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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for sick headache sour stomach and sluggish liver and bowels. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses constipated bowels overnight and leaves you feeling good by morning for months. It emphasizes torpid liver undigested food and foul breath as causes and promises relief while you sleep.
Free 48 page Eye Book offer from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago advertises hand wringing to avoid creases and promotes Marine Eye Remedies for sore weak and irritated eyes. It claims soothing effects and sells for 50c with guidance from druggists.
Spanish cream dessert uses milk gelatine sugar and vanilla with eggs. Dissolve gelatin in water, whisk yolks with sugar and vanilla, cook two minutes add beaten whites fold in, set in wet mold cool and serve with whipped cream.
A home remedy describes using cornmeal, borax, and washing soda to clean light woolens and felt hats. Mix dry ingredients, scrub fabrics, or sprinkle and wrap garments to beat lightly, then leave for hours before shaking out dust in open air. The borax is highlighted as the key helper.
A historic kitchen note describes peeling and quartering cooking apples, removing cores, then simmering with white stock pepper salt and cloves until tender. Strain, reheat with sweet cream nutmeg and sugar for a creamy apple soup.
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsia as the fastest and harmless cure for indigestion and related stomach issues. It promises relief within five minutes and urges purchase of a fifty cent case from any drug store.
Instructions describe peeling rhubarb and cutting into inch pieces, placing in a baking dish, covering with sugar, and baking in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Do not brown, stir occasionally, and place a pan underneath to catch any spillover.
A new boarder in a rural house explains his trade as a boilermaker to the courteous keeper. The parlor piano disturbs him little as night falls and he settles into the quiet boarding routine.
Two cups flour two teaspoons baking powder one third cup butter one third teaspoon salt about two thirds cup milk crushed fruit sugar Lift together flour salt and baking powder rub in the butter lightly and mix to a light dough with the milk Cut into rounds like biscuits and bake in a quick oven When done split spread lightly with butter and put some of the crushed berries sweetened to taste between and on top of the cakes Serve plain or with whipped cream.
Leadville Colorado advertises specimen prices for Gold Silver Lead at 1 75c and 50c Zinc or Copper at 1 with mailing envelopes and full price on application. Also seeks control and umpire work and cites Carbonate National Bank as reference.
A factory owner claims superior jelly flavor comes from a summer process. Juice from well boiled fruit is sealed hot in gallon jars with shellac-sealed tops, then opened in cooler weather and boiled into jelly. An alternative uses a muslin jelly bag to drain overnight.
Experts urge protection of bats citing their value in reducing mosquitoes and crop pests. They debunk hair entanglement myths and acknowledge the vampire bat as a bloodsucker, stressing bats overall are harmless and helpful.
A recipe for light cold bread griddle cakes. Mix one and a half pints of cold bread finely crumbled with one quart of buttermilk and let stand overnight. In the morning add half a teaspoon salt and enough flour to thin the batter. Cook as griddle cakes for a lighter result than flour or cornmeal cakes.
This advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a safe regulator for back pains urinary and kidney troubles in women. It offers a 50 cent price with a free sample and provides The Mother Gray Co address in Le Roy New York.
Quick dessert instruction beat half cup cream until thick fold in a pint of drained canned peaches and sweeten to taste. Other fruit may be used. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets first put up 40 years ago regulating stomach liver and bowels sugar coated tiny granules.
A Cairo court sentenced Abdul Halim El Masri, a young native, to three months in prison for composing a poem. The judge ruled parts of the verses about the Khedive were subversive and offered a chance to repent.
A sewing tip advises placing tape at the garter joins and attaching a loop of tape to the foundation. Fasten garters to the loops so stockings wear twice as long.
The article describes creamed asparagus tips served as an entree in patty crusts or as a filling for small luncheon sandwiches, with butter and appropriate seasonings, during the teething period.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine promising heavy glossy hair free from dandruff. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff immediately, and offers a 25 cent bottle from drug stores to combat scalp itching and hair loss.
Boil ers pipes and machinery gasoline engines oil tanks second hand pipe casing and fittings listed for R Kelly Machinery Co 524 Mission Road factory shoe repair West Sixth Street pipes and pipe repairing largest stock guaranteed mail orders solicited Ball est 80 yrs 110 N Spring wall paper bargains Gold Par lor to a roll imported leathers New York Wall Paper Co 1001 8 Main Los Angeles
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children. It claims a teaspoonful clears foul waste and undigested food within hours without griping, promising a well, playful child. It instructs asking for a 50 cent bottle and notes directions for all ages and adults.
Cooking guidance for corned beef suggests using a fireless cooker overnight or fully boiling and reheating. If no fireless cooker is available, boil until done then cool or reheat slightly for serve.
Pioneer Boiler and Machinery Works reports four steel tanks and boiler repairs. Located at the corner of Palmetto and Carolina Streets, the firm showcases pattern work and metal fabrication services.
An advertisement promotes S S S as a blood purifier for catarrh and other blood disorders. It claims rapid systemic action, cleansing mucous surfaces and reducing nasal irritation, with a warning against substitutes and counterfeit products. It directs readers to The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for advice.
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