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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1889
Page
5
The dairy column stresses clean airy milking areas free of odors, proper cow restraint, and methodical teat handling. It covers patient udder cleaning, gentle positioning, sequence of milking, and maintaining regular milker routines to improve yield and minimize harm. It also explains strain, temperature effects on cream and butter, and cautions against mixing milk portions to prevent spoilage.
In a Kentucky town two men Zeb and Ab visit a doggery and saloon, drink heavily, discuss taxes on meals, and mock the town. They ride their horses to view them, return to drink, then fall from their mounts in the street. A town marshal seizes them and later releases them, leaving them to recount the incident.
A young man, living on the East Side, moves to a cheaper boarding house but encounters a dramatic welcome from a tall cadaverous waitress who scatters his meal orders in a loud tirade. Disturbed by the rude reception, he returns to his former refined inn to avoid a heart‑stressing scene.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises sores rashes and more with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion heartburn and constipation with prices 25 and 60 cents.
A collection of old time cooking tips and recipes including Broiled Pork Chops Corn Fritters Soft Candy Doughnuts Vinegar Pudding Barbrolled Pork Whipped Cream Oatmeal Gems and Fruiter Fritters with practical steps and measurements for making savory and sweet dishes at home.
A detailed note on Miiver driver ants that build and launch boats from their bodies to cross floods. They form a living arch to shield workers, and when danger comes they fuse into a solid floating ball to drift to safety. The piece also contemplates fewer mockingbirds in the South due to the disruptive English sparrows.
A Pall Mall Gazette story claims Kaiser Wilhelm II maintains long life via a mystic philter. The tale says the baronial beverage grants power, was gifted to Moltke and Bismarck, but not to the Crown Prince. It links this legend to European tensions with Russia and Germany.
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