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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1880
Page
4
An agricultural note stresses the need for smooth, well-fitting collars to prevent collar galls on workhorses during plowing. It warns that plowing sustains constant breast pressure, unlike wagon pulling, and advises washing the breast in cold salt water to harden skin and keep collars clean. It urges finding a first class collar maker.
Instructions describe making grape vinegar by fermenting wine in warm vats with birchwood clarifying barrels and sediment handling. It also covers cider vinegar using bread or dough, warm rest, and yeast or malt shortcuts, plus a sugar solution method for table vinegar. It notes practical tips and related poultry and wasp nest observations.
A detailed portrait of Maud the highly bred mare owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bair. It describes her training, temperament, and signals she uses to respond to her owners, her past work including driving and racing, and adjustments to gear and conditions made for her comfort and conditioning.
An advertisement asserts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup can banish a cough or cold swiftly. It claims the product quietly but effectively places all colds under control and lists a price of 25 cents.
An illustrated home project describes making a birch bark basket with corner slits sewn and gimped edges. It explains lining with leaf mold, planting Maidenhair and Partridge Vine, wintergreen, and a daily light watering routine to nurture a small fernery.
A Rochester mother credits Hop Bitters with saving her two ill children after doctors and neighbors doubted cure. She used a half bottle and saw both girls recover from ague biliousness and kidney complaints. The note urges others to value Hop Bitters highly and follow its use.
William Ryder of Buffalo New York writes that a left leg abscess from shipwrecking on the Atlantic twenty years ago discharged continuously and resisted treatment until using Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery. He reports complete cure within three months and being able to set his heel on the ground for the first time in ten years.
A domestic row unfolds over a promenade outing as a mother and father clash over their child’s attire. The father calls the child a monkey while the mother scolds him, and a friend at the door greets the child as the father’s living image, prompting comic chaos.
A collection of short comic snippets and oddities, including Deacon Wilder and Brother Taylor praising Hop Bitters, a dog encounter with a bee, sly social jests about mothers-in-law, editorial shop banter, and light quips on editors, duels, and almanacs. The pieces mix humor, satire, and everyday absurdities.
A Chicago era advertisement touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a permanent cure for bilious derangement without drastic purgatives. It cites long use as a substitute for quinine and calomel, with a testimonial from E. H. Ursanks of Crawford County Georgia and notes on its family suitability. The piece also recounts a history of Field Marshal von Moltke’s early Danish military career and a hypothetical alternate history if he stayed with Denmark.
An herbal health note urges using Kidney-Wort to relieve costive bowels and torpid liver. It claims gentle bowel movement will stimulate liver function and renew blood vitality.
Dr J D Cook of Cooksville Heard County Georgia endorses Anakesis Dr Silsbee’s External Pile Remedy. He reports three cases relieved at once with one patient claiming prolonged health and another cured after three applications. He says it is the best remedy and will use it in practice. Samples mailed free by P Neustaedter Co sole manufacturers Box 3946 New York.
Mr. David Clark of WaLPoLe Massachusetts writes that after a year on Vegetine his long standing erysipelas humor has greatly improved. He praises the medicine as a blessing and beyond gold and recommends it to others.
A Newmarket dealer reports strong results from Vegetine after selling a large quantity last year. He notes satisfaction in all cases and highlights a delicate 17 year old girl who benefited more than from prior medical treatment, with parents confirming the improvement. The letter is signed by J Bentley and M JD and dated February 9, 1880.
Boston dealer H R Stevens writes that Vegetine has sold well since its local release and is a premier medicine for sluggish liver troubles. He notes customers speak loudly in its praise and endorses its effectiveness.
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