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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
7
A New Zealand farmer adopts a novel auto sport method hunting hares at night using a car with two strong head lamps. He bags six to twelve hares nightly as the illuminated animals become stationary targets. An odd health note mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
Thoreau argues internal guidance replaces distant voices urging easy paths. The piece reflects on inner conscience versus external influence, urging self-reliance and mindful behavior from within.
To Break In New Shoes Always shake in Allen's Foot-Ease a powder. It cures hot sweating aching feet and swelled feet. Cures corns ingrown nails and bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Don't accept substitutes. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
John Kelman recalls Robert Louis Stevenson at Silverado pondering why crickets sing with happiness and why humans do not end days with brief joyous exclamations.
Howard E Burton of Leadville Colorado offers specimen prices for Gold Silver Lead at 1 75c and 50c respectively Zinc or Cop per 1 Mailing envelopes and full price list on request Control and Umpire work solicited Reference carbonate National Bank
The publisher asks what went wrong with last year’s juvenile titles and the manager admits a mis step in trying too hard to please children. He says the key to selling children’s books is to amuse the grown ups who pay for them.
An old style advertisement describes Dr Pierce’s Pellets as small sugar coated tablets easy to take as candy. Claims they regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels and promise no griping.
A child wrote a letter addressed to God in Heaven and posted it in a Russian townlet. The German address led Russian authorities to route it to Tilsit where the postmaster returned it with the note saying the addressee is in Heaven, and Germany has no communications.
A newly arrived infant in Carew stirs envy in the eldest child. When asked if jealous, the boy speaks plainly stating he would feel slighted if others learned of the baby only after his own discovery. He wonders how others would react if he announced the birth himself tomorrow.
Salad sandwiches consist of meat and lettuce or other greens between buttered bread. Add a crisp green piece on each slice, season, and spread lightly with mayonnaise or French dressing. Assemble with meat on lettuce, top with another lettuce slice, press, trim, and cut.
A short aphorism notes that breaking an appointment betrays trust and equates wasted time with borrowed money, attributed to Horace Mann. The piece emphasizes punctuality and integrity in commitments.
An old remedy claims to stop dandruff and hair loss with a simple scalp tonic. The formula blends Bay Rum Lavona de Composee and Menthol Crystals, with optional perfume, to rub into the scalp twice daily. It asserts scalp cleansing, hair beautifying effects, and potential restoration of gray hair to natural color.
Fine handkerchiefs are easily blown away in winter winds. Place one or two into each pillowcase and hang by the hem to keep them safe, giving peace of mind to the housewife.
A brisk application of hot acid vinegar removes paint from glass. Boiling rhubarb water removes rust stains from fabric. Bent whalebones straighten by boiling water then ironing. A small wheeled table with two shelves serves as a handy serving cart between kitchen and dining room.
An apparently empty bottle can blow out a candle by compressing air inside. The method uses a thumb to seal the mouth, blows into the bottle, then releases the air to rush out and snuff the flame. Carry out discreetly to avoid tipping off spectators.
The article notes that more metals exceed gold in price than fall below it. It cites tridium at about 62 dollars per ounce, osmium near 50 dollars, palladium around 40 dollars, and gold near 20 dollars, with remarks on osmium be ing extremely heavy and heat resistant and palladium easy to vanish in steam.
The Scientific American describes O. Zimmerman of Los Angeles California as inventing a vehicle swing designed to deliver exhilarating exercise and amusement for all ages while emphasizing safety. The device uses a suspended pivoted link supporting a frame with wheels and seats that travel on ground floors rails or other surfaces.
An ad for R. Keily Machinery Co listing boiler and machine works at 624 Mission Road notes finds of boilers engines and tanks. It mentions Pioneer Boiler & Machine Works at the corner of Palmetto and Carolina and wall paper bargains with New York Wall Paper Co at 10018 Main Los Angeles.
Marine Eye Remedy claims quick relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with an illustrated book in each package. Murine is described as compounded by oculists not a patent medicine and has been used in physicians practice for years, now sold to the public at 25c and 60c per bottle. eye salve comes in aseptic tubes.
Dorothy laments not being allowed to play nurse and requests from her mother a large doll dressed as a real baby to play with, saying she wants one of her own since she cannot have fun with her sister’s doll.
For sunburn insect bites ivy poison or any skin inflammation use Tyree's Antiseptic Powder and get quick relief. 25c at druggists. Sample sent free by J. S. Tyree Washington DC.
The article advises scouring a new frying pan with salt and rinsing before drying to prevent sticking. It also suggests rubbing the pan with tissue paper instead of washing to keep brightness and reduce rapid discoloration.
Take as many sardines as required chop up fine and squeeze a few drops of lemon juice into them. Spread between buttered bread or cold biscuit.
A concise home remedy instructs making a paste from cream of tartar and cold water to scrub white belts. Rinse with a paste of alum and fullers earth in equal parts, then brush away the powder the next day. Repeat if the belts remain soiled.
The magistrate questions the prisoner about the reason for his presence. The cherry prisoner replies in a dialecty defense, claiming he did not bring himself here. The exchange hints at a formal judicial setting and a tense confrontation.
Unbleached muslin makes an excellent cover for the ironing board. If two or three pieces are cut and hemmed to fit, there will always be a fresh cover ready in case of mishap.
A physician counsels using oil of cinnamons applied with a small brush to treat bee stings. The preparation may cause a slight blister but should draw out the poison quickly.
The orator declares every public speech should be liberally paid. The strictly businessman retorts that while remarks may not be valuable, the speaker is entitled to compensation for risking his political future.
An old advertisement extols S S S as a blood purifier to improve kidney function. It claims the botanical remedy strengthens kidney tissue via the capillary network, aiding cases like rheumatism and bronchitis. It warns against mercury or arsenic tonics and provides Swift & Co. contact in Atlanta for advice.
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