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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
7
Ferns and palms need careful attention. If soil is heavy remove sour mix and replace with loam and sand. prune withered leaves. Repot only if necessary, use tepid water, avoid drafts, and water sparingly to prevent rot. rinse leaves gently to keep plants healthy.
Readable text shows a mixed recipe fragment describing frying dough pieces until golden brown, rolling in sugar and cinnamon, and a few lines on making egg soup with bread slices and seasoned stock. Also mentions bean scum and general frying guidance.
The note covers making minced lamb with butter a teacup of butter and flour, seasoned with salt pepper and onion juice, cooked briefly and served on buttered toast. It also describes a method to clean a white knit sweater using flour and salt, claiming no washing is required after. A brief mention notes that bugs in England date to 1500 A D and describes mistaken plague marks on ladies. A quotation reflects on believing what is desired.
The Nile's annual flood is seen as a public blessing in Egypt with fertility left by the rise. A nileometer on Roda near old Cairo measures height since the ninth century. Daily announcements of high water are delivered in a street market singing style, amid political metaphor and local ads.
In north Missouri a backwoods farmer famed for missing the obvious swam his horse Scroes to a river and asked to borrow a bucket to water his horse. Another time he attempted to barter for three big pigs with a neighbor, mishearing the offer and causing confusion.
An Boston advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as valuable eczema and itching treatment for infantile eruptions. It claims the products are sold worldwide and offers free samples with a 32-page Skin Book, requesting a post card to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A primary room lesson shows a teacher asking Johnny to identify letters. He names O and a follow up with a misread number 6, revealing a playful miscommunication about letters and their names.
An old advertisement asserts Rub-No-Tism will cure rheumatism and various pains including neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises old sores and burns. The product price is listed as 2fr.
A collage of old tonic and pill ads promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for stomach relief, Hanford's Bak fam of Myrrh for proud flesh, Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron, and various quips about ancestors and burglars. Includes a New York address 372 Pearl St for trial boxes.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the American Red Cross report 44.1 million Christmas seals sold last December raising about 440000 for anti tuberculosis work. New York led with 10.5 million seals, Ohio 2.8 million, Wisconsin 2.7 million, Illinois 2.1 million. Hawaii per capita lead with over two seals per inhabitant. Since 1908 holiday seals revenue has surpassed 18 million seals and 180 million dollars in six seasons.
An advertisement describes a special prescription titled No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX for Mataria or Ghilla and Faver. It claims five or six doses break any case and that after taking one 4 m tone the fever will not return.
Jumbled OCR fragments reference a person named Blick and phrases about a sinner and a man named Denay. The legible bits hint at a satirical or opinion piece tone with informal remarks, but no clear event, date, or identifiable public figure is fully readable.
A fragment shows a pale waxy face described and a surprised exclamation about a cereous matter, hinting at a dramatic moment. The brief lines suggest mood and social commentary within a likely silent stage or pageant.
A fragment mentions Capucine for headaches and grip, described as liquid prompt and pleasant ad copy. It includes quotes like Never give up and I don't, Bret. The line suggests promotional phrasing from a vintage ad or script.
A brief article notes a medical case involving Dr Beoryts Vormifige and a patient in a regional health setting. The report highlights diagnostic steps and immediate treatment actions taken by the physician.
Fragmentary OCR style text mixes quips about money cash flow and odd product hints. It includes lines about a Plan of Opposites a Rich Man's View and references to Hanford's Balsam for cuts. The passage blends remarks on sunsets and hardship with nonspecific medical humor.
Witty note advises that a woman rarely recognizes her chances to wed until she is left waiting. The ad counsels Hanford's Balsam as a remedy for galls and discomfort.
An advertisement touts Laka Tive Bromo Quinine as a genuine cure with a one day remedy for colds. It mentions E W Grove signature and claims to ease headaches and fevers, noting women seek full particulars while men avoid details.
Kansas City Missouri Mrs H T Winn recounts severe monthly pain before using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound She reports rapid relief after one bottle and full recovery enabling her to bear two healthy baby girls Another reader Mrs Charlie Baguy of Cumming Georgia praises the remedy for pain sleep and appetite and offers permission to publish her letter
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