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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1882
Page
3
An agricultural writer extols the Jersey red hog as healthy and docile. He notes their hardiness, easy care, and high prolificacy with litters often ten or more. A Jersey farmer reports 363 hogs slaughtered in 16 years at about 21 months, averaging 538 pounds dressed weight.
The article urges shade for free ranging fowls, recommending currant bushes as ideal shelter and noting hens enjoy dust bathing, currants, and shade. It also suggests a cheap open shed from spare lumber and quick shade from dense plantings like artichokes to provide cover in poultry yards.
The San Francisco Chronicle lauds fancy farmers for transforming livestock and crops, from breeding Suffolk and Berkshire pigs to Merino sheep, improving cows milk yield, and introducing irrigation, soil analysis, crop rotation, and new fruits and vegetables. It highlights Early Rose potatoes, Wilson strawberries, and Concord grapes as key innovations, praising unnamed pioneering farmers and their lasting contributions.
The article argues horses sometimes need shoes but often do not. It notes stone and icy pavements require shoes, while earth floors are best for feet. It stresses proper trimming, moist feet, and knowledge of hoof anatomy for shoers to tailor footwear to each horse and use.
The Detroit Post argues that every blacksmith becomes a horseshoer, but owners must demand skilled practitioners who grasp horse shoeing principles. Poor shoeing harms horses and costs owners, and responsibility rests with owners and drivers to ensure proper work.
A compilation of kitchen and household hints including Stroxy Fry-Paper coating and Vepsa Ranesh cheese toast, furniture polish methods for removing finger marks, a cautionary note on biscuit quality, Curanine Hair Brushes cleaning steps, and Bran Soup made from dried beans with onions, drippings, and bread croutons.
A collection of arithmetic brainteasers from the Detroit Free Press style, asking how many apples remain after distribution, how many strawberry boxes make a peck, and other playful divides. It poses coin, weight, and time riddles, plus a few moral cautionary notes on swindling and estimates.
An open letter from high standing advocates warns of kidney and liver disease linked to blood poisoning and Bright's disease. It argues most ailments stem from diseased kidneys or liver, urges early treatment, and touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as the sole effective remedy with warnings about imitations and a distinctive bottle stamp.
A traveler describes a peculiar cucumber grown in Russia very short with a pomp in the middle. The account notes female beauty among Russian peasants influencing the tale and reflects a humorous or exaggerated observer's view of rural life.
An old article notes that describing a woman as plump as a cucumber is seen as a tender compliment, while expressing doubt that the belle would share that view, reflecting period attitudes toward body image and politeness.
Albert the Presidents coachman describes the horses of Washington's leaders with humorous comparisons. He notes Grant's horses as superior, Hayes' team as poor, and dislikes steam engines. He has driven for fourteen years and speaks candidly about presidents and drivers.
A New Haven Register excerpt shows churchgoers debating sermons with deaconly restraint as a minister moves through the vestibule. A Ohio reader praises Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for impure blood and weak kidneys, noting mildness and no withdrawal after stopping. Reflection urges prompt decision in matters, contrasting regional growth rates with New York’s slower rise over a decade.
A panicked sales blurb touts Burdock Blood Bitters as superior for indigestion and dyspepsia with claims of rapid, lasting cures. It guarantees satisfaction or money back, cites Burdock root as a key ingredient, and warns druggists to refund if relief is not provided. The text also contains jumbled regional notices about lynchings in the Southwest and a tax collector scare.
A mixed column quotes a sentiment on ignorance and happiness then parodies a joke among tools, promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Purga tive Pallets for women’s ailments, notes Niagara Falls improvement ideas and jokes about hackmen. The Norristown Herald is cited in the excerpt.
A promotional claim touts Putnam's Pain Less Corn Extractor as a new painless remedy for corns. It says thousands have used it with many recommending it, and that the cure is sure and prompt. Also referenced is a religious tract read by a German saloon patron and his skeptical quip about trust in princes.
An advertisement touts Tuomas Ecrxc- Tric Oxia as a versatile remedy for lung and throat diseases rheumatism neuralgia back pain wounds and sores. A humorous interview reveals a tall applicant boasting he can overlook all the men for any post, saying he knows nothing but is tall enough.
A St. Joseph reader credits H. H. Warnes & Co. with a cure for weakened kidneys after smallpox. The note expresses lasting relief from Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. An unrelated Atlanta Constitution remark about peace and psychological experts is included as a quoted opinion.
A collage of health claims and consumer ads cites cures for bladder ailments with Bu chupaiba, pure oils from Caswell Hazard Co, and a range of remedies. It includes fashion quips, oil saving cups from Drew Oil, Juniper Tar Soap, and Dr Winchell’s Seeing Syrup promising quick relief for Cholera Infantum, all offered by various suppliers like Jersey City, New York, and Chicago.
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