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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1881
Page
7
The New Century Cooking School hosts a nine cent dinner at 112 Girard Street to prove inexpensive meals can be attractive. About twenty guests dine on a veal dish, croquettes, soup, and sides, with elaborate table décor and a printed menu showing item prices, underscoring frugality and culinary skill.
Ren Russell recounts meeting John Brown in 1856 at Republican headquarters and Brown’s subsequent troubles after a warrant was issued for high treason. He describes Brown’s nocturnal routines with revolver and pistol, his fears of capture, and tense moments at home with abolitionists.
The New York Times editorial summaries diphtheria as a local disease early on, with membrane formation and focal treatments. Kerr of Pittsburg notes that poisoning from throat secretions can depress heart and brain, leading to paralysis and death despite local therapy.
The guide advises watering plants with room-temperature water and avoiding hot water or ice. Water at the base of the stem, not directly on the center, and use soft water when possible. Wash leaves with clean water and mild soap, then rinse. lay plants on their sides to prevent soil saturation and treat any honeydew or black residues by keeping leaves wetted for several hours before wiping.
Vienna physicians study a three year old pair of conjoined twins with a single lower body and two separate upper bodies each with two arms. The two heads act independently with distinct expressions and sensations, while the pair share a single torso and legs but show separate feeding times and occasional head-to-head conflicts.
A Virginia travel anecdote recounted by a gentleman who shares a seat with a hunter. The driver describes catching trout in mountain streams twelve inches long and preparing them in ashes with salt and meal. The exchange highlights rustic fishing lore and a humorous culinary aside.
A Stockton California writer claims a speedy cure for smallpox, chickenpox and scarlet fever using sulfuric zinc and foxglove with water and sugar. The remedy, given hourly, allegedly clears disease in twelve hours and has been used successfully on hundreds of cases. dose varies by age.
A boisterous youth mocks his father and his drinking habits while acknowledging a risk in his reckoning. The piece frames a moral: sowing wild oats leads to ruin, and a child warns a father to tread carefully, highlighting consequences of habits and actions.
A house under construction in Des Moines has seen multiple deaths among the crew. The foundation builder, glass supplier, and marble worker have died since work began. The wells digger was severely injured, the principal carpenter lost a child, and a workman recently fell from the roof.
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