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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
8
A manuscript narrates its long journey through publishing houses and editors. It recalls a mother's support, an uncle who doubts writing, rejections, a brother’s sensational success, and the harsh reality of best sellers sidelining quieter works. The piece ends with reflections on fame and obscurity.
The article warns housekeepers about ptomaine dangers from foods including crabs and explains that microbes cause ptomaine formation. It notes crabs should be killed by heat, reboiled after storage, and emphasizes boiling as the safest protection against ptomaine. It also offers methods to clean various hat materials using acids, alcohol, gasoline, and dyes.
A short note explains that frequent short sleeves promote hair growth on arms. It advises rubbing the hairs with ordinary toilet pumice stone until the skin reddens but not raw, followed by applying soothing cold cream to ease irritation. Results are described as limited.
The article advises using peroxide of hydrogen to bleach hair or treat cold sores by applying a diluted peroxide solution, camphor, or a hydrogen peroxide-soaked cotton wad. It warns against cracking or reopening lesions and stresses keeping sores soft.
The article explains filling cracks and dents in wood using a glue softened white tissue paper paste colored with ochres to match the wood. Calcined magnesia is added to the paste, which is then pressed into cracks for a firm bond and a smooth finish after drying.
Practical tip advises placing a cup of vinegar on the stove near onions or cabbage to prevent the odor from spreading through the house.
A dense Elkhart page lists lawyers insurers abstract offices architects and retailers. Notable entities include Culp Vanishers main street offices Vanderlip Simpson Hughes Arnold Rudolph Markel Bruning and Typewriters piano makers Schaaf and Bostwick. Abstract offices Rice and Simpson advertise titles and surety bonds amid multiple real estate and insurance names.
The D and C Line operates three weekly Mackinac trips on the City of St Ignace with sleeping accommodations for selective passengers. A newly added steamer serves the Mackinac Division, departing Detroit Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays. pamphlets available from Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co. Detroit Wayne Street. The D and B Line crosses Lake Erie daily offering Detroit to Buffalo trips with elegant cabins and lower fare. two cent stamp requested for folder and Great Lakes map from Detroit and Buffalo Steamboat Co. Wayne Street Detroit.
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