Woman's Kidney Ailments Ended by Pills
Mrs John H Wright of Mitch ell Deaye reports ten years of kidney trouble with backache and dizziness ended by Deans Kidney Pills. She says a dragging back pain and irregular secretions disappeared, and she feels better than in years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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John H. Wright
East First St. Mitchcell
Deaye
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Vain Health Seekers Dying in Southwest Tuberculosis Study
A national health report estimates 7,180 tuberculosis patients travel to the Southwest yearly for cures but half are too far advanced for any climate to help. Of these, about 40 percent lack funds for basic needs, leading to 4,515 dying or needing charity relief annually.
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Southwest
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
California
Alvena
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
Chickens a Nuisance Debate Its Frying Fate
The Charleston News and Courier cites debate from the Baltimore Sun on frustrated gardeners and noisy roosters. It asks whether fried chicken solves the nuisance or if the birds' charm outweighs the bother, ending with a firm shrug that frying is not the answer.
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Charleston News and Courier
Baltimore Sun
Quiet Elwood Sparks Hushed Family Anxiety
Howard notes Elwood is unusually still and fears mischief as he tells his mother in a quiet, anxious voice. The observation comes from a scene described in The Delineator.
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Howard
Elwood
Grape-Nuts Said To Aid Indigestion and Strength
A Terre Haute woman shares four years of indigestion relief after using Grape-Nuts noting she can eat anytime and feels nourished. Her husband improved similarly and their son now eats meals with ease, crediting the product’s nourishing elements and phosphates from wheat and barley.
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Terre Haute
River
Summer fruit shortcake ideas with canned fruits and berries
A vintage recipe guide on using summer fruits for shortcakes in winter. It describes ingredients and method for individual shortcakes, including blueberry and banana versions, and notes on canning and mixing proportions for economical use of fruit.
Cook Interview Reveals Burial of North Pole Brass Tube
London dispatch describes Dr. Frederick A. Cook recounting his pole voyage on the Egede. He recalls planting a brass tube under the flag containing a note about his trip and expresses relief at returning to civilization and family. He notes the pole’s ice, drift, and his fatigue after the long exploration.
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London
Skagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Egede
Cook
Dr. Cook
Ike
Jay
York Eskios
Knud Rasmussen
Beggar Returns, Woman Refuses Requests
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman sternly orders a persistent beggar to stay away. The visitor pleads, arguing he only wanted to confirm the boss’s stated refusal, highlighting lingering tension in the encounter.
Frenched Chicken for Large Birds
Instructions for preparing a large young chicken by disjointing, salting, and flouring, frying in hot lard with butter later, then steaming to tenderness. Use the fried juices for gravy with flour browned, and finish with a milk and water mix. Aimed at yielding tender meat and flavorful gravy.
Tomato Rarebit Recipe
Fry two tablespoonfuls of onion in butter the size of an egg. Add one quart of tomato juice and boil. Stir in one half pound of finely sliced cheese. When well mixed, add two broken eggs with salt and pepper. Cook until thickened. Serve hot on crackers or toast. Thila is delicious.
Culinary Fragments From a Historic Kitchen
A fragmentary culinary note describes chopping cold fish, mixing with a fine cracker, a beaten egg, milk, salt, and pepper, forming balls fried until brown. The writer extols salt pork as an exceptional companion for the preparation.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Sardines
Select large ripe tomatoes and pare evenly. Chill to harden then remove centers. Skin boneless sardines and drain oil. Mix sardines with lemon juice and white pepper until smooth, then fill tomato cavities.
Baby scald healer miracle after grease burn in England
A mother recalls a severe scald when boiling grease spilled on a child beside a fender. After a week with a doctor, extensive skin was lost but Cucura Ointment healed the face in about five weeks with no scar. Mrs. Hare of South Shields describes the transformation. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Fruits., Boston.
Umbrella Fires Up A Joke At A Detroit Gathering
Thomas Simpson, a dignified Detroit iron man, laughs at a cigar burning end as a friend at his party struggles to keep it lit. Simpson jokes about an umbrella smoking and blazing, drawing smiles from the group.
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Thomas Simpson
Detroit
Simpson
Tom
Jim
Saturday Evening Post
Value of a well painted home boosts price and appeal
Well painted means higher selling and occupying value whether the house costs a thousand or ten thousand dollars. The National Lead Company offers a free Houseowners' Painting Outfit No. 49 with color schemes, specifications, and a paint adulteration detector, on request at 1902 Trinity Building, New York City.
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National Lead Company
Trinity
New York City
Magistrate Probes Witness On Quarrel Between Spouse
A magistrate questions a witness about overhearing a quarrel between the defendant and his wife. The witness confirms he was listening as the scene unfolds, describing the focus of the defendant’s actions during the dispute.
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Pearson's Weekly
Dramatic Court Scene in Spokane Trial
In Spokane police court Mrs. Hilda Johnson accused bartender John Carlson of murdering Andrew Anderson by flinging him through a room window on August 4. She testified that after the morgue visit she touched Anderson’s face and tried to place Carlson’s hand there, but Anderson drew back, a test she said no Finn could fear if innocent.
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Spokane
Hilda Johnson
John Carlson
Andrew Anderson
Carlson
Finland
Currant Water Recipe Improvised from Fruit Mash
Instructions describe simmering two cupfuls currants and one cupful raspberries with one cupful cold water, then straining and mixing with sugar syrup. The mixture is combined with three pints water and cooled with ice, prepared on the thread stage.
Train Wreckers Kill Five Pittsburg Rail Tragedy
Five persons dead and thirty five injured when Baltimore & Ohio Royal Blue Limited wrecks at Ochewton Pic due to a misplaced rail. Engineer and fireman killed instantly. two passengers die en route to hospital. Names include John Dill and John Wheatcroft of Chicago Junction.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Royal Blue Limited
Ochewton
Pic
Trai
John Dill
John Wheatcroft
Chicago Junction
Iron Care Advice for Preventing Sticking
To Prevent Irons from Sticking. Rub irons with a flannel soaked in ryenposene oil. It will keep them free of rust and po starch will stick them.
Quaker Oats Praised for Purity and Strength Building
The article extols Quaker Oats as a model of purity under strict food laws. It highlights its role in building muscle and brain strength and notes the brand’s success in removing husks and black specks. It urges buyers to choose regular or family size packages depending on proximity to stores.
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Quaker Oate
Quaker Oata Company
Jinx Describes Life and Marriage Questioning
The line asks what he knew about it and quotes Jinx denying any deep stake in the strenuous life. A follow up asks how long he has been married, implying scrutiny of personal history and commitments.
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Jinx
After Doctors Failed Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Promised Health
Willimantic Connecticut woman Mrs Ezra A Donovan reports five years of severe female troubles and failed doctor visits. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to try the standard female remedy used for thirty years.
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Ezraa Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
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