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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
6
A girl, three weeks with an artistic family, learns meal prep. Her mistress instructs on dinner, mentioning potatoes and jacketed or wood pot options as the girl replies with deference and accuracy. The scene highlights cultural speech and domestic instruction.
Curious customer asks which prescription ingredient yields the most profit. Druggeist answers that the water ingredient brings the highest margin.
A dialect dialogue shows Miss Jackson declaring readiness to marry Mr Johnson who responds he has just lost his job and deems the proposal ill timed. The exchange centers on timing and social expectations.
A short exchange recalls a courtship in which the bride refused to marry the finest man, prompting a witty reply about a woman's word and a husband's enduring affection.
Presiding Elder G. A. Lenhoff recounts Bishop W. W. Duncan's humor about hay fever. A fellow preacher calls a mournful line a grass widow and the bishop asks for a definition. The brother replies a grass widow is a woman whose husband has died with hay fever.
Henry E Dixey mocks a quarrel between two young men over a Carnegie medal for bravery calling it an unworthy dispute. He questions the hero fund idea and compares medal lust unfavorably to craving chicken citing a joke about Mrs. Washington White and her husband Wash.
Lena V Henry of Norristown Georgia writes of severe female troubles and fear of surgery. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her improvement after the first bottle and full recovery, urging every woman with similar problems to try it.
New paragraph promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female disorders. Claims to have cured thousands of women with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
A Philadelphia public school teacher struggles to teach geography to a girl named Rosie. Rosie explains her mother married because she did not know geography and her aunt married for the same reason, while the teacher did not marry, highlighting cultural attitudes and the joke about geography education.
A brief quip features a younger person asking about losing looks with age and an elder replying that aging beauty would be lucky. The exchange captures sharp humor and social dynamics in a concise dialogue.
A stylishly dressed woman buys a shirt at a Chinese laundry and quips about hair rats in a light exchange with the chinaman. The article notes winter being a deadly season with higher death rates in large cities.
A rich young woman recounts six years of nervous dyspepsia and three hundred dollars spent on drugs with no relief. She credits Grape-Nuts food for rapid improvement, gaining four pounds in the first week, and urges others to try proper nutrition over remedies. The letter endorses Postum Co. and its "There's a Reason" message.
A guide to easy meals and desserts with corn pudding tomato salads and quick croquettes. It offers simple techniques for flavor with few ingredients, emphasizing fruit as a healthier appeal and practical kitchen tips for speed and ease.
A neat cover can be made from two 18 inch men s handkerchiefs by stitching them around three sides to fit the pillow and tacking tapes to the fourth side for tying. Fancy hems or lace add ornamental touch.
Chop a small firm cabbage head and season with salt and pepper. Stir in about four tablespoons of cider vinegar and let stand in a cool place for two hours. Just before serving add half a cup of cream and a heaping tablespoon of powdered sugar. Serve on crisp lettuce.
When a candle is too small for a candlestick socket and no filler is ready, light the candle and drop melted wax into the socket then insert the candle. The grease helps secure the candle once it cools.
An advocate explains hand mixed white lead and linseed oil paint as the most scientific option, praised for on site preparation and purity. National Lead Company offers free testers, with contact in New York. An anecdote follows about a traveler forgetting his grip, sparking light humor from a hostess and child.
A mother recalls her daughter's brutal eczema ordeal from a bad form that spread from chest to back and scalp. After two doctors failed, Culicura Soap Ointment and Pills allegedly cleared the disease within three quarters of use, described as magical.
In a Pathfinder aside a seaman jokes about a long towline stretching over the taffrail while muttering of hard labor and luck. His sharp retort to an officer prompts a humorous belief his wife preempts his fidelity with a sly remark that he would remarry quickly.
In a light exchange, Mrs A complains about offices while her husband searches for one. Mrs Z notes her husband stays out late and claims he is detained at the office, highlighting comedic gendered takes on work.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease cured only by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to affect blood and mucous surfaces and is backed by testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. includes recommendation of Hall's Family Pills.
A collage of quotes on love and virtue followed by early 20th century patent medicine ads. Pettit's Eye Salve offered at 25¢ for tired eyes, Garfield Tea pitched as a mild laxative, and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with a 23¢ price.
A humorous slice shows Mr. and Mrs. McSwat in a domestic quarrel over a coat with a five dollar bill hidden inside. Mrs. McSwat admits giving the coat to the Volunteers and explains the found money funded a rubber plant. The piece ends with a note on laundry starch and a brief editorial on free speech and civility in public debate.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It emphasizes natural action, pleasant effects without debility, and stresses using the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists.
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