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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1873
Page
7
A mosaic of household guidance with recipes for potato purée rice pudding and citron preserves, plus dentifrice and soap making methods. It mentions to beautify teeth with camphor and borax and to produce toilet soap from lye and animal fat, ending with a note on telegraph receiving devices and marking positions.
A fragment from the California Farmer era describes Japanese farming practices with mentions of tenancy, taxes, and labor. It notes compact soils, limited fertility, noble-led subletting, and a system where profits go to stewards while soldiers enforce rates. It highlights staple tools, crops, and experimental methods, including measures to ferment liquids and convert crops for diet.
The French Academy of Sciences exhibited a novel instrument by M Dupuy de Lome that telegraphs a geographical sketch without drawing it. A graduated circular plate carries mile markers and a moving indicator then traces the map coordinates to reproduce the plan.
A historical survey of remedies from animal products and natural substances used to treat illness. The piece cites beetles, snakes, vipers, and other curiosities, noting their claimed therapeutic effects and occasional persistence in folk and early pharmacopoeia. It references cautions about the reliability and rationale behind such treatments and notes lingering analogues in markets and texts.
The advertisement extols Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters as a purely vegetal remedy drawn from Sierra Nevada herbs without alcohol. It claims broad cures for bilious fevers, digestive ills, rheumatism, skin diseases, and female complaints, praising its purgative and tonic powers and urging widespread use across major river valleys and states.
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