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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1886
Page
7
A collage of domestic tips and recipes notes cleaning, cooking and repair. Advice covers salads with sour cream and oilcloth flooring, ice cream methods, bread and pastry making, lemon gelatine, and cake recipes. It includes furniture care hints, moth prevention, and hints on detecting furniture forgeries.
An Avrristown Herald line quotes an old saw predicting twenty six snow storms this winter. The quip jokes that such gloomy forecasts deserve a harsh reaction.
Market reports show wheat prices for No 2 spring and No 8 spring with varied bids, along with oats rye barley and flax seed quotes. Minneapolis listings include No 1 hard and No 1 Northern wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and feeds with several price ranges. A New York World note warns about a morphia cough syrup while ads promote Red Star Cough Cure. The War Department orders a bridge height increase over the Chippewa river to enable passage for a US tug boat, affecting railroad grade adjustments.
A pasted page lists multiple medical tonics and cures from the era. Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is advertised for female weaknesses. Ely’s Dream Balm and Cream Balm promise relief from catarrh and hay fever. Wells Richardson dyes claim durable fabric coloration. Various testimonials praise Kidney-Wort and Ayer’s Pills. A cattle disease is noted near Plattsburg, Missouri. Governor Robinson’s inauguration is briefly mentioned.
A commission of army engineers has been appointed to inspect and report on the new Minneapolis bridge. Various medical and patent medicine advertisements fill the column, touting Brown's Iron Bitters, Allen's Iron Tonic Bitters, Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup, and other remedies, plus notices of resignations and agricultural notes.
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