Random Newspaper Snippets and Witty Observations
A collection of quips, stray facts, and anecdotes from a bygone era. Includes remarks about ministers, fire salaries, tragicomic lines from lawyers, odd aphorisms, oddities in science and society, and scattered notes about ships, epidemics, and cotton trade. Includes playful misprints and social maxims.
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Remedies from a Tribune correspondent for common household cures
The piece lists various home remedies such as copal varnish for cracked hands, tomato juice to remove walnut stains from hands, carbolic acid and water to kill ants, a catarrh snuff, a chilblain lotion with ammonia and cider vinegar, a zinc and lemon freckles preparation, tar water dyeing, glycerine and warm water ear drops for deafness, and a silk cleaning method using ox gall ammonia and tepid water with careful drying and ironing. The tone mirrors a pressure to share practical tips through concise instructions.
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