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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1885
Page
3
The article observes a phenomenal rise in American libraries from twenty institutions with 45 623 volumes in 1776 to about 4200 with over 13 000 000 volumes today. It also mentions papermaking from hop vines and a long running boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
John B McMasters notes Down East villages and the New England Primer as a historic teaching tool. The primer's first print appears in 1691 almanacs and features a deeply religious tone with biblical images and long words. It ends with a Christ Youth and Devil dialogue.
A New England skipper habitually steered his schooner from the helm. When the mate warned of breakers, the captain refused to pay heed and kept steering. The mate checked again and anchored the vessel securely with all sails set, reporting the schooner is at anchor.
The article discusses soil use in manure management including spreading ditch earth and drying piles, lime as fertilizer with measured yields, and the value of earth over peat. It covers beekeeping advice, handling bees safely, butter tub sanitation, wool care, culvert barrels, path building with Portland cement, hemp as a pest deterrent, and proper tool care and storage for the season.
A diverse collection of advice covers cow digestion and milk flavor, crop and fruit handling, and animal health. It includes care for turnips and onions in feed, potato stalk use, sun exposure for children, fruit preservation, cake and bread recipes, pickpocket sleuthing, and notes on malaria prevention with tonics. It also mentions postal card wording and Bavarian king’s finances.
Rev Robert Collyer recalls a humorous exchange about a child named Ethel starting catechism. The mother asks what must be done to have sins forgiven and Ethel replies that she must first go out and commit the sin. The anecdote appears in a casual street car conversation.
The article details dangers from rival tricks during train travel and the toll on engineers nerves. It cites incidents of sabotaged bearings, burned flues, and oil in gauges, then notes support from Warner's Safe Cure and the Locomotive Engineers' Brotherhood with 17,000 members and Cleveland headquarters.
An old advertisement touts the Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir Calisaya as a superior tonic curing dyspepsia indigestion low spirits and debility. It claims preventive fever and ague relief and markets Hazard & Co New York preparation through druggists with a six month supply for 50 cents and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh.
The article explains how flies are useful scavengers destroying decaying matter by laying eggs in it and hatching small maggots that consume the waste quickly. It recounts a story of a blue bottle fly locating a dead rat under a floor, guiding workers to the hidden corpse.
An San Francisco draughtsman touts Red Star Cough Cure as a cure for a severe cough and shares success with his family. The piece discusses Dr Cantani’s bacillus therapy, Fort Walker restoration and a proposed peace statue, Buffalo’s Invalids Hotel and Suralent Institute, Dr Pierce products, and 1884 boiler explosions plus Keeler furniture ads and Iceland’s winter peril from the Gulf Stream.
Testimony in England reveals tragically hazy ideas on narcotics for babies. A five week old died after laudanum given by a man described as a caregiver. Witnesses warned common soothing syrups often contained opium and could be fatal to infants.
An early 20th century ad summary notes Frarer Axle Grease and a free health cure offer for readers, promising a vegetable remedy free of charge upon contacting publisher offices. The text highlights multiple patent remedies including Bersey's Aromatic Altm and Lyon's Heel Stiffness, with prices listed and locations in Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Advertisements tout Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic restoring strength after bronchial illness and dyspepsia. Testimonials claim it aided a daughter after bronchial pneumonia, a New Hartford user praising overall cure, and a Massachusetts resident endorsing family use.
The note warns against beer products with hop related names and promotes avoiding pale, chlorinated labels. It urges selecting benign labels and avoiding varieties associated with undesirable additives or branding.
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