15 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Times
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1898
Page
1
A nostalgic piece recalls a mother's pumpkin pies baked with care during harvest time. The narrator cherishes memories of the kitchen, corn fields, and lessons from mother about nature, patience, and enduring family gratitude.
A late 19th century treatise argues bulls become dangerous after provocation and recommends blindfolding as a restraint. It suggests nose rings and face coverings, with conical tooth guards, to prevent attacks during handling, feeding, or loading. The author notes the quiet bulls can suddenly become vicious and warns against underestimating them.
A household guide to making crabapple jelly noting tart flavor and preservation steps. Uses large Siberian crabapples and wild crabapple varieties, with price hints and step by step cooking from washing to boiling sugar syrup, simmering until translucent, sun drying, and jarring. Includes lemon juice addition and proper jar filling technique.
The guide explains washing stem ends and halving apples then placing them in a double boiler or large jar in boiling water. Water must reach and surround the fruit for eight to nine hours, then juice is strained through cloth. Add sugar at a rate of one pound per pint, bring to a ball, then firm jelly forms after cooking a bit longer. The jelly is canned in bowls and sealed for dessert uses and cakes.
A National Stockman inspired guide explains washing butter to remove buttermilk without overworking. It describes gradual water washes, cheesecloth filtration, and salt incorporation while the butter remains granular, yielding a well shaped, evenly salted product that keeps better.
The text advises spreading farmyard manure on land for winter as lop dressing to improve soil. It notes higher yields, strong clover growth when sown next spring, and soluble manure parts enriching soil. Spreading now benefits sod and future crops like corn or potatoes. One load now plus rain effects is worth more than waiting to apply next spring.
Opinion piece arguing young animals yield the best meat because they are neither starved nor overfed. It cites overfed pigs, poor appetite, and unhealthy fat, asserting thrifty animals weighing 150 to 200 pounds produce wholesome, higher quality cuts. It emphasizes rapid, proper feeding to maintain digestion and profitability.
A long time Practical Dairyman reader offers guidance on hitching a team for optimal plow work. He emphasizes a properly matched team, balance, and farm efficiency, sharing practical tips from decades of field experience.
A fragmentary discussion explains adjustable plow components. Evener length links to furrow width, while the hitch and whiffletree setup control depth and alignment. Users note that short evener and low hitch improve plow leverage, yet incorrect setup and stones can throw the plow off the furrow.
The writer notes beets suffer frost damage and drying in warm cellars. Best method is outdoor pits with earth packed around the roots. About 50 bushels per pit can be stored without loss after air exposure, avoiding cellar work and sprouting seen when kept underground.
An Ohio Farmer writer argues dehorning cattle prevents maiming or killing, boosts sale price by about ten cents per hundred, and improves feeding efficiency by allowing more animals in the same space. The practice reduces risk to humans and other stock.
A condensed account traces glass from ancient Egypt to modern times. The piece notes early blue glass beads with hieroglyphics in the British Museum, cites Pliny and Josephus on dates, and follows glass making from Nile dwellers to Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, medieval monks, and beyond to present.
A fragment outlines rules for eating fruit ripe fresh and in moderation, advising no liquids for an hour after eating and no other food at the time to maximize benefits. It laments misimpressions in families and warns of dangers from improper fruit use. The piece notes the death of Prof. J. Z. Hayden, principal of the Centralia schools, at Byron.
From Observer Flushing Michigan Frank Long recalls severe back pain in early November 1801. He claims muscular rheumatism and sumbago, bed rest, and morphine injections offered little help until he used Dr Williams Pink Pills. After five boxes he says he was cured and remains pain free, urging others to try the remedy and offering responses for stamped replies.
The flat system is reported spreading to the western suburbs of London. Once seen as unsuitable to English ideas and prejudices, it now shows undeniable convenience and growing popularity.
An old ad touts Wemp's Balsam to stop coughs with a free sample from druggists, priced 25 and 60 cents. A separate note describes a sterilization device in New York a double walled iron box with shelves for book storage to prevent disease spread.
A Milwaukee dealer advertises uprights from A150 ny with manufacturers prices. The notice touts Mondschein Piano Co at 48 Broadway Milwaukee Wis and markets high quality pianos to readers.
The notice cites internal use for Fall's Catarrh Oure with a price of TS cents. It also lists livestock counts in New South Wales including 40,065,986 merino sheep, 1,50,000 long-wooled, and 3,886,961 Wugtish and crossbred sheep.
A collage of classifieds and notices urges solicitors and canvassers to contact American Woolen Mills for opportunities, mentions overseas trade, and includes assorted endorsements and bifurcated items such as export data for Foochow oranges in 1897, a medical claimant praising Piso's Cure, and a claim about Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. The fragmentary text depicts a busy newspaper page with diverse commercial and medical promos.
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