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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1882
Page
4
Agric article explains methods to shift bearing years in old orchards by removing blossoms, applying manure, and cutting bark to redirect sap. It notes timing from mid June to early July, varying by variety, with Famuse or snow apple as example. Repeats treatments to establish a lasting bearing habit, especially in young trees.
The piece urges women to sharpen kitchen implements, men to service household cutlery, and offers simple steps for keeping blades true and edges keen. It then presents seed sowing guidance from Joseph Harris Rochester, noting how depth, warmth, moisture, and air affect germination for various crops.
The article discusses soil suitability for late and early crops including onions cabbage cauliflower and celery. It notes sandy loam with porous subsoil as best for late crops while stiff clay loam needs draining. It explains red clover hay depletes and replenishes surface nitrogen and cites Dr. Lawes on nitrogen sources from subsoil or air.
The article advises choosing sires with strong lineage to improve offspring quality. It argues male influence matters more than female and warns against doubtful ancestry. It also prescribes plaster at one and a half bushels per acre on clover for vitality, with wood ash as an additional benefit.
Domestic note explains glove care methods for white and colored kid gloves and boots. White gloves rub with soap and milk on soap, then air dry to restore softness and luster. Black gloves use oil ink mix, sun-dry, and saffron dye can tint white gloves yellow or brown conversely.
A recipe describes dissolving a tablespoon of slum in a quart of warm water. Stir in flour until thick as cream, prepared separately to avoid lumps. Add powdered rosin and a dozen cloves for fragrance. Combine with boiling water, boil fifteen minutes, then dry and store for later use.
The recipe instructs to bone and flatten a six pound salt flank of beef, fill with mace nutmeg gidger pepper allspice and chopped parsley, roll tightly in cloth, simmer five hours, then press cold. Serve plain or glazed.
The article outlines a brass cleaning method used in arsenals. It describes mixing one part nitric acid with half part sulfuric acid in a stone jar, then using a pail of water and sawdust. Articles are dipped in acid, then in water and rubbed with sawdust to achieve a bright finish, with potash and soda solution for greasy brass prior to treatment.
Common saucers or plates hold the sand for cuttings. Set 1 to 2 inches deep, place cuttings close enough to touch, water until muddy, and place in greenhouse or sunny window. Keep sand wet until cuttings root or they wilt and fail.
A living room couch can be protected from fading by using a Turkish toweling cover cut slightly longer than the couch so it drapes over the ends. Add scallops of flannel along the edge and consider a border or center piece. A bedroom set with splash curtains behind the washstand and covers for table and dressing table mats enhances decor.
Embroidery on Cretan or Turkish towels can be transferred to maroon plush or sage green velvet and embroidered with briar stitch in colored filoselle. A mantle lambrequin crafted this way may be paired with ebonized wood shelves behind plush for a cabinet to hold Satsuma ware Dresden china or miniatures.
Instructions describe making the best primrose or card soap to lather and wash the article without applying soap to the work. Rinse in clear water, squeeze dry, then shake and stretch. An alternative uses bran in a muslin bag to make a warm lather and wash the crewel without soap.
A Mrat Straw describes a hearty stew built from tender mutton or veal pieces, small potatoes, and a flour thickener. The dish is served over hot broken biscuits in a deep dish, seasoned with pepper and salt, and praised as wholesome compared with boiled dough.
A home remedy advises placing a pepper filled cotton ball, moistened with sweet oil, into the ear and sealing with cotton wool and a cap. The page provides steps to form the ball, insert it, and secure it with a bandage.
A recipe describes boiling mashed potatoes with three pints of mashed potatoes and three quarts of beef stock, seasoned with pepper and salt and served with fried bread. It also offers an alternative with onion celery and rice boiled in stock, then mixed with mashed potatoes and served hot with crackers or bread.
Instructions specify a cuff cast on sixty stitches with twenty on each of three needles, knit plain for seventy rounds, cast off, form a one inch hem, velvet fold, gold bead embroidery, and pleated lace edging. Andalusian wool is preferred for this simple cuff.
A compact reflection on letting grudges fade without ceremonial markers, suggesting time and silence can honor emotional closure more than monuments. The line implies that burying conflict is a personal act beyond visible memorials.
An undertaker recalls two billing incidents after a funeral. A furious father reveals his son posed as the fiancé of the deceased to cover expenses, while the undertaker had accepted a promise of payment from the impostor. The story asks who bears responsibility for the "little job" the young man staged.
Tony Pastor of New York known as a leading character vocalist tours major cities with his top tier Broadway style company. After a brilliant Philadelphia engagement at Walnut Street Theatre they plan to return to Pastor’s own theatre in New York.
The piece promotes Rough on Rats as a rat and insect killer and includes a witty aside about Jerrold’s epitaph for Charles Knight, plus a quip about a man who is too slow to move.
A small sister interrupts an older child at prayer asking to include butter in the line "Give us this day our daily bread" turning a sacred moment into a domestic quip. The anecdote captures a family scene with gentle humor.
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a cure for kidney and liver ailments claiming improved function of liver bowels and kidneys. It markets both Liquid and Dry forms through druggists. A horsecar conductor quips that when Gabriel blows his last trumpet late passengers will be women.
An 1880 notice from Silver Creek New York promotes Hop Bitters as a remedy for weakness and recovery, plus Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. The text includes a light anecdote about a boy and a joke about military titles.
A notice claims Dr Laindseys Blood Searcher offers health and strength for married women, presenting it as the remedy they need. The item promotes a patent medicine without providing clinical evidence or expert endorsement.
A concerned lover asks if his sister Annie speaks of him. The little girl replies that Annie said if the man wore rockers on his shoes they would make nice cradies.
A playful note explains the merrythought as the turkey wishbone and describes the farthest, luscious part from the beak as an afterthought, blending folklore with culinary whimsy.
A Baltimore physician writes that Vegetine has proven a valuable adjunct in treating strumous conditions and constitutional syphilitic taint. He acknowledges prior bias against patent medicines but credits the remedy with reducing glandular swellings and bone ulcers.
A young Roumanian engineer presents a model of a fish shaped steel boat to a government technical commission. The craft carries air for fifteen hours submerged and can renew its air supply by surfacing six to nine feet. It features electric lighting and torpedo capabilities for offensive operations against fleets.
A Buffalo man reports a twenty year battle with leg abscesses resolved within months after using the Golden Medical Discovery. A letter from William Ryder praises the remedy and its effects after years of suffering.
Fragmented ad filled page cites mercury poisoning as cause of torpid kidneys and liver. Kidney-Wort touted as cure with testimonials. Other items mock a postage clerk, promote Hop Bitters, Sellers Liver Pills, and Allen's Pharmacy. Includes quip about stage fright and a pudding joke.
Marshall Michigan firm advertises Electro-Voltaic Belts and other appliances with a 30 day trial to treat Nervous Debility and Lost Vitality. Guarantee of restoration of vigor and manhood. No risk as trial is allowed. Also mentions Carboline hair restorer from natural petroleum and notes on tramp laws and editorial roles.
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