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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1876
Page
3
A rustic collection of kitchen guidance and gardening notes. Cucumber trellising on grape vines suggested for small gardens. Several old fashioned recipes detailed including ginger snaps gingerbread and apple fritters with step by step instructions and bake times. Also tips on preventing flour paste damage from rats and a quip about blackberry bushes.
Indian corn is a highly nutritious staple with rich oils and nitrogenous content, forming the basis of life-supporting diets and offering strong heat and muscular benefits. The piece extols grinding, storage, and preparation methods, noting corn meals and dishes like hot corn cakes and Boston brown bread as palatable options, while urging farmers to recognize its true nutritive value versus purchased meat and feed.
All walls to be papered must be rubbed down with a patio stone to smooth, holes and cracks filled with plaster of Paris, edges pasted down to close vermin entry, old paper stripped and paste washed off, walls washed with a carbolic solution to kill mould and fungi.
A letter from the W. Y. Herald urges better room maintenance when redoing walls to prevent dust and vermin. It recommends plastering behind skirting boards, avoiding cavities, and using self colored papers with floral borders for a clean, healthy appearance in bedrooms.
An 19th century medical view argues cows must drink clear water and eat fresh food free from decay to produce pure milk. It warns that decayed vegetables, rotten matter, and medicinal substances can pass into milk, affecting both mother and child. The piece also notes milk glands and other organs act as scavengers removing foreign matter, urging farmers to avoid stagnant water and poor feed to preserve milk quality.
A telling essay on Centennial fever for relics and relic hunting. Citizens eager for century old items collect pots, chairs, and hats linked to Washington and other founders, prompting a wave of lies and fabrication as truth gives way to patriotic display.
The text urges using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to regulate bowels and urinary organs. It claims the tonic acts gently and naturally, differs from drastic purges, strengthens bladder and kidneys, and provides a healthful general tone. It warns against delaying use to avoid chronic issues.
An 19th century health column explains how a liver that fails to detoxify poisons leads to widespread disease. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pills as cures for scrofula, eruptions, digestive troubles, and related symptoms, with claims of rebuilding the system. It notes sale by Holton & Sildrath in Chicago and touts Parsania's White Wine Vinegar.
An advertisement touts Dn Senenex’s Primonte Syuve Sea Weed Ton ic and Mandrake Pills, claiming they cure Consumption without opium. It contrasts with opium-containing remedies and asserts Schenck’s syrups act on lung liver stomach and blood to expel disease. Dr Schenck’s address in Philadelphia is provided for correspondence.
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