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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1881
Page
4
The article outlines using artesian wells and wind-powered pumping to supply farms with water. It notes cost savings, labor relief, and durability of underground pipes, with options from artesian surplus to hydraulic rams and spring water for stock. It emphasizes cooperative efforts and leverages nearby water sources to serve multiple farms.
The article stresses manure economizing as a farmer’s cardinal rule, urges barnyard protection on hillsides, and advocates directing rainwater away from the yard. It warns that liquid manure loss drains purses, and that protecting manure could lift many farmers toward prosperity.
The dairyman should assess each cow’s milk output to ensure profitability. Set a strict standard for milk yield, remove cows below it, and raise all remaining cows to meet or surpass the target. By this plan, a dairy will steadily grow more profitable and visible to all observers.
A historic recipe describes two egg options for cabbage salad. Use three eggs for one small head or half a large head, beat until light, add six tablespoons vinegar and two tablespoons mustard, plus a walnut-sized butter, cook dressing until thickened, then pour over chopped cabbage. If using boiled eggs, mix chopped whites with cabbage and stir yolks into the dressing.
Beery omiler made from chopped beef two eggsECda crackers milk or cream seasoned with pepper and salt formed into a roll baked in a basin with water. Cool and slice thinly for serving as a breakfast or tea item.
A rustic scene shows a young mukman and his girl before a law figure. The man asks if the milk is for butter or for worse. The girl replies she has never curdled before but might if that was the only whey.
A twisted rail accident leaves passengers staring at wreckage and stars as emergency crews race to the scene. Rail officials investigate how a train collision caused the crush and injuries among travelers.
Domestic notes on codfish season and cooking methods. Instructions cover boiling simmering and broiling times by weight, serving styles with butter or oyster sauce, and a recipe attributed to Daniel Webster for codfish chowder with onions pork potatoes sea biscuits thyme mushrooms catsup and oysters plus a note on wine.
A recipe instructs simmering a beef leg piece in water to two quarts, then adding canned tomatoes with cloves, carrot, turnip, allspice, salt, and white pepper. It simmers two hours, thickens with flour and butter, and is strained before serving.
An advertisement asserts that true beauty comes from health and strength, not cosmetics, praising Hop Bitters as the sure remedy. It promotes a trial and notes a Telegraph reference in support.
Finely chop beef or use a piece of butter, brown with flour, add warm water to form gravy. Place thick steak in one piece, season with salt pepper whole cloves mace and bay leaf. Simmer gently three quarters of an hour, add port wine and mushroom sauce, simmer another quarter hour, serve hot with gravy poured over.
Cut up two young chickens and simmer in water with butter pepper and salt until half cooked. Drain gravy. Make batter from milk eggs baking powder salt and sifted flour. Layer chicken and batter in a pudding dish, top with batter, bake until firm. Mix gravy with beaten egg and serve with pudding.
An article notes sleeplessness and harassing nocturnal dreams stem from brain and nervous system excitement. It claims Vegetine has a soothing effect when taken just before bed to help calm such conditions.
An experienced laundress prefers suet over wax to stiffen starch and save money. Render suet from mutton joints in a tin cup, store in a jar for up to six months, and use four tablespoons of starch to a quart of water with a walnut sized piece of suet for strong starch suitable for collars and shirt bosoms.
A brief note on an English work titled Sleep and how to obtain it arguing insomnia is not as dangerous as feared. It cites an eminent writer who suffered long with no harm and describes a sleep method based on listing friends whose names start with a chosen letter.
A young woman troubled by her hair buys Carboline and gains a striking new look, the sight of which is declared remarkable. Her transformation centers on the dramatic change to her head as described in a playful verse.
A traditional rich cake recipe lists butter sugar flour molasses brandy wine saleratus spices eggs raisins currants citron. Bake in deep pans in a moderate oven for three to four hours, described as one of the best.
A old home remedy recommends four ounces of salt peter in one pint of alcohol to soak red flannel and apply to affected joints. It does not cure but may lessen redness swelling and pain by wetting the flannel and laying it on the skin.
A cow shows three rings on a horn at six years and four rings at seven years. No new rings form after the tenth year, while deeper rings and horn wear indicate older age.
An advertisement extols Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as very effective for colds and a top remedy from the Druggists.
A store was entered overnight but nothing was stolen. The owner boasted of the feat and wondered how nothing vanished. A neighbor quipped that the thieves must have lit a lamp and found the high prices of the goods too steep to take.
In a playful contrast a young aristocratic girl claims forefathers with the Pilgrims while another girl with a widowed mother remarried laughs and says she has a brand new father. The lighthearted exchange highlights differing family stories among children.
The writer identifies J. A. Daniels of Biogdill and Daniels La Crosse Wis as author of an opinion in the La Crosse Chronicle. He recalls a knee joint pain with inflammation that was soothed by several applications of St Jacob’s Oil and regarded as a valuable medicine.
A philosopher explains the difference between a blunder and a mistake with a cartoonish example. He notes that swapping a bad umbrella for a good one is a mistake, while swapping a good umbrella for a bad one is a blunder.
A fond parent remarks that little Jimmy, who sits by the stove and thinks, is unlikely to eat as he grows up but will become a poet. The family jokes about greasing him all over as a remedy, while noting he is to have the measles.
Many scorn prophecies of catastrophe yet react with alarm to the sound of a coal dump. The text notes public skepticism toward Mother Shipton while describing instinctive fear at a simple industrial noise.
An auctioneer previews a Rubens as a gem in its way but receives no bids. He then lifts another painting and presents a Rembrandt as a rival work to entice bidders.
A Hoboken man scolds a mosquito in a comic scene, striking the spot where it sat and demanding if it mistakes him for a lunch counter. The insect retreats to the far wall and offers no reply.
A butcher recounts lending a sailor a shoulder of mutter on trust. He discovers the man soon sailed away to a foreign land. The butcher quips that if the sailor never planned to pay, he would have charged rent at a pound more.
Henry A. Knight foreman at Chas Waters & Co. in Boston says St Jacob's Oil cures bruises burns and other injuries among workers. He reports employees are delighted with the oil's effects and rely on it for relief.
A fragmentary line reads His head gave way but his hand never did His brain softened but his heart couldn't expressing a stark image of enduring resolve amid decline.
An exchange quips that "The butchers of Baltimore are very handsome" and notes the line lands as a pun about being dressed to kill. The remark, framed as a wry proverb, underscores sharp humor in the conversation.
An 1881 line hints at a riddle where two lovers sit apart on a sofa, each at an end, with a single one between them. The playful image contrasts time and intimacy, inviting interpretation.
A fragment notes AkspreEaReE praising doctors and patience while promoting inexpensive thermometers. The line includes a remark about doctors needing patience and suggests now is the time to buy thermometers as prices are down.
Historical advertisement claims Vegetine cures acute kidney inflammation and chronic kidney diseases. It describes fever back pain and urine changes as symptoms and promises immediate relief with regular use and multiple doses, asserting success after trying other remedies.
A historical note describes cleansing oyster shells, heating to red heat, layering with sulphur in a crucible, then heating to redness. After cooling, the white portion is used to form a luminous mass. Sealed bottles reveal watch figures by the emitted light, renewed by daily sun exposure.
A writer with long practical experience promotes a smoke test for finding leaks in drains and pipes. He describes using soiled cotton waste and sulphur. when ignited, the smoke is blown into the system and, if leaks exist inside the house, both smoke and smell emerge, indicating faults and their locations. Sulphur is noted as an effective disinfectant.
A historical notice claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound expelled tumors in an early stage of development. The claim presents a medicinal remedy as a preventive measure and cure.
The experiment uses two equal weight glass tubes filled with pure oxygen and carbon particles. One tube is heated to burn the charcoal until it disappears, yet both tubes balance equally, showing the other remains at the same weight as before.
A historical note describes a compound attributed to J. M. Lewin of Paris said to be more explosive than other materials yet safe from flame or ordinary blows. It supposedly detonates only via cartridge or capsule and lists ingredients including nitroglycerin 60 parts nitrate salts 16 parts palusitic acidulated oxide of wetyl 1 part carbonate of lime 4 parts liquine 1 part and wood or peat derived charcoal 16 parts.
A recent patent describes reviving old steel by mixing it with a patent compound and heating in a furnace to fuse particles. Produced at Hunslet Works, the steel sells for 45 pounds per ton and is hailed as second only to Bessemer in importance, with use for old Bessemer rail noted.
A promotional medical advertisement extols Anakesis by Dr. Silsbee as a safe easy remedy for piles. It claims 500 000 users and 20 years of use with instant relief and tumor healing, listing P Neustaedter & Co as makers and $21.00 per box price. It also hawks Kidney-Wort as a related health product.
The method suggests pressing velvet with a hot smoothing iron covered by a wet cloth to lift the pile. Hold the fabric taut over the iron and use a light whisk or clothes brush to help raise the pile as steam escapes.
A novice dancer tried a waltz at a social event after a friend's urging. When the music ended a second friend teased that she got through fine. She replied that though she did well, it was a tight squeeze.
A citizen told a lawyer that a plaintiff would claim he struck first, while the citizen would deny it. The lawyer’s brisk answer: five dollars apiece, signaling a ready joke about affidavits and trial theatrics.
Reader testimonials claim strong health gains for men women and children after using Hop Bitters. The Philadelphia Press column urges others to try the remedy, calling it glorious and valuable.
An Om City Irishman who had signed a pledge was arrested soon after for being drunk. He claimed it was his absent minded habit of talking to himself and that he told himself to swear off. He admitted he had come in and had a drink, but said he would drink alone when he left.
A hospital physician questions how many patients died, learning nine deaths are recorded. A pharmacist notes medicine orders were issued for Spams, but one patient would not take the remedy.
A short, cryptic line suggests caution about Norsine and even the darkest lantern has a bright side, implying hidden value or duality.
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