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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1881
Page
4
A discussion on washing versus not washing butter to remove buttermilk and sugar. Washing speeds removal of liquids, enhances keeping quality with pure butter flavor, and changes taste compared to unwashed butter.
The procession warns fowls suffer from sudden weather changes more than heat or cold. Provide warm dry quarters and indoor days for months, use sand ash box with sulphur, and ensure ventilation to avoid fatal draughts.
A farmer should keep only superior cows as inferior stock yields poor milk and butter. The argument compares livestock value to fashion in goods, urging that thriving farmers avoid low quality stock to ensure profitable yields.
A London household by Mr. Sassoon has an engineered lift to access a twenty-horse stable on the roof of a private Belgrave Square mansion. The arrangement saves space and avoids stable odor, with horses seemingly unaware of their ascent behind closed lift shutters.
Farmers are advised by the Scientific American to remove stumps by drilling a central 1 to 2 inch hole about 18 inches deep. Fill with saltpetre, seal, then in spring pour kerosene, ignite, and let the stump smoulder to ashes without a blaze reaching the roots.
Years ago a farmer kept a useless horse in a pasture with only lime kiln basin water for drinking. The horse, exposed to lime water in the basin for weeks, recovered from heaves and regained health after being left in the field.
To relieve a choked ox or cow the journal advises giving one half pint melted hogs lard and exercising the animal. The remedy works quickly as the obstruction passes with coughing and swallowing. Use a warm card in a junk bottle and raise the animal’s head for easier drainage. It is described as the surest and safest remedy when applied promptly.
The text explains that soaked harness dries hard unless dressed while damp with a non drying oil. It advises wiping the harness with a sponge then a cloth, applying the oil thoroughly, and using a waterproof dressing after washing. It also notes boiled apples and meat are good for fattening hogs.
The text explains that freezing potatoes doubles sugar content while starch decreases and some protein shifts from coagulated to soluble form. It states that rotting reduces nitrogeneous constituents by half and eliminates all sugar.
Instructions for storing ice in a family pantry with seven to eight tons for summer use. Key steps include a ten inch bed of sawdust on a narrow plank floor, a solid square ice pile surrounded by compacted sawdust, a top ten inch layer of sawdust, and continuous ventilation with wide openings to prevent melting. A test showed proper ventilation kept ice from settling.
The Rt Rev Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland Ohio and others including Chas S Strickland of Boston Capt Paul Boyton Prof C O Duplessis Wm H Wareing Hon Thomas L James Stacey Hill testify to the remedial effects of St Jacob's Oil. They praise its efficacy in unqualified terms.
This recipe describes turning game remnants into a clear soup. It instructs simmering with onion carrot and spices, then adding raw beef or liver, straining, and repeating clarifying if needed. A splash of sherry may be added before final clarification.
Parents are advised to keep a home remedy for croup. Apply lard on a flannel cloth, dust with yellow snuff, place over the chest, cover with another flannel, and wear as a chest wrap. Effective for both children and adults with chest tightness or lung congestion.
Carefully squeeze the lace in a lather of ordinary soap and warm water keeping it folded flat. Rinse until clean then place folded lace in a towel and squeeze dry. Lay flat to dry on white paper pulling out points and edges. If stiffness is desired add a lump of sugar to the water.
Boil one pint pearl barley in one quart stock until pulpy then add enough stock to form a cream like puree. Return to heat stir in a beaten egg yolk with a gill of cream off the fire then add half a pat butter and serve with fried bread dice in butter.
A recipe describes partially freezing rich vanilla cream then folding in finely chopped candied fruits such as cherries currants and citron. It is molded in salt and ice and can be served with whipped cream.
Melt butter in a saucepan then add a little white stock or water. Stir in grated nutmeg and finely powdered sweet herbs. Add mushrooms and simmer eight to ten minutes. Off the heat, whisk in one or two eggs with lemon juice and strain.
A letter from Carl Siegmund of Col. Congress and Washington Streets reports his daughter aged years suffered crippling rheumatism. After exhausting physicians and medicines, St Jacob's Oil cured her, bringing the happiest result.
A traditional mince meat mix uses two pounds of boiled beef, three pounds of suet, four pounds of apples, three pounds of currants, two pounds of raisins, fourteen pounds of sugar, juice of three lemons with grated peel, and spices including mace, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg to taste. Add one pint of white wine, a quarter pint of port, and a quarter pint of brandy, which may be omitted or substituted with sweet cider.
A Parisian fashion note describes brown tulle ball gowns trimmed with pink roses and buds. A simple kitchen recipe lists one pound flour one pound sugar half pound butter six eggs milk soda and cream of tartar with nutmeg.
Advertisement notes peak chilly March and November as hardest months for lung sufferers. Recommends keeping Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup on hand to brave rough weather without anger. Price five cents or 25 cents.
A Washington Critic mentions the proliferation of dubious medical cures and praises Bull's Coruant Syrup as a genuine, widely accepted remedy. The piece notes physicians' adoption and popular approval as evidence of its worth and household utility.
Dr. C W Simons reports experiments with four plant groups showing dark plants died, daylight or electric light alone yielded moderate growth, and combined daylight and electric light produced the best growth. He finds electric light can replace some day energy, and suggests cheap electric culture using natural energy sources like waterfalls.
A satirical excerpt notes unhealthy habits to avoid and jokes that true recovery lies in a single remedy, Hop Bitters. The piece mocks excessive doctoring and remedies while urging readers to seek prudent health practices.
The Brush system lights many mills factories and stores across cities such as San Francisco St Louis Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York and Brooklyn with over a hundred cities already using electric lights. Wabash Indiana claims to be the first to adopt electric lamps for general illumination on its courthouse dome four 3000 candle power Brush lights meet outdoor needs for a town of ten thousand. Electric light rivals gas in large spaces often outperforming it for night work and bringing night production to day levels, a clear advantage for business.
A simple shrimp salad recipe describes dressing lettuce with a mayonnaise sauce and piling canned or freshly boiled shrimp around the greens for a light dish.
An 19th century journal notes that refined and educated women may endure long term health issues from kidney disease constipation and piles. It claims a Kidney-Wor package could cure them, highlighting medical quackery in period advertising.
An advertisement touts Vegetine as made from pressed plant juices to purify the blood and cure scrofula skin diseases ulcers rheumatism and many other ailments. It asserts success in numerous conditions and notes physicians endorse its use in their own families.
In Weimar Texas a noted bad man High McClane hunted a missing party with a local townsman. They trudged mud soaked streets, followed traces, and paused after a long search. The volunteer offered cigars while McClane debated a social drink, then the pair resumed their search.
A milk dealer receives escalating accusations from a new customer who claims yesterday’s delivery contained water chalk and earthly matter. The rebuttal reveals the customer’s persistent dissatisfaction and the milkman’s warning of one last “kind” left.
An Irish parish priest explains miracles by testing a congregant. After a sermon on miracles the man asks for clarification. The priest walks behind and kicks him, prompting the reply that feeling the kick proves a miracle, since not feeling it would be miraculous.
A Boston young man on his first summer yachting hid in the cabin most of the voyage. He finally gathered courage to go on deck and whispered he would go upstairs. The skipper, mid meal, urged clearer wording and the landsman replied he would go aloft.
A Missouri woman died of heart disease after hearing from her husband that someone had stolen $800 saved by years of work. Days after her funeral a neighbor claims he lost $890, but she confronted him with a sharp remark and survived, exposing the joke as a failed trick.
A string of light anecdotes and puns appears, featuring a boastful young man, a woman’s teasing, a breach of promise suit, a village pedagogue, pie etiquette, politeness myths, a wig blown off by wind, a new recruit’s medal joke, Lydia Pinkham ads, a sea handkerchief omen, Nice as a naughty city, and a sailor’s pride.
The Boston Globe presents a January 1 1981 edition showing one hundred years ahead with phono graphics air cars and mid air accidents. It features talkogram Photophone world news and a note that Hiram Grant’s bay mare Broad St trots a mile in 1714.
Experiments show that fifty thousand pounds can just break iron or steel in one hit, but repeated shocks cause rupture. Wrought iron crystals and weakens under continuous vibration, while iron bridges and axles can fail after extended service despite long expected life.
A columnist argues that simple plants like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion produce many cures and cites universal testimonials from all social classes to support belief in Hop Bitters, urging readers to accept the claims without doubt.
A lawyer complimented a Quaker woman by saying she looked 80 charming and kissed her. The woman cautioned him not to repeat it, and the lawyer vowed to kiss again but she warned him not to make a habit of it.
The text mockingly catalogs numerous pads as a trend from horse pads to kidney pads and even a pad for bald heads. It ends with a humorous Dutch remark that the padding trend has gone too far.
Vecsrixe uses top vegetable ingredients from Nature's dispensary and extracts juices to preserve medicinal properties. Marketed as a strong blood cleanser, it emphasizes natural health benefits and potent cleansing effects.
A playful dialogue has a speaker admiring lips then another person exclaiming in humor that lip salve has been eaten revealing a lighthearted domestic moment with witty banter.
Observation notes that water in the Straits of Gibraltar at 670 fathoms depth is four times as saline as surface water, indicating strong vertical salinity gradient models and implications for deep ocean chemistry.
A wry observation portrays a bachelor as a traveler on life’s railroad who has not managed to make the proper connections, highlighting loneliness and mislaid paths in his journey.
Epson is described as the most promising man in the country and is noted for his serious approach to promises. The report emphasizes his reliability and determination in keeping commitments.
The saying notes wind keeps up chatter even when nothing major occurs. It emphasizes how small gusts can provoke remarks or myths among people despite lacking significant events.
A curious line notes that some men are called muffs because they are kept to restrain a flirt’s hand. The quotation reveals a playful social dynamic and a slang term in use.
In the Wimmera district Victoria a bore reached six feet through a tree at 250 feet depth. Several fruit stones surfaced. The report notes a grove once existed underground in historic times and the earth's depths imply a long lapse of time since it flourished.
A Lyons bank employs ultramarine green paper for its notes. Lithographed bills show figures written in an acidulated ink to appear white on green. This combination is claimed to provide a strong defense against alterations.
Cutlets of quail are prepared by inserting a small leg bone into each breast to resemble cutlets, then dipping in melted butter, seasoned, crumbed, fried, and served with French peas. Potato fritters are made by mixing boiled mashed potatoes with eggs cream lemon juice nutmeg and salt, then frying in hot lard until golden and serving hot.
Brisewax combined with strong lye offers cleaning and polishing action for furniture. The mixture removes grime and restores shine while preserving wood finishes. Use with care to avoid abrasion or damage to delicate surfaces.
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