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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
3
An 1880s feature details Nicholas Soyer’s en papillot style paper bag cooking. It explains using glazed paper bags near a gridiron and oven heat to seal juices, shorten cooking times, and produce efficient results. The piece credits Soyer and a French paper firm for developing the proper material.
A fragmentary exchange mentions a cold day and a wager about braving the chill without a monocle. Arthur and Joe debate a visit to Henry where a dog causes a draught by wagging its tail. The source reads as a pithy Tongue in cheek note from Tit-Bits.
Geneseo shoppers are urged to try Rexall 93 Hairy Tonic at J. E. Wright Drug Store with a money back trial offer. Aimed at men over 35 facing age prejudice, the ad promises hair growth if roots are alive and warns no charge if results fail.
An 1842 ad notes a $100 per plate banquet for Henry Clay in New Orleans. It promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills for stomach trouble indigestion and liver kidney bowel disorders. Easy safe and sure at 25 cents at J E Wright's.
Reflection on life’s continuous loom as day turns to night and back again. It echoes Henry Ward Beecher’s idea that life’s pattern endures beyond each sunset and sunrise.
An old advertisement promotes Vinol as a restorative tonic to improve appetite digestion and vitality. It claims to build blood flesh and strength for the body and lists local druggist M Stamm Geneseo N Y and various rail lines and city names in the surrounding notices.
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