Fireworks safety urged as communities shift away from old ways
A May article urges restraint on fireworks citing Washington 1909 displays and other cities while urging families to act locally. It warns of dangers to children and tetanus risk and endorses medical guidance over home remedies. It also notes patriotic activities and public parades linked to Fourth celebrations.
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Wowan
Washington
Toledo
Chicago
Cleveland
New York City
Ledat
How to Clean and Brighten Real and Artificial Stones
Cleaning and brightening guidance for jewelry covers chalk paste and meths for gold chains, benzine with care for diamonds and other stones, alcohol rinse to dry, and sawdust storage to reduce cleaning. It warns against pearls turquoises moonstones opals and cautions on damp paste and settings. It notes chamois leather and bag for polishing and organizing brooches rings and pins.
Electric Bitters for Nervous Women Featured as Cure
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervous and melancholic female ailments. It claims many women with headaches sleeplessness and weak kidneys found relief, urging trials at 50 cents with N F Clayton guaranteeing satisfaction.
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Ebo
N. F. Clayton
Lamby Mister or Kindness to Children
An elderly keeper Giles and his wife care year round for a family at a summer home. The children nicknamed him Lamby Mister after a lamb and hoped for his marriage to their mother. The tale recalls their childhood idol and notes Lamby Mister and Pike are still living, with the children now grown. An ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills follows.
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Giles
Gilea
Lamb
Mister
Lamby
Ilivtar
Lamby Mister
Pike
Lamby-Mister
Choice of hairpins and good taste in styling
An old style guide advises selecting hairpins by material and smoothness to avoid hair damage. It warns against ornate or cheap pins, favors real shell when possible or smooth celluloid, and cautions against overuse or heavy adornment that stands out.
Bucklens Arica Salve advertised for skin ailments
A fragment describes Susie climbing and getting scratches and bruises then a mother applying Bucklen's Arica Salve which is claimed to cure cuts burns and skin sores. The ad promotes 25 cents at N F Clayton.
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Susie
N. F. Claytons
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