Housekeeper's Help with Rice and Potatoes
A fragmented kitchen guide details boiling rice to remove starch and achieve non glutinous grains, plus cautious handling of hot kettles to drain water without burns. It notes soaking, washing rice in three waters, rapid boiling for twenty minutes, and resting the pot to evaporate moisture. Also describes careful pouring of hot kettle water and draining potatoes, warning of scalding risks.
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Bowen Porators
Wolf
Lemon Uses and Remedies From Old New England Grocer
The article extols lemons native to Asia and grown in Europe, detailing health uses from lemonade to cures for jaundice, fever, and scurvy. It notes dental care, skin, and hair benefits, plus a humorous anecdote about a man seeking Tempenede and a list of state election dates for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Italy
Portugal
Frabos
Europe
New England Grocer
Color Blindness Common Yet Often Unnoticed
A 1908 Youth's Companion note explains color blindness as the inability to distinguish certain colors, with about one in twenty men affected. It describes common tests using colored objects and printed letters, notes the condition is more frequent in men, and states there is no cure or reliable treatment.
What to eat and a Galveston tramp tale
The article outlines diet basics noting five essential food types and digestion, stressing meat and bread portions for workers, and warns infants should not be fed starch. It includes a Galveston tramp anecdote about a fraudster who over time racked up small payments and mock credit in a ledger.
Reading Habits and Eye Safety Advice From Fortnight Utility
The article discusses eye care while reading including optimal lighting and posture. It advises avoiding reading in moving vehicles, reading while lying down, and during illness recovery. It emphasizes moderate daily reading, good health through diet and exercise, and ample sleep. It notes artificial respiration successes in life restoration cases and cautions around drowning risks at beaches.
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Leadville
Arkansas
Vermont
Gabride
Ohio
West Virginis
Galveston
Jos
Hae
Josses
Dsownen
French Academy
Fort
Alcolesse
Fournel
Billancourt
Renee Fon
Paul
Lusinernand
ENOL
HL Plant
Wusterin English
Plant & Huguenin
Bey &T
Cotton Exchange
Savannah
Huguenin & Co
Poplar Street
Macon, Ga
Boyd
Pormis ‘Sraoebs
Tt. Sentir
Beto
W. B. Thornton
Cutubert
Ga. Poes
Public Square
General Fire Insurance Agent
Cuthbert
Hari
Powell
Leena Wie
Thes Machine Shop
Sepas Pebek
Tor
RGR
Reed & Connick
Dorteeiler
Aite
White
R. White
J.P. Toombs
Dragrist
Warner
ESI Bitters
Wes
Tormie
E Dreugiet
Dopkatice
Blater
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J. McK. Gunn
Willony Cote Mastipron Band
Sets Sovak
Roca Tecson
Bor
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A. W. Gillespie
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Boone
Conley
Grieg
Fusbrasing
Mearly Avery
OFM
Leonie
Philadelphia
Rentiousa
Thersia
Mortem
Obeine
J. L Rodlnao
Oniardrercoiet
Florida
Verbena && Violet
Powells
National Board of Health
Kalofever
Diovess
Warners
Spencer
Calhoun Tobacco
Powell Druggist
Buntoner
Crockery
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Fie Raison
Fiaiens
N. van Beil's
P. Lers
Cathben, Ge
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Georg
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Wad County
Tate
Georghm
Kanpocen
Gate OF Georgia
Kanpouri
A. W. Gillerple
Ormley
Ordinsry
George W. Coxwell
Gore W. Goxtealt
Wi Coxwell
Hiram A. Critendes
M. Gormley
Lym
Quitman County
Quitman Sheriff's Sales
Hesse
Georgia
James Enbieck
Holn
W.P. Jordan
Jytud
Masimmons
Cathbert
Magitty
the Vineyard Poultry Yards
A. T. Jones
Prop'r
Carroll Street
Nashville
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Tesco
Ueda
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