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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
4
A vintage note advises the housewife to keep both a high chair with a footstool and a low chair in the kitchen. The high chair aids tasks at the table such as preparing vegetables washing dishes and ironing. The low chair provides rest while cakes bake and pies brown, reducing overall weariness.
Do not economize this summer by under filling the ice. A well packed icebox gives maximum cooling capacity. A small refrigerator well stocked with ice is more useful than a large one half full. Never place food directly on the ice except when unavoidable.
Begin the day with grated carrots to brighten the eyes and a good breakfast. Lunch on watercress dandelion lettuce carrots and spinach as complexion beautifiers. In summer eat seafood lamb and young poultry and avoid heavy meats. Favor fruit salads and light vegetables. Sleep aid includes a thin sandwich of bread and butter with onion between lettuce to relax nerves.
The article notes that cooking by electricity is currently a luxury, enjoyed by only a few, but predicts that within a decade it will become universal and widely accessible to households.
The article extols electric kettles showing a coil heated chamber fed by a standard incandescent burner. It notes cleaner operation with no dirt or dust and highlights the simple heat transfer to boil water, urging adoption for households.
A simple doughnut recipe uses mashed potatoes butter milk sugar egg baking powder cinnamon salt and flour. Potatoes and butter are beaten with a little milk while hot then cooled and mixed with the other ingredients before frying like ordinary doughnuts.
Heat milk and butter then blend in mashed baked beans. Season and simmer, add cheese and sauce until melted. Serve on toasted rounds for a savory dish.
Summer humidity causes salt to cake and blacken silver. Use a covered bowl in the pantry to quickly empty and refill after each meal, preventing corrosion and making the process fast. A little cornmeal or cornstarch with salt helps prevent caking.
A simple home remedy uses common table salt. Rub a pinch on the elbow to soften and whiten the skin. The tip promises quick relief from rough, coarse elbows by daily application.
A St. Louis chemist touts ZeMoO a vegetable liquid that draws germs and poisons to the skin surface and destroys them promising clear healthy skin. ZeMoO is claimed to be an honest medicine with trial packages available via BE W Rose Medicine Co St Louis. Geo E Callaway handles Cambridge City agency and offers proof of cures. Locust whirr signals possible September frost.
A cryptic line references neglectful care and financial strain in a domestic crisis. The speaker dismisses concerns about the infant choking, framing it as a minor hurdle in balancing resources and care. The remark hints at broader tensions around family responsibilities and survival.
Advertising copy claims Foley's Honey and Tar eases hay fever and summer colds by stopping difficult breathing and healing inflamed air passages. It promises instant relief and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package attributed to George FE Callaway.
A fragment suggests women reveal faults to a man who won t believe them, illustrating gender trust dynamics rather than a complete event or report.
In Zanesville Ohio Mrs Mary Lee reports her husband James Lee nearly saved from consumption by Dr King’s New Discovery. She says the remedy quickly eases coughing and restores health. The product is sold at Geo E Callaway’s drug store for one dollar with a trial bottle free.
An advertisement warns readers that ignoring Foley's Kidney Cure will leave them to blame for undiagnosed kidney and bladder diseases. The promoter Geo. EF Callaway endorses the product as a positive cure.
A witty quip contrasts age related boasting with student ignorance. The saying suggests undergraduates may rival old fools in folly, playing on a common proverb to tease younger scholars.
Mrs. M M Davison of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California says Electric Bitters is a powerful general family remedy for headache nausea and torpor of the liver and bowels. She notes more health for the digestive organs in a bottle of Electric Bitters than any other remedy she knows of. Sold under guarantee at Callaway's drug store. Sve.
A reflective line hints at unforeseen results when actions within a family circle trigger unexpected consequences and surprises. The proverb suggests that causes in kinship can yield varied effects, hard to foresee.
R A Gray J P of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years of kidney disease confinement. He sought top medical care but found no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, calling it a Godsend.
M. T. Lynch, editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post, writes that his family has tried many cough and cold medicines but none match Foley's Hovey and Tar in effectiveness. He endorses the product and emphasizes its superior relief.
A brief remark notes that certain men find it easy to align with religious norms through their wives. The line hints at gender roles shaping faith practice within marriage.
Mr. W. Stone of East Poland Maine endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sore feet healing burns sores cuts and abrasions and piles. Sold with guarantee at Callaway’s drug store for 25 cents. Uneasy lies the fellow who doesn’t keep in practice.
Patent medicine notice proclaims Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures constipation and stomach trouble with a positive guarantee. If it fails, manufacturers refund your money. Signed by Geo. E. Callaway.
An ignorant people is always a religious people and a religious people is always a cruel people. Payne.
Mrs Chas. E. Smith of West Franklin Maine endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as an effective painless laxative for the family. The purifiers are sold at Callaway's drug store for 25 cents.
Milton Indiana firm F. M. Jones & Co advertises farm sales as its specialty with reasonable prices and a local headquarters in Milton Indiana.
The Huntington Herald argues that Indiana backing for W W Kern as Bryan's running mate signals appeal to state pride but Kern lacks magnetism and political clout. The piece contends Kern could hurt Taft and Sherman by driving voters away, making Taft-Sherman stronger if Kern loses Indiana support.
The Indianapolis Star and other papers endorse Taft as the presidential choice, praising his qualifications and leadership. They contrast county unit strength in temperance policy with township units, while warning Indiana voters that a Democratic vote equates to support for the saloon amid liquor money and partisan rhetoric.
The piece argues that what matters is Bryan in the role of candidate and questions whether Taggart’s conservative platform can erase Bryan’s twelve year record. It insists the electorate must accept Bryan as he is and evaluate his stance on free silver tariffs and government ownership despite past speeches and positions.
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