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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
7
Watts, inventor of leaden shot, dreamt molten lead rained like peas. He tested dropping molten lead from height, achieving the dream’s result. The tallest shot tower stands 249 feet at Villach, Carinthia. After cooling, shot is sieved for sizes and polished in octagonal boxes.
Take a large teaspoonful of sweet cream and whip it to a stiff froth. Add two tablespoonfuls of fine sugar and nearly a half cup of vinegar. Mix and use for cabbage dressing.
An observer notes American women eagerly adopt new cults and jump from one trend to another. He contrasts English steadiness with American variety saying boxing attracts many women as a rising craze and novelty drives the demand.
The Washington hydrographic bureau records Atlantic wave heights averaging around 30 feet with 40 to 48 feet in rough weather. Storms produce waves 500 to 600 feet long lasting 10 to 11 seconds, while the longest measured reached a half mile lasting 23 seconds. Public ownership of lead pencils trialed in a Kansas school ended unsettled.
Tom Lawson faced criticism for his rhetoric against insurance companies with opponents saying his statements understated the facts and may mislead readers.
President Nichols Murray Butler warns at Columbia University’s 152nd opening that reputations melt like snow before the sun and urges public exposure of graft. He cites Mabie and current European suspicion of American finance, noting injury to national prestige and the need to reform trusts and industrial ethics.
An ad for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Storer promises nervousness cure after first day plus a free trial bottle. A separate claim alleges an insurance president paid $12 000 for a rug in his private office. Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup during teething.
Instructions describe stewing figs with water and sugar, cooling, making a thick syrup from squid, and topping with whipped cream before serving with cake. Pisa's Cure is advertised as a cough and cold remedy, priced to cents at druggists.
A simple custard style sauce combines two egg yolks one tablespoon butter one teaspoon mustard a pinch of sugar salt cayenne and half a teacup vinegar. Heat butter and mustard with vinegar salt and cayenne then whisk in warm yolks cook until thickened like custard cool and thin with milk. It can be bottled and keeps about a month.
A reader notes that judgment depends on restraint and cites Pillsbury Vitos as a breakfast choice. The piece praises being outside as beneficial and urges trying that lifestyle as part of morning routine.
An old clock is cleaned by soaking absorbent cotton drenched in oil and placing it inside the case. Over a few weeks the cotton absorbs dust and the clock works become clean and shining.
Shake in Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure chilblains damp sweating aching swollen feet and to relieve corns and bunions. Sold at all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Do not accept substitutes. Free sample mailed. Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
A weather themed verse notes grumblers facing a stormy sky and urges renewal. The poem evokes resilience and rising above gloom in a Southern paper tone.
A one hundred dollar reward offer for Catarrh cures by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co. of Toledo. Endorsers West & Trouax Walding Kinnan Marvin certify Cheney's honor and ability. Cure is taken internally and prices are 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills advertised as well.
Rear-Admiral Philip Hichborn of the U S Navy in Washington D C endorses Peruna as an invigorating tonic after a short period of use. He says his statements carry weight and are echoed by other high ranking officers.
The text touts Peruna as an effective remedy for catarrh common among soldiers and sailors. It claims early use prevents colds from turning into catarrh and that even settled cases respond, with quicker relief in initial stages than after establishment.
A compilation notes Sir William Watson as Cunard chairman, while various sovereigns are listed with quirks and skills. It mentions Krantz as the czar’s chef with a right to wear a sword, the Khedive of Egypt’s teetotal monogamous pose, and Prof Cerebotani’s long distance handwriting device. It also hints Edwardian artful honors for the Mikado and a skilled Greek king who reads twelve languages. It adds Spain’s king as a fearless rider and marks the German crown princess as fond of walking with nostick water and a large stick collection.
Melt sugar to pale brown then stir in finely chopped pecans. Cool and mix with French cream and vanilla. Roll into marbles, chill, coat with melted chocolate, and finish with a small butter dot for richness.
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