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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
7
A mother questions a child at the door as rain falls and the boy insists they are playing Noahs Ark with Katie as the sinner left outside. The exchange appeared in Harper's Round Table.
Dialogue hints at class satire with a baron and a daughter. The scene mentions a milk lion dowry and a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry advertisement promising high washing power. Contains period advertising tone and social dynamics.
A reader quotes Mrs. Nutley lamenting the rising cost of living while her husband downplays the impact. The item includes an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pellets claiming to regulate digestion and relieve constipation.
A nineteen year old shares a bitter, world weary view saying he doubts human honesty and constancy. The conversation reveals a stark pessimism stemming from hard experiences and disillusionment with people.
Letter from Mrs Willard A Graham of Bovina Center New York describes six years of poor health after childbirth. She cites back pains irregular periods and difficulty caring for two children. She reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommends the remedy to other women.
A pithy maxim urges patience before writing or reading, stressing the need to feel hunger for a subject. It cautions against diving in without sufficient contemplation and preparation.
An Oscar Wilde quip argues that a woman can reform a man only by boring him so completely that he loses all interest in life. The remark reflects Wilde’s sharp wit on gender relations and cynicism about influence.
A witty naval of social comparison unfolds as a refined figure prompts insecurity and self doubt among peers, highlighting class tensions in fashionable circles. The piece blends satire with social commentary on appearance and belonging.
An advertisement touts relief for women including menstrual cramps and urinary issues claiming a universal cure. It promotes a product from The Mother Gray Co at Le Roy New York and urges readers to buy through druggists, noting safety but offering no clinical guarantees.
A Manchester Evening News ad warns against self styled remedies and age claims. The fragment shows an ironic job ad for an office-boy to resemble youth, reflecting era concerns about appearance and employment.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for children during teething season, appealing to mothers seeking relief for teething discomfort.
The article suggests soaking mildew in buttermilk or sour milk to remove stains. It recommends a solution of one heaping teaspoon of chloride of lime in a quart of soft water, dip mildewed spots, rinse well, and notes bluing is adulteration with a cheaper alternative using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes.
The piece argues that despite criticisms of training methods in Japan, the education system has produced brave men and noble women whose lives embody tenderness and motherhood, highlighting its virtues amid faults.
A witty exchange questions a husband’s vanity with a caller probing whether he ever embarrassed himself. One speaker deflects, while the other presses for a concrete example to avoid hurting feelings.
English sparrows are reported to have followed British trade routes into the central Sudan and now inhabit areas where they were unknown just a few years ago.
Elsie teases that her doggie begs well while Ma bel asserts her pet is too refined for such tricks. The playful exchange centers on canine manners and family pride in a domestic vignette.
A quip on social dynamics notes that mutual fixing fails without mutual distrust to glue a women’s club. The line suggests social tension fuels cohesion in small groups.
A brief line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow encourages humility in readers. The verse suggests that modesty can be more valuable than one might admit, implying unseen merit in restrained self-presentation.
A cynical exchange questions knowledge of who built the Chinese wall and probes whether a liver oil advertisement exists on it. The dialogue hints at ignorance about both historic construction and surrounding marketing.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a parrot learning to yodel and uttering profanity, with the speaker noting the bird could perform but the language upset a listener. The item frames the moment as a humorous animal behavior brief from a local paper.
The article details multiple ways to use popcorn in daily meals a night popping method to produce fluffy kernels for breakfast cereal and to top soups like tomato or pea. It describes making kernettes for tea and a popcorn cookie, plus improvised popping techniques over coal or a gas stove.
Take half a pound of sweet almonds pick out eight of them bleach them cut into strips then throw into rose or orange water till wanted. Grind six bitter almonds with brandy then add two ounces powdered sugar four ounces sweet butter pound until very white set in a cold place to stiffen. Form paste into egg shapes dip moistened spoons into cold water mold and pile in a glass dish rocklike and ornament with angelica myrtle. Sufficient for a small dish.
A concise recipe outlines making oatmeal crisps with ingredients butter sugar flour oatmeal salt baking powder and egg. Mix sifted dry ingredients rub in butter add sugar and oatmeal blend with egg, roll, cut rounds, and bake twelve minutes, adding milk if needed.
A recipe for a caramel flavored ice cream cake uses butter sugar water caramel baking powder flour vanilla and egg whites baked as a loaf and iced with a boiled nut icing containing sugar milk butter caramel chopped nuts and raisins.
An old note outlines drying a wet bed without delay by using a hot water bottle filled with boiling water placed between the mattress and bed clothing to hasten drying when illness keeps someone in bed.
Remove seeds from green peppers. Cut pepper rings 1/4 inch wide and slip asparagus stalks through them. Serve with cold French dressing.
A cleric left a private postscript in his pulpit notice asking the reader to dine at the parsonage after service. The stranger’s instruction was read aloud causing astonishment among the congregation. The incident highlights unintended private communications in church notices.
A two year old, Minnie, asked to throw away dead flowers. Her mother corrected her to say withered. The next day a military funeral passed and the child exclaimed Come here quick mother someone else has with ered.
A Heligoland baptism features a procession of children each carrying a pannikin of water. Their water is poured into the baptismal font as a psalm is sung, symbolically contributing the child’s future playmates to the sacred rite.
A concise reflection on reputation noting that after establishing a reputation the attempt to enhance it often leads to trouble, attributed to Puck. The line frames vanity and risk in public life with a wit characteristic of humorous verse.
A brief clipping from the Manchester Union notes a quip about convenient people being handy to blame, reflecting a witty social sentiment rather than a news event.
A promoter touts S. S. S. as a rapid, safe blood purifier to treat eczema from within. It claims to saturate the circulation, aid new skin formation, and suspend irritant germs while avoiding mineral drugs or stimulants. Written to convince readers to buy and seek free advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
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