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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1882
Page
4
A cigar shop article outlines how clerks must master memory, temper, and adaptable humor to handle diverse customers. It covers patient pickup buyers, label influence on sales, gamblers as top customers, rising prices signaling income, and cigarette smokers’ impact on mustache growth.
The Washington Club property known as Chamberlain's Club House on New York Avenue near Fourteenth Street will be bought by the Young Men's Christian Association for 36000. Once remodeled it will serve as association headquarters while the sporting culture and former patrons fade from its rooms.
A historical note on hotel napkin practices warns against damp napkins folded into shapes, citing health risks to delicate guests and staff. It advises airing napkins thoroughly, warns of conspiracies between waiters and laundresses, and recommends a yearly airing of a reserve napery chest. It also praises Dutch and Irish linen, notes the danger of excess starch, and cautions against stiff napkins that resemble boards.
German experiments show a ten inch clover sod can hold 8921 pounds per acre with 191 pounds of nitrogen worth 38.20 dollars at 20 cents per pound. English and German practice recommends turning sod under at peak root development then reseeding to renew worn land, with clover as a key soil improver.
A farmer shares a two year successful remedy for chicken cholera. Use a half barrel of unslaked lime, add alum, mix with water, and give each drinking supply a dose from one pint to one quart daily. Repeat in a second barrel, maintaining the same alum ratio. Used daily during sickly season, it will prevent disease in flocks.
The Medical Record notes heated milk loses sweetness beyond 100 degrees and, when consumed hot, delivers a quick reviving effect. Fatigued individuals often prefer this beverage as a substitute for alcoholic stimulants, finding it both satisfying and enduring in effect.
The article advises against mixing ashes with putrescible manures due to ammonia release. It suggests pulverizing hen manure, mixing with bone dust and rich earth, composting, then drilling 40 pounds per acre with wheat, and using ashes for another purpose such as spring corn or broad sowing on the wheat after emergence.
Owners and cultivators of any size should plant small fruits as a real necessity for health and lower medical costs. Home grown fruit is fresher and tastier than market purchases, and plants should supply the family with surplus for sale or winter use.
The article argues that cows fed with high quality concentrates produce milk efficiently, while green grass alone is insufficient. It notes overload indicates prior underfeeding, advises gradual introduction of a new ration, and stresses ample salt and water. It warns against abrupt diet shifts that alter milk flavor.
The text argues dairy farming is more difficult than sheep farming and that sheep husbandry offers meat production benefits. It notes population growth, beef scarcity and price, and pork’s inferiority to sheep meat in healthfulness, driving mutton consumption.
A historic tip suggests using a strong decoction of tansy to keep cabbage worms in check and even allow the crop to be saved. Add a small amount of saltpeter to the mixture and spray the cabbage when worm activity begins. saltpeter acts as both a worm destroyer and fertilizer.
The excerpt notes turnips are healthful for horses and should be cut thin or finely paped and mixed with a little meal and salt. It states rutabagas are better than white turnips for this purpose.
A long list of recipes and home tips: cake with raisins currants citron and spices, fricassee chicken and pork pork bake methods, turkey gravy with jelly and sherry, cream puddings and rice desserts, boxing ham crust method, hair restoration with brandy and tea, coal tar for leaks, camphorice for chapped hands, wart cure with washing soda, fricassee eggs, and rheumatism treatment with spiced oil. Includes cost notes and simple prep steps.
In a lighthearted tale a long courting couple near the garden scene moves toward engagement. The man’s chivalry and his pet name are tested by the woman's clever prompt for a wedding date using a playful four letter word that changes their course.
An old Watchman advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a tonic to treat a range of female health complaints. It asserts that most women suffer from bowel disturbances headaches and kidney issues and claims the product will cure them and restore vitality.
A Carson urchin with an Appeal in hand tells how Concordia stock fluctuations keep him from attending class. He says his teacher owns shares and a fall hurts all, leading him to feign illness. He recalls earlier market breaks and contemplates quitting school for ranch work if prices don’t rebound.
A reader asks if any living person has seen a disease Hop Bitters cannot cure including ague biliousness nervousness neuralgia and stomach liver or kidney disorders. The question frames the product as a universal remedy.
An old woman keeps a private bottle for personal refreshment unseen by family. Her daughter, while searching the pantry for doughnuts for her beau, uncorks it and sniffs its contents. The old lady confronts her, asking if she’s learned anything and noting it smells like Charlie’s moustache.
A Somerville man recounts a 1876 lung hemorrhage and hole in the lung, lingering illness, and recovery after using Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs. The tale appears amid advertisements for various remedies and quack cures, including Baker’s Pain Panacea and Carboline.
Multiple short notices advertise medicines for bladder irritation and chapped skin. Seemingly a compiled column with products from Caswell Hazard & Co. including cod liver oil and Juniper Soap. The tone mirrors late 19th or early 20th century consumer notices.
Emily teases about large families of spinsters while Frances explains they are bachelors in disguise. An ad promotes Vegetine as a purifying remedy claiming it cleanses blood to remove humors. A late return leads to an arithmetic quip about time and responsibility.
The Providence Gazette extols Vegetine by H R Stevens of Boston as the one great medicine. It claims rapid cures for catarrh cough stomach weakness faintness loss of appetite and other serious complaints with blood purification and quick system revitalization praised by well known and respected individuals.
A husband confronts his wife as she plans a late night outing and repeats his insistence on control. The exchange shows his assertion of authority with the line when will you be back and her retort that she will go where she pleases. The dialogue frames a power struggle within a domestic setting.
Claims that Dr R V Vierce’s Golden Medical Discovery acts as a blood purifier and strengthener. It supposedly arouses the liver, purifies the blood, and serves as the best remedy for consumption a scrofulous lung disease.
D. D. expressed unqualified approval of a catechism exercise before a children’s class. When asked to define epitome he said it means synopsis, explaining the term to the pupils with dignified seriousness.
The passage markets Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for extravagance and aging. A woman laments hair loss while guests listen, and a child asks why the cooker is left unlocked, illustrating vanity and domestic doubt in a humorous frame.
An advertiser touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a universal cure for female ailments claiming thousands of testimonials from druggists. The copy argues pallor and unattractiveness stem from functional irregularities and promises infallible relief.
A Sunday-school teacher asks a pupil how many sacraments exist and receives the reply that none are left. The pupil explains the sick neighbor received the last sacrament yesterday, implying there are no sacraments remaining.
A garbled miscellany of medical claims and domestic anecdotes from 1880 includes a letter praising Hop Bitters for curing severe skin disease after four bottles, notes about a nursemaid cats incident, and advertisements for Kidney-Worth and Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies. Also a child’s ice cream craving and a teacher’s plant growth question appear amid quotes.
A jumble of late 19th century patent medicine pitches offers Allen's Brain Food claiming cures for nervous debility and generative weakness with a dollar price and a philly address for a circular. Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer touted as a marvel for nerve diseases, with a Philadelphia contact.
A brief 19th century style ad promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. It claims the remedy supports health and uses a curious test with white flowers and scarlet ink to color veins, suggesting a diagnostic or promotional gimmick.
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