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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1882
Page
4
Agricultural note explains shallow planting with roots four to five inches deep and firm soil packing when dry. It advises trimming last year’s growth to form a strong cane and warns that immediate bearing is illusory, urging focus on healthy stock over rare high price varieties.
The passage notes that a bright clear eye signals health, calmness, and good feeding, while a dull sunken eye reflects poor capillary circulation and weak nutrition, reducing fattening ability and vigor. A restless wild eye suggests nervous activity and an unquiet disposition incompatible with good feeding.
Prussia spends two to three million dollars a year on state forests and farms. State farms lease to practical farmers who must educate pupils in agriculture, maintain blooded stock, and adopt recommended machinery. Free seeds are rare, railroads ship free exhibition goods, roads display fruit trees, and forest supervision is strict.
A celebrated Irish farmer advises a young breeder to avoid starving calves during growth. Losing calf flesh ruins the desirable cream covering prized by retail butchers, and once lost it cannot be regained. Poorly fed calves lead to scraggy, bad-fleshed beasts seen in markets.
Hon JaMEs Wilson provides directions for sowing grass seed with grain as a crop. He prescribes ten pounds timothy ten red clover two white clover and two blue grass per sowing and suggests a bushel oats a peck timothy ten red clover two white two blue for pasture. Cattle should be kept off until oats reach six inches. Sow early and plenty.
Breepegs notes a tendency for fattening to accompany delicate constitution, reduced milk secretion, and lower fecundity. Excessive fat undermines reproductive development, making very fat animals unlikely to be strong breeders.
A recent English livestock show exposed tampering with animals as a Clydesdale was disqualified for having false hair added to its heavy feet.
A new method for producing beet sugar involves applying an undisclosed chemical to the juice, filtering, then evaporating and granulating. The process is claimed to be extremely simple and a German discovery.
Reports claim Italian engineers have secured a concession to a large tract near the Wardanelles where a basalt vein rich in sulphur has been found. The sulphur appears to have deposited as vapor within the basalt, a formation unlike Sicily's sedimentary sulphur deposits formed by chemical or physical processes at formation.
A recipe suggests collecting soot from a wood burning stove and soaking it in hot water in an old pitcher. After cooling, the soot water is used to water plants every few days. The method is claimed to cause rapid growth of thrifty shoots and thick, richly tinted leaves.
The article explains methods to seal a diamond drill hole with water pressure using bags of beans and flaxseed. A dry pine plug ten to fifteen feet long is driven in after the bags to push them forward. A flaxseed filled hole in the plug expands with hot water to seal the bore like molten lead. It also notes platinum crucibles lose weight on first ignition but stabilize after repeated use.
The metal indium captures attention mainly for its spectrum, notably two bright lines blue and violet. Reich and Richter used these lines to identify the element about eighteen years ago, a fact often highlighted in spectroscopy lectures.
Practical notes advise keeping fish in glass vases with gravel and nets, feeding with crackers beef scraps and flies, and avoiding overheating. Also listed are seven health rules stressing cooling the head and body, regular rest, bowel care, and cautious social contact, plus a grease spot removal method using solvents and blotting to prevent spreading.
A miscellany of household tips covers making a plank and circle design, fabric covers, a fishbone soup from leftovers, bleaching compound recipes, stair carpet lining with an old quilt, a decorative Lovey tidy, chrome cement repairs for glass, insect destruction with carbolic acid, lambrequins in gray linen, nap benefits, turpentine vapor for cough, Epicatria and simple food digestion, and a call for better health conscience.
Papier mache is made from paper pulp without sizing and may include clay chalk or other pigments. The mixture is shaped and dried to form lightweight durable objects.
Greensburg Indiana highlights include several trees growing on the courthouse tower reaching 120 feet above ground, a notable town feature distinguishing the historic building and skyline.
A nervous businessman rushes home to dinner after a comical scene with his wife and daughters. He scolds himself for bringing Household Art into the house and longs for a simple square meal as the family debates autumn leaves and painted storks.
Readers hear from leading local figures about St Jacobs Oil relief for rheumatism knee pain arm injury and neuralgia. W H Stearns master mechanic Kay Taylor Manufacturing Co J B Weston Boston & Albany Supt and others report rapid relief and near full recovery with repeated use. Springfield Union notes strong support from industry leaders.
A college rule requires Sunday church attendance and students must name a church. When a student says he attended the First Church, the professor notes no service there yesterday. The student excuses himself by saying he meant the first church he came to, provoking laughs and a rescue from embarrassment.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes St Jacobs Oil surpasses other remedies, claiming magical efficiency for sciatica rheumatism pleurisy neuralgia nervous headache lumbago and many disorders. It calls it an absolute panacea for sprains burns or injuries and advises readers that a word to the wise is sufficient.
A REVEXUVE Officer and the Littles figure in a woodland ride. The Little man confesses he never killed anyone and laments feeling like a failure compared to others who had “a career.” He ponders his own unfulfilled life while riding through the woods.
A New York scene shows a deodoriz ed petroleum extract named Carboline praised as perfecting the chemist art for hair restoration on bald heads. A gunsmith shop encounter features a whimsical pistol sales line about a family six chamber revolver and wedding gifts. A woman admires a man's growing moustache.
The Parents of Rochester New York state their baby was permanently cured of a dangerous bowel irregularity by Hop Bitters. They say the remedy also restored the mother to perfect health and strength.
A satirical remark argues doctors should speak against sealskin and similar trifles like six button kids and point lace, predicting future husbands will praise such warnings if echoed by medical opinion.
A curmudgeon at a celebration toasts that fire engines should be ever ready yet undesired like his old maids. He humorously conflates reliability with reluctance, using a quip about service and affection.
At a table in a chancy talk, several gentlemen argued oysters are wise. A young man challenged an elderly neighbor with do you believe oysters have brains. The elder replied confidently that they do for they know when to shut up.
A Cerro Gordo county gentleman reports Kidney-Wort as the best remedy for complicated diseases. He credits its action on the liver kidneys and bowels for its curative power and notes its wide celebrity. Liquid or dry forms are both said to work efficiently.
The quotation notes Mrs. Jones asking about her husband’s condition and the doctor’s cautious prognosis. The doctor suggests some hope if improvement occurs this morning, but warns failure could lead to giving up.
A. M. Doyle of Columbus Georgia asserts from experience that Sellers Liver Pills are best in use and claim they cure malaria among other ailments.
An elegant caller asks what residence suits him and a house agent suggests a flat as the most appropriate choice. The scene unfolds with formal diction and a hint of humor about social status and living spaces.
Advice promotes Hop Bitters as a pure harmless remedy to regulate bowels purify the blood relieve costiveness and biliousness aid digestion and tone the system. The claim reflects period newspaper humor and consumer health rhetoric.
A child asks his mother if eating pickled beets could make him sick and lead to death, wondering if that would turn him into a dead beat. The remark blends a grave concern with a humorous mispronunciation, reflecting a family moment.
If you have scrofula boils sore eyes or mercurial diseases don't delay take Lindsey's Blood Searcher at once.
A Varmont pet lamb died after swallowing multiple balls of yarn causing fatal internal complications. The incident underscores dangers to domestic animals from swallowed string and entanglements.
An advertisement asserts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure quickly relieves indigestion and a sick headache, presenting a medical remedy claim without evidence.
The narrator notes Evy has never worn silk and shows she has no use for one. She lives without envy of Ferguson girls and has no silk dress to paralyze others with during shopping.
Springfield letter recalls sustained relief from scrofulous humors and catarrh after using Vegetine. A police officer's report from Boston adds a testimonial noting relief from sore throat and general sickness after three bottles, with weight gain.
A quirky exchange takes place at a seaside setting. Rather asks a boy about missing pants after an outburst, while the boy insists they were worn when entering the scene. The fragment suggests comic dialogue and a chaotic moment in a theatrical or literary piece.
A Baltimore, Md., druggist endorses Dr. R. V. Pisxox’s Favorite Prescription for female complaints, praising its effectiveness and recommending it to customers in a letter from Buffalo, New York.
A man returns home and places the cat on a table to pet her. The cat flicks her tail toward a hanging burner and is burned. The incident prompts a sharp shift in feeling and a warning about restraint.
A terse note from Buffalo New York cites dyspeptic or constipated readers should address the pamphlet with two stamps and provide the history of the case.
A boy asks his father about a horse's value after breaking the rocking horse he received that morning. The exchange suggests a lesson on the worth of a costly gift when damaged.
The advertisement touts Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for scrofulous and virulent blood poisons, promoted by druggists with claim of effectiveness and wide availability.
A dialogue fragment shows a son opposing any stepfather and insisting his mother should not marry again. The exchange centers on family consent and a defiant stance against remarriage.
An elderly physician, long out of practice, claims to share a vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat and lung ailments and a cure for nervous debility. He will mail the recipe free in German French or English with full instructions to those who request it by mailing with a stamped reply to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
Dr Leven's investigations show coffee impedes digestion and causes dyspepsia in dogs, while sugar promotes digestion. Communicated to the Biological Society of Paris, the findings recommend making coffee weak and highly sweetened to mitigate effects.
Reports claim the Plainer lighthouse at the Rhone mouth near Marseilles nears completion and electric machines for the lamp are finished. The electric illumination marks a first step toward a coast wide system adopted for France, aiding sailors along the Mediterranean. Also notices on Kidney-Wort remedy and ensilage instruction by H R Stevens with a Boston mailing address.
A Wilmington report notes the Delaware Beet Sugar Company abandoned its beet sugar experiment, unable to profitably grow beets in the climate. The passage also mentions Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female complaints and a chilling note about diphtheria linked to a dead body. A tragic tale covers a fiancée dying of diphtheria and a lover’s kiss, followed by the woman’s own death days later.
An advertisement for Allen's Brain Food claims to cure nervous debility and weakness of generative organs. The $1 product is sold by Allen's Pharmacy at 813 First Avenue North, New York, with a circular available on request.
Select fresh eggs and pack them end wise in a mixture of equal parts of fine dry charcoal and salt. Store in a cool dry place until needed. A thin coating of oil or gun oil helps prevent moisture loss through the shell.
An ad features Bu chupaiba claimed to cure urinary irritation with prices from 1 to 5 dollars and a nerve tonic called Dr Kline's Great Nerve Hetover, advertised with a free sample and mail order from Philadelphia and Jersey City.
Signor Serrvalle displays an alarm device that detects thread breaks in wire covering machines. An ebonite disk carries bobbins with needles aligned to each thread. if a thread breaks, springs pull the needle to contact a metal disk and complete a circuit to ring a bell.
An old style anthracite locomotive of twenty six has used 110 tons of steam boat coal costing about 252 dollars. The Reading Railroad Company engines burn buckwheat coal, 113 tons costing a fraction over 61 dollars, saving about 221 dollars which covers engineer, fireman and oil costs.
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