Raised from a death bed Pitts cured by kidney pills
Mr Pitts of Skow degan Maine claims seven years of back pain night sweats and dropsy led to a near fatal decline. After using Deans Kidney Pills his condition improved and he has been well for three years. He reports intense urinary pain and fainting spells resolved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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BE. E. Pitts
Hathaway St
Skowdegan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Golf and Matrimony Anecdote from a Scotch Author
A well known Scotch author and a young companion spend the day on the links with lively matches. On departure the elder asks if play tomorrow is possible and the youth replies he is to be married tomorrow but can delay the wedding to golf again.
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Laddie
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
A vintage advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Wapind Kinnan and Marvin, Toledo medicine wholesalers. It notes internal use, a 75 cent per bottle price, and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Wapind, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Boots and Feet Comfort Powder Ad for Allen’s Foot-Ease
A vintage medicine advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful and sweaty feet and ingrown nails. Claims include easy shoe fit and nerve relief with trial package offered free. Sold by all druggists for 26 cents. address A S Olmsted Lé Roy, N. is listed.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
Lé Roy
American Princess Mrs Narcissa Owen Lineal Descendant of Powhatan
Mrs Narcissa Owen a seventy four year old artist and musician in Washington DC claims the title of American princess as a lineal descendant of Powhatan She shows a Jefferson gold medal and Washington china plates that connect her state of lineage Educated in Fayetteville Arkansas she studied art and music in Boston She married Col Robert Owen of Lynchburg Virginia who later led the Norfolk and Western railway and died fifteen years ago leaving a fortune.
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Narcissa Owen
Powhatan
Alice Roosevelt
Alice
Ah-ni-ki-la-he
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Postum Prompts Freedom From Coffee Slavery
A W C T U leader in a Northwest state touts Postum Food Coffee as a cure for coffee dependence. She says she quit coffee after years of nerve tonic use and urges her husband to switch, claiming stronger Postum means better nourishment and fewer headaches. She credits the book The Road to Wellville included in each package and notes the Postum company in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum
Pres
The
Northwest
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
French Fancies and Fashion Notes From The Era
A detailed survey of decorative girdles in black panne velvet with silver appliques and rhinestone bows, Paquin styles with draped belts, and contrasts between short and long coats. Also tips on floral centerpiece arrangements using Boston ferns, plus glue formulas resisting water for crafts and tailoring.
Girl's Dress of Red Cloth Description
A dress for a girl features a red cloth skirt with a narrow border trim. It is accented by black velvet straps and loops and fastened with steel fittings.
Colors in Harmony for Tea Attire
A pink tea-rose broadcloth frock with brown velvet trim and matching accessories drew enthusiasm at a tea. The ensemble features bias tuck skirt finishes, brown velvet vest and collar with a gold embroidered line, and a belt and cuffs piped with brown velvet.
Tailor Made Coat and Skirt With Modish Detailing
A tailor-made coat and skirt set is described for versatile wear with different blouses and bodices. The coat features a short Eton style with self-strappings a velvet collar and panne velvet girdle. The skirt shows extreme hip plaits and overlapping hem strapping for trim.
Hats for Spring Color Trends Highlight Moss and Green Hues
The Millinery Trade Review notes a vivid spring palette with moss and spring greens dominating new straw and hair weave hats. Other prominent shades include toned pinks, orchid mauves, sky and pale hyacinth, bright wood browns, and light terra cotta tones.
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Millinery Trade Review
Paris
Individuality in Dress Dominates Fashion Mood
The article notes broad fashion latitude enabling miladi to showcase personal taste through gowns and accessories. It references Sarah Bernhardt emphasizing individuality while recognizing prevailing extreme styles in materials and construction, with simplicity paired to elaborate trimming and a short waistline trend in Paris.
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Miladi
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Fashion Notes on Coats Belts and Boots of the Season
The piece catalogs current style trends with peacock feather belts silver mounted bags braided coats high collars and fur linings. It notes buckskin baby boots steel studded belts rubber auto hoods silk liners and tinted liberty silk scarves as popular accessories.
Care of Street Gowns for Longevity
Advice urges immediate care of street suits after entering home. Remove garment, brush, and hang it up to prevent dust, creases, and dulling of fabric. Avoid lounging and delaying maintenance to preserve lines and overall appearance.
Varnish and herbal scents for home care and soil
The text suggests using varnish as a weatherproof exterior finish for furniture and notes small glue patches around plants to enrich the soil. It also describes a southern laundress boiling arrowroot in cloth to perfume the home when flowers are absent.
Parisian Skating Costumes Describe Dark Green and Ruby Red Outfits
A description compares two skating costumes. The left one uses dark green cloth with a banded skirt and loop fastenings, a yoke trimmed jacket, light cloth revers, caracal collar and cuffs. The ruby red outfit features a princess skirt with braiding, a braided bolero with buttons, embroidered revers, and a velvet waistcoat and collar.
Chicken Meatball Recipe From Old Almanac
A historic recipe describes removing meat from a chicken and mincing with garlic onion and mint. It instructs mixing with salt pepper lard flour and spices, forming balls the size of a pigeon's egg, then browning onion and simmering in two quarts of boiling water for an hour. Veal or lamb may substitute.
Effective Street Costume for Debutante
Showy yet tasteful street costume in dark green broadcloth features applied cloth trims with tiny gold buttons along the skirt hem and a short ego n jacket with green velvet revers. The front lapels open over a dark tan kids vest creating a distinctive, tasteful debutante ensemble.
Winter costumes from Paris detailed in fabrics
The article describes two Parisian costumes: a striped tailor made gown with a plaited skirt and lamb fur trim, jacket with plaits and velvet cuffed details, and a violet cloth calling costume with gores, hip-yoke, and trimmed bolero. It notes passementerie Brandenburgs, velvet belts, and decorative cuffs.
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Passementerie Brandenburgs
Buffalo inventors patent brace aid for hard to reach holes
An improved drill brace attaches a bevel gear shaft and a small end handle to reach corners and obstructed spots. The auxiliary handle turns freely without touching walls, enabling electricians to bore holes for bells and lamps where standard braces fail.
Automatic Safety Attachment for Gas Burners
A New Jersey inventor introduces a gravity operated safety device for gas burners. The attachment replaces a stopcock by regulating gas flow and automatically closes the plug if the flame goes out or is extinguished by wind or user error. It pivots on the stopcock and uses a lever controlled arm that expands when burning and contracts to shut off the gas when extinguished.
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New Jersey
Puzzle of Silver and Lead in Mineral Chemistry
The article notes a view that every lead mine yields silver and vice versa, with silver seen as a disintegration byproduct of lead. It suggests copper and gold often occur together and proposes testing lead after a decade to detect remaining silver, questioning the crystallization approach.
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Donald Murray
Nitrogen's Rays Strong in Radiotellurium Study
Prof B Walter reports nitrogen rays from radiotellurium experiments show photochemical action similar to ultraviolet light. Rays are absorbed by aluminum foil but pass glass, do not radiate in vacuum, and nitrogen enhances effect thirty to fifty times versus hydrogen or oxygen.
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Prof
B. Walter
Miss Anna Held Receives Boy's Quiet Compliment
A five year old boy visiting Miss Anna Held’s dressing room during a matinee compliments her famous eyes. Held, in a lemon silk Persian gown, sits with three small dogs as the boy admires the robe and her gaze, comparing her eyes to a glittering jewel.
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Anna Held
Miss Held
Terrible scaly eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
Emma L P Wilson of Liscomb Iowa reports a severe eczema outbreak covering the chest face neck arms and legs, diagnosed as prickly heat before crusts formed. She used Cuticura remedies exclusively and Cure was complete with no recurrence five years later, praising the products.
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Emma LP
Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
Wedding Tears Sparked by Mock Bride’s Snub
A wedding ceremony ends with the mother crying and the bride wiping tears. A bridesmaid near tears reproves a groomsman for asking why she weeps, calling his question foolish, and she sighs in response.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson. Names include William Dahl Bottineau draft equalizer Jules Durage Duluth and John Hanson Aitkin with devices such as faucet lock draft forcing mechanism vehicle pump rod ejector roller mill wrench and more.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
William Dahl
Bottineau
N. D
Spencer Davis
Minneapolis
Jules Durage
Duluth
John Hanson
J. Petraborg
Aitkin
William Hoekstra
Warrison
S. D
Jacob Kikolai
Madison
Peter Peterson
Spatten
What is a domestic animal asked by a boy
A boy asks what qualifies as a domestic animal and the mother replies that a domestic animal is one who does not spend all his time at the lab, casting scornful glare at the father as he dresses.
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Willie
Mr. Hennyperk
Mamma
Papa
Nerves and Nerve telegram gag
A humorous exchange contrasts women's anxiety with men's anticipation when opening telegrams, likening it to reactions to a jackpot for the man.
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Muggins
Buggins
Washing Windows Tips from Eleanor Parker
The method of washing windows has changed recently with lukewarm Ivory Soap suds. Dip a soft cloth, wring nearly dry and wipe the glass, then finish with a chamois to avoid lint and ease the cleaning.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Condensed milk humor for city flats
A witty aside about condensed milk directed at urban dwellers living in small kitchens. It frames the product as a practical aid for those in flats where space is limited. The quip reflects light domestic humor from the period.
Patent Medicine Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
An old ad promotes a laxative and quinine based remedy to cure a cold in one day. It warns the product is ineffective and that a Grove signature appears on each box. The price listed is 25 cents.
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Grove
Marriage License Seen As Blotter For Past
A reflective line notes that many men view a marriage license as a tool to erase past missteps, framing the license as a means to start anew despite prior deeds. The sentence probes social attitudes toward marriage and personal responsibility.
Oratory Gift Fails to Rally Balliy Mule To
A local note suggests oratory alone cannot move a stubborn mule to action. The piece implies practical effort and persistence are needed beyond speeches to achieve work or progress.
Conscience Silence Questioned in Ethical Reflection
A brief meditation on silencing interior voices and the moral weight of ignoring one’s conscience. It suggests that avoidance leads to unresolved turmoil rather than true peace.
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