Woman overcomes illness with Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs M O Johnston of Richmond Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after two years of weakness. She states the remedy helped her recover strength move into a new home and perform hard labor including gardening cement work and raising poultry. She endorses publishing her story for other women. An Awakening joke follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. O. Johnston
D. Box
Basis of Canada's Riches Highlighted by Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal calls Canada the basis of riches due to soil fertility and rising grain demand. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba yields soar with records of 70 bushels per acre wheat and 145 bushels oats, while land prices and profits push farmers toward independence amid wartime labor pressures.
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Canada
Wall Street Journal
Financial Journal
Uptland
United States
Alberta
Calgary
SIG
Rts
George Richard
Providence
R. I
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Europe
Canadian Militia Department
Canda
Immi
Ottawa
J. M. Macachlan
Indianapolis
Ind
Lupines Poison Range Sheep Says USDA Warns
The United States Department oversees warnings that lupines common in western pastures can fatally poison range sheep under certain conditions. Experts outline preventive grazing practices, note that cows and horses are less at risk, and emphasize pods and seeds as especially poisonous during fruiting, with careful feeding and timing advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Difficult Churning In Winter Season On Butter Making
A Missouri College of Agriculture guide explains winter churning difficulties from small dairy herds. Causes include incorrect churn temperature and milk cream composition. Tips include warming cream gradually, mixing with other milk, and adjusting temperature or adding water to restore butter formation.
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L. G. Rinkle
Missouri College of Agriculture
Plow Under Third Cutting of Alfalfa
E B House from Colorado Agricultural College explains that plowing under the third alfalfa cutting, in fall, provides green manure, improving humus content and reducing irrigation needs. He cites historical and European practice as evidence of profitability and long-term benefit to fields.
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E. B. House
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Peru
Europe
Take Out Grease Spots
This article advises using carbon tetrachloride to remove grease spots citing safety, power, and odor benefits over gasoline or benzine. It notes expense as a disadvantage and offers additional guidance on ink stains with oxalic or acetic acids and bleaching for colored inks.
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H. F. Zoller
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Zoller
Household Hints for Daily Care and Cleaning
Tips for household tasks including training a canary to bathe by sprinkling seeds, keeping flowers fresh with baking soda, making glassware sparkle with blue washing, absorbing ink with salt, boosting blacking with alum, removing ink stains with oxalic acid and javelle water, and preventing tinware rust by creasing with fresh lard and baking before use.
Corn Chowder with Potatoes and Pork
A step by step chowder recipe uses corn four cupfuls potatoes cut in one-quarter inch slices one and one half inch fat salt pork one sliced onion four cupfuls scalded milk eight common crackers. Cut pork into small pieces and fry with onion five minutes. Strain fat, parboil potatoes five minutes, add to fat with two cupfuls boiling water until tender, then add corn and milk and heat to boiling. Season with salt pepper and butter and crackers split and soaked in cold milk. Turn chowder into a tureen and top with crackers.
Creamy fruit cake with raisin icing guidance
A baking recipe lists ingredients and steps for a cake: butter sugar eggs cream or milk soda cream of tartar pastry flour raisins or citron. Add egg whites last and bake in a tube pan. When cool frost with a heavy white icing for contrast.
Chocolate custard pie with meringue topping method
A historic chocolate pie recipe mixes cocoa and sugar with water and egg yolks to form a custard. It bakes a crust then fills with the chocolate and tops with a meringue made from egg whites and sugar, browned to finish.
Cornmeal Muffins From Old House Recipe
Sift one cup cornmeal and one cup bread flour with one teaspoon soda into one cup sour milk. Add quarter cup molasses two eggs and two tablespoons melted drippings. Beat well bake in greased muffin pans about half an hour in a moderately hot oven. Makes twelve.
Graham Drop Biscuits Recipe Notes
A vintage biscuit recipe uses one pint graham flour one half cup sour milk one level teaspoon soda half teaspoon salt one tablespoon sugar one egg one tablespoon thick cream and sour milk to make a stiff batter. bake in hot greased gem pans for fine results.
Baked Salmon Wiggle Recipe
Simple home recipe notes a baked salmon dish with one can salmon one half can peas butter salt pepper and milk sauce. White sauce uses one pint milk small piece butter salt and flour to thicken.
Rice Soup Boil Stock With Rice and Seasoning
A simple rice soup method adds a cupful of boiled rice to one quart of hot stock. Bring to a boil then season with pepper salt and parsley or preferred herbs.
Eliminate Toxins with Dr. Pierce Uric Acid Remedy
An 19th century health nugget promotes a milk and vegetable diet and kidney cleansing. It touts Anuric from Dr. Pierce of Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York as a potent dissolver of uric acid and invites readers to send 10 cents for a trial package.
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Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Thrifty Scheme Revealed in Private Banking Banter
Mrs. Twobble muses on Mrs. Gadder's private checking account while Mr. Twobble claims the Gadders are rich. He agrees to help but secrets the bank where the funds are placed if she vows not to ask.
With the Fingers Says Corns Lift Out Without Pain
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless method to remove corns and calluses. The ad claims drops applied to the corn dry instantly, do not irritate surrounding skin, and require only a small bottle from any drug store or wholesaler.
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Corns
Cincinnati
Cutting Politeness In a Telephone Exchange
An irate subscriber demands a number while the operator calms and remains courteous. The exchange unfolds with restrained, professional dialogue as the caller vents and the operator offers patience and efficiency.
Pimply Faces Get Quick Help with Cuticura Ointment
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as a fast acne and blackhead remedy. Instructions urge applying ointment, washing with warm water after five minutes, and repeating twice daily. Free samples offered by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Immensely Flattered Interaction Between Mrs Twobble and Mrs Dubwaite
Mrs Dubwaite tells of visiting town with Mrs Twobble to discuss new draperies for her living room. Mr Dubwaite retorts he would never speak to that woman again, yet she got invited along to advise on decor and compliments.
Actress shares home recipe to darken gray hair
A noted actress promotes a hair treatment using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. The advertisement claims it gradually darkens gray streaks, softens hair, and leaves no scalp color, greasiness, or rub-off. Drugstores or home mixing offer produce a low-cost option with directions in Barbo Compound boxes.
Lost in Thought
A humorous remark portrays a man of lofty intellect so detached from common life that he needs reminders to pay even a simple bill. The wry image underscores social irony about intellect versus practical matters.
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Parker
Helpa
Druguista
Das
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Besteervi
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