Bakersfield Doctor Claims Pneumonia Antitoxin Cures
Dr August Francis Schafer of Bakersfield develops a self-made antitoxin therapy for pneumonia using cultures of three germs. He reports two thousand cures, with studies in San Francisco and Bakersfield showing rapid recovery, including infants, seniors, and complex cases, and plans to distribute the treatment nationwide without patents.
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August Francis Schafer
Bakersfield
California
Schafer
Paris
Europe
San Francisco
Henry Spiro
N. N. Brown
Frederick Fehlersen
San Francisco Medical Society
Dr. Schafer
Southern Pacific Hospital
United States
W. B. Coffey
Southern Pacific
Household Hints From Old Recipes and Remedies
A collection of practical tips covering kitchen cleanup stain removal and cooking tricks. Advice includes using cold water on grease, caraway seeds in baked goods, turpentine with boiler water for whitening clothes, hot water for cutting bread, a fork for hot ginger cake, sand in tall vases, and raw potato on burns. Also notes to soak new brooms in salt water, celery for neuralgia, choosing durable carpets, kerosene in wash water, and other preservation and cleaning tips.
Heartfelt Welcome Manifest Elevates Simple Meals
A kindly and polite reception elevates a plain meal beyond a banquet, adding warmth and courtesy to dining. The message emphasizes courteous hospitality as a defining element of simple meals transformed into memorable moments.
Culinary terms and home hacks from early cookbook notes
A primer on French cookery terms explains saute as cooking in a small amount of fat and defines soup bag as a herb bundle in cheesecloth. It lists measurements for a typical bag and describes cafe noir, au gratin, and bisque. It also covers desserts, window cleaning with whiting, butter softening, stain removal with lard, onion odor on hands, dress shields, and ink stain treatment with milk.
Grandpa Remark Sparks Mr Graytop Story
Mr Graytop says he tries to look young yet is jolted by a child calling him grandpa. He reflects that such simple remarks jar him and reveal perceptions from an innocent observer on the street.
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Mr. Graytop
Lawyer Offers Private Divorce Deal to Actress
In a tense exchange Kitty questions Pegey about her public image. A lawyer allegedly offered to obtain her divorce without publicity, prompting disbelief from Kitty and claims of secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wens Bane
Pegey
Kitty
Inducement in a Moonlit South Side Lesson
A South Side teacher led several young children on a late night car ride to a public square where a telescope operator offered peeps at the moon for a fee. The lesson framed the moon as cold, prompting a child’s question about whether the observer’s face grows cold behind the glass.
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South Side
Cleveland
The Heart The Body and a Healing Tonic
The piece explains the heart as a double pump driving blood through the body at seven miles per hour and stresses clean blood for health. Dr R V Pierce, after years in medicine, proposed a tonic from glyceric root extracts to correct stomach issues causing impure blood and general breakdown.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Ad for Digestive Aid
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as alcohol free and aids digestion and convalescence. It claims benefits for dyspepsia, thin blood, and ongoing cold susceptibility, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail from Buffalo with a French cloth bound 1008 page edition for 31 one cent stamps.
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Pitt P. B
Nhumonia
Besom
Accu
FIG G Syrup Co
Tema
Fkr Syrup Co
Fletcher
Willis
Gillis
Are. Winslow
Garfield ‘Lea
Meriwether & Hdwards
Clarksville
Zenn
Atanas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bup’t
Ottawa
Canada
ET. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Mies
Mackacktan
Watertown
Paxton Toilet CO
BosTon
Mast
Carter
Eitean Newspaper Union
Adams Een
Ey Aioe
Dr. Pierce
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