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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
7
The text argues that the so called sandwich man existed well before the 1840s and was likely invented by Charles Dickens in Sketches by Boz around 1836. Dickens notes an animated sandwich formed by a boy between two boards stopping unstamped advertisements.
Leadville Colorado ad offering specimen prices for gold and silver at 1 dollar, 75 cents, and 50 cents respectively plus zinc or copper at 1 dollar. Mailing envelopes and full price upon application. Control and umpire work solicited. Reference carbonate National Bank.
A reflection on how women behind great male artists give them lasting fame through vision and influence. The writer notes famous, beautiful, long-dead women whose presence in art remains imperishable in tone, pigment, and tale, drawing big-souled men of their era to lasting distinction.
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It claims rapid action and includes an illustrated book with each package, noting it is compounded by oculists not a patent medicine, sold in aseptic tubes for 20 or 60 cents by Murine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago.
A method to restore a slimy sponge by soaking it in strong borax water, wringing out, placing in fresh borax water, and repeating until the sponge is clean.
A candid soul seeks no self interest and pursues truth with unblocked resolve. The passage highlights straight forward action and growing clarity as days pass, emphasizing sincerity and openness in motive and conduct.
Windom Kansas resident Mary A. Horner credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her bladder and female health problems after useless doctor visits. The ad touts the product as a forty year old tonic sourced from native roots and herbs and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Elaine and Courtenay exchange light banter about a waiter who asks if they are engaged. The pair note the waiter’s crestfallen look when told they are not. A humorous, domestic vignette captures social awkwardness and flirtation in a teething era.
The article notes no machine can satisfactorily sew baseball covers. Hundreds of thousands of balls are made annually by hand. A skilled worker can sew at most about thirty dozen balls per day.
Advertisement proclaims Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a sole certain regulator for female weaknesses, backache, and urinary troubles. Sold at druggists or by mail for 60 cents from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy, N Y.
A man named N. Peck mutters about jumping in the river after a domestic dispute. His wife stops him and orders him to change into his old clothes before leaving. An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue with a claim of double value.
The territory known as German East Africa lies along the Indian Ocean between 5 and 11 degrees south latitude and stretches inland to Lake Tanganyika. It spans about 700 miles by 600 miles, covering roughly 384000 square miles, about the combined area of Texas and New Mexico.
Boil one quart water, add salt, slowly stir in three quarters cup farina and cook ten minutes. Set on stove, add one pint milk one half cup sugar and two thirds cup molasses. Season with ginger and cinnamon. Bake about thirty minutes. An egg may be added if desired.
A salvage tip explains furniture dent removal by dampening the dented area, applying multiple layers of wet brown paper, then placing a hot iron near but not touching the paper until moisture is absorbed. The method described yields effective results.
A simple meat loaf method combines 1 1/2 pounds ground meat 3 slices bread crumbled 1/4 pound finely chopped fat pork 1 beaten egg and seasoning. Layer meat and dressing in a pan with pork on top bake slowly about one hour then add 1/2 cup water.
A brief recipe description for kiss pudding lists ingredients including one quart milk three tablespoons cornstarch four egg yolks half cup sugar and salt. It instructs to boil part of the milk with sugar and salt, dissolve cornstarch in remaining milk, combine, boil with yolks and flavor with vanilla.
A gravestone between Kennebumisport and Cape Porpoise bears a silver daguerreotype of a young man named Tris Tapley. The fragile image, protected by a cover, hints at a literary passion and hints at romantic or historic connections, intriguing local readers.
Cynthia Wilmot narrates how Sylvia’s lavish gifts mirrored social status and debt while Cynthia sides with intimate meaning over material wealth. The tale follows wedding plans disrupted by illness and a quiet marriage, ending with a shift to tender, personal gifts like dish towels from Old Mary.
A Newark Star report tells of a compassionate physician who gave each mining town family a thermometer with advice to keep homes properly heated. During rounds a woman proudly shows her thermometer and explains she lowers it outside if it rises above 70 degrees.
A drafty tale suggests young J P Morgan was given money to buy erasers by a Boston teacher. He returned with erasers and change claiming he bought at wholesale. The anecdote highlights early shrewdness in seeking bulk prices.
Bremer argues that spreading interest in life and things to love helps people become happy and thus naturally good. He suggests giving others purpose and paths to happiness as a route to virtue.
A brief quotation on steadfast ness and constancy grounded in sincerity. The idea that nothing lasting relies on insincerity, attributed to Cliro.
The article notes Lucifer matches first used about 1834 and highlights key improvement with the safety match that strikes on the box. It mentions many later enhancements but regards the box strike as the crucial development.
Harold and Mary were playing when Mary cried and said Harold struck her. Harold claimed self defense noting that she hit him first.
An eighteenth century advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and claims curing the cause cures the disease. The brief ad notes the remedy is easy to take.
A brief exchange argues that modesty grows from dress not vice versa, and that once modesty is established social norms cannot be abruptly violated without social degradation. Modesty matters and clothing shapes perception.
An old lady asks if Mrs Fangle is a homeopathist during a neighbor visit. The reply doubts the claim and notes she is rarely home when called. An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for bluing rather than water.
A Barbados schoolgirl wrote to His Majesty King of Australia in Sydney asking for a present for her teachers. The letter arrived in Sydney and was referred to the New South Wales chief secretary for official decision.
The narrator argues against trusting a photo of a man with a big fish as proof of honesty. Photographers can splice close up fish into distant images, casting doubt on the depicted scene and the man's truthfulness.
The article cites Pasteur solving the old query about angels on a needle point and notes Sir William Crookes’ remark that replacing angels with devils yields a vivid count. It claims 500 malignant microbes could fit on the needle’s tip without crowding.
A terse exchange between Lawyer X and Lawyer Y questions decorum after a man sings at a bar. The dialogue implies clients’ behavior differs when leaving legal offices and raises commentary on conduct.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood cleansing cure for skin diseases including eczema lupus psoriasis and malaria. It claims the medicine acts directly in the blood, expels impurities through pores lungs liver and bowels, and urges readers to obtain a bottle from drug stores or write The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for more information.
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