Elderly Women Safeguarded by Pinkham Compound
A Durand Wisconsin mother of fourteen credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from menopause symptoms after years of discomfort. A Blackstone Massachusetts woman also reports hot flashes and illness eased by the remedy. The ad urges middle aged women to heed warning symptoms and consider the product as a safe aid.
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Durand
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Ripeway
Massachusetts
Blackstone
Mass
War Bride Paintings Fetch High Prices At Sale
A visitor notes the large value of a collection built by a man who profited from war brides. The owner agrees and quips that some paintings cost more than their frames, underscoring the pricey nature of the collection.
Campaigne of Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
A vintage ad copy promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for comfort and lasting pleasure on wash day. It claims Campeche logwood is best and priced around 200 dollars, noting availability from all good grocers.
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Red Cross
All Good Grocers
Campeche
All Grocers
Pauls Conversion and Courage In The Roman Crowd
In Acts 22 Paul recounts his earlier zeal for Judaism, his education under Gamaliel, and his dramatic conversion after a heavenly encounter. He cites his Roman birth to halt a scourging, explains the three turning points of his call, and urges personal conversion as a transformative path for believers.
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Paul
Lysias
Billy Sunday
John R. Mutt
Tarsus
Athens
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Gammaliel
God
Jesus
Christ
I. Paul
Ananias
Angnias
Ahab
Elijah
Sugar Free Canning advised by USDA Experts
USDA canning specialists say fruit can be preserved in water without sugar for sauces and desserts, though sugar enhances flavor and color. They outline steps: clean, pack, seal, sterilize by hot water bath 30 minutes or steam pressure canner 10 minutes at five pounds, then cool rapidly for best results.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Barley Candy Recipe From Plain Instructions
Strain one cupful of barley water and two cupfuls of sugar, boil until a long thread forms in cold water. Pour onto a greased plate or into small molds. Chill and enjoy as a soft bland candy for children after meals. Do not boil up the sides to avoid crystallizing.
Blueberry Muffin Batter Instructions and Bake Tips
Two historic recipe notes provide proportions for blueberry muffins. No 1 mixes flour cream of tartar soda salt sugar butter egg milk and blueberries then bakes. No 2 uses molasses sugar butter egg coffee or tea salt soda flour with blueberries and bakes in shallow pans.
How to prepare a stuffed fowl with corn fritter crust
The recipe instructs removing the breast bone of a large young fowl and filling the space with force meat. A fritter batter is prepared and poured over the partially roasted bird, building up a thick brown coating as it dries and is repeated. The fowl is finished, cut for fricassee, plated, corn fritters arranged around the edge, parsley sprigs added, and served with melted butter and lemon. Oyster force meat can be used.
Blackberry cordial recipe from old kitchen notes
Mix blackberries without water and simmer half an hour. Strain to obtain juice, then to each quart add half pint sugar half teaspoon cinnamon quarter teaspoon ground cloves half nutmeg grated. Boil half an hour cool add a gill of brandy bottle and store cool. Good for elderly or bowel trouble patients.
Washington Cream Pie Recipe Outline
A concise recipe describes making two thin layers with butter egg milk vanilla sugar flour and baking powder. Cream sugar with butter then beat in egg, mix with milk and flour alternately to form layers.
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Washington
Raspberry Souffie Recipe Instructions
Raspberry Souffie requires mashing one quart raspberries, folding in two thirds cup sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites, baking in a buttered dish for 30 to 40 minutes, and serving warm with cream.
Temperance Poster Hailed as Corporate Education Tool
A Lan sing Michigan poster from Gier Pressed Steel warns against drinking at work. It asserts alcohol harms the brain and business pace, detailing slow and quick poisoning and noting even steady drinkers suffer cognitive decline.
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Gier Pressed Steel Company
Lansing
Mich
Physicians Decline Alcohol Use as Remedy Says Green
Dr Frederick R Green of the American Medical Association warns at Detroit convention that no physician supports alcoholic liquor as a medical aid or beverage. He notes a shift from belief in minor benefits to consensus that alcohol harms the body, acts as a poisoner, destroys cells, and lowers efficiency.
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Frederick R. Green
Council of Health and Public Instruction
The
American Medical Association
Detroit
Mich
Doctor Green
White Ribbon Costs at Brewery Board Meeting
In a major city known for brewing a W C T A woman runs a confectionery near a public school. A brewery director’s son shops there and, after inspecting her wares, asks if she knows how much his father paid for the white ribbon last year. She replies she bought it herself. He retorts that the board of directors met at their house and his father said the ribbon cost $60,000 last year.
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Meta
Prohibition Advocate Blair Calls for Nationwide Ban
Ex Senator Henry W Blair, author of the first national constitutional prohibition bill, writes to Miss Anna A Gordon praising prohibition as the great peace measure and urging all parties and nations to support personal and world-wide prohibition.
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Henry W. Blair
United States Congress
Anna A. Gordon
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Kansas City Kansas Cleared of Debt Without Saloon Revenue
After saloons were driven out of Kansas City Kansas the largest city in the state for the first time in twenty years the city ran without debt for current expenses. Mayor U S Guyer signed a statement confirming the achievement.
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Kansas City
Kan
U. S. Guyer
Stoughton Wagon Works President Recalls 25 Mill Tax
Mr. F. J. Yea says the last year of the saloon era in Stoughton had a 25 mill tax rate. He notes in 1914 the rate was 16.9 mills despite many public improvements, including city hall bonds paid, an $80,000 high school, new sewers, sidewalks, paved streets, and the city owning two electric plants.
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F. J. Yea
Stoughton
Wis
Mr. Yea
Post Exchange Benefits and New Recreation Halls Approved
Congress approved permanent recreation halls funded by over 4 million dollars after abolishing the beer canteen from the post exchange annual appropriations. The facilities will include schools libraries lunch rooms amusement rooms and gymnasiums with no prior funding for this purpose. The piece notes a positive view on reform and comments on saloon imagery.
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Post Exchange
Congress
Hermit Shrine by Gardens Costs Little to Live
A hermit living in a coop near the botanical gardens calls himself the incarnation of Fudosama and rents at $2.25 monthly. He fasts and meditates, once scorched himself to save his child, and for 30 years has eaten only plants and water. Reported to perform miraculous cures, he greets visitors with a magnetic smile.
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Fudosama
Botanical Gardens
Cuticura Emollients Ad Offer Free Sample by Mail
Fragrant creamy emollients for skin scalp and hands claim to keep skin clear soothe scalp and prevent dandruff. Pleasant nursery and toilet uses with economical appeal. free sample by mail via postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
German Woman Corrects Bank Check at Window
A comely young German woman handed a check to a savings bank cashier payable to Gretchen H. Schmidt and indorsed Gretchen Schmidt. The teller advised her to correct the payee and she paused blushing, then wrote Ace twenty three to finalize the entry.
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Gretchen H. Schmidt
Gretchen Schmidt
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Uses Quinine and Iron
Advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. Claims it acts on the liver drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Store charge accounts fail to supply desires
A woman asks her husband for money for shopping. He questions why when she has charge accounts at three stores. She insists that she cannot find what she wants at the store linked to a charge account.
Kansas Uncle Angers Over Eden Musee Closure
A Kansas visitor was angered by the Eden Musee closure and threatened to sue the railroad over the ticket price refund. The incident highlights the disruption to travel plans and the potential legal action for patrons affected by site shutdowns.
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Kansas
Eden Musee
Sure Thing Seekers Fortune Advice Debate
Mr Dustin Stax questions the value of fortune tellers in investing arguing that a truly reliable advisor would quit work and profit from their own information. The dialogue frames skepticism about predictive services in finance.
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Dustin Stax
The Unhappy Marriages Hidden by Time
Brief notes ponder that few marriages are unhappy now but unhappiness may emerge later, suggesting the true state unfolds with time.
Normal in appearance yet a worst case at asylum
A visitor remarks that a man shown at the insane asylum seems perfectly normal, while the attendant identifies him as one of the worst cases. The discussion highlights the man’s belief he can stretch miles per gallon beyond what the car salesman claimed.
Washington inventor patents weed pulling toothed tongs
A Washington inventor has secured a patent for toothed tongs designed to pull weeds with greater power. The device features robust jaws and ergonomic handles aimed at simplifying garden and agricultural weed removal.
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Washington
Potato flour production rises at Holland annually
An ad note states Holland increases potato flour output each year to please grocers. The text emphasizes nationwide grocery supply and ongoing expansion. No additional details or dates are given.
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Holland
Shock Absorber For Pedestrians Unveiled By Inventor
A whimsical inventor proclaims demand for a new device described as a shock absorber for pedestrians crossing streets. The exchange with a car owner leads to a punchy punchline about the woods already full of such devices and the inventor aiming at the millionaire class.
Monson Maine Ponders Daylight Saving History
The Maine town of Monson adopted a daylight saving idea from the Youths Companion about 40 years ago. Instead of shifting work hours the town moved clocks ahead, leaving Monson docks an hour ahead of other Maine towns’ clocks ever since.
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Monson
Maine
Hidden Workforce System Sparks Office Dilemma
A worker reveals a plan to cut half the staff by using a new system but fears his boss may view him as surplus. The dialogue highlights employee risk and moral tension in optimizing productivity.
Mrs Gaddy’s Talk Deep as a Well in Minn Farmers Note
The Sort reports Minnesota farmers have spent about 20 million dollars in four years for new agricultural buildings. The column contrasts Mrs Gaddy’s talk with a sharp observation about lasting substance.
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Minnesota
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