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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1882
Page
3
Mr. Rice reports a farmer spread ashes thickly over an old orchard after a steam saw dust incident. The orchard produced very productive crops for seven years, showing unforeseen positive consequences from a seemingly flawed action.
Professor Manly Miles argues against universal use of intensive farming with purchased fertilizers. He says profits depend on a moderate, locally adapted system, not extreme yields. Systematic production of fair average results proves greatest aggregate profit over time.
An American Agriculturalist note urges early removal of the first brood, as eggs hatch quickly and larvae cause rapid damage. It recommends arsenic insecticides Paris green or London purple, used dry with flour or plaster or as a wet spray, warning these poisons are deadly and must be kept away from children and homes.
The article argues farmers undervalue proper human and worker nutrition, urging lean meats, good bread, oats, and cooked vegetables to maximize labor output. It cites a French eating pattern, notes digestion shifts blood flow from muscles to stomach during heavy work, and recommends starting with lighter meals and gradual exertion after meals to build strength for the next day.
A remark from American Agriculturalist notes that cattle fed in advance travel faster and farther than those starting after a hearty morning meal. The idea highlights preparation feeding to optimize movement and efficiency in livestock transport.
A collection of practical kitchen tips and recipes including riot biscuits and fry methods for smelts and kidneys. Instructions cover beef simmering, potato creams, breakfast potato prep, and a tired-housewife remedy with an egg drink. Contains multiple named dishes and stepwise prep guidance.
The article discusses stage makeup techniques for male roles from Romeo to Lear, detailing powder, rouge, eyeliner, and shading to create youth, maturity, and old age. It explains the process for different faces, the effort involved, and the relief of removing makeup after three hours of work. It notes historical context from ancient Greece and remarks on many eminent literary men who were soldiers.
An Eastern exchange argues against corporal punishment while Nye reflects on personal experience with spanking and its lasting effects. The piece contrasts gentler methods with the lingering pull of discipline and asserts love, but admits some children respond only to physical punishment to sleep.
A Detroit scene shows a job seeker challenging a colored reference man named Uncle Zeke. Zeke questions the candidate’s honesty reliability and truthfulness, warning that a Black man seen as “wine to get a call’d man” could betray by eloping with a wife within six weeks, revealing era racial anxieties and trust tensions in employment.
An ad asserts Dr Gug Gotts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla cures consumption and restores organs. It claims a bottle convinces readers and urges asking a druggist to obtain it. It also includes anecdotal quips about medical miracles and a Kentucky reader praising the remedy for nerve and brain weakness.
A sick woman uses Hop Bitters secretly and improves quickly gaining weight, prompting her husband and family to praise the remedy. The second anecdote recounts Morgan pressuring his sick wife to go out, claiming no hope from the doctor, reflecting a harsh domestic scene from Yonkers Gazette.
A notice extols Perry Davis Para Kine as the safest fastest remedy for stomach and bowel troubles amid seasonal greens. The police court scene shows a prisoner refusing to answer magistrate questions, then apologetically acknowledging the gravity of the court.
A letter from Mrs. R R Cuanx Irvington Michigan describes a walnut sized breast lump vanishing after using Dr R V Prence’s Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pellets. A Dallas citizen remarks on Washington scandals as Dakota admission is debated in Texas Siftings.
Readers report cures from Favorite Prescription and Great German Hop Bitters amid humorous quip about Longfellow pruning. A Georgia reader notes niece healed after doctors failed. A dentist and pastor cartoon ends the page with a gag about bridling a mouth during treatment.
A jumble of old time ads and quips touts German Hop Bitters as a sleep aid, a landlady rent dispute, and various tonics. Included are claims for MENSMAN'S PEPTONIZED Beer Tonic, Lydia E. Pinkham remedies, and Dr. Sykes Sure Cure for catarrh, with other patent medicines and domestic tips from a bygone era.
An 19th century health note extols ostetter's Stomach Bitters as an alterative and tonic to expel bilious impurities from the blood and stomach. It claims the medicine softens bowel action, regularizes the liver and relieves dyspepsia while denouncing mercury. A separate anecdote shows a proud beggar rejecting cold victuals.
A Brooklyn man advertises powder claiming to cure cats and dogs of somnambulism. An odd Swiss note hints at repairs executed with diligence, while another item touts Dr. Pierce's pellets as a harmless liver remedy. The text blends medical ads and peculiar notices with local curiosities.
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