Old-fashioned windmills on the island near Newport
The article surveys eight windmills on the island near Newport including Arnold’s Old Stone mill built two centuries ago. It describes construction, operation, wind dependence, and safety concerns, noting a 25 bushel daily yield under favorable gales and the mills’ sturdy timber and gearwork.
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Newport
Middletown
Portsmouth
Arnold
England
Paradise Road
Tiverton
Believers in horse-chestnuts on a Philadelphia trolley
A rheumatism tale on a city horse car shows three men carrying horse chestnuts as talismans. Two claim thirty year faith, the third cites past rheumatism and a sprain, while all agree the charm costs nothing and causes no harm. The scene ends with amused passengers and lingering superstition.
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Philadelphia
Avoirdupois
Solid Citizen No. 1
Solid Citizen No
Bells Travel by Telephone Across Australia
A historical note records the telephone used in Australia to convey the sound of bells chiming over a distance of 240 miles marking an early long distance audio transmission achievement.
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Australia
Hancock
John W. Forney
Garfield
Aetane
Brisbin
Hubbard Bros
Philadelphia
The Bastile's Dark History and Gloom in Paris
The Bastile in Paris evolved from a royal prison to a symbol of despotism under Louis XIII. It housed state prisoners from its early days, with grim cells and dire conditions. On July 14, 1790, the Third Republic commemorated its destruction, marking a stand against tyranny.
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Paris
Louis XIII
Bastile
France
Third Republic
Royal Covetousness Among Royal Doings Exposed
A historical critique notes greed in royalty led by the Duke of Cambridge and other princes. It details salaries and appointments including 60,000 dollars yearly to the Duke, 70,000 to his mother and sisters, 34 dollars daily as Field Marshal, and 22,160 dollars yearly as Commander of the Army. The piece mocks royal commissions and vast regimental titles, contrasting them with veteran soldiers and urging the muster roll reflect true merit.
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Prince of Wales
Duke of Cambridge
Victoria
Prince Albert
Iron Duke
Prince Consort
Lancers
Hussars
Life Guards
Grenadiers
Dan Rice
Monsieur Ducrow
Princes of the Blood Royal
Duke of Connaught
Rifles
John Bull
GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW PLANTS CARE ADVICE
Guidance on protecting potted outdoor plants with shade and coal ash to deter worms. Greenhouse care includes whitewash on glass, muslin screens, ample water and ventilation, and fuchsias for verandas or greenhouse. Hanging baskets require soaking. tropical plants stay in the greenhouse. remove insects and repair as needed.
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promises Quick Cure for Colds
An 19th century advert touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a fast remedy as summer ends and coughs and colds appear, framing them as forewarnings of danger and claiming rapid relief from the remedy.
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Dr. Bull
The Saddle Versus the Bunny On Farm Riding
A nostalgic essay argues farmers should abandon buggy and harness culture. It urges promoting horseback riding for boys and girls, praising health, economy, and better horses. It calls for breeding saddle horses and riding colts, noting English markets open for such horses and potential higher prices.
Hop Bitters Restores a 72-Year-Old to Health
A Sunday Mercury reader claims Hop Bitters cured long standing kidney trouble and blood weakness, turning a 72 year old man into an active 30 year old. The testimonial asserts rapid recovery from gravel and general fatigue, praising the product as worth a trial for others of advanced age.
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Sunday Mercury
Oeru Bist
Wells, Richardson & CO
Abundant Open Field Exercise for Young Colts
The article argues that open field exercise in pure air is essential for healthy development of heart lungs bone and muscle in young colts. It warns that stall confinement and heavy grain feeding stunt growth and leave colts stiff and awkward compared with those allowed to romp in fields and pastures.
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Tae Co.t
Value of Swamp Muck as Fertilizer Revealed
An essay explains swamp muck worth testing as fertilizer. It details that swamp muck with 2 percent nitrogen yields about 25 cents per pound nitrogen, making a ton worth ten dollars, and an acre three feet deep holds about 2,500 tons. It argues many neglected wastes contain valuable fertilizing elements.
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Lawes
England
Curing Fopper Fodder Corn Stacks Need Tight Ventilation
The article warns that curing heavy fodder corn topples yields when green stalks are piled. It cites thirty tons per acre and endorses dry preservation for now. It recommends ventilated mows with central shafts and small stacks with board shafts to middle for better airflow.
VeG Tine Regulates Bowels For Healthful Action
An old health claim describes VeG Tine as regulating bowels by stimulating secretions cleansing the blood of poisonous humors and expelling impurities naturally without weakening the body.
Milk Yield Tips and Social Satire Fragment
A short note advises supplying cows with warm salted water infused with bran to boost milk yield. The passage adds a second, humorous line about women with fine teeth laughing, reflecting dated, light social humor.
Dr Jayne's Carminative Balsam for cholera and dysentery
The notice urges keeping Dr Jayne's Carminative Balsam on hand to treat Asiatic cholera cramps and dysentery. It cautions that severe diarrhoea attacks can strike suddenly and recommends this safe remedy for both adults and children.
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Jayne
Domestic Fish Chowder From an Old Cusine Guide
A historical recipe describes fish chowder using cod or other fresh fish layered with salt pork onions potatoes tomatoes and crackers. It instructs soaking crackers, cooking slowly with pepper and salt, and adjusting thickness by simmering longer if needed.
Pumpkin Pike Pie Recipe Instructions
Cut the pumpkin into thin slices boil until tender with minimal water to prevent scorching. Mash and push through a sieve then stir in a small piece of butter while warm. For each quart of pumpkin add one quart of new milk four eggs separated beat whites and yolks. Add white sugar and cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Bake in a hot oven so the pies brown, heating batter scalding hot before filling dishes.
Bleaching Instructions For Yard-Wide Muslin
To eight quarts of warm water add one pound chloride of lime and stir. Strain through coarse muslin, dissolve, then add five bucketfuls of warm water. Insert the muslin and soak for one hour turning it often. Wash in two waters to remove lime, rinse and dry. This process bleaches twenty-five yards of yard-wide muslin. Muslin should be fully wet and dried before bleaching for even results.
Deodorized Carboline Promises Hair Restoration
An advertisement asserts that CARBOLINE, a deodorized petroleum extract, will positively restore hair on bald heads with no other preparation on earth able to do so.
Sour Milk Cheese How To Make Smear Case At Teatime
Instructions describe making a sour milk cheese or smear case by heating milk slowly, draining curd, washing with cold water, placing in a cheese bag to drain, then chilling on ice and serving at teatime. Proper heat and sourness affect texture. over heating or sour milk yields crumbly cheese.
Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe From Prompted Kitchen
A old fashioned method uses twelve large tomatoes hollowed to hold a meat stuffing. Mix lean steak bacon onion salt pepper cayenne parsley and crackers with stock to moisten. Fill tomatoes, top with cracker crumbs and bake about one hour in a moderate oven.
Crafty Butter and Lard Carriers Make Pretty Work Boxes
Small wooden boxes used to carry butter or lard, covered with cambric or silk, become pretty work boxes. Peach baskets, painted and lined with bright color, serve as ornamental and practical pieces that give the joy of making something from nothing.
New Potatoes as a Creme Delight
New potatoes selected uniform in size are boiled in salted water and served hot with a drawn butter sauce. The recipe notes the potatoes are delicious when properly cooked. Rick WarfriEs suggests beating milk eggs butter and boiled rice with soda into flour, then baking in waffle irons.
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Rick WarFri_Es
Corn Fritters and Southern Fryed Hominy Recipe
Instructions describe making corn fritters from six ears of corn with eggs milk salt and flour then frying in hot lard. Also outlines Southern fried hominy using leftover boiled hominy cream butter eggs and flour fried in hot butter.
Care for black cotton gloves before wearing
Instructions advise scalding gloves in salt and water to prevent cracking and fading. After drying, wear the gloves while still warm to stretch them and preserve their condition.
New Fangled Notions and Blood Purifier Endorsements
A letter from Valley Illinois dated March 31 1879 praises Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier curing fever and ague in a week and easing a liver complaint and biliousness in a wife. The writer Jam s Strickell notes a child s fever and ague cure with half a bottle and recommends pellets for constipation.
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Pierce
Jams Strickell
Humorous Market Mistake and War Era Banter
A lady sends a cook to market for a fine fowl and the servant returns with a tale. The mistress doubts the purchase but the cook promises it will shine like diamonds after truffling. A Versailles rumor about Frederick the Great sparks mock glee from the Duchess of Orleans.
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Versailles
Frederick the Great
France
Luchess
Orleans
Louis XV
Pure Medicine Promoted Hop Letters and Household Care
An eclectic column extols Hop letters as pure effective medicine, then a collage of humorous vignettes about tenants, gourmands, and social quirks. It ends with praise for Simmons' Liver Regulator as a gentle remedy for liver issues and digestion, citing Lewis G. Wunder.
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Republican
Simmons
Lewis G. Wunder
Ass’t
Phila
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