Woman crediting Lydia E Pinkham remedy for period relief
Taunton Massachusetts resident Clarice Morin 22 Russell Street recounted months of pain and absence from work ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges girls with painful or irregular periods to seek herb based relief and free confidential medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Taunton
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Time's Revenge Comedy Line Sparks Costume Debate
The humorous exchange features a queen of musics comedy speaking about a new bathing costume. She says authorities objected as too risky, but she plans to reuse the outfit in a future show to attract paying audiences.
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Queen of Musics! Comedy
Cuticura Ad Promises Quick Skin Relief for All Ages
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for fiery pimples on children and adults. It prescribes applying the ointment to the finger, waiting five to ten minutes, washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then drying. The ad offers a free sample by mail with a booklet and lists Boston as the address. It claims Cuticura is sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Bound to Be Heard as Deaf Parents Raise Loud Cry
Conversation reveals a neighborly clash over a child’s cries and the fact the child’s parents are deaf. The exchange hints at communication gaps and community tension in a light, humorous tone.
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Mr. Flatbush
Boiled Chicken with Cheese Cream Sauce Recipe
A boiled chicken prepared with lemon juice and bacon is simmered with onions and herbs, then served on rice with a cheese cream sauce made from Swiss cheese cream and bechamel. The sauce includes paprika for a subtle spice.
Cheap Table for Kitchen From Farm Progress Tip
A reader shares a frugal kitchen table plan using boxing lumber for the top shelf and walls. Build a 4 by 2 feet table about 11 inches high with a 6 inch lip, oilcloth top, oil paint for 25 cents, total about 2.25 dollars with knobs from spools or three for one cent.
Pineapple Pie with Frosted Meringue
Recipe instructions describe preparing a pineapple pie with fine or shredded pineapple, juice and sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, lemon rind and juice, butter, and salt. Cook until thick, bake in a single crust, then whip egg whites with sugar, frost, and brown in oven.
Simple Chicken Salad with Celery and Lettuce Cups
Cut cold boiled chicken into small dice. Mix with two cupfuls of celery diced and a cupful of salt and pepper. Stir three tablespoonfuls of oil with one tablespoon of vinegar and pour over the chicken. Toss well. Line a chilled bowl with crisp lettuce leaves, fill with chicken salad, and pour mayonnaise dressing over all.
Odd Household Tips From a Fragmented Page
Turpentine softens hardened shoe polish and cold beefsteak makes hash on toast. Raisins improve pot salad flavor. Roselushes thrive when soapsuds and dishwater are applied. A perfect preserve closet stays cool and dark.
Soak and Bake Red Beans with Pork and Tomatoes
Soak one quart of small red beans overnight and pare until they peel. Drain and cover with cold water. Add one cupful vinegar, one cupful brown sugar, one tablespoon salt, one of mustard, about a half pound salt pork in small bits, and one cupful stewed tomatoes. Bake all day in a well covered bean pot.
Peppers Stuffed With Cold Meat and Potatoes
Three green peppers are prepared by cutting tops and soaking. A hash mixture of one cup chopped cold meat and half a cup chopped potatoes is seasoned with celery salt, filled into the peppers, and baked in a hot oven for about twenty minutes.
Orange Fritters From Simple Slice Battered Treat
Peel oranges and segment them with rind grated for cherry liquid soak. Drain and dip in thick fritter batter then brown. Peaches can be prepared the same way, using the same batter and fry method.
Unusual Sandwich Described with Ham Egg Banana
A recipe item lists a head slice followed by boiled ham and a fried egg and banana, all topped with potato salad. The note adds this dish is not for invalids but claims it tastes good.
String Beans and Bacon Recipe Step by Step
A short cooking instruction for string beans with bacon. Boil cleaned beans until tender, drain, then sauté in butter with cut bacon until crisp. Serve as a simple side dish.
Cleaning puffs with alcohol preserves softness and disinfection
To sanitize small powder puffs kept in handbags or vanity cases, dip them in alcohol. This method cleans the puffs effectively without harming their softness and provides disinfection.
Tailormade suit showcases quiet color and bold workmanship
A trim tailormade features unobtrusive color and severe lines with a five panel plain skirt. The coat uses silk braid and velvet, a peplum flare, long revers, a rolled sailor collar, and large metal buttons with a silk cord, designed for slender figures with shapely lines.
Magnificent gown showcased in fashion show
A gown for an exhibition displays black velvet and ermine with black georgette crepe and silver embroidery. The bodice features crepe and velvet with ermine accents, elbow sleeves, and a velvet hat with a velvet crown. The overall look is described as splendid, dignified, and suitable for the finest occasions.
New Fall Chocolate Debuts Among Browns
A new chocolate joins the browns for the season, offering a rich fall flavor. The item highlights in-store tastings and limited autumn packaging, appealing to seasonal shoppers.
Shampoo Powder Travel Hair Care Tip
A travel friendly powder for hair dries moisture and grime quickly. Dust the powder through the hair with a puff, brush the scalp vigorously, then remove waste matter, leaving hair clean and fluffy.
Hat Ornaments of Bent Wire
A novelty using heavy polished tinted wire to create hat ornaments sewn flat on brim edges. The article notes wire shapes in yellow and old blue tones fashioned to adorn hats with decorative bent wire designs.
Health officers urge anti alcohol campaigns nationwide
Leading health officials from New York City Cleveland Indiana Chicago and New Jersey call for public education on the dangers of alcoholic beverages. They cite alcohol as a menace to health and urge state and local health departments to launch ongoing publicity campaigns and anti alcohol crusades.
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Haven Emerson
New York City
Departments of Health
Ford
Cleveland
J. N. Hurty
Indiana State Board of Health
John Dill Robertson
Chicago
New Jersey Health Officers’ Association
Vermont
Health Department
Beer promotes efficiency advertisement sparks sharp reply
A brewing company touts efficiency of beer while critics retort with scenarios a surgeon, railroad crew, and business leaders drinking beer during critical tasks. The argument notes that beer can make people drunk just as whisky, challenging the promotion of beer as a productivity aid.
Chemist cites prohibition driving tablet ketchup formula experiment
A Chicago chemist experimenting with a tablet form of ketchup explains to a friend that the shift is due to prohibition. He notes manufacturers rely heavily on second hand bottles and the new supply restrictions threaten bottle availability for such products.
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Chicago
Sumptuary law and personal prerogative debate
Augusta Chronicle argues for national prohibition and questions curtailment of citizen prerogatives. It notes the familiar barrier yet suggests easy ways around it and wonders what lies beyond the seen side.
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Augusta
South
Personal Rights Champion in Modern Social Debate
A Christian Science Monitor quote contrasts four generations of personal rights champions with today's stance on sensuality and alcohol. It argues society tolerates less self waste and faces opposition to drinkers, liquor makers, and vendors aligned with past champions.
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Christian Science Monitor
The Bather and Patience in the Bathhouse
In a brief exchange Patrice notes the water’s cold and plans to fetch her fur boa from the bath-house. The line hints at reflection on a memory or past scene as the dialogue closes with The past is beyond recall.
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Patrice
Unclear health remedy tale linked to summer heat
A fragment notes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tone used as a standard remedy to fortify the system against summer heat. It mentions strength against heat and a curious remark about a Hon not attacking a trainer perfumed with law ender, but the sentence structure is garbled and origins uncertain.
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Grove
Price
Law Ender
No Sinecure and a Hayfield Graft in London Opinion
A London gem expert says the world supply of black opals is near exhaustion. The speaker recalls visiting relatives in the country and notes being sent to work in a hayfield under a pretense of beneficial exercise, implying graft was on the other side.
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London
Too Slow and Billy’s New Motor Car Jab
A quip about Billy’s new car and his six months of driving without an arrest highlights a lighthearted perspective on speed and law. The exchange suggests friction between enjoyment of the car and compliance with speed limits.
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Billy
When Smoke Rises Straight Up Sign of Fire
Riddling exchange notes that straight rising smoke signals a fire. The remark contrasts with a failed cold storage as a metaphor for an engagement that does not endure. Local tone hints at practical wisdom and relationship advice in a brief, dated voice.
Grand American Handicap Trapshooting Winners
Capt J F Wulf of Milwaukee won the Grand American Handicap with a 99x100 at 19 yards using Winchester reloader shells. F M Troeh of Washington state claimed National Amateur championship and other titles aided by Winchester gear. Mrs J D Dalton of Indiana won the Women’s National Championship with a Winchester repeater. Phil R Miller won the Dunspaugh Trophy with Winchester shotgun. Edw L Bartlett of Baltimore captured the Hercules All-round Amateur Championship with Winchester shells.
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J. F. Wulf
Milwaukee
F. M. Troeh
Washington
Winchester
Dunspaugh
Phil R. Miller
Edw. L. Bartlett
Baltimore
Tart Answer At Charity Supper Causes Stir
A fragment describes Mrs Jones as too refined to make a tart for a church charity supper and a man’s remark that she is too much a lady for such work. The overheard exchange hints at social expectations in a small-town setting.
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Mrs. Jones
Modern steamers as floating hotels provoke questions about bells
Readers wonder if modern steamers function as floating hotels and whether they employ bell buoys for signaling aboard. The remark contrasts ship hospitality with navigational aids, prompting curiosity about maritime communication and passenger comfort on steam vessels.
Drinkers Not Wanted by The Buckeye Rolling Mill Co.
An 1880s Steubenville company ad proclaims total abstinence as safer and superior in its workforce. It states no employee who drinks at all should be kept, praising sober men as better and safer than moderate drinkers.
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Buckeye Rolling Mall Company
Steubenville
Champion of Fair Play and Licensed Saloon Prosecutions
A historical note asserts that no licensed saloon keeper in the state escapes liability, claiming each faces prosecution many times daily. It frames a stalwart stance on fair play and enforcement.
Distiller Fights Saloon in Neighborhood Objection
A distiller and importer vow to oppose any attempt to establish a saloon in their neighborhood claiming strong local objection. The statement underscores unified resistance among business owners to酒 licensing in the area.
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Benford
Outlaws Saloon Ban Passed in Skagway Alaska Vote
Skagway Alaska voters approved a June election measure by 198 to 158 to outlaw saloons. The decision ends saloon operations in the town.
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Skagway
Alaska
Sikh Boy Who Won Fame and Fateful Quiet Life
The life of Sirdar Bahadur Ram Singh, a Sikh boy born in humble means, rises to art world prominence under Lockwood Kipling and leads Mayo School of Art. In 1891 he designed Durbar hall decor for Osborne House in Indian style with royal praise, later returning to Punjab in 1892 with a Queen Victoria gift and a personal letter.
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Sirdar Bahadur Ram Singh
L. J
The
Indiaman
Ram Singh
Lockwood Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Mayo School of Art
Laehore
England
Osborne House
Punjab
Vicetoria
Going Backward. A Remarkable Long-Lived Family
A speaker recounts a family history of longevity as great-grandfather reaching a century, grandfather ninety seven, and father ninety four while another person jokes about the speaker coming to ground. The exchange frames a humorous reflection on age.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes American Made Quality
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best American made product that delights the housewife and sits on grocers’ shelves, while contrasting men being short on gold with brass.
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America
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