Man Cures Kidney Trouble Without Surgery
James Greenman of Ionia Michigan credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with relief after three months bedridden and rapid weight loss due to kidney trouble. He claims to have passed forty stones after starting the remedy and reports full recovery. ad cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and price of 50 cents.
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James Greenman
East Adama St
Ionia
Mich
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Strike Breakers and Ridged Lingo in Caricature
A fragment notes strike talk by Flijak who boasts about ignoring waiter strikes. A satirical line critiques discrimination and touts Garfield Tea as a unique remedy for liver trouble and costiveness. The piece closes with a quip on imagination and potential fame.
Frivolities and dainty house frocks on simple lines
Mary Dean notes that lightweight gingham and percale house dresses use simple lines with contrasting collars and cuffs. She suggests colors like pale blue violet pink and yellow, with pudding bag seam construction for easy laundering and bright knob buttons for charm.
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Mary Dean
Smartens Up Old Waists With Embroidered Boleros
The article suggests using net boleros with jewels and beads to glamorize old waists and transforming last year’s dresses by adding embroidered boleros or Oriental embroideries. It recommends buying a machine embroidered ready waist and hand stitching over the embroidery to save time while achieving hand embroidered quality. It also notes this method suits mending lace yokes and collars with small worn holes.
Applying Invisible Patch to Woolen Materials
Instructions describe sewing a patch under a hole and darned edges to the patch following the weave. Dampening and pressing under a cloth on the wrong side is advised. Lace can be patched by sewing a net underneath matching the mesh to reinforce.
Fashion Notes on Lingerie Dresses and Shirred Details
The piece describes gathers along the waist for slim figures, with tucks for heavier ones. It highlights a shirred yoke over cords, warns fuller figures to avoid bulky effects, and notes horizontal hip lines contrast with vertical lines. Diaphanous fabrics and chiffon trim pair well with sheer textiles and come in many shades, offering resiliency.
To Make a Tea Tray From a Cheese Box Lid
This article explains making a tea tray from a cheese box lid. Sand the wool smooth, stain mahogany, polish with turpentine and linseed oil, and add brass handles. A round embroidered doily at the bottom enhances the look for porch use or serving an invalid.
Piquant Headgear and Baby Coats Feature Fine Embroidery
Handwork on baby coats includes hand embroidered lingerie coats with French blasquet style edging and Irish lace inserts. Dainty needlework finishes edges of capes and coats highlighting delicate couture for infants.
Not At All Stylish Geonse Biewa remark on fashion
A puzzled observer notes Geonse Biewa and asks if the couple is stylish. The reply bluntly denies fashion sense, citing their large family of several children.
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Geonse Biewa
Powerful Plea Shapes North Carolina Horse Theft Case
A North Carolina man acquitted after a powerful lawyer plea faces a wry exchange. The lawyer asks if he stole the horse, and the man replies that prior doubts have arisen after hearing the jury’s argument, noting Sallers once thought he stole it but now doubts persist.
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North Carolina
Honor Bright
Bill
Sallers
National
Gossip and scandal rumors spark shaming talk in Poor Girls
Mrs Willis and Mrs Gillis discuss marriages of fashionable women to Bulhon and a chauffeur amid condemnation of women selling themselves for money. The scene closes with a teething remedy touting Winslow’s Soothing Syrup at 25 cents.
Babies at Half Price and a Four in Hand Tie
A quirky tale mentions a mother and child at a town show where a ticket advertises Children half price. The scene shifts to a playful remark about buying a baby and a reference to remedies and a double wedding as a four in hand tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Doctor Call Boy Prompts Gentle Laughter at Chautauqua
During a Mankato Chautauqua assembly physicians agreed to hire a call boy to summon any doctor without interrupting the speaker. One doctor walked out loudly when called, drawing laughs until the speaker quipped that the man had his start that way. The event ended with a quiet reflection on patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soue
Mankato
Strickland W. Gilliland
Paxtine Antiseptic Promises Fresh Breath
The Paxton Toilet Co announces Paxtine Antiseptic as ideal for a clean wholesome mouth and sweet breath. Available at druggists for 25 cents a box or postpaid to Boston, Massachusetts upon receipt of price.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Atchison Man’s Economy Highlighted in Simple Ad
In Atchison a local man is praised for frugal habits and avoidance of extra trips, while the Atchison Globe advertises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product noting its pure blue quality and water content.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Hibernian Knicker and the Stepless Car Debate
A cryptic snippet features Hibernian and Knicker discussing a stepless car while Bocker pledges progress. The line Love notes a frigid touch when warmth returns, and Garfield Tea is praised for herbal merit as a leading party product.
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Hibernian
Knicker
Bocker
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Colson Specialty
South Jefferson Street
Chicago
Central Normal College
Danvyitte
Ind
Colles le
Sampie Sesson
Delaridge
Danville
EVE Wasons & Coa
New
Pucbio
RYE Realty
Carter
Carters
Fefperson CO
ILE A. Eudto
Lanise Ceatrete Barn
Ron Bex
Alin Allegan
Doreen Die Ward
Holland
Leo
City of Perkins
Vox SU
Ashland
Ottawa
Afton
Crowelel
Adams CO
R. Kracrifice
Croert
Chippeway O
Wis
Oreh
Mach
Boyd
PARTZ
Linn Col
Albert
Aelbert CO
Colo
North Dakota
H. Peoples
Uwner
Xow Bothford
Sorth Oak
Iexays
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Skatchewan
Canada
Geo. W. Aird
2Nd
Fleot Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Een
Castoria
CC AstoRia
Bateman
Godfrey
Hall
Journal of Health
New York
Reo
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
de. J. B. Taft
Brooklyn
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Fletcher’s
Wm, J McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Garfield
St. Francis de Sales
Herbeatharties
Bourbon Remady Co
Lexington
Hygeox CO
Weehawken, N. Je
Delingator
Booy
Butteric Publishing CO
Butterick Teadtag
Daisy Fly Killer
Desiers of
Ice
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Chas.f. Brown
W. L. Douglas
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W.l.douglas
Bea Peter
Eae
Ase
Crete
Douglas
Elfen Kyle
W.ldouglas Sn
L. Douglas Shoes
Ton. Mans
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