who and which. It remarks that relatives, or clauses, can complicate sentence structure and affect clarity. The tone suggests practical guidance on punctuation and pronoun use without dramatizing the issue.
Directions for a green pea soup using one peck of peas water and seasonings. Boil mash and strain peas then simmer with pork onion parsley and thyme until tender. Reserve some peas to add whole and adjust liquid with three quarts of water per peck of peas.
A brief comic note describes a drinking man who spends one year in fifteen wiping his mouth, turning the last fifteen years into a running tally of wipes and missed moments.
A short, pointed phrase arguing removal of a Chinese firecracker seen as useless and harmful. The remark emphasizes urgency and negates any value in keeping the item.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs colds and throat troubles urging everyone to take it in a moist climate where such illnesses are common.
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