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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1881
Page
4
The Persians near Tiflis in the Caucasus cultivate the true Dul ma melon by burying the fruit with the shoot when the fruit reaches a fist size. The earth is hollowed and the plant remains buried one to one and a half inches until nearly ripe, then the fruit is unearthed at dusk and dried in a cool place before eating.
Article lists frequent butter making mistakes such as uncleanliness excess cream acidity and improper churning. Emphasizes cleaning milking areas pure water odor control and confidence building with workers to improve aroma and price of butter.
The piece notes some horses eat oats too quickly, harming their flesh. It suggests a stall partition with cobbles and rock salt to slow intake and aid chewing. It also covers feeding hens cabbage heads, green winter fodder, and turning scraps into feed, plus a reminder that poor feed yields lean cattle and poor crops.
A brief tip notes that the best feed for fattening sheep combines bran oats and corn in equal weights, suggesting a balanced mix to promote weight gain.
German chemist Adolph Baeyer describes converting orthonitrophenyl propiolic acid with sulfuric acid into a yellow orange intermediate, then using reducing agents such as ferrous sulfate to yield a new indigo like dye. The product closely resembles violet indigo in appearance and can be dyed similarly while being more soluble in aniline and in aqueous sulfurous acid.
A homemaking technique describes creating an elegant table linen centerpiece using a monogramed paper cutout fixed on fabric. Ink is spattered around the cutout while foliage sprays and a pressed border provide decoration, with careful removal revealing a white monogram.
A Detroit surgeon faces a stranger with a dog asking to exchange stomachs to cure dyspepsia. The exchange is joked about with questions on bone cravings and cat chasing. The man leaves with his dog, declaring the deal off.
A historical recipe describes boiling chopped tomatoes with soup stock and herbs, thickening with flour, straining, then adding butter. It lists fried browned carrot, white turnip, onion, ham, and beef broth, with bay leaves, cloves, celery, and nutmeg, served with rice or fried bread.
James A Conlan Librarian of the Union Catholic Library in Chicago testifies to St Jacob's Oil curing his rheumatism. He notes one bottle cured him after long trouble and states the testimony is unsolicited. The endorsement appears on letterhead dated September 16, 1880.
The text advocates a non stimulating, vegetable heavy regime with outdoor activity to cure dyspepsia. It lists digestible menus such as milk, bread and fruit. raw eggs with bread and honey. boiled eggs with bread and apples. bread and butter with rice pudding. corn bread with chestnuts honey and grapes. fish with butter oats and milk. pancakes with honey eggs and milk. vegetable soups with beans potatoes butter biscuits and apple dumplings.
A man with a black eye asks a lawyer about a legal case and witnesses. The lawyer offers a quick, low cost path to justice while joking about a crowd ready to “lick the feller in rotation” for a dollar a head. The exchange highlights a satirical view of legal proceedings and street justice.
The Louisville Medical News reports corn silk as a powerful remedy for dropsy bladder troubles and kidney diseases. Boil two double-handfuls of fresh corn-silk in two gallons of water to reduce to one gallon, add sugar to taste, and drink a tumblerful three times daily. The syrup is said to increase urine flow and relieve bladder and kidney issues, with safe long term use.
A citizen walking at night spots a lone man nearby. After cautious exchange they reveal both are nearly broke and armed with clubs. They note how easily a would be robbery could have occurred, then laugh at their fortunate choice of restraint.
A column mix of humorous notes and social tidbits includes a New York police superintendent praising St Jacob’s Oil, a Wisconsin tale about a maiden fearing tight-lacing, and playful artist chatter about portrait sittings with Aunt and niece banter.
Flour is highly sensitive to air and odors. Store in a cool dry airy room away from sour liquids onions fish and other tainting items. Avoid damp cellars and heat above 70 to 72 F. Keep it separate from grain and heat sources, sift and warm flour before baking.
Scald a quart of milk with three ounces of grated chocolate. Chill, then whisk in five egg yolks and one cup sugar. Bake twenty five minutes. Beat the egg whites to stiff froth, spread over the top, and crown with peaks. Serve very cold.
An 19th century health claim headlines that Lypi4 E PinkHam's Vegetable Compound strengthens the stomach and kidneys and aids digestion. The ad-style note promotes the remedy as a general tonic for digestion and organ support.
A Bucharest quake altered building response. the Grand Hotel rooms facing a busy street stopped rattling after the shock while vehicles now trigger a sawing motion in the entire structure. Experts link the change to subterranean effects from the earthquake.
Mrs Dotonart shows the Smithingtons a newly furnished house praising its rooms and clever plaques. Mrs Smithington adores the decor but questions lack of built in closets. An agricultural quip from Mardi Gras in Galveston contrasts hay with rye sales at a bar.
An editor’s wife surprised him embracing a servant on the eve of publication. The next day’s front editorial warned that “We are living in perilous times,” framing the incident as emblematic of broader trouble.
Advert reveals many patients with phthisis pulmonalis improved using Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup. It cites the remedy’s value and lists a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
Advertises a set of seven Shakespeare themed cards in six colors, available gratis to those who buy seven bars of Dobbins Electric Soap and show the receipt from grocers. Crankin & Co. urges readers to mail applications, noting grocers must supply cards. Also includes a quip about wind and storm as a humorous aside.
The Evening Express extols a hop bitters remedy as superior medicine not a beverage, claiming it builds a weakened body rather than harming it. It notes physicians prescribe it and every Rochester druggist sells it, boasting hop strength surpassing a barrel of beer. A recipe followed lists brown sugar, molasses, butter, sour milk, soda, egg yolks, thickening agent, and spices.
Remedies and cures are described for skin flaws and kidney issues. The piece touts freening as a great remedy for cleansing blood and purging humors, and includes several old fashioned cake recipes as well.
Archaeologist Prof. Giuseppe Novi reports the ruins of a grand bath house buried under over thirty feet of ash and lava near Merculaneum. Descriptions rank it beyond any previously excavated at Herculaneum or Pompeii with oriental granite fountains, glass mosaic floors, and richly painted stucco walls.
A Cincinnati Star quotation touts Hop Bitters as a universal cure for unknown illnesses and wasting conditions. It claims patients begin to improve from the first dose and steadily recover strength until death is prevented.
The article introduces a detective camera by Mr. Bolas that resembles a shoeblack’s block. It can be slung over the shoulder with gelatine plates in place and a lens set for twenty to thirty feet. Dropped in the street, a bulb is squeezed to take an exposure at once.
The copy claims Chinese men have very long hair and invites women to achieve similar length and beauty using Carboline a deodorized petroleum hair renewer and dresser. The tainted wording promotes a race and gendered beauty standard while advertising a hair product.
A French electric brake uses electricity generated during train motion to apply the wheel brake. Experiments with the apparatus have been entirely successful.
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