Hand churns persist amid modern butter production
A woodenware dealer notes most butter now comes from creameries, yet hand churns endure. Cylinder and dasher churns remain in use by small farmers and some larger producers who still make/buy butter for home use, with blue old fashioned churns continuing to be sold. Exports reach the West Indies, South America, New Zealand, Australia, and dairy nations worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
South America
New Zealand
Australia
Oxford Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Tennis Fun
John F. Wilwa of Jenifer visits Ox Bord friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. Preston celebrate marriage in Jasper and stay with W. J. Britt en route to Delta. Wingfield Seymour of Cleveland praises Alabama hospitality. Julia Ward of Birmingham visits Mrs. A. F. Bullard. Improvement Committee praises judges. college courts host summer tennis. Harry Berkstresser marks ninth birthday. D. Cooper duo returns from Kaintuck Mountain for ten days at home. Mrs Arthur Jet of Birmingham guests in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mrs
H. Preston
Jasper
Merc. W. J. Britt
Delta
Local social notes and ads feature Ward visit and civic prizes
Miss Ward, an artist, will visit Mirrory circles and attend a baby show awarded by Zinn, Russell, and Julia Ward. Frank Gwin travels to Atlanta and Tescaloosa. Notices mention a picnic at Coldwater, a Confederate badge lost by C. C. Crow, and staffing changes at a nearby telephone exchange. Health ads tout Prickly Ash Bitters for kidney and liver concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ward
It’s a Good Job for You My Lad Insubordination Threat
A guardroom incident shows a corporal warning a corporal’s man for fatigue and possible insubordination. The guardroom note records the offense and the corporal’s sharp rebuke as he orders obedience.
London Ferris Wheel to Be Demolished at Earl's Court
London's famous eighteenth century big wheel at Earl's Court, 200 feet in diameter, will be pulled down after eleven years. The cost to destroy is over 50 000 dollars. The wheel, modeled after Chicago's Ferris wheel, drew 2500 riders costing one shilling each, totaling over 100 000 dollars in fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl’s Court
Chicago
St. Louis
N. E
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised as skin cure all
A Springfield, NL resident credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with reliably curing cuts burns and skin eruptions. The product is guaranteed by West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Shy
E. Reynolds St
Springfield
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
The Worm Turned at Harper's Bazaar
A diner enjoys a meal and tips many staff members before leaving. A humbler servant asks for remembrance and offers toothpicks as the final memento, prompting the guest to recall the waiter with a fond, humorous retort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Basar
Don’t Be Backward About Stomach and Liver Tablets
An advertisement urges readers to request a free sample of Chamberlain’s stomach and liver tablets. It claims relief for biliousness constipation and stomach disorders and asserts many have been permanently cured. The note is signed by J L Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
A Winter Journey Through Siberian Icy Expanse
The excerpt paints a bleak Siberian landscape of endless snow and motionless ice. It emphasizes lifelessness and isolation as travelers push through a dead land guided only by deer paths and distant stars when the gray skies briefly lift.
Painting Advice From A Good House
A good house left unpainted rots and looks unsightly. painting protects it. Use pure white lead paint for best results and lasting protection, especially when applying paint to exteriors.
For Sale by All Dealers National Lead Product Ad
Mixed with Pure Linseed Oil and accepted as standard everywhere by those who know National Lead Company Freeman Avenue and 7th Street Cincinnati Ohio for sale by first class dealers and by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Freeman Avenue
7Th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Millionaires' golf club to become a reality aims
Charles B. Macdonald and Walter J. Travis push a national American golf course project. Macdonald reports plans to compile data from Britain and America, evaluate several sites near New York, and create a course surpassing England and Scotland links with a superior variety and quality.
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New York
Charles B. ‘Macdonald
Walter J. Travis
Europe
Paris
America
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Atlan‘ic
Irene
Scotand
Dr King’s New Life Pils Endorsed By Customer Letter
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York praises Dr King’s New Life Pils. She calls them reliable and pleasant laxatives best for stomach liver and bowels. Guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway and Houser. 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Scholarship by Phonograph Signals Audition Triumph
An Australian woman wins a London singing scholarship after sending a voice record to a professor. He tests it on a gramophone and approves her for the exam. She arrives in time and becomes one of two successful candidates from 190 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
London
England
Chamberlain's Salve Praised For Chronic Sores
Old Chronic Sores recommends Chamberlain's Salve as best dressing to keep sores in good condition and notes its superior effectiveness for sore nipples. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Cincinnati Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Prominent Cincinnati woman shares a letter praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as curative for female trouble. She cites relief from pain nervousness and headaches after five bottles and urges other women to use the remedy for menstrual regularity and overall weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Penshem
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Sara Wilson
East 3d Street
Ohio
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A. J. Adair
THE
Oxford
Thad M. Gwin & CO
John FH. Wilwa
Jenifer
Wingfield Seymour
Clevelaud, Tenn
William Oscar Harwie
Seymour
Alabama
Julia Ward
Birmingham
A. F. Bullard
Harry Berkstresser
Star
McKibbon Street
Mr. and
Mrs. D. ©. Cooper Have
Kaintuck Mountain
Arthur Jet
E. A. Walker & Co
the Peoples Friend
Frank Gwin
F Meals
Atlanta
Tescalooss
We . Zinn and
Sam Russell
Bright
M. Eason
McPherson Avenue
Coldwater
Seah Eason
Jonah Crow
Alabama Cavalry
C. C. Crow
Ala
Kate Clardy
Jean Williams
Miss Clardy
Mrs. JL. B. Miller
Street
Mr. Webster
Mr. Miler
John Fitzgerald
J. A. Hulsey
Gadsden
Hulsey
Chas. F. Humphries
Belcher Plumbing CO
Music Cure
Watson
Jara Wilson
Anniston Electric & Gas Company
Southwest
Cotton Belt
L. P. Smithh
Equitable
Atlanca
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