Peruna touted by Rev Troutman in praise for remedy
Reverend P E Swanstrom of Grantsburg Wisconsin reports Peruna cured his catarrhal throat spasms and improved digestion after two bottles. The ad notes Dr Hartman and team completed Peruna tablet form offering an equivalent dose to liquid Peruna for those who prefer tablets.
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P. E. Swanstrom
Grantsburg
Wis
Hartman
Berlin wool work again a fashion revival in 1900s
The Detroit Free Press notes Berlin work returns as a fashion using cross or tent stitching on canvas. It praises chair backs with heraldic crests, seat cushions, sofa pillows, and silk fire screens. Emphasis on high quality wool to prevent fading and ease of learning for beginners.
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Berlin
Hall
Crose-siitch
Detroit Free Press
Pretty and Cheap Screen Designs for Window Coverings
Simple home craft notes describe how to fashion attractive window screens from thin blue lawn or muslin using pasted paper patterns. Designs include a stork among cat tails, grapes and leaves, dancing Dutch children, geisha figures, and bold paper-cut reliefs on white fabric. Lampshades can follow the same method with floral or conventional patterns.
Spice Cookies and Butter Roll Biscuit Method
A vintage recipe passage describes making spice cookies with butter sugar cinnamon nutmeg allspice ginger and salt, then folding in sour cream and flour to form dough with raisins currants citron and candied orange peel. It also outlines a standard biscuit method using shortening buttermilk and cream of tartar, rolled and cut, then baked warm.
Sharpened Thread Slices Loaf Cleanly Across
A firm white thread is drawn across the loaf to slice it evenly. The technique yields smooth cuts and avoids tugging or tearing the crumb.
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Cut brown bread into thin slices and butter. Mix grated cheese with finely chopped English walnuts and garnish. Spread on half the slices and top with remaining slices to form sandwiches.
Crumpets Preserved By Even Temperature Guidance
Baker and Confectioner cautions to keep batter at a steady even temperature to prevent chilling or worry. Following this tip ensures uniform texture and successful crumpets.
Egg swallowed causes throat obstruction
A raw egg swallowed immediately can carry a bone or similar object down the throat, creating an obstruction that cannot be removed by strong effort.
Experience of Mr Woods Highlights Kidney Pills Cure
Bernard P Woods of Jackson street Lonaconing Maryland describes fifteen years of heavy work hurting his kidneys and days of pain before using Donns Kidney Pills. He reports steady improvement and eventual cure and urges others to try the remedy sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foater Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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State St
Chesebrough
Bernard P. Woods
Jackson Street
Lonaconing
Donn
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Resolution vows no more high hats in snowball season
Mr. Woodson issues a playful pledge to avoid wearing a high hat when snowballs are ripe, declaring he will change his winter attire for future cold days.
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Mr. Woodson
Itching Humor On Boy
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana recalls a dramatic cure from itching sores using Cutieura Soap and Cutleura Ointment. She reports that after four nightly applications the boy's body cleared, noting initial small hand itching and rapid improvement after treatment beginning September 16 1907.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont
Kokomo
Ind
Remarkable Seed Catalog Brings 120 A Year Offer
A notice from Salzer Seed Co. touts a seed and plant catalog offering 120 yearly, with sales of 37.76 and 314 percent profit. It promises “Quick Quick” Carrot and Earliest Ripe Cabbage seeds, plus cucumber, lettuce, onion, radish, and rare flower seeds mailed to subscribers. The ad emphasizes extensive vegetable variety and guaranteed home delivery from La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Ilinois
la Crosse
Beneaenet
Ohn
Salzer Seed Co
la Crome
Wie
Writers and Employers
Bernard Shaw notes Milton once charged £5 for Paradise Lost and says he would seek £5 000 for similar pen and ink work. He adds today’s employer is defined by what he can obtain. A stout man named Gray explains his stance as pride making him appear taller.
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Bernard Shaw
Milton
Ike Milton
Gray
Castoria Reminder Highlights Trusted Remedy
Notice urges careful examination of each CASTORIA bottle for safety and authenticity. It emphasizes the product bears the signature of a trusted maker and notes it has been in use for over 80 years as the kind mothers have always bought.
Maiden Lady Enraptured by Juarez Tour Gaffe
A party touring Ciudad Juarez notes quaint adobe houses narrow streets and old-world charm while a New York man boasts of a “BIGGEST BEER IN TOWN 5c” on a mud house. The maiden lady shuns the remark, and Jock cuts off further talk.
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Ciudad Juarez
Rio Grandee
RE Paso
Texas
United States
New York
Jock
Cure for Cough or Cold Using Pine Oil and Whisky
A historical remedy claims a day cure for acute colds and chronic coughs. It prescribes two ounces glycerine, half ounce pine oil, and half pint whisky mixed and dosed every four hours. The note warns pine oil sold only in specialized vials to ensure stability and effectiveness.
Juvenile Drummer Urges Strong Opening for Youths
A brief urging by a young drummer calls for a strong start for the nation’s youth. The statement emphasizes energizing programs and opportunities to empower young people in the country.
The Peruna Almanac Promotes 1908 Edition
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac is in over eight million homes and available from all druggists free. The 1908 Almanac is published and supplies will soon be exhausted. Inquire early and speak for one today.
Fragmented 19th Century Ads and Snippets
A collage of odd quotations and product pitches appears, including an asthma remedy claim, a German tourist remark about Koreans, a garbled Seneca quote, and miscellaneous prosaic lines about virtue, digestion, and money. The readable pieces resemble frayed OCR from a periodical page.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Denver Woman
Mrs A Gregory of 2365 Lawrence St Denver says the remedy cured years of female troubles after an operation left her nearly invalid. She reports backache bearing down and fatigue improved, and urges other sick women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Pinkham invites letters for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Italy Claims Largest Churches and Nerve Cure Promises
An ad proclaims Italy owns the world’s three largest churches St Peters in Rome The Duomo in Milan and St Pauls in Rome while touting a Dr Kline nerve cure with a free trial bottle and treatise The copy asserts cures for nervous diseases and urges readers to send for treatment materials with a motivational quote from Channing.
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Italy
St. Peter's
Rome
Duomo
Milan
St. Paul's
Kline
R. H. Kline
Philadelphia
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