Mouth No Place for Coins
A physician denounces women placing coins in the mouth while opening purses, citing dangers of lung illness. He recalls seeing a young woman hand a dime to a conductor as a dirty man sits nearby, coin held between lips, urging a pocket solution for holding coins.
Frigid Arctic Temperatures Stun Early Explorers
Historical notes describe extreme cold from Russia reaching 80 degrees of frost. Sir Leopold McClintock recalls a sailor who touched ice cold water with a frozen hand. Dr Kane reports mustache and beard stiffening and facial features freezing in brutal conditions.
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Russia
Leopold McClintock
The Man That Smiles
Quote by Thomas Paine on courage and conscience in trouble. A reflective remark praising steadfast hearts who endure distress and stay true to their principles unto death.
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Thomas Paina
The Wicked Husband Debates Truth in Duluth Herald
A Woman writer questions why a husband lies to his wife in the Duluth Herald piece titled Why does wan lie to his wife. The excerpt reflects domestic suspicion and a sharp social tone.
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Duluth Herald
Uncaught Encouragement Sparks Wedding Banter
A shy suitor asks a minister about a ring for marriage while his partner hides a smile. He jokes about a two dollar ring and acceptance. The woman and man spar in witty, awkward lines as the piece notes their restrained expressions and social misreads.
Buckwheat Cakes and American Culinary Roots
The excerpt traces buckwheat cake origins in New England and how industrial changes mix corn meal and molasses to soften and brown the cakes. It notes a transition from pure buckwheat to a tempered, modern version.
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Old
New England
Apple Slump Dessert From Old Fashioned Recipe
A historic method for apple slump uses Mare, core and quartered Juley apples boiled briefly then sweetened with two cups of molasses. A soft biscuit dough tops the fruit and is steamed until tender. Serve with warm Bawee made from butter sugar milk and boiling liquid.
Banana Pudding With Sauce From Old Recipe
Speak one cup stale cake crumba in two copa hot milk half hour rub through alove then add banana pulp sugar salt brandy vanilla and three lightly beaten egg yolks. Bake in buttered mold in hot water until firm. Serve with sauce by boiling milk and cream then pouring over beaten yolks sugar vanilla and sherry folded into stiff egg whites.
The Great Man's Occupation Joke Playfully Revealed
A multimillionaire in a barber chair is asked to reveal his thoughts. He smiles and says he was studying two files doing hand springs on the ceiling, a humorous twist that leaves the onlookers puzzled and the moment light.
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Wall Street
Baby’s Itching Sores Healed by Cuticura in Attica Indiana
Mrs William Geeding reports a persistent itching rash on her son healing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After three applications the sores faded with no scarring, claiming no recurrence or blood issues. She urges others with similar symptoms to try Cuticura remedies.
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Washington St
Attica
Ind
China in the Dining Room Decor Ideas
A tall dining room gains appeal by filling a plate rack with china bites and placing quaint pottery above the doorway. Stain wood to match surrounding woodwork to avoid a cluttered china shop look and keep an orderly, artistic display.
Homemade honey gate for quick use at home
A farmer describes making a simple honey gate for home use based on a Bee Culture article. He details a wooden gate fitted to a tub, soldered joints to prevent leaks, and a tin outlet tube for hot honey, noting it works for cold honey and is inexpensive for temporary needs.
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F. A. Powers
Pants for the Orphans Spark a Family Moment
A family practice of sending used boys pants to the asylum for orphans is highlighted by a recent incident. Fred slid down the banisters and proudly declared he was making pants for the poor little orphans, a response that amused the household.
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Fred
Momma
Skipping in the Jungle, Accounted For
A line about police being mentioned as plain-clothes men comments on their pay and wives, noting humor from the Philadelphia Ledger. The dialogue implies officers blend in like others, with a quip on funds used to keep their wives from being plain-clothes women.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Rice Omelet From Leftover Rice Serves Five
Separate the eggs and beat yolks with water salt and pepper until very thick then mix in hot cooked rice and mis thoroughly Beat the egg whites until stiff then fold into the rice mix In a pan melt butter and cook slowly about five minutes then finish in a moderate oven until a knife comes out clean Fold onto a hot platter garnish with parsley and serve at once This makes a good luncheon or supper dish for five
Soap Eyelets Help Clean Cut Edges During Piercing
Hold fabric against a bar of white soap when piercing eyelets to prevent enlarging the hole and to soap the edge for a smoother result. The soap also aids laundry by removing stamping traces on the fabric.
Breakfast Cakes Recipe Short Note
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients for breakfast cakes including butter sugar two eggs molasses cinnamon cloves coffee soda flour raisins and hickory nuts with partial quantities and steps. The text is incomplete but conveys a batter style mixing method and traditional bake components.
Moth Infestation Reported in Plano
Tiny felt pieces found around Plano indicate a boy silver moth problem. Camphor in cheese cloth hung inside Plano helps drive them out. a cup of turpentine left inside for several days is also recommended to rid the area of these pests.
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Plano
Silver
Pickled Lambs Tongues Preparation Method
Wash and trim nearly 12 lambs tongues. Soak in salted water until tender. Skin and pack hot tongues in glass with a few whole allspice and cloves. Cover with hot white wine vinegar and seal at once.
Breakfast Popcorn Poppers Prepare Corn
The note describes popping corn with a breakfast method then grinding the popped kernels in a coffee mill. The ground corn is served with powdered sugar and cream as a simple breakfast treat.
Peanut Feed For Chicks Stirs Strong Results
A Farm and Home correspondent reports feeding crushed raw peanuts to 74 pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. The mix included peanut meal, stale bread moistened with milk, and a crumbly mass given to chicks every other day. Chicks thrived on yarded ground with fresh forage and water.
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Plymouth Rocks
Poultry Notes Guiding Feeding and Breeding Practices
The column offers practical poultry tips including daily grain feeding, using old plaster as filler material, avoiding dusty nests, early goose laying in March with 14 to 18 eggs, keeping breeding geese, using crusts of bread with warm milk for chicks, and deodorizing with dry ashes under perches to boost manure value.
Setting a Hen Nest Using a Barred Barrel Method
A farmer describes making a nesting box for hens or turkeys from a holey barrel filled with earth and straw or excelsior. The barrel is fixed to open daily so sitters can come out at will, while the nest remains neat and compact to prevent rolling.
A Sincere Recommendation About Peruna Cure
Mr. D. C. Prosser of Bravo Allegan County Michigan writes of severe stomach catarrh after typhoid illness. He says after taking Peruna for several bottles his stomach trouble was cured and he can now eat anything.
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Galena
Stone County
C. N. Peterson
South Main St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Peruna
D. C. Prosser
Bravo
Allegan Co
Mich
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Ducks Roamed Florida Hunters Strict on Winging
A New Yorker notes Florida hunting norms and recalls a German traveler boasting of shooting ducks on the wing and in the feet and head, while riding a Jacksonville train after Port Orange. The teller contrasts lax southern laws with northern hunting etiquette and shows wary amusement at the claim.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Port Orange
Gelett Burgess at New York supper on The Lark
Gelett Burgess spoke in New York about The Lark, his once promising paper that failed. He noted most good papers fall, and recalled an old friend who runs a fine village newspaper whose last issue bore a blue penciled editorial criticizing a community for accepting nothing.
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Gelett Hurgess
New York
Unsigned Lecture Hint Amid Odd Traveler Exchange
A lecturer claims Athabascan society has female supremacy on the Koe Kowine river. A resolute spinster interrupts to depart, asking if the speaker is in danger. She replies she is well and must catch the Koskok wine train, ending the exchange.
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Koekowine
A Child's Idea Explains Mountain Wonder
Four year old Margaret of Alhambra watches the mountains with her grandmother. They appear capped with white clouds drifting over the range and briefly reveal a peak as the child exclaims about the mountains “lifting their noses.”
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Alhambra
Beet product recall tale at local grocer
A cryptic note notes a grocer refunding customers who dislike Secbilhingy’s Beet. It hints at keeping families at table longer by promising refunds if the product isn’t approved. No clear date or organization stated.
Thoughtless remark on Mia Fiighty’s dress and hair
A reader quotes a cynical question about Mia Fiighty not wearing a pink dress with her red hair. The comment assumes she changed her hair from brunette and bought the dress before.
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Mia
Fiighty
The Mean Man Again
A farmer urges his sick son to work in the fields with seed scattering. The boy claims chills, but the father jokes that shaking hands can spread seed rather than plow. The exchange highlights humor and rustic wisdom.
Woman Delays Washing Over Brother’s Remains
A Pennsylvania family’s Monday wash was delayed when a colored wash woman explained she stayed home to receive her diseased brother’s remainders sent from Pittsburg the day before. The mistress was edified by the unusual tale.
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No'm
Pittsburg
Quarrel Ends With Hoax and Mockery Over Education
A domestic quarrel ends with a caustic exchange where one partner mocks the other's claim to education. The other responds with a calm retort. The passage also mentions a Bohemian Tea advertised as a laxative product claimed to improve digestion and health.
Pettit's Eye Salve Gains Quick Relief for Irritated Eyes
Pettit's Eye Salve offers instant relief to eyes irritated by dust heat wind or glare. Sold by Howard Bros druggists Buffalo New York. Also notes Winslow's booting for footpain and claims of soothing care and wind cold relief in a bottle.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
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