Unnamed Medicine Recipe Narrated in 19th Century Tale
A fragment from the Saturday Evening Post recounts a woman given a dubious medicine by her employer. She recalls pouring a mixed preparation of game sauce English mustard and cayenne pepper, taken in one swallow, with pain shifting to a new side over weeks. She rejects further potions, insisting only water will quench thirst.
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Akeft
Mary
Saturday Evening Post
Eczema cured by Cuticura remedies in Waukegan case
Miss Sarah Calkins recalls severe eczema outbreak that covered her body and caused relentless itching. After four months of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent she reports complete recovery with no return of symptoms and notes daily use of Cuticura products for bathing. Free samples and booklet offered by Cuticura.
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Sarah Calkins
Waukegan
Dept. L
Boston
Untidy pupil answers myth lesson with humor
Miss Green quizzes a small pupil in mythology, asking what Diana was celebrated for and Brown man blurts out a humorous, literal answer about taking baths in a classroom scene.
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Miss Green
Brownman
Diana
Kopp's Baby's Friend Praised by Rockland Mother
Mrs L P Plum mer of Rockland Maine reports her baby cried day and night until using Kopp's Baby's Friend. The remedy helped with teething too. Sold by druggists in 10 25 or 50 cent sizes or mailed by Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York PA samples offered on request.
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Kopp
L. P. Plummer
Rockland
Baby's Friend Co
York
Advertising scam for a fly killer from H Somers Brooklyn
An old ad promises a daily fly killer that will “kill thousands” and prevent disease. It urges purchase for 15 cents from hat dealers or six for prepaid one dollar, listing H Somers at 150 DeKalb Ave Brooklyn NY.
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H. Somers
DeKalb
Brooklyn
N.Y
Water Crisis Rumor Triggers Boarding House Alarm
In a tense scene a boarder alerts Judge and Mistress Jenole about a rumor of a leak. Mistress Jenole orders water shut off in room 4 as the anxious occupants react to the potential danger.
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Mistress—Jenole
Fragmented OCR Note on Domestic Issues and Remedies
A jumbled OCR fragment references burns and carbolic products, domestic disputes with alimony, and scattered mentions of recipes and home remedies. The text appears as stray lines from a periodical, lacking coherent narrative or clear event.
Frankfort Man Named State Head in Indiana TPA
Ralph T. Cheadle of Frankfort was elected president of the Indiana division of the Travelers' Protective Association at the Muncie convention. W. D. Chambers of Terre Haute became secretary treasurer. Fort Wayne hosts next year. Health officers from across Indiana attend a May conference in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Evansvilla
New Albany
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Ralph T., Cheadle
Frankfort
Congress
Joseph B. Cheadle
Indiana
Travelers’ Protective ‘Association
Muncie
Mr. Cheadle
Charles 3. Downing
Lafayette
W. D. Chambers
Frank D. Haimbaugh
Haimbaugh
Ficht
Chambers
Frank Haimbaugh
National Association
John Watts
J. J. Rumley
Laporte
William Baker
Peru
E. E. Lebo
Richmond
L. P. Bollinbaugh
Vincennes
A. Bronnenburg
Anderson
Habrig
Knights of St. John
Evanaville
Greensburg
Mount Vernon
Shelbyville
Oldenburg
Batesville
Jeffersonville
Anthony Habig
Leo Schu
Evansville
Peter Fettig
Con Nersville
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Ignatius
St. Boniface Church
Louisville
Unity Council
Young Men's Institute
A. J. Sartoria
Frank L. Ott
John Pothers
Evaneville
Frank ‘Thiel
Laula Husson
Martin ‘Emig
Peter Wenzel
Toronto
B. J. Kesaing
Nicholas Thiel
Martin
Leo Schi Orga - Streicher
John. Polhels
Weasel
John “Burns
John Haffner
Drafts Book on Food Inspections by State Chemist
H E Barnard of the state board of health has outlined a book for Wiley & Sons on Food Inspections. The work focuses on sanitary inspection of food producing establishments and is billed as the first American publication on the subject. Barnard urges city and county sealers to report monthly on inspections. He cites an Attorney General Honan ruling on flour sales and notes a synthetic product called synthe as a cream substitute likely to become common on tables.
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H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Wiley & Sons
New York
Barnard
Honan
J. F. Sullivan
Crawfordaville
Osteopathic Association Holds Semiannual Meeting
Indiana Osteopathic association convened in Indianapolis with about thirty physicians present for the fourteenth semi annual meeting. Dr. OW Proctor of Buffalo NY delivered an address stressing that intestinal secretions and other secretions are highly important as they modulate the effect of many bacteria.
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Osteopatha
Indiana - Osteopathic Physicians
Indiana Osteopathic. Association
Indianapolis
OW. Proctor
Buffalo
Bread and pastry notes from a historical home baking guide
The excerpt lists yeast based breads and rolls, including Gwedish Rolls and Tomato Biscuit Roll, with detailed ingredients and steps. It notes quick breads for emergencies, contrasts yeast quantities, and includes a German Coffee Cake recipe with lemon zest and almonds.
Sum Foss Poem Excerpt Inspires Fresh Spring Imagery
A Sum Foss verse urges renewal as flowers grow in the soul’s front yard. It calls to shed detritus, wash away neglect, and clear mental frost, inviting springlike crocuses and softened hearts.
German Mustard and Berry Muffins From Old Cook Notes
Readable recipe snippets describe German Mustard mixing dry mustard salt sugar cayenne butter onion juice and vinegar to form a paste. Berry Muffins combine almond flour, salt baking powder butter sugar egg yolk milk and blueberries folded with stiff egg white, baked twenty minutes. A note mentions fried apples with butter sugar baked until tender served with fried sausage.
Does Your Back Ache Doans Kidney Pills Advised
An old advertisement urges Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain from kidney trouble. It cites J W Priest of Marysville Ohio reporting severe weight loss and back pain relieved after using the product. The ad promotes Doan's with a local testimonial and a general reminder to remember the brand.
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Adhen
J. W. Priest
Third St
Marysville
Ohio
Dean
Doan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Backache Sowed as Symptom of Organic Weakness
Mrs Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky shares two year battle with female disorders and constant backache. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports lasting relief and full recovery, able to do all chores without pain. She invites others to publish her testimony and encourages inquiries to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential help.
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Ydin E. Pinkham
Ollie Woodall
Morton’s
Gep
Kentucky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
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