Saltworks of the Great Salt Lake at Saltair
The article describes Saltair and the Salt Lake salt industry. Water is pumped to a settling basin, impurities settle as a reddish iron-rich deposit, water moves to harvesting ponds about 90 000 square yards in area and six inches deep. Evaporation from May to September yields a salt layer two to three inches thick, which is broken up by plows and sent to mills for final crushing and winnowing.
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Great Salt Lake of
Utah
Saltair
Cure for Consumption and Teething Remedies Advertised
Multiple dated and regional ads present cure claims for coughs and consumption Piso's Cure for Consumption priced at 25 cents. Also promotions for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. Includes advisory notes on cinnamon use in cocoa and warnings about bad water and whisky.
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Piso
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Ends in 1880 Toledo Bond
Frank J Cheney of I J Cheney Co. swears firm will pay $100 for each catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notices of testimonials and Toledo druggist sales plus a description of Prof Elihu Thompson's new electric cooking stove with asbestos jacket and silicon resistance material.
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Onto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
I. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Elihu Thompson
Clever Scheme How Japanese Correspondents Circumvent Telegraph Rates
A Washington report details how Japanese reporters used phonetic English blocks to divide messages into fifteen-letter units to bypass high cable costs. It explains the system to encode in Japanese words and the reader’s astonishment at the language’s regularity. It also compares with Chinese numerals in code books and notes the potential cost savings. The piece touches on stamps in Guam and a Korean Methodist Church shipboard at Hawaii.
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Washington
Portsmouth
Washington Star
Japan
Tokyo
Telegraph Company
State Department
China
Bananas on Toast Recipe from Old Cookbook
Peel six bananas and cut them in half lengthwise. Salt and cayenne lightly, fry in butter until pale brown, turning often. Toast thin bread slices dipped in milk, spread with whipped cream and a pinch of nutmeg. Top with fried bananas and serve hot.
Tomato Catsup and Sweetbread Croquettes From a Womanly View
A food recipe excerpt details tomato catsup with boiled unpeeled tomatoes onions spice bag and long simmering followed by vinegar then bottling. It also provides croquette instructions using sweetbreads flour butter milk egg yolk and breadcrumbs with chilling before frying. The piece ends with a quotation on true womanhood urging women to embrace their defined roles.
Catarrh and Its Dangers Warned by Advertiser
An advertorial warns catarrh is a serious, body-wide disease beginning with a cold and risking consumption. It claims blood poisoning from catarrh spreads to stomach kidneys and lungs and promotes a vegetable tonic “S.S.S.” as a permanent cure, with free consulting services offered by The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
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S.S. S
S.S
Atlanta
Gia
Mint Sauce Recipe Steps and Flavoring
Gather mint, wash and peel leaves, chop finely. Mix two tablespoons chopped mint in a sauce dish with one and a half tablespoons sugar. Let stand about an hour then add a quarter pint good vinegar, stir well and stand two hours to flavor. It is then ready for the table.
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J. K. Smith
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