Raised From A Death Bed By Kidney Pills
A man from Skowhegan Maine recounts severe kidney illness years ago with night sweats fainting spells and weight loss. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his health improved and he has been well for three years. He credits the remedy and notes the product is sold for 60 cents a box by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wr. Pitte
E. EB. Pitts
Hathaway St
Skowdegan
Eny
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Golf and Matrimony Anecdote of a Scotch Author
A well known Scotch author and a young friend spent a day on the links with close matches. On leaving, the elder asked if they could play again tomorrow. The youth replied he was to be married tomorrow but could put it off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie
Clarifying a Bigamist’s Role in Charity of Marriage
A narrator clarifies the term bigamist as a benefactor who prevents at least one of his fellow citizens from marrying, while a child mishears and asks about a looming figure. The exchange explores misunderstanding and social judgment in a playful dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Hennyperk
Foot Ease for Pains and New Comfort in Shoes
Advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures patef nt and nervous feet, relieves smarting and growing pains, and makes new shoes comfortable. A free sample offer and contact: A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Real American Princess Miss Narcissa Owen Descendant of Powhatan
Mrs. Narcissa Owen, seventy four, a descendant of Powhatan, lives in the national capital. An artist and musician with a studio, she preserves tokens of her race including Jefferson’s medal for the U S Cherokees peace treaty and china from Martha Washington. Born in Fayetteville Arkansas, she married Col Robert Owen of Lynchburg before his death fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narcissa Qwen
Powhatan
Alice Roosevelt
Alice
Narcissa Owen
Ab-ni-ki-ia-he
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Martha Washington
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Postum Coffee as a Health Choice Advocated
A Northwest reader endorses Postum Food Coffee claiming it frees her and her husband from coffee's harms after switching to Postum. She credits the product and the booklet The Road to Wellville for reducing headaches and grip, urging others to replace coffee with Postum.
French Fancies and Fashion Notes in Velvet Girdles
A selection of ornate velvet girdles with silver appliques and rhinestone details illustrates Paris inspired couture. Paquin presents a draped belt and long tailored coats appear alongside botanical centerpiece tips and a glue recipe for waterproof application.
Girl's Dress of Red Cloth from Historical Garment
A description notes a dress with a red cloth skirt featuring a narrow tabber, trim of black velvet straps and loops, and fastened with steel fittings. The detailing highlights early textile styling and accessory work.
Colors in Harmony in Brown and Pink Tea Dress
A cream tea-rose pink broadcloth dress trimmed with brown velvet and brown fur arouses enthusiasm at a tea. The outfit features a brown velvet vest and collar with gold embroidery, bias tuck skirt, brown velvet belt piping, and deep turned cuffs fastened by gold buttons.
Tailor-Made Coat and Skirt Describe Versatile Ensemble
A tailor-made coat and skirt set is described as highly fashionable and adaptable with differing blouses and bodices. The coat features a velvet collar, self straps, and a panne velvet girdle. The skirt showcases extreme pleats at the hips and overlapping hem straps for trim.
Hats for Spring Highlight New Color Trends
Paris fashion notes in the Millinery Trade Review describe spring hats featuring a variety of shades. Prominent tones include moss and spring greens, pinks, orchid, mauve, sky, pale hyacinth, light wood browns and light terra cotta, with leadings in atrma and hair weaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millinery Trade Review
Paris
Individuality in Dress Dominates Modern Fashion
Fashion celebrates individuality as designers and wearers mix lines and accessories. Sarah Bernhardt champions personal taste while fashion trends push both simplicity and elaborate trimming. Paris shows a short waisted silhouette amid diverse constructions and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miladi
Soimiething
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Fashion notes on coats belts and hats in modern style
A brisk fashion overview highlights peacock feather belts and silver mounted bags, braided hip coats, abundant hat pins, traveling cloaks, high fur lined collars, baby buckskin boots, steel studded elastic belts, rubber auto hoods with silk lining, and liberty silk scarves fluttering from coats.
Care of Street Gowns for Longevity
Advice to remove street suits promptly on entering home, brush, and hang properly. Laziness leading to lounging harms wool and crease-prone fabrics, while timely brushing prevents dust settling and dulling, preserving the suit’s appearance and lines.
Varnish and odor aids for home use cited in household tips
The article recommends spar varnish for outdoor furniture as weatherproof and durable. It suggests burying small glue pieces around ferns to enrich soil gently. It also describes a laundress tying arrowroot in cloth and boiling with white pieces to create a pleasant table fragrance when flowers are unavailable.
Parisian Skating Costumes Described in Detail
The report details two skating costumes: one dark green with a looped skirt bands, buttoned fastenings, light revers with buttons, caracil collar and cuffs. the second ruby red with a panel front, braid trim, buttons, embroidered revers, velvet waistcoat and collar.
Chicken Mexican Recipe From Old Fare
Remove the meat from the bones and chop fine with garlic onion and mint. Mix remaining ingredients and form balls about the size of a pigeon's eye. Brown the minced onion, then in a saucepan add two quarts of boiling water and simmer for an hour. Veal or lamb may be used as substitutes.
Debutante Street Costume in Dark Green Broadcloth
A showy tasteful street costume features dark green broadcloth with applied cloth trims and gold battens at intervals on the skirt. A short ejon jacket has cloth bands and buttons with lapels opening over a dark tan kids vest. Green velvet neck decorations complete the look.
Winter Costumes From Paris Show Elegant Tailor Lines
The first illustration features a tailor made costume in striped fabric with a plaited front skirt trimmed by a shaped band. A short jacket mirrors the plaits with border bands and a Per sian lamb collar and cuffs, muff included. A violet cloth costume showcases a gores skirt, fitted hip-voke, velvet bolero with passementerie, velvet knot and girdle, velvet collar and cravat, linen chemisette, and plaited sleeves with deep velvet cuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passementerie Brandenburgs
Patented Buffalo brace aids electricians in hard to reach drillings
Two Buffalo inventors have patented a simple attachment for the ordinary brace drill to bore holes in corners and other tight spots. The bevel gear at the top drives a shaft with a side handle that turns without hitting walls, allowing normal use when space permits and auxiliary action in cramped areas.
Automatic Safety Attachment for Gas Burners
A New Jersey inventor introduces a safety device for gas burners that shuts off gas automatically if extinguished or left burning by accident. The gravity driven mechanism pivots on the stopcock, engaging a ring and bar to seal the burner when gas goes out or is turned off, reducing gas-related accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Puzzle of Silver and Lead Mystery in Metal Chemistry
The piece notes that many mines yield both lead and silver and that silver may be a disintegration product of lead. It cites the curious co occurrence of copper and gold and asks who would separate ten tons of lead from all silver traces and re test ten years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Murray
Nitrogen Rays and Radiotellurium Experiments
Prof B. Walter announces nitrogen rays linked to radiotellurium studies. Rays show strong photochemical action, similar to ultraviolet light, are absorbed by aluminum foil but pass through glass. In vacuum they do not radiate, with effects far greater in oxygen and nitrogen areas. potential light radiation observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
B. Walter
Miss Anna Heldwardly Impresses Young Admirer
A five year old boy visited Miss Anna Held in her dressing room after a matinee. He praised her gown a lemon silk Persian robe and noted her eyes as a glittering jewel. Two tiny dogs played nearby as he asked if her eyes were new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Held
Miss Held
Cure by Cuticura for Terrible Eczema
Emma FE Wilson of Liscomb Iowa reports a severe eczema outbreak covering the chest face neck arms and legs that later crusted. She used Cuticura remedies with complete relief and has had no return for five years since the final cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma FE. Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
Wedding Tears Stirred by Offhand Remark
A wedding ceremony ends with mothers and bridesmaids in tears. A groomsman questions a bridesmaid about weeping, and she retorts that it is because it is not her own wedding, prompting a sharp exchange and a sigh.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Report by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers lists issued patents to inventors in Minnesota and nearby states. Names include William Datt Botlineau draft equalizer Jules Durage Die luth draft forcing mechanism John Hanson J Petraborg vehicle William Hoekstra pump rod ejector Jacob Kikolai wrench and a roller mill by Peter Peterson Spatien Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Pau
Minn
William Datt
Botlineau
MN. D
Spencer Davis
Minneapolis
Jules Durage
Die Luth
John Hanson
J. Petraborg
Aitkin
William Hoekstra
Harrison
S. D
Jacobb Kikolai
Madison
Peter Peterson
Spatien
Domestic Animal Defined by Mam Ma in Family Exchange
In a domestic scene a boy asks what a domestic animal is and Mam Ma answers with a scornful glance at Papa as he prepares to leave for the club. The exchange centers on shared household roles and the idea of home life versus social outings.
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Mamma
Papa
For Flat Dwellers
Dialogue jokes about condensed milk explaining its use for people living in flats with small kitchens. The line depicts a child asking and a parent answering with a simple practical purpose.
Cure Cold In One Day Says Bromo Qafoine Tablets
An advertisement claims rapid relief from a cold using Laxative Bromo Qafoine Tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and features a box with the signature of EE W Grove as authentication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove
Marriage License Perception Examined in Local Column
A reflective line notes how some men view marriage licenses as a blotter to erase past misdeeds, framing a social view on marital formalities and personal history.
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