Park's Cure and Castoria Advertisements Assembled
An assorted tobacco of medical ads and testimonials detailing Park's Sure Cure, Castoria, Park's Tea, DeWitt's products, One Minute Cure, and Mystic Cure. Claim includes blood purification, digestion help, cough syrups, rheumatism relief, and cosmetic benefits with endorsements from L. M. Bosworth and D. D. Bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Bales
S. B. Basford
Carthage
S.D
Sioux City
Park
L. M. Bosworth
Plan for New York City reform splits city and state elections
A joint committee from the City Club of New York and trades unions drafts a reform plan for city government to be presented to the state constitutional convention in May. It proposes separating state and municipal elections, limiting the legislature to general city laws, and requiring city-by-city charters and public votes on special acts. It also preserves city ownership of privileges like gas and waterworks and street railways, with leases allowed up to 30 years by majority vote, keeping the franchise in municipal hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Stafford Moxon
New England
France
England
Belgium
Germany
America
Mr. Moxon
Dr. Moxon
Republic of God
City Club of
New York
Trades Unions
Constitutional Convention
New York State
Fedora Revival Planned at Haymarket with Mrs Campbell
Among Mr Tree's prospective arrangements at the Haymarket London is a revival of Fedora with Mrs Patrick Campbell in the title role and Tree as Spanoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tree
the Haymarket
London
Patrick Campbell
Tree
Spanoff
Fashion notes and health claims from a bygone era
The piece describes waist styles named Spencer and rose evening waists in silk gauze and chiffon with jet trimming, moire fabrics, and ornate silk petticoats. It adds a medical ad about deafness promising a hundred dollars for cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure, with details on Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
The Best Salve and Early Risers Advertisements
The clumsy clipping lists a topical salve promising cures for cuts and skin ailments with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee. It also mentions lectures by Iowa poet Howard Carleton Tripp and references to Early Risers pills for constipation and headaches. Additional notes claim Bible study classes at many colleges as part of curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bosworth
Howard Carleton Tripp
Iowa
Mason City Plans New $30000 M E Church
A note urges women readers to consider Ayer's Sarsaparilla in spring to prevent skin troubles such as prickly heat hives sties boils and black heads. The forecast mentions a new $30000 M E church for Mason City and promotes preventive care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Destructive talk fades as Castoria ads echo
An old advertisement page notes political jabs about a third Cleveland term then shifts to a medical pitch for Compound Oxygen Treatment. It touts cures for asthma bronchitis and other diseases with home and office options and claims of proofs and testimonies, urging readers to request a 200 page book.
How To Curl A Bang And Preserve Flowers
A composite column describes fringe styling with alcohol rinses and hot irons for the center lock, plus a method to preserve flowers and sand embeds for lasting color. It then discusses national scandal over armor plate and gun carriage frauds tied to Carnegie Steel, Indian Head tests, and suspicious shipboard installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Indian Head
Monterey
New York
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Flinders
Velvet Care Tip Reveals Gentle Brush Method
A practice notes that velvet should be brushed only with a soft surface. It cites homemade whisks from tightly rolled soft cloth and advises using a new.valid have's foot for delicate powder application as a substitute.
How the Japanese Age Is Counted
The article explains a traditional Japanese method for aging. A child is considered 1 year old on January 1 after birth, regardless of birth date, and every subsequent 12 months adds a year. It notes the peculiarity compared to common Western counting.
How to Make Sour Cream Doughnut Treats
A recipe combines sour cream sugar eggs flour baking powder vanilla and salt. Beat eggs with sugar then mix sour cream vanilla and salt. Fold in flour with baking powder and roll, cut, fry until golden then drain and sugar lightly. Dough must be very soft for best results.
How to Clean Glass Carafes
Simple method uses torn newspaper to scour a glass carafe. Fill with warm soapsuds and a dash of ammonia, shake well until clean, then rinse thoroughly before reuse.
How to Root Roses and Shrubs
Instructions for rooting roses and shrubs from cuttings describe selecting a branch, inserting it in a four inch pot, and using sand and dry earth. Keep warm, water sparingly, trim when leaves grow, and tie the pot to the stalk to stabilize. Roots form, then transplant once large enough.
How to Check Bleeding From the Lungs
Blood from the lungs is bright and frothy. Check by giving cracked ice in small sips and keep the chest elevated. Keep the patient quiet while awaiting a physician and give hazel in half teaspoon doses every half hour.
Polishing Stoves With Turpentine Improves Shine
Advice on cleaning stoves suggests adding a small amount of turpentine to blacking to wet and soften it. The mixture helps the blacking stay on the stove longer and appear brighter than if wetted with water.
Gentle Cleaning Guide for Houseplant Leaves
Use a soft rag or sponge to wipe each leaf on both sides. Dip in tepid water and rub gently. Treat stems similarly. For rough leafed plants a soft brush can help.
Theatre Notes on Piracy Proposals and Cast News
The American Dramatists' club calls a meeting to discuss ending play piracy. E. J. Henley and Maurice Barrymore may team next season in a play by Barrymore. May Irwin to star in a comedy by John J. McNally. Louis James may part from Frederick Warde after this season. Frederic de Belleville to tour with Fanny Gillette. Hoodman has sold His Grace of Grammont to Otis Skinner. Julia Mariowe awaits a play from Henry Guy Carleton. The Cotton King a Sutton Vane melodrama opened at Adelphi London March 10 scoring a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Dramatists’ Club
E. J. Henley
Maurice Barrymore
May Irwin
Peter Dailey
John J. McNally
Louis James
Frederick Warde
Frederic de Belleville
Fanny Gillette
Hoodman i
Henry Miller
Otis Skinner
Grammont
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Miller
Julia Mariowe
Henry Guy Carleton
Sutton Vane
Adelphi Theater
London
Dutch plan for paupers reframes public relief and work
The Dutch system disperses paupers to six model farms on 5 000 acres where willing individuals become free farmers by serving in agriculture. A forced labor colony exists for beggars and vagrants to perform farm and other tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Peabody
Invention Promises Marblelike Interior Material
An invention outlines a process to collect marble dust, mix with water and cement, then press into a paste that forms moldable shapes resembling marble. It yields inkstands, workboxes, mantels, panels, and thin veined slabs, potentially replacing wood inside buildings and offering a cleaner, rodent resistant interior material.
Portuguese Mass Meeting in Honolulu Endorses Annexation
In Honolulu a mass meeting of Hawaiis Portuguese community voiced views on the political situation. Resolutions stated the Portuguese colony unanimously favors Hawaii's annexation to the United States and pledges loyalty to the provisional government through any changes it may undergo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States of America
U S Stands Ready for Silver Conference Invite
The United States declares it will not initiate further silver conferences but will join European powers if invited, signaling willingness to participate in an international discussion on silver policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bible line of defense cited by Colonel Breckinridge
Colonel Breckinridge adopted a Biblical line of defense from Adam in the Garden of Eden. The phrasing appears in a brief historical note or speech reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckinridge
Adam
Garden of Eden
Owerrsar Anes
Early broiler care and welfare for large breed fowls
St. Louis Republic notes advantages of Brahmas and Cochin chickens for confinement with a three foot fence. Hatch chicks well brooded before feeding. no food for 12 hours after hatching. Soft ground, dusting area, daily fresh water, and sharp grit aid health. Target rapid growth to two pounds for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Bur roughs Rights Granted for Judah by FE and Willard
FE and Willard grant Marie Bur roughs rights to Judah for next season. Julia Marlowe’s company pauses in New York for four weeks before resuming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. & Willard
Marie Burroughs
Judah
Julia Marlowe
New York
Cleaning Plush and Coat with Simple Household Remedies
A spot may be removed from plush by pouring a little turpentine on the area and rubbing dry with soft flannel. Brush the pile of the plush up and hang in the open air. A child's plush coat may be cleaned using a teaspoonful of borax in a quart of water applied with a soft sponge.
How to Make Family Sponge Cake
Six eggs with four times their weight in sugar and flour. Beat yolks and whites separately then mix with heated sifted flour. Stir in boiling water two teaspoons flavoring and whisky. Fold in beaten whites quickly and bake promptly for a light sponge cake.
How to Make Rice Flour Cement
Instructions describe mixing flour with cold water then simmering to create a white cement paste. Thick mixtures resemble plaster and can be molded into durable polished articles.
How to Clean Copper Ware
Housewives rub the copper bottom of pots with a buttermilk and salt mix to brighten them with less effort than using ashes.
Batch rearing hens inspect chicks for lice farming tip
After drying, examine chicks for lice. Use two or more hens to batch feed and allocate all batched chicks to a single hen when possible.
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Ayers
Read’s Market
AMES
Main
Ames, Iowa
Story County Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Shelden Cashier
Union National Bank
W.M. Greevey
E. R. Chamberlain
Cashier
Atlas National Bank
Chicago
Third National Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
M. Hemstreet
F.T. McLain
Hemstreet & McLain
Mau Peer T
Waett Fanny
Russell Publishing CO
Summer St
Boston
Mase
Emmaert Proprietary
OR. Hebra’'S
NER & Co
the Intelligencer
K. Wilson, Publishers
Hood
Mr Elmer
Ford
la Grange
Indiana
Hood & Co
Lowell, Mass
Elmer E. Ford
Raby
Castoria
Miss
DeWitt
D. D
India
Catherine Black
LeRoy
N. Y
Eliot
Harvard College
le Grand College
Temperance
Ienry Ward Beecher
Moody
Richmond
Buckingham
Tomdik
Pitcher’s
Castecria
House of Representatives
Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
L. M. Bosworth’s
J. W. Hailey
Batavia
L. Morth
H. E. Buckten, & Co
Chicago, Til
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Modiste
Bucklen
Pitcher’s Castoria
Mason City
Cleveland
de Witt
Thespian
Samuel Pitcher
da. J. FP
Kevereoe
Conway, Ark
H. A. Ancwen
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Mags
Auten C. Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Weekly Tribune
Intelligencer
Dubois & Dubois
Washington, D. C
Jas
Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Addresee CO
Clark Street
Munn
Aun Ee
Sunt
Scientific American
Sampo
Munn & CO
Broadway
DR. Winchells
all_ druggists
Emmert Proprietary Co
Western Poultry Journal
Lowa
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