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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1886
Page
3
A china dealer tests a job applicant with a riddle about a lady buying cups and saucers at a dollar and a half per dozen. The boy questions a five dollar bill and ultimately answers by avoiding the risk, saying to have the lady call around for her change. The dealer declares the boy engaged.
A reader asks a physician about stopping gray hair. The doctor warns hair dye carries significant risk and may not halt progression. The brief reflects a gossip-style chatter column tone from the era.
A classroom exchange humorously tests masculine feminine and neuter forms. A teacher requests gendered objects while Mary hesitantly cites Mrs Jones the grocer and Miss Smith, then Mr Robinsons as neuter, noting the subject is neither man nor woman but an old bachelor.
A clipped character exchanges formality and humor about keeping a recipe book. The speaker mentions a growing collection of recipes, aiming to reach two hundred, while urging the other to record it. The fragment hints at social gathering and casual culinary talk.
In Life's account Miss Joy asks Madame for permission to be driven by Mr. Foster at Vassar. The madame cites rules requiring engagement for gendered outings. Separately, a London Missionary Society report from Zanzibar says two men saw Bishop Hannington during his expedition taken out for execution under Usegna.
A garbled column cites capital needs for Albany projects and industries, mentions iron works, cotton mills in the South, and payrolls in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It references memorials of soldiers' orphan schools, Shanghai shipments, and various planned inspections by Moody and others at Mobile and other points.
Keep ahead of the work by planning the season in advance and readying tools during winter leisure. Shelter tools when not in use and prevent weed seed ripening to save labor later. One hour of early weeding is worth half a day's effort later.
The article discusses pig breeding standards emphasizing digestion and body conformation. It also covers watering practices for gardens, feeding practices for chicks, and dairy cow feeding economics with hay versus grain. It cites the National Swine Breeders association and Racine Agriculturist opinions, offering practical guidance and observations.
The text outlines hay and grain rations for cows to improve calving and milking performance, stressing mixed ground feed with cut hay and moisture to aid digestion. It also covers copper remedies for stymied pipes, kitchen scales use, sardine serving, ironing tips, affordable butter substitutes, starch preservation, veal breast dish prep, and a slow braise sauce method.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt argues that nearly all daily goods stem from human invention not nature. It notes water, air, tea, milk, sugar, and flour rely on devices and processes created to obtain, refine, or distribute these comforts.
The item notes a dramatic run of weather and seismic events with a Sunday freeze and a Monday earthquake like jolt. It captures reader concern for ongoing interruptions and asks for more details on the disturbances.
A Rochester statement by Dr. J.B. Heaton asserts Warner's Safe Cure cured kidney disease and Bright's disease. Rochester clergy and mayoral figures back the medicine, while newspapers publish testimonies and letters attesting to Dr. Henson's claims and the cure's safety.
A lengthy miscellany of notes mentions Virginia governors as presidents, railroads, and various tonics. It advertises Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pulsaive Pellets, Dr. Therese’s Golden Medical Discovery, Allen’s Lung Balm, and Bigelow’s Positive Cure, with prices and claims for curing coughs, consumption, asthma, and other ailments.
An advertisement praises Craig Hall's Hair Renewer as a healthy remedy, alongside Oron’s Cherry Pectoral for colds and coughs, claiming great effectiveness. The copy blends hair care product and cough remedy in a single promotional note.
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