Mothers praise Lydia E Pinkham remedy in letters
Readers from Royersford and Ridgely share experiences with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding daughters with menstrual and health problems. Letters describe improved sleep appetite and activity after use. Also notes a 1906 to 1922 timber per capita shift and a tiny locket dictionary claim with 15 000 definitions.
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Mra. Quinn
Main Street
Royersford
Betton
Ridgely
Lydia
Mra
Joseph Betton
Maryland
Otto Frederick
Minneapolis
Minn
Homemade Flower Stand Is Convenient
A Virginia farm woman adapts kitchen space under a state USDA contest, building a window flower stand from ordinary lumber. She extends rooms with simple tools and sustains a charming effect, noting a tin bottom pan soldered at corners and a finish stain to match furnishings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Albemarle County
Virginia
State Agricultural College
Reducing Ironing Through Smart Laundry Tricks
The USDA outlines methods to cut ironing by using easier to iron fabrics and reshaping garments while wet. Replacing elaborate iron items with flat or unironed pieces, careful folding, and choosing knitwear and seersucker reduce ironing time and effort for busy mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Popcorn as breakfast cereal and candy base
Popcorn is praised as an American staple usable as a breakfast cereal and as a snack. The article notes historic uses and modern recipes including chocolate popcorn, sugared popcorn, and popcorn balls with maple or New Orleans syrup, highlighting preparation methods and serving ideas. It mentions the USDA’s suggestion of Sunday open-fire corn with butter or milk, apples, and fruit finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
South America
New Orleans
Free Liquid Veneer Mop Promotion Reaches 20000 Housewives
Mrs Harry Burke of Hudson Ohio won a free 10c bottle of Liquid Veneer after writing to the makers. Delighted by the furniture polish, she told 15 friends and received a free $2.00 Liquid Veneer Polishing Mop. Twenty thousand more mops will be given away to housewives who request a free bottle and descriptive circular.
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Harry Burke
Hudson
Ohio
Liquid Veneer Co
Buffalo, N, Y—Ady
London Quakers Move From Bishopsgate After 250 Years
The Quakers of London, long housed at Bishopsgate since shortly after the great fire, are moving to new quarters. Their early meetings faced bans as riotous assemblies. A Quaker leader who helped establish services at Bishopsgate reportedly suggested Milton's Paradise Regained to the author.
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London
Bishopsgate
Cuticura Talcum Ad Warns Toilet Requisites for All
An advertising fragment promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment priced 26c, claiming it suits face skin baby and dusting needs, and suggests its inclusion in daily toilet requisites. The ad cites Calumet Baking Powder tips and a phrase about shared human experience.
Humorous Exchange Highlights Courtroom Banter
Fragmentary dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal features Mrs. Alghbrow and Mrs. Lowbrow in a joking courtroom exchange about fashion and manners. A judge and a doctor are referenced amid a playful dispute over a life owed and eighty dollars.
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Louisville Courier Journal
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