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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1880
Page
4
An essay extols stone walls as the most enduring fences, lasting beyond eras while blending with nature. Foundations in earth invite mosses and grasses, with varied stones from fields forming a colorful, living border. The wall becomes a quarry for observers who study its stones and assign fanciful names.
A farmer is liable for damages caused by a hired man while acting within his duties. If the man neglects duties, leaves prescribed tasks, or acts carelessly, the farmer bears responsibility for resulting harm to neighbors, vehicles, or property. The farmer can seek repayment from the worker, typically by withholding wages.
Farmers who know compost value and how to make it increase their manure pile. Hundreds of loads are produced annually from on site materials such as leaves cornstalks weeds loam muck and barnyard manure layered in oblong piles and left to cure over winter.
A comparison of two nearby wheat fields shows that drilling and intermittent cultivation of crops minimizes Hessian fly damage during early growth. The piece also notes English butter makers use a soda and alum mixture during churning to keep butter firm in warm weather.
In a remote Arctic scene Nordenskiold and the narrator walk to the ice edge to watch waves and drifting ice blocks. The sky glows with the circum-polar moon, faint aurora, and stars while Mussel Bay and three vessels lie in moonlit calm. A quiet drama of ice, sea, and hushed wind unfolds.
The article argues for a single thorough knead and correct rising to bake sweet bread without soda. It warns against over fermentation which yields sour bread, unpalatable and harmful, stressing bread should supply bone and muscle nutrients for the middle class, especially youth.
The article describes making a chair headrest roll from silk patchwork linen wool or crochet. Create a stout linen bag matching chair back width, stuff with hair, close it, knit or crochet a cover to fit, draw up ends, add tassels and strings to secure the roll to the chair.
Beat six eggs till whites form a stiff peak and yolks become thick. Fold in a cup of milk with pepper and salt, then gently mix in the whites. Cook in a hot pan with butter for eight to ten minutes, slide, and invert to brown the top. Serve hot for a grand breakfast dish.
Strong health claims from Hop Bitters are touted with praise for raising people from sickness and near death. The Philadelphia Prose column is urged to be consulted for more.
A historic recipe describes a delicious gruel substitute using one ounce each of rice sago and pearl barley simmered in three pints of water for three hours to yield a quart of liquid. Flavor options include wine or brandy. thicker version with one and a half ounces of each grain makes a jelly excellent with sugar fruit syrups or preserves.
The recipe explains washing peeling and cutting rhubarb into pieces. For each pound of rhubarb add three quarters of a pound of white sugar. Boil about ten minutes until juice is drawn then strain and boil until it clings to a spoon. Store in jam pots or molds.
The advertisement touts CARBOLINE a deodorized extract of petroleum as the sole effective cure for baldness claiming it will positively work and renew hair. It emphasizes there is only one article that will do the job and is priced at one dollar.
A Whitre wash made from lime, salt water, and skim milk removes cream and dries as a permanent finish. It is touted as incombustible and suitable for preserving shingles and farm buildings.
A terse cooking note describes mixing butter brown sugar and raisins with raised dough. The mixture rises in pans before baking and mentions spices to add flavor.
The instruction prescribes a bath using a weak potassium permanganate solution with a ratio of one scruple of salt to eight ounces of water. The text reads as a chemical or medical remedy directive.
Henry Soar White curd soap mixed with white honey borax and benzine forms a cleaning compound. White Grass recommends a soap and water wash at cabbage roots to kill white grubs. To clean varnished paint boil bran in water and wash the surface with bran water for cleaning and preservation.
The advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures a range of ailments from scrofula to pimples and eruptions. It promises four to six bottles for salt rheum, one to five for facial pimples, two to four for boils and sores, and up to twelve bottles for scurvy like ulcers, with discounts for larger lots.
A minister recounts a visit to a home where he boasted of forty five years without tobacco lies oaths or truancy. The 8 year old boy retorts with humor asking if the minister has ever had any fun, sparking a lighthearted exchange.
A cuarminea widow and a man seeking deputy father role discuss the boy during a stroll. The man asks about the widow’s hair and the boy’s father, prompting a grim reply about death and a minister’s words, suggesting hidden tensions and danger.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a cure for poor health and a path to beauty and cheer, claiming trial proves its value. The column contrasts cosmetics with health giving vitality and features a teaser urging readers to view the neighboring column. A humorous tale follows of a son who asks his father for a horse nearer his own age after receiving an older horse previously.
At a pastry shop Jellaby Postlethwaite requests a glass of water with a fresh lily, then contemplates. A mother chides her daughter for late walking while praises her own mother. VEGETINE is promoted as a remedy for impure blood diseases.
A man led a woman along a rocky gorge avoiding pools when her French heel slipped into two feet of water. She vanished into the brook as the sun umbrella slid aside, leaving both soaked and startled by the mishap.
A god soul informs a boy that the minister is away on vacation and plans to marry. The chat hints at limited pastoral time while suggesting huckleberry picking, with the oldest boy recalling his paper collar needing a change.
A historical testimonial extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a key to health and fever prevention. The author claims the product eased illness during a yellow fever siege in Savannah in 1874 and saved his family without a physician.
A satirical critique claims Utah cannot lure travelers with comfort while denouncing its travel vehicles as torture devices. The writer describes Utah and the Jakey of Utah freight wagons as crude, patched, and dangerous, causing extreme discomfort and confounding passengers. A hundred mile trips are portrayed as reforming a man into a polite citizen ready for committee service.
Renowned singer Santley has entered the Roman Catholic Church, signaling a major shift in his religious affiliation and public persona.
An odd tale unfolds at a camp meeting as a gentlemanly caterer faced with a 15 cent breakfast is accused of sins. A passing stranger asks who died, learns from the sexton there is no complaint and that everyone is satisfied.
The Broos and Son factory at 43 North Third Street Philadelphia offers caps capes enamelled Muolin and blue waste drill for campaign meetings and processions. All goods are manufactured by the firm at low prices. Also note Fruit Evaporators and an illustrated catalogue from American Drier Co. Chambersburg Pa.
Advert says Kidney-Wort saves thousands of lives by aiding kidneys and liver. Claims gentle cathartic relief and removal of accumulated debris for the sick, urging public to try the remedy as efficient and sufficient.
A historical notice extols Dr Silsbee as a modern benefactor for piles. It claims Anakesis, a non internal external pile remedy, applied as a suppository, provides instant relief and cures piles. Sold by P Neurstaedter & Co in New York. price listed at $1.00 per box with free samples upon request.
A collection of satirical lines and advertisements mentioning Dobbins Electric Soap by Cragin & Co of Philadelphia, a lake bath drowning, a cigars brand called New York Girl, fashion remarks on slippers, price notes, legal maxims, and assorted quips about manners and markets from an early newspaper page.
Cramps cholera morbus sour stomach diarrhea and dysentery are quickly cured by Dr. Jayne's Carminatize Balsam. It relieves bowel symptoms quiets the stomach and restores its natural action. A family remedy for summer affections of the bowels, recommended for both children and adults, prompt safe and easy to administer.
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