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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1886
Page
5
A compilation of home remedies and medical notes covers sun burn treatments using glycerine and elderflower water, nail care to prevent hangnails, and sulfur fumigation cautions for diphtheria. It also includes commentary on marriage age, women’s independence, and advice on planting crops with crop cycles and garden maintenance.
A mother urges fresh air for infants as an unfailing sleep remedy. She notes well bundled babies under sun shade sleep quickly outdoors and recommends daily outdoor exercise for mothers. She cites a reporter’s experience of a well rested baby and argues against the wind misconception.
Herald of Health outlines how fatty foods and a phosphorized fat label Lecithin affect brain and nervous system fatigue. It argues brain exhaustion results from depleted complex fat, similar to anemia from blood cell decline, and notes rest and reduced nervous demand rebuild stores with fat and phosphorus.
The essay reflects on marriage from a single person’s view, noting how outsiders see it more clearly while the married woman becomes her own best critic. It questions a girl’s grasp of self and future husband at eighteen and critiques the old myth that love is blind.
A guide from the Scientific American on softening and whitening hands. Lukewarm water with ammonia or borax cleanses the skin, while oat meal in water brightens. Glycerine offers nightly softness but can irritate some skins. Night treatments include white of egg with alum, or Roman paste of egg, barley flour, and honey, though oatmeal suffices. A month of nightly care using a nail brush and simple ingredients can greatly improve skin, with lemon juice enhancing results.
The article advises best timing for strawberry beds with August planting and prior crops, soil preparation with stable manure and compost, and careful weed control. It emphasizes observation of pests, birds, and crop habits to improve farming, noting practical approaches to reducing squash bugs and learning from neighbors.
Breeders should use mature stock for breeding to avoid degenerating offspring. Immature animals weaken growth, vitality, and development, while mature sires and dams enhance size and stamina. A shift to mature breeding aligns with scientific and practical breeder experience and benefits the livestock industry.
Practical guide on building grain stacks to shed rain with middle-first construction. Describes thatching and inward tapering straw, starting the stack from the center, and layering to keep the middle firm as it settles. Includes notes on rye and wheat handling and observations on placing bundles and securing outer layers.
Instructions on building and shaping stacks with middles filled as they rise. Keep the middle two feet higher than the outside, extend sides for long straw, and press each bundle into place. Use forks or knees, rake the top, and secure with long straw bands across the stack.
Washington Special recalls a decade-old Hayti episode where a fugitive sought British protection at Port au Prince. Haytian forces stormed the consulate, the British flag was trailed, and Kingston ships demanded the return of the man and removal of epaulets. The governor resisted until shells struck the governor’s house. a flag of truce followed and terms were later met.
In London, Gen Porter and a speaker entertained a club guest with jokes about Lane route stories. English guests stayed stone faced as the narrator mocked their reactions and quipped about supposed American storytelling theft. A cloakroom quip echoed skepticism of American claims.
A Western state man travels to London for rubber overshoes on a rainy day. A shop assistant brings shoes instead, leading to a comic miscommunication as the American learns that in England rubbers refer to rain footwear while in the U S they call anti skid overshoes.
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