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Newspaper
Oshkosh Record
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1888
Page
7
A fragment from Barper's Bazaar lists practical kitchen notes and crafts. It covers sago pudding and Yorkshire pudding recipes, beef stock and jelly, a white and gold willow chair makeover, a candy pull method, and plum pudding tips for longevity and serving.
A 19th century poultry guide stresses cleanliness to prevent disease, urging regular whitewashing, thorough scrubbing of nests and perches, and vermin control with carbolic acid. It recommends lime wash, sulfur powder, and periodic litter removal, noting dirt as a forerunner of illness and death.
A collage of verse and prose notes extolling freckles as beauty, praising a raven-haired girl, and recalling a Detroit area press quip. It shifts to an Arkansas Traveler piece on sowing seeds of grace and a Mary G Crocker reflection on sowers and eternity, ending with an advertising and health reminder about Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for consumption symptoms.
The article describes the Ice Bridge at Niagara and its appeal to crowds. It highlights Falls View scenery, emerald and rainbow spray, giant icicles, and ice formations along the shore. The scene includes the Michigan Central train stop and the Man of the Mist in summer, drawing many travelers.
An OCR fragment highlights claims for Pierce's Purgative, praising its safety and efficacy for constipation and liver issues. It contrasts with harsh evacuants and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia, malaria, rheumatism, and kidney trouble. Other ads tout Brown's Cough Syrup, Hale's Honey, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Dr. Isaac Simmons Eye Water. Also notes Niagara Falls view via Michigan Central as a premier spectacle.
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