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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
7
A sanitary screen helps keep light from a patient's eyes and guard the bed from drafts. It can be made by tacking white oilcloth to a frame and painting a pretty scene in oil. The screen is easily washable and reusable.
An old promotion for Marine Eye Remedy by the Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago touts Murine as a non patent medicine used by oculists and physicians with claims of quick relief from red weak and watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Each package includes an illustrated book and sells at 25c and 60c per bottle or 6c per tube in aseptic packaging.
A sign near Haarlem proclaims that cattle without a drover may not cross the bridge, reflecting livestock traffic rules for local routes and farm operations.
Boiling a piece of glassware in a weak salt water solution and letting it cool slowly reduces brittleness. The ad urges using Red Cross Ball Blue to color the water, noting the blue should be vivid.
A 45 year old woman was found living in a cave in the Fontainebleau forest with snakes and rats as co tenants. She subsisted on raw vegetables and wore rags. She showed reluctance to leave the cave.
Get Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy New York to receive a tree sample of Allen's Foot Ease. It cures sweating hot swollen aching feet and makes new or tight echoes easy. A remedy for corns ingrowing nails and bunions. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes.
A robbed man says he told his troubles to an iceman and the police officer grew indignant. The hold up man did not even ask permission to operate on the beat.
A dated quotation asserts courage as essential to all actions across genders, ranking it beside honor as the mind's greatest quality. The line reflects a late 19th to early 20th century American literary sentiment.
Mrs Twickem bury laments the bric-a-brac assault aimed at England's prima donna as reported in the Christian Register.
Asparagus is hardy and best grown in deep rich moist cool soil with warm exposure. Plant in rows like corn for easy cultivation, either from seed or yearling seedlings, and set permanent beds expecting a twenty year life. Deep fall plowing and ample manure improve soil. plants go in three to four feet apart in trenches, with soils filled gradually as shoots grow.
A short quip shows Aunt Mandy haggling with a general store clerk over four cent calibration prices. The line hints at consumer pushback in a rural humor piece from Woman's Home Companion, reflecting shop life and period dialect.
A light exchange reveals Madge recounting a proposal scene. Dorothy asks about the response and Madge recalls the suitor’s coy remark that he must meet his mother first before proceeding.
The line prompts readers to weigh how effort enhances life. It argues for investing time and energy to gain fuller experiences and personal growth, suggesting a mindset of purposeful living and active pursuit of better outcomes.
A terse maxim urging decisive action and total commitment when choosing effort. It emphasizes arriving with full effort and avoids half measures or hesitation. The quote reflects a practical, no excuses mindset for achieving goals.
A compact guide to savory dining featuring Sweetbreads with Asparagus in a rich cream sauce, Game Stew with mallard ducks and olives, and a Croquette Sauce. Includes prep steps for larding, stock, spices, and finishing with a delicate croquette mixture and frying method.
A reader shares a quick luncheon dish using hamburger steak, eggs, breadcrumbs, onion, mushrooms, Spanish macaroni, salt and pepper. The mixture forms cakes fried in lard and butter, yielding a tender, non dry result that served five people from five cents worth of meat.
A compact recipe outlines creaming one cup sugar with two ounces butter, then adding three tablespoons water and one cup sweet milk. It includes three tablespoons cornstarch, two level teaspoons cream of tartar, one level teaspoon soda, vanilla, and a square of melted chocolate for a rich finish.
A cooking tip advises adding a fat piece the size of a walnut when boiling greens. The fat helps prevent the water from boiling over and maintains steady heat during cooking.
The article explains brown spots on old china surfaces and suggests burying the dish completely in earth to remove them. It notes darker spots need longer burial time than lighter ones.
A reader suggests countering onion smell by rubbing hands with celery or parsley after peeling onions. The tip is shared in the Exchange column as a practical kitchen odor remedy.
A married woman in Tottenham England was charged with obstructing a police sergeant as he arrested her husband. She reportedly flung her arms around the officer and cried Take me too while he struggled to restrain her. An advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue appears in the text.
An advertisement promotes a home remedy claiming to cure a felon by salting the wound with galt dried in an oven and mixed with spirits of turpentine wrapped in cloth. It warns that twenty four hours of this treatment will kill the felon and endorses Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A mother asks why her child says prayers twice and he explains fatigue kept him from praying the night before and now he is making up for lost time.
One American telephone company reports over 14 610 000 miles of wire in use. The figure could supply about fifty six single wire lines to the moon.
The advertisement touts Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder as a quick relief for sensitive children’s skin in heat. It recommends use for all summer skin affections and offers a 25 cent price or free sample from J. S. Tyree in Washington, D. C.
A short quoted exchange contrasts youth boredom with a suggestion to mask dullness in cheerfulness. The Pirn-like banter questions genuine emotion versus performative demeanor. The lines reflect social theater and gendered expectations in wit.
An eastern author reportedly earns a good income by growing mushrooms in his home basement. The remark about best cellars is noted but no further commentary is offered. The Chicago Tribune presents the anecdote with a tongue in cheek tone.
Constipation causes many serious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative, three for cathartic. (Advt.)
A humorous exchange from Puck sketches where Mrs Worldley questions a French maid about a supposed kiss. The maid replies in mock concern that she could not think clearly at the moment.
An old instructive note explains laughing boosts impressions and productivity. It states humor turns gruffness into cheer, draws favorable attention, and leaves workers with a contented afterglow from their tasks.
In an old fashion note, the term gown now signals a swell dress while some traditional girls blush at the old label. The remark traces how language morphs with style, noting that dress terminology can carry dated connotations.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a pure botanical infusion that cleanses blood through all body tissues, dissolves acid accumulations, and relieves rheumatic pains. The Swift Laboratory claims widespread recognition and offers expert advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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