Troglodyte Dwellings Across Loire Valley Caves Revealed
A fragmented passage describes troglodyte cave dwellings along the Loire Valley in central France. It notes cliffside homes carved from rock, widespread throughout areas from Tours to Bourre and Cher valley, with families living in caves and only a minority in surface houses. Caves serve as kitchens, living spaces, and stock houses, with entrances showing doors and thresholds along village streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cher
Elifta
Chenonceaux Te Sint Aignan
Fe Pele
Rourre
Pepe
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief From Pain
A garbled 19th century advertisement column recounts kidney trouble sufferers praising Dean's Kidney Pills for quick relief and cure. It notes pills sell for 60 cents a box by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY along with other testimonials about liniments and a variety of anecdotes from rural readers.
Grape Nuts Helped a Dyspeptic Patient Tell Her Story
A Wise lady recalls years of dyspepsia and weight loss until a newspaper feature led her to Grape Nuts. She describes gradual recovery after using Grape Nuts with milk and water, enabling meals she previously avoided and restoring strength and appetite.
Borax in the dairy cleans and sweetens utensils
An article discusses dairy sanitation problems from taint in milk and butter caused by bacteria. It praises borax based cleansers as effective, noting uses for udder washing, and cites a product from Pacific Coast Borax Co. plus a humorous aside about trains and broth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itattle
Borax
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Pat
Baby's Itching Humor and Cuticura Cure
Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana writes from July 22, 1907 praising Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a persistent itching rash on her little boy. After three uses the sores healed with no scars and no recurrence, claiming the remedies are the best she has tried and will be recommended to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
A. D
Bruce
Aurelia
Cutiura
Mra
Wiliam Geeding
Washington St
Attica
Ind
Ordinary Laundry Tips and Faint Fragments
The text suggests home laundering benefits for fine wash goods with proper starching and Defence starch. It then shifts to fragmented dialogue about an old friend of the family and cursory jokes about law, economy, and a two year old’s misheard prayer. The readable portions provide no cohesive event or report beyond miscellaneous quotations and hints of domestic tips.
Testing linseed oil for paint and a charity tale
An old home craft note explains how to detect adulterated linseed oil by iridescence on a black surface and smell for certain oils, and mentions a free blowpipe test kit from National Lead Company. The piece shifts to a humane story about sending boys’ pants to orphans, recounting a family’s act and a humorous exchange.
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Cora
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
York
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Usband
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Cutieura
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Mamma
Philadelphia Ledger
Ste Moth
Yonkers
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NEW_YORK
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Chics
Psoas
Atanae
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Adele
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