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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
2
An assortment of items including an herbal remedy for digestion and liver issues, praise for a liberal education and personal responsibility, testimonials about Allen’s Foot-Ease, Louisiana’s natural resources, Wizard Oil for emergencies, the Moses Rock in Sinai, and a laundry tip for keeping clothes white with Red Cross Bell Bine.
A playful note from Puck recalls Mrs Hyup I being let down by Dr Pullem not matching his bridge whist reputation. The punchline suggests his real skill lay elsewhere.
Ancient home remedy claims quick relief for bladder kidney liver and stomach issues. Advertises Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules at 25 50 cents per caplet with 15 and 35 cent bottle prices. Scranton Pennsylvania importers Holl and Medicine Co advertise direct orders and catalogs from Geneva Ohio and other sellers.
A sequence of humorous snippets shows exchanges between clubmen and a customer about small loans and berries, a boy asking about galvanized iron for a new house, and a character lamenting forgotten friendships after returning home.
The dialogue notes a tailor who laments paying at least sixty dollars for a suit while Gibbs visits, describing local neighbors as a blacksmith forging, a carpenter counterfeiting, and others selling iron and steel.
A collection of humorous quotes and light jabs drawn from early 20th century newspaper lines. The snippets parody storytelling, theater, poetry and social banter with brief exchanges attributed to various papers like the Houston Post Yonkers Stateman Life and the Cleveland Leader.
A farmer and neighbor discuss a friend still entertaining the idea of running for Congress. The farmer notes the idea remains with him, while another character suggests it is the idea itself that entertains him.
A compact set of jokes notes quick quips about new neighbors misfired openings and failed ambitions. A man boasts of finding a hole after seeking an opening the Cleveland hotel thief joke lands a witty punchline and a music confusion riff ends the sequence with a pun about a song and the pianist.
A string of brief oddities and overheard exchanges from a newspaper desk. Dialogues touch on driving, doctors, marriage, and single status with quick witticisms and sharp retorts.
A playful dialogue questions flying machines replacing autos with humor and caution. A professor urges study for a degree while a freshman dismisses it as a waste of time. A quip about inheriting millions to endow a university appears. A domestic exchange ends with a bold retort about beating a husband.
A dialog notes a person who often seeks Henrietta’s input before deciding. An expert penman is praised for skill with post office pens and ink. A remark on poverty suggests the speaker has few friends and limited conversation topics.
A brief quotation appears to reflect a social sentiment in which a poor young man is advised that a thrifty, economical wife is what he should seek. The dialogue underscores class and marriage expectations in a historical context.
In a fragmented excerpt, a character notes rivalries between families and jokes about remarriage implications, mentioning a wife and a mother in law. The text contains stray phrases and incomplete dialogue without clear context or names.
Hamlet laments terms, the boarding mistress replies with strictly cash terms for actors. The dialogue portrays tension over payment and literary performance in a cramped setting.
A collage of light humorous exchanges from old papers. A girl jokes about jogfry and married life while discussing wireless signals C Q D and distress. Another gag contrasts earning barrels of money with low summer boarder rates at a village photographer shop.
James Russell tells a tale of a Scot farmer who bought a barometer at auction. The minister asks his opinion and the farmer replies it is not the thing as it failed to forecast weather. He then discovers a hole in the tube and blocks it, causing the device to stop working.
A boy who leaves home discovers the thrill fades and the night does not meet his expectations, learning comfort lies at home and the simple pleasures he left behind.
A compact portable hog house designed for sows and litters offers clean sanitation and easy care with minimal labor. Its accompanying cut illustrations show a compact, economical structure with practical yard layout to support healthy hog production.
The plans describe a small weatherproof house set on 2x6 inch runners with an interior floor of 9 ft 4 in by 7 ft 8 in. The floor must be smooth with no cracks. The frame accepts 16 ft boards cut in two. Doors 2 ft wide by 2 ft 6 in high at each end slide in grooves and are rope‑pulley supported. A roof ventilator and two 12 in roof boards trimmed complete the unit.
In agricultural notes from Farm and Home and Denver Field and Farm the text discusses a completed hog house near the ridge with a raised ventilator, explains milk production as controlled by the cow’s nervous system per John Burroughs, and advises on teat closure issues, antiseptic washing, and the use of teat plugs. It also notes sheep productivity varies by breed and age, advising removal of unthrifty sheep to protect the flock.
The London Globe notes flowers increasingly used as food with candied violet petals and whole blooms sold for eating after wear. It cites that cloves, capers, cauliflowers and artichokes are flower parts eaten before blossoms open. The piece also says Congress is liberalizing agricultural appropriations as the bill advances.
The report from the United States Department of Agriculture notes higher funding for forestry fire protection and describes the Farm Cream Separator. It explains how centrifugal separation revolutionizes butter making, ending shallow pan and deep-setting systems, allowing farmers to deliver cream biweekly and use skim milk for livestock, saving labor and costs.
An Engineering Record note reports Long Island Railway using dynamite to dig planting holes. A two foot deep hole is blasted with half a stick of 40 percent dynamite at a 35 degree angle, producing a pulverized bottom. Two men can make 250 holes per ten hour day at about 7.14 cents per hole.
The Cornell Experiment Station reports piling two tons of fresh horse manure in an open area led to five months of losses including 5 percent weight and 61 percent average plant food loss. Other notes cover pickle recipes, English harness blacking, certified milk advantages, and seeds adulteration detection by the Department of Agriculture.
Census figures show U S butter output climbing from 420 million pounds in 1900 to 531 million in 1904 and an estimated 725 million by 1910. Normandy described as Europe’s apple country with Germany as top customer. 73 million gallons of cider produced from unsold apples. Milk vessel care and notes on milk quality before calving.
Boil twelve eggs hard and fry six sliced onions in butter then mix with ten chopped eggs. Use two eggs for seasoning. Drain onions and arrange eggs on a dish. Grate yolks of remaining two eggs and blend with sweet cream nutmeg and red pepper then pour over. Explains that one kitchen cup equals brim-full stone cup, about half pint, with examples for buttermilk meat sugar and sifted flour.
A recipe describes mixing one large glass of maple syrup one half pound sugar one teaspoon cloves one teaspoon ginger one teaspoon cinnamon. Cook until cohesive in water then beat in butter. When cold add three eggs and bicarbonate of potash dissolved in water then stand overnight. In morning roll cut bake.
Peel and boil small onions until tender then bake in a buttered dish with white sauce and breadcrumbs. Shad Roe Salad features parboiled roes sliced and marinated with lemon juice, served over lettuce with watercress and a mayonnaise or French dressing.
A collection of short tips covers food prep with peanut scraps and nut crumbs, broom care with boiling soda, carpet longevity, and simple remedies. It suggests strong tea to stop bleeding, lavender sheets for sleep, tomato juice for omelets, and home-cleaning tricks using ammonia, vaseline, and ether for grease removal.
A caregiver recounts a six month old with severe facial eczema unresponsive to two doctors ointments until Cuaticura remedies allegedly cured the rash overnight. The note, dated July 23 1908 from Sheldon Iowa, claims prior medical costs of 20 to 30 dollars and praises the product.
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