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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1883
Page
4
The Dairy extols sulphurous acid as a powerful antiseptic and antifungal. It can be produced by burning sulphur on live coals in a shovel or bed of coals carried into the stable. It cleanses dairy rooms and cellars of mildew spores that harm milk and dairy products. Regular fumigation after damp periods in summer is suggested as beneficial.
An Erie County Pennsylvania farmer reports kerosene oil as an effective remedy against Canada thistle and plantain. The method requires a small oil-soaked stick applied to each plant during dry summer weather, with roots reached as the oil travels downward. Dense patches may need repeated effort, but two seasons can overcome the two troublesome weeds.
The piece argues against standstill feeding and favors steady summer growth for pigs, noting cold weather requires warm housing to convert feed into fat. It cites New York World on hog fattening, then shifts to urban ambulance service in New York City detailing operations, dispatch methods, and the rise of night medical work supported by city funding.
Dust with air stacked lime to deter worms. Oats aid pigs but must make bitter pork. Do not plow thin soils in orchards and spread manures. Cut floxers stalks after bloom. One hundred bushels of shelled corn shrink to ninety in the bin. Burning log or light wards off coons from cornfields. Set plum trees in large pig pens to resist curculio. Ashes and Spots kill turnip fly. Dust when dew remains. Do not dig potatoes after heavy rain. sun-rotting occurs.
A commercial traveller in a small western village asks if the town is incorporated. He learns it is not and the hotel runner humorously remarks that incorporation would make the town bigger than New York.
At a Paris science meeting M W J Hoffman described methods used by Comanches Apaches and Chinoans to poison arrows. Techniques include green plant shells and rattlesnake blood with deer liver and animal venom. Bees and red ants yield non lethal yet painful poisons. roasted owl noted as Paris menu delicacy.
London reports the Germany memorial statue unveiled while far events ripple across regions. A Mayo landlord shot, earthquakes felt in Europe, trials and political shifts unfold as ships, banks, and rail projects surge amid weather and social tension.
Mixed dispatches from London and New York report French papers decrying King Alfonso for accepting a German Uhlan colonelcy while other items note Nordenfold Arctic arrival in Gottenburg, Bradhaugh and Parnell rumors, and violent incidents in West Virginia and New Hungary.
A travelogue describes passengers headed to Yokohama, noting a mix of foreignized and native Japanese men and women. It details clothing including hats, robes, sashes, and pockets, and remarks on tobacco use with pipes, wallets, and distinctive inhalation habits. Women are noted as smokers as well.
A religious weekly asks how to curb evil in lying and suggests that abandoning inscriptions on tombstones could lessen deception. The piece argues the practice fosters falsehoods and urges reflection on funeral customs.
The Plain Dealer notes congressman elect Martin A. Foran of Cleveland Ohio has used St Jacob's Oil in his family and found it safe and reliable giving him great relief to a lame knee.
The mayor of Philadelphia announces the decision to shut down every pool hall in the city. The move affects numerous establishments and alters local recreation options.
A Saratoga man known for cross eyes traveled West and faced a cyclone that terrified him into straightening his eyes, yielding a permanent cure according to the report.
Items note varied claims and public notices: Golden Medical Discovery touted for lung consumption and chest ailments. Brown's Iron Bitters praised as blood enricher and energizer. Native oysters in London at a dollar a dozen. Wells' Health Renewer advertised for dyspepsia and impotence. San Francisco restricts leper arrivals. Lyons' Patent Heel Stiffeners marketed. Duke of Norfolk economy efforts. Pills described as superseding stronger medicines. social quip about women and puns.
Dr W D Ewin in Keyser West Virginia praises Brown's Iron Bitters as an excellent tonic. A girl with a new umbrella refuses to stay indoors in rain. Gastline recommended to travelers. It aids digestion and prevents nausea and headache. A Philadelphia crank who sent threatening letters was judged insane.
Congressmen arriving for the winter report scarce housing and high rents near the Capitol. Furnished rooms fetch high prices and a parlor with bedroom runs about a hundred dollars monthly while a furnished house can reach five thousand dollars yearly. Notable figures like David Davis Morton Boutwell and Surgeon-General Wales are cited in housing anecdotes. Secretary Folger rules tariff provisions on package coverings do not count toward import values, keeping goods value separate from outer wrappings.
The document lists multiple graded commodities including flour, wheat, corn, oats, and tobacco with regional notes. Prices are given for Maryland Pennsylvania New York and other states, with terms like middling, choice, and prime and ranges in dollars per unit.
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