The Generosity of Man and Cures of Dyspepsia
A Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post note extols simple living. An ad touts Turner’s Dyspepsia Remedy with a testimonial from A. J. Thornton of Atlanta praising its first dose. Also mentions No-To-Bac for quitting tobacco with drugstore availability and guarantee.
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Philadelhia Saturday Evening Post
Mr. Thornton
Turner
A. J. Thorn Ton
Atlanta
Tyner Dzenepele Remedy Co
Mitchell St
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Household tips and nursery care from old newspaper
Practical household hints cover staining floors with varnish, choosing linen patterns, and labeling preserves. The notes advise a bright, clean nursery with minimal curtains, washable walls, and safe floor coverings, plus basic first aid for gas asphyxiation and drowning with step by step resuscitation.
Regipes and Preserves From Catskill Kitchen
Old Catskill preserve uses plums and maple sugar melted with water to form a tart sweetness. Potato dumplings mix cold boiled potatoes egg salt and farina then boil and serve with melted butter. Dry doughnuts blend sugar egg milk baking powder and flour then fry soft dough. Spiced pears simmer sugar vinegar cinnamon cloves and allspice with pears, jar, and cool to eat.
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Catskill
Oceanic Largest Liner Surpasses Great Eastern for Size
Old comparison notes the Great Eastern versus White Star liner Oceanic. It lists dimensions from length and beam to depth and suggests Oceanic displacement exceeds the earlier ship. Also includes a Savannah High School testimonial for Tetterine promising cure of stubborn skin trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Star
Oceanic
Great Eastern
Savannah
J. T. Shuptrine
Denver Leads Nation in Bicycle Ownership per Population
City of Denver boasts about 40,000 bicycles among 160,000 residents making it the highest per capita bicycle city in the United States. The excerpt also advertises patent medicines and tonics with various promotional claims and testimonials.
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Denver
Colorado
United States
Turn Bows the Limit in Electric Lamps
A humorous 19th century note on a late electrical invention with double carbon filaments offering sixteen candle power and a twist to cut to eight, with speculation on four-filament designs for adjustable light levels and the social considerations of lighting in courting and domestic scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Hurella
Willie Boy
Bizarre Exhibition of Huge String Beans and Various Ads
Two gigantic string beans grown by Emory Kirwan were displayed in the Chamber of Commerce, with the largest at 271% inches and 19 beans in the pool. The beans came from three years of grafting, noting tender, brittle eating qualities. The clipping also includes assorted ad blurbs on Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Cascarets and sales pitches, plus remarks on elections and politics.
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Chamber of Commerce
Emory Kirwan
Kirwan
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