Poultry Health Cures and Cautions for Fowls
Agriculture advice on tonics and stimulants for fowls during melting season. Tincture of iron garlic onions cayenne pepper and powdered gentian are recommended, with charcoal and sulphur as cautions. The American Poultry World recipe uses copperas cayenne pepper sulphur and rosin for chicken powder, two spoonfuls per dozen fowls twice weekly. Coal oil aids perches nets but must not touch eggs or hens.
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American Poultry World
Cattle Plagues Trace to Filth and Poor Care
Investigations show cattle plagues originate from filth and neglect in stables or pastures. Causes mirror those of cholera and other human scourges, spreading rapidly once contagion takes hold as unhealthy blood results from foul odors and poor conditions.
Sugar Candy Method From Correspondent for Beef Tending
A reader shares a candy making method using four quarts sugar and one quart water. Boil five minutes then cool in cold water while stirring until creamy. If not crystallizing add more boiling and return to stove. Finally form into large cakes to cool on frames over the bess.
Treatment for scours in cattle with lard oil and tinctures
The instructions prescribe initial quart of lard oil with two ounces laudanum, then after 3 to 4 hours two ounces each of powdered catechu ginger and gentian in a pint of flaxseed tea for cattle under two years, with reduced dose to younger stock on the fourth day, repeated twice daily and stopped when discharges ease. Nourishing food and flaxseed tea should be provided. For chronic diarrhoea give morning and evening one drachm ammoniated copper sulfate in half a pint cold water.
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Cati'e
Storing Tobacco Stalks for Fertilizer Use
Farmers should save tobacco stalks rather than letting them dry. Cut stalks, cover with six inches of muck or manure, then add another stalk layer six inches thick, repeating until all stalks are used. Fermentation yields a cord of high quality manure per acre. Tax farms reward diligence, not slovenliness.
Atlantic City Winter Health Retreat Gains Favor
Physicians have long sent patients to Atlantic City in winter and the practice has grown to year round train service between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The city offers elegant hotels, improving diges tion and sleep, and ample city conveniences, with easy access via West Jersey Railroad and Pennsylvania routes.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New England
Middle States
West Jersey Railroad
Pennsylvania Raird Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Jersey
Market Street
Atlantic Avenue
New York
Avenues
Nasal Breathing Protects Against Airborne Illness Says Medical Authority
In cold weather breathing through the nose rather than the mouth warms air before it reaches the larynx reducing risk of inflamed tonsils lungs and throat. The rule applies in sick rooms epidemics malarial districts crowded gatherings and dusty work. Train to sleep with closed mouth and avoid back sleeping to keep the lips closed and air filtered by nasal passages.
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Que
Leaf Photographic Process Using Bi-Chromate Solution
A simple method describes making a saturated bi chromate or potash solution, moistened letter paper placed on liquid, dried in darkness to yellow, then a leaf laid under a cloth between glass panes. Expose to bright sun, imprint turns brown, remove, rinse in water until yellows turn white, revealing detailed leaf veins for collection.
How to Keep Rooms Dry During Absence
Advice warns that leaving homes in damp seasons can damage furniture walls and paper. Place dry chloride of lime in the room and an empty vessel to collect moisture, open doors only when reentering as dry air can irritate breathing.
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Kerr
How to fasten cloth on wooden surfaces using flour paste
A recipe details making a paste from 234 pounds of wheat flour 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered rosin and 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered alum combined with water to form a smooth mix. The paste is spread thinly on the surface then cloth or leather laid and pressed flat until dry. Ends trimmed after drying and leather moistened first if used.
Best ham curing method for warm season insects
The piece recommends keeping hams in a dark smokehouse to deter insects, claiming it is the best and least expensive method. It notes bags with whitewash, dry wood ashes, and barrel packing as alternatives, and shares a personal experience of two year old hams tasting excellent when kept in darkness.
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Kerr
St Jacob’s Oil Praised by Local Citizen
The Daily Journal reports Theodore Wakelee of Battle Creek testifies St. Jacob’s Oil gave him relief from rheumatism and notes it has long aided his family with prompt relief, claiming consistent results.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Daily Journal
Theodore Wakelee
French Academy reveals remarkable artificial respiration results
Prof Fort reports cases where a three year old, declared dead after three and a half hours, revived after four hours of artificial respiration. A drowning victim under water ten minutes later regained life after four hours of treatment. Dr Fournol reanimated a patient after four hours of effort. Artificial respiration may aid poison removal and lung and gland cleansing. In asphyxia, continued trial is advised.
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French Academy of Sciences
Fort
Prof. Fort
Fournol
Billancourt
Jacob's Oil record praised for claimed powers
The piece notes that when powers claimed for an article are tested by everyone and its value is affirmed, opposing it becomes pointless. It discusses the 8s. Jacob's Oil record as an example of such efficacy and public trust.
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South Bend Evening Register
Jacob
Remarkable Batavia Natural History Notes From Biliten
Mr BE T Sachs reports a Biliten island find of a freshwater fish that incubates eggs inside its head and releases young from the mouth. He claims to have living specimens and mentions sending them to Dr Ganther for verification. He also notes a butterfly on Biliton possibly a new Thecla or male Myring nivex.
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BE. T. Sachs
Nature
Batavia
Biliten
Ganther
Writs to Lydia E. Pinkham for health remedies
The notice cites Mrs Lydia E Pinkham of 283 Western Avenue Lynn Massachusetts seeking names of women who have recovered using her Vegetable Compound. It proclaims the remedy a positive cure for stubborn female weakness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Mia Pinkham
Meteoric Stone Falls at Wienner Monstadt
A crystaline triangular meteorite weighing 3875 granmes fell last month at Wienner Monstadt penetrating the ground for a considerable distance and emitting a brilliant light as it struck earth.
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Wienner Monstadt
Pyramids Unearthed Near Sargarsh Atop Mempis Plain
Archaeologists report two pyramids uncovered north of Mempis in Sargarsh built by Sixth Dynasty kings. Inscription filled rooms and passages are said to hold high scientific value for study and discovery.
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Sargarsh
Mempis
Correction Demands After Editor Spells Smyth with I
In a humorous city room exchange the irate man protests a misprint calling him Smyth with a y instead of i. He demands a correction and threatens to wreck the editor's office. The editor agrees to publish the correction.
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Tom
Smyth
Indian boy ill after wearing thin moccasins at Carlisle
On a very cold day at the Carlisle barracks Indian school a boy wore thin moccasins. A teacher urged him to change to shoes or risk illness. The next day the boy told the teacher a sore throat, explaining his feet were fine but his throat sick.
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Carlisle Barracks
Burly Defendant Seeks One-Week Delay In Court
A loud, seasoned offender already serving multiple sentences asks for a one week delay claiming his lawyer is indisposed. The presiding officer questions the timing as the defendant faces open misdemeanor charges amid a quick courtroom scene.
Boyic quip about hunter father prompts tiger tale
A classroom moment has a boy shout That’s bully and claim his father hunts too. The teacher asks about hunting, the boy says his father fights tigers and his mother warned they'd be ruined if he continued.
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India
Mamma
Gilwooly Takes a Pony Ride and a Quick Fall
Gilwooly, an equestrian, hired a pony for a light exercise. After a brisk session he limped to the sidewalk edge to rest. A friend asked what caused his rapid descent and he joked about not having anything to grab hold of.
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Gilwooly
Gilhorly
Burglary Suspect Demands Money as Elderly Man Snoozes
A professional burglar confronts Mr. Smith in bed demanding money and bonds. Smith jokes he has sought such valuables for twenty years without success, then encourages the intruder to proceed while he remains sleepy.
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Mr. Smith
The Cent Stamp Lesson from a Child
A benevolent father asks his heir about today’s good deed. The boy replies he gave a cent to a poor boy to buy a three-cent stamp, believing the stamp was a coin of green paper. The tale turns on the innocence and misperception of value.
Notice in Irish Counting Room Urges Quick Exit
In a counting-room an Irish man posts a conspicuous notice warning that persons with no business in the office will be cleared out as soon as possible. The terse message signals an orderly push toward rapid egress.
Seven Shakespeare Card Sets Offered Free by Soap Purchase
Advert for seven gilt Shakespeare cards titled Seven Ages of Man offered gratis by mail to those who send seven bars of Dobbin a Electric Soap with proof of purchase from a grocer. Addresses Philadelphia Philadelphia firm I L Craain & Co. Cards are offered despite cost of the cards. Ladies may buy the cards for 25 cents without soap.
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Shakspeare
Witll
Mall
I. L. Craain & Co
South
Philadelphia
Apple Bread Apple Dessert Recipe from Charlotte
Take stale bread buttered and sliced apples lemon zest and juice. Layer bread and apple mixture in a stone dish with brown sugar and lemon zest. Finish with crust on top. Bake in moderately hot oven. Do not make it too sweet.
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Charlotte
How to Prepare a Roasted Wild Duck
The guide suggests scalding a wild duck for a few minutes in salted water before roasting. If flavor is strong, skinning is advised to remove the oily skin. After skinning, spread with butter, dredge thickly with flour, then roast in a very hot oven.
Hop Bitters Restores So-Called Hopeless Illness
A narrator known as the Mother recounts years of sickness and misery ending with Hop Bitters. She describes rapid improvement that surprised family, prompting cheers that the bitters have made mother well and the family happy. The Home Journal attribution appears at the end.
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Home Journal
Cleaning Combs and Bruises
Instructions advise washing with soda and sun drying for combs, with care not to rinse the backs when cleaning to avoid moisture.
Carboline Petroleum Hair Regenerator Gains Notice
A promotional claim states Carboline stands out as the original in its field, arguing that imitators cannot match its merit as a superior hair regenerator.
Kentucky firm insures whiskey but declines fire risks on consumers
A Kentucky insurer specializes in whiskey coverage while refusing to insure consumers against fire risks. The firm emphasizes corporate risk management and product liability considerations, contrasting liquor industry exposure with personal insurance.
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Kentucky
Rich Go Away in Summer Time Said to Reflect Wealth
A fragment quotes a proverb about the poor always present and the rich departing in summer, suggesting a satirical take on social inequality and seasonal behavior.
Polo Cloth Takes a Cut as Saddle Cloth Goes Polo Neigh
A playful note notes the saddle-cloth used for polo ponies is repurposed into a polo neighs themed garment suggesting whimsy in equestrian style.
Atrophy Cure Offered for Mam mary Glands or Bust
An advertisement states a cure for development deficiency in women with a mailed formula and instruction by Mrs. Dr. J C Dillingham in New Orleans. It claims removing the cause cures dyspepsia bilious attacks headaches and other ills. Kidney-Wort is promoted as the most effective remedy.
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J.C. Dillingham
New Orleans
WELL
Richardson & CO
Burlington
Spatter Work Lamp Shade Construction Notes
Instructions describe making a lamp shade from six white tissue flaps edged with light green paper, a vandyked border, and two top hexagons of cardboard covered with maire paper. Flaps attach between the hexagons. colors must remain dry to prevent running on tissue. Leaves should be arranged to avoid stacking for transparency.
Pigeons on Toast Recipe Instructions
Instructions describe splitting young pigeons down the back wash and season with pepper and salt. Butter, flour lightly, broil over clear fire. Toast meat and bread, butter thickly, place a pigeon on each slice with watercress sprigs arranged around.
Ash and Salt Paste Stops Stove Cracks
A simple paste of ashes and salt mixed with water is claimed to effectively seal cracks in stoves, offering a quick remedy for home heating ovens. The mixture reportedly hardens as it dries, forming a temporary repair solution.
Dr Bull n Cough advertised to treat coughs and colds
An old advertising notice promotes Dr Bull n Cough for coughs colds bronchitis and hoarseness. It claims broad use and sells for 25 cents, available everywhere.
How to Keep Apples
An experienced matron offers practical tips for preserving apples. Keep them in the coolest dry place to avoid freezing, inspect regularly, remove decayed or bruised fruit, and store surplus as apple sauce or jelly.
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American Agriculturet
Feeble Ladies and the Remedy of bitters
The Cincinnati Saturday Night promotes bitters as a cure for languor fatigue and pelvic irregularities. It claims unbearable drain on vitality fades and periodic pain is permanently removed, urging readers to use the remedy.
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Cincinnati
Care for bulbous plants in rest period
Instructions say to store oxaLis begonias and other bulbous roots in a warm dry place with the soil they grow in. Do not water until growth starts, then pot in fresh compost and begin vigorous growth as new shoots appear.
VegeTine Regulates Bowels and Purifies Blood
The remedy VEGETINE is advertised to regulate bowels by stimulating secretions and cleansing poisonous humors. It claims to purify the blood in a healthful natural manner without weakening the body.
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H.R. Stevens
Unclear dialogue hints at marital strain
Quotations reveal a tense domestic scene as a spouse frets over the other's late return. The exchange underscores emotional distance and differing expectations in the marriage.
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