Laxative Syrup Ad Ends with Political Notes
An ad touts Syrup of Figa and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, gentle laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co., urging purchase by druggists at fifty cents. The piece shifts to say socialism has no footing in the U S, noting prewar socialist leanings among a small group and the limited influence of socialists today per the Japanese Weekly Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Russia
Thomselvea Socialistes
Mail
Spohn’s Distemper Cure Promoted For Animals
An odd classified style ad promotes SPOON'S DISTEMPER CURE claiming it cures distemper in horses and protects stable mates, also treating chicken cholera and dog distemper. It mentions pricing, agent opportunities, and a Goshen Indiana manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spohn Moidicul Vo
Ind
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham Letter Promises Confidential Help
An advertisement urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for private illness guidance. It claims decades of correspondence with sick women proves the approach’s effectiveness and offers reassurance and discretion to readers seeking advice.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted For Female Ailments
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female troubles. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa praising relief from organic derangement and weakness after using the product. The copy claims decades of use and lists symptoms such as displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration among those cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Order in the Kitchen and Efficient Workflows
The article advises organizing kitchen spaces with dedicated areas for vegetables desserts and meat work. It stresses having close by tools and ingredients, using lablike methods, and preparing one dish at a time on a clear high workspace to avoid clutter and save time.
Careful Washing of Printed Goods Era Guide
The article advises washing prints with great care to preserve color. Use warm water with melted soap in two stages, rinse, and dry promptly. Add salt or alum to the rinse for fast colors. use vinegar for blue green pink or red prints. Avoid alkali and hot water, and do not soak colored cottons overnight.
How to Make Tomato Jelly From Fresh Vegetables
Use tomato liquor or Julee from canned tomatoes by stewing and straining vegetables. Add onion, parsley, cloves, celery, bay leaf, salt and cayenne. Simmer fifteen minutes. Soak gelatin, dissolve in boiling juice, strain into a mold. Add tomato catsup for extra flavor before removing from heat.
Home cooked fish bake and household cleaning tips
The article provides a fish recipe with trout or hake baked in a hot oven eight to ten minutes with parsley nutmeg and claret sauce plus steps for cleaning gold jewelry and jade ornaments with chalk paste. It also covers elderberry wine dandelion wine and care tips for patent leather shoes using oil or vaseline.
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Ft Ie
One Kidney Missing Claim Prompts Cure Tale
Milford man Sylvanus O Verrill recalls a severe kidney injury left him nearly paralyzed and in pain. He attributes improvement to Dean's Kidney Pills, taking them for three months to walk again and reduce crutch dependence. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo 50 cents a box. The article also notes a train seat dilemma and a tiny diamond writing machine sighting.
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Sylvanus O' Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Fisherwomen of the Dutch coast in distinctive costumes
On the coasts of Holland Belgium and Northern France fisherwomen are common with large hand nets and unique outfits. In Mann Kirke near Ostend women wear trousers bone blouses and shawls while carrying nets to scoop shrimp prawns and small fish, often wading with water reaching their necks.
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Holland
Belgium
France
Mann Kirke
Ostend
Avoid Risk in Buying White Lead Paint
Consumers urged to avoid untested white lead due to misrepresentation and impurities. The National Lead Company offers a simple testing kit and a free book on paint if you write to Woodbridge Ridge, New York City, to verify purity with the Dutch Boy trade mark as a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Woodbridge Hidge
New York City
Indian Bride Bargains for Union in Wilderness Life
In Suburban Life writer Paul A Lovewell recalls Dean Kaye of Topeka and a frontier marriage episode. An Indian woman presents a reluctant brave and a marriage license, the groom silent until prompted. The equaw settles the union, pays the minister, and leads her husband away triumphantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Kaye
Topeka
Paul A. Lovewell
Folka
Deep Cracks From Eczema Cured by Cuticura Ointment
W. H. of Newark Delaware describes long lasting eczema on his hands that resisted many remedies. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and two boxes plus one cake, his hands were perfectly cured. March 28, 1907.
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W. H., Dean
Newark
Del
Mar
Only a Cow Sketch Sparks Rustie Breath Complaints
The artist complains of rusties crowding and breathing on him while working, as he tries to keep distance to improve the sketch. A colleague suggests stepping back to gain better control and detail.
The Road to Wellville Grape Nuts Letter Reprints
A reader’s testimonial describes severe indigestion from overwork and irregular meals, claiming Grape Nuts helped restore appetite and health. The letter, signed by TL, credits Postum Co and the headline The Road to Wellville appears in the article as a recurring feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pha
Fragmented Wit and Telepathy in a Quirky Exchange
A collector observes doctors are easier to collect from than slow payers as he notes a reception room holds many potential clients. The dialogue shifts to telepathy with Mr Dustin Stax and ends with a stray reference to a soothing syrup and a quirky remark about love crossing boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Mr. Skinboodle
Noted Medical Claims and Long Willes Portraits in Gazette Reads
The article comments on grandiose medical claims promising cures and a near 18000 word Duke of Devonshire will, noting the contrast with a Streatham gentleman’s brevity. It cites the Westminster Gazette as the source for the will anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonshire
Streatham
Westminster Gazette
Coffee and Morality Sparks Inconsistent Banter
In a Philadelphia Ledger piece the dialogue toys with coffee choices and ethics. A wary speaker notes value until loss, while others mock virtue and daily attire, ending with a light jab about wit and weariness.
Butter in boiling water stops vegetables from bubbling over
A teaspoonful of butter added to the water in which vegetables are boiled prevents splashing and boiling over, keeping the cooking pot cleaner and reducing mess.
Mystery Box of Soap Sparks River Dump Declared Lost Goods
The bobo found a box of soap in an unguarded freight car and hauled it away. He claimed it was “visible supply” and dumped the box into the river, leaving the fate of the soap unclear.
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Bobo
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