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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
3
A Detroit mother recalls her six month old daughter's severe scalp boils and annual spring eruptions treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She notes complete relief for two years and cites the products as essential in curing the skin humor. Also mentions Allen’s Foot Ease and Red Cross Ball Blue ads.
A humorous local anecdote recounts Martin Gosford defending his hens from accusations of depredation. Neighbors doubt, but Martin insists the single chicken faulted, chased by a hasty dog, clearing the flock of blame. Included is a classroom joke about transfiguration and a theater fire scare.
A New Hampshire woman recounts severe indigestion and pain from a poor diet. After trying Grape Nuts, she reports relief, normal digestion, improved mood, and renewed energy, claiming to feel rebuilt in body and mind. The letter advocates the cereal as a foundation for health.
Corn fritters made from fresh corn with flour eggs salt and pepper fried in hot fat. dessert option uses sugar. Also describes grape preserves with boiling water soften skins then sugar syrup simmering. final celery sauce with butter flour salt and milk poured over celery before serving.
A miscellany of recipes and household hints covering liver and bacon stew, cheese curd making, onion and vegetable prep, starch glazes, dish towels, cleaning tips, and rhubarb preparations. Includes directions for simmering meat, making cheese, and preserving produce with practical advice and pantry ideas.
Urges readers to request a medical examination blank by mail. Doctors will diagnose for free and state if cure is possible or not with no obligation. Munyon's offices at 53d and Jefferson streets in Philadelphia offer this service to choose.
Pomp the slave hunter climbs Prospect Hill to survey the countryside before bringing back Mr. Rawson’s mule. He defends the detour saying approaching the mule from the front is safer, explaining his reasoning in colorful dialect.
A Marion Kentucky resident reports cure from kidney derangement using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes prior pain from stones and disordered secretions and credits the treatment with removing pain and dissolving stones. Sold widely at 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
Obituary prose blends seriousness and wit, with Leipzig examples showing the delicate balance. Quotations reveal the challenge of phrasing loss while avoiding mawkish tone, such as notices about a third bereaved child and a teething infant.
A Nebraska suburb resident Mrs Wilcox, a former teacher, now for five years blacksmithing and shoeing horses with her three daughters assisting in the shop. Census numbers show 193 women blacksmiths nationwide, among many other occupations, while domestic service remains the top feminine field with 2,099,195 workers.
Vienna West Virginia resident Mrs E Wheaton recalls ten years of illness and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief. The ad touts the remedy as non narcotic and a nationwide record of cures for female ailments and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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