Plea for Peruna Health Claims Across Decades
A verbose testimonial promotes Peruna as a cure for stomach cramps headaches and catarrh citing Mrs Mary Fricke of Belleville Illinois and urging others to try the remedy. The piece extols Peruna as proven not experimental and claims it improves appetite digestion blood purity nerves and vitality. Also includes a short humorous aside about rich men and patched trousers and a Milk anecdote from an Indianapolis News item.
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Mra
Mary Fricke
Bornman St
Belleville
Til
Mary Price
Peru
Peru-Na
Indianapolis News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An old advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine, taken internally, cleanses through the system. It touts a blend of tonics and other ingredients and offers testimonials from a Toledo, Ohio company.
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Hall
L'S
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Truthful musings on a clever son in law
A Kansas City Star piece portrays a conflicted narrator lamenting his son in law Luther Stuckey. He ridicules his achievements yet admits the man quietly outmaneuvers him, keeping a better social standing and even planning practical roles if needed.
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Luther Stuckey
Oliver Oaken
Kansas City Star
Musical Vampling Dialogue Sparks Telegram Debate
In the Youngstown Telegram a conversation about vamping in a song triggers controversy. The manager questions Miss Gargle about actions at the start while New Soubret defends them as part of the music noting the script includes "vamp till ready" after the intro.
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Youngstown Telegram
Castoria Brand Mention Prompts Caution to Mothers
Mothers urged to check every bottle of Castoria for the Fletcher name and the familiar SZ signature, a long trusted remedy used for over 30 years to ease infant and child discomfort as children cry for Castoria.
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Fletcher
Nitrogen May Not Be an Element Says Science Journal
The English Mechanic and World of Science reports that nitrogen once treated as an element may be a compound of hydrogen and helium. The article notes Dalton's atom theory rising from atmospheric studies and Rutherford’s gas experiments suggesting nitrogen atoms contain two elements, risking nitrogen’s status as an element.
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Mechanic and World of Science
Doctor Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
Dalton
Youth
Conversation as Cure and Caution in Work Life
A speaker urges caution in dialogue on serious matters noting conversation weakens more than fasting. He compares nerve strain to blood loss and warns against tapping nerves. The text critiques a labor agitator who hinders progress by delaying essential work.
Pumpkin dishes showcase pumpkins beyond pies
A United States Department of Agriculture guide promotes pumpkins as a winter vegetable with varied uses. It lists methods to store pumpkins and multiple recipes from desserts to soups and casseroles, emphasizing steaming to avoid excess water and outlining dishes like pumpkin custards, timbales, and baked pumpkin.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Reducing Waste in Vegetable Preparation Tips
The piece notes that edible losses occur from skins roots and seeds and vary by vegetable. It cites 7 percent for string beans 10 to 15 percent for onions cabbage leeks lettuce cucumbers 10 percent for beans pumpkins and squash 20 percent for potatoes and 30 percent for turnips. Careful peeling and thorough prep cut waste.
Useful Household Devices For Rural Women Instructed
Rural women receive simple how to guides for making household conveniences and labor saving devices. Home demonstration agents teach rug making baskets and brooms to girls and women, boosting home industries and family income. Added earnings fund home improvements and aid the Red Cross with some women donating furniture purchases to the Red Cross.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Red Cross
Prolong Wear of Garments and Sew Reinforcements
Advice on extending garment life by reinforcing wear points. Suggests sewing buttons on children’s undergarments through multiple cloth layers to resist tearing and running threads through heels and toes of stockings for durability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
All Around the House Tips for Everyday Cleaning
A reader column offers practical household hacks using common items. Suggestions include using dried coffee grounds as a cleaner for pincushions, sugar as a substitute for a lump, olive oil for scalp conditioning, hot soapy water and kerosene for zinc, hot water for dampening fabrics, damp salt to remove cup discoloration, and salt to lift stains from eggspoons.
Memory Trick Leads to Forgetful Birthday Guess
A Kansas City Star note recalls a husband who linked his wife’s birthday to a mnemonic using dice. He believed the date would come on seven, then confused it with December eleven, triggering his wife’s crying spell.
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Raisins
Kansas City Star
Boschee's Syrup Promises Restful Nights for Colds
Advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a long trusted remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims to reduce coughing aid night sleep and morning expectoration and notes American manufacture with widespread family use worldwide.
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America
Arithmetical Lesson Sparks Quick Witty Reply
A math teacher extols arithmetic to students and public figures. Max pipes up that leaders need it to keep accounts straight. The remark reflects on advice givers and the common saying about every brick sheep being a former pet lamb.
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Little Max
The Passery of Backage Muskegon Woman Endorses Remedy
Mrs. G. Schoon of 240 Wood Ave Muskegon Michigan credits six years of back pain to E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound noting it restored her ability to work and recommending the medicine to others in need.
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Muskegon
Mich
E. Pinkham
Woman's Precious Gift and Health for Women
A text extols women's health and urges Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It invites readers to write to Lyman Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice, promising a woman advisor will read and respond.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Linkham Medicine Co
Jenn Mans
Injustice in the Neighborhood Prompts Divine Punishment Faith
A mother and Syril discuss a cruel man who mistreated a dog. Syril urges arrest and fines, but the mother prefers waiting for God to punish. Syril then asks if he should wait for his own misdeeds to be punished similarly.
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Syril
Mother
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Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Boschee’s
Swift & Company
U.S.A
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