20-Mule-Team Borax Ad Promotes Cleaning Uses
Borax markets its 20-Mule-Team product for washing blankets woolens lace curtains ribbons embroideries silk gloves and delicate fabrics. It also touts cleaning shining dishes china paint marbie cooking utensils and silver. Full size package borax and borax soap plus a 32 page booklet and a 10 cent souvenir picture are offered with dealer details in Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cific Coast Borax CO
Oakland
Cal
Greenwich Observatory Faces Closure From London Power Plant
The New York Times reports Greenwich Observatory losing effectiveness as a north London power plant sends smoke, heat, and vibrations that disrupt meridional star observations and the quicksilver reflector surface. The Astronomer Royal has appealed to the Admiralty after failed council appeals.
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Greenwich Observatory
Grenwich Observatory
London County Council
Astronomer Royal
Admiralty
Great Britain
Greenwich
Grenewich
New York Times
Chef Gustave Becker Buys Apartment Houses in New York
The New York Herald reports chef Gustave Becker of the Holland House bought two elevator apartment houses at 306 and 308 West 94th Street from Germania Life Insurance Co for 300000 dollars. Becker says real estate purchases are a small matter and notes he already owns the house where he lives and a residence at 204 West 94th Street.
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New York City
New York Herald
Gustave Becker
Holland House
Germania Life Insurance Company
West 94Th Street
Becker
Highlander Chooses Sixpence Over Rat Poison
A wild-eyed Highlander visits a chemist and asks for two penworth o' rough on rats. He is told the item comes only in six penny packets. He stares at his sixpence, then asserts he will not end his life by his own hand this time.
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W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Dept
The Friendly Tonneau Joke About Car Safety
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a joke about a tonneau as a pedestrian mishap image. Freen replies that the tonneau is the car part a pedestrian lands in when thrown up, contrasting intent with humor and noting the joke’s bite on others.
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Redd
Yonkers Statesman
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs Myers After Years of Illness
Ironton Ohio resident Mrs Remnethe Myers suffered five years of kidney trouble with sleepless nights, swelling and dizziness. After taking four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the pain and bloating disappeared and she has remained in good health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Legal Inquiries Highlight Civil Jurisdiction and Statutory Powers
The text surveys several 1 L. R. A. annotations across multiple states. It notes civil court jurisdiction over injunctions protecting personal rights, legislature power to allow prosecutions by information, reasonable light timing on platforms before train arrival, constitutionality of liquor possession as evidence, contract delays for telegram suits with minors, ferryboat bar licensing across states, and policy continuation in dual plans by insurers.
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Itzkovitch
Abbot
Oregon R. & N. Co
Ore
N. S
State
State Vs. Barrett (N. C.), 1 L. B. A. (N. 8 S
U. Teleg. Co
Greer
Tenn
Harrell Vs. Speed
Green Vs. Hartford
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ends Deafness Claim
Local advertises a cure for deafness caused by catarrh with a promise of one hundred dollars for any non cured case. Claims inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes deafness and asserts constitutional remedies are needed. Mentions products Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with Toledo Ohio origin.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cooking Dried Fruit Preparation
Dried fruits should be washed thoroughly and soaked overnight in cold water. The next morning stew them with sugar in ample water to produce a large quantity of juice, which makes the fruit appetizing.
Cure for Nervous Diseases and Home Recipe Ad
An advertisement promises permanent cures for St. Vitus dance and nervous diseases from Dr. R H Kline with a free bottle offer and medical treatise. A second section gives a recipe for Goorieberry Fic using hairy fruit, paste lining, sugar topping, and oven baking instructions.
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St. Vitus
Br. Kline
R. H. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promises Comfort for Feet
A vintage advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims it cures chilblains damp sweating aching swollen feet corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
LeRoy
N. Y
Cherries and Walnuts Luncheon Sparked Fresh Salad Trend
A country house luncheon featured a cherry and walnut salad. Cherries were pitted and filled with walnut meat, then coated with French dressing and chilled on ice for three hours. Before serving, fruit rested in lettuce nests and was lightly dressed with oil and vinegar.
The Healing Power of Sunlight
Sunlight is described as a life giving force that fights disease causing microbes. Exposure to direct sunlight destroys bacteria rapidly and aids healing in skin diseases wounds boils and inflammations. Concentrated chemical rays improve results while heat is excluded.
Brilliant Woman Author Pearl Craigie Dies in London
American born writer Pearl Craigie known as John Oliver Hobbes died in London after reportedly sleeping to death. She lived in England long and was famed for The Sinners Comedy and The Gods Some Mortals and Lord Wicks ham among other works and plays.
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Pearl Cragie
Pearl Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
London
Ese
Virginia Recipe Corn Pudding Bake With Browned Crackers
A recipe from Virginia describes slicing six ears of corn into thin kernels, mixing with egg yolks melted butter rice flour sugar salt milk and stiffly beaten egg whites, baking in a buttered dish until set then topping with greased paper and grated crackers for serving.
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Virginia
Russian group of toil rarely finds time to work
The text suggests the Russian group of toil is mostly occupied with other tasks, leaving little time for labor. It emphasizes a perceived preoccupation with activities beyond standard work.
Three Great Gifts In Life Are Weather Folks And Living
An old farmer recalls boyhood in the turn of the last century describing meager conditions yet noting equal value placed on life. He tells of opportunities to hope learn and act hindered by poverty but driven by sunshine comradeship and the example of others. He urges youths to seek chances while valuing nature and the privilege of living.
English Cherry Pie Instructions from a Historic Recipe
A historic recipe describes making crust by combining one cup lard and butter with two cups flour and one teaspoon salt. Work shortening into flour with a knife, add ice water to form dough, handle lightly, line a deep dish, fill two thirds with pitted cherries and two cups sugar, invert a small cup in the center, then cover with a thick top crust and no bottom crust.
A Simple Bean Pot Cleaning Method
To clean the bean pot fill with cold water add one teaspoonful salsada set in the oven. When the water is hot the pot washes easily. Trouse keepers who find washing the bean pot a task will be glad to learn this easy method.
Cherry Water Cocktail Instructions
A vintage drink recipe advises crushing a half pint of sour cherries with two heaping tablespoons of sugar and half a pint of cracked ice. Shake the mixture and drink through straws for a sweet cherry beverage.
Independent Oil Business Gains Prominence
The independent oil sector grows in significance as markets expand and new operators enter the field. Industry observers note rising activity, investment, and competition shaping local energy economics.
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