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Foreign News
July 29, 1887
The Warner Sun
Warner, Brown County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
In Siberia, particularly Irkutsk, people purchase milk frozen into chunks with a stick handle for easy carrying. Milkmen deliver these chunks to homes, and children ask for a 'bite of milk' instead of a drink. Locals prefer 'broken milk' over spilled to salvage pieces.
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The people of Siberia buy their milk frozen, and for convenience it is allowed to freeze about a stick, which comes as a handle to carry it by. The milkman leaves one chunk or two chunks, as the case may be, at the houses of his customers. The children in Irkutsk, instead of crying for a drink of milk, cry for a bite of milk. The people there in the winter time do not say, "be careful not to spill the milk." Broken milk is better than spilled milk, though, because there is an opportunity to save the pieces.
What sub-type of article is it?
Cultural Practices
Daily Life
What keywords are associated?
Siberia
Frozen Milk
Irkutsk
Milk Delivery
Winter Customs
Where did it happen?
Siberia, Irkutsk
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Siberia, Irkutsk
Event Details
People in Siberia buy milk frozen around a stick for a handle. Milkmen deliver chunks to customers' homes. In Irkutsk, children request a bite of milk. Locals say broken milk is better than spilled, as pieces can be saved.