Homemaking Tips From A North American Household Guide
A collection of practical household hints covering cleaning, cooking, and maintenance. Instructions include whitening ivory with lime water, cleaning zinc with lard, removing window paint with soda, drying puddings in dry moulds, refreshing old potatoes in cold water, tepid bread water to avoid holes, polishing stoves with Brussels carpet, and wiping raisins with a dry towel. Additional tips on cleaning grease from walls, preparing dry crusts, browning sugar, removing ink from linen, and using hay water to treat kettles and improve tin and iron wares.
Philosophical boy who misses a kite and moves on
A short tale praises a boy who loses a kite then chooses not to mourn but to go home whistling and plan a better one. The narrator contrasts this resilience with adults who brood over spilled milk and crying over losses.
Witty quips on cravats and stamps in late papers
Dr. Holland notes a man’s character by his cravat and suggests no cravat implies none. The Danbury News and Norwalk Hour are cited with requests for a stamp when asking for information.
Cucumber Cultivation Traced to Ancient Egypt
A London scientific journal states cucumbers were cultivated for over 8,000 years and widely grown in ancient Egypt. The era's produce prompts joking links to Cleopatra’s famed tale, while old snake stories are questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Herald
London
Egypt
Cleopatra
Hot alum-water insect destroyer method guide
A historic tip describes mixing alum with hot water and boiling until dissolved, then applying hot solution to cracks, closets, bedsteads, and other insect-prone areas. It claims ants bedbugs cockroaches and creeping things are killed while warning of possible family poisoning or property damage risks.
Common Sense Advice on Debt and Luxuries
A Sacramento Bee column argues against incurring debt for luxuries such as hats or silk dresses when funds are tight. It notes prudent limits and cites family discussion about obedience and safety, ending with a curious note about a man finding gold in a stone near Dutch Flat, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Bee
Dutch Flat
Cal
Tragic Oil Fire at Bordell City Saw Mill Causes Multiple Deaths
A fire and oil blast at Brown's saw mill near Bordell City injures and kills several workers. Names include Hyde Elliott Brown and Barkley among the roasted upstairs victims. Survivors suffer severe burns while authorities note oil use warnings were ignored.
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Brapronp
Pusy
Brown
Bordell City
Elliott
Staley
Hyde
Joe Cannock
Henry Monroe
Frank Welsh
J. Hyde
Grown & Co
Scio
N. Y
Barney Hale
Alleghany Co
New York
Elliott Brown
Jasper
Steuben County
James Barkley
Frank West
Willard Frisbee
Chas. Smith
Joseph Heeps
Mr. Brown
Pressman's Arm Worn Off in Indianapolis Journal Accident
A Friday press room accident at the Indianapolis Journal injured 20 year old William Champion as a belt entangled on a pulley tore his arm off near the shoulder. He sustained head and jaw injuries but remained conscious, later died Saturday after amputation and medical care. Doctors Bigelow Jameson and Kitchen treated him at his father's home on East Georgia Street.
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Indianapolis Journal
Journal Printing Establishment
Circle
Market Streets
William Champion
Champion
William H. Champion
East Georgia Street
Squirrel hunting accident leaves Alonzo Lawrence gravely injured
Alonzo Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence of Snecorville, was badly wounded while squirrel hunting near Morristown. A accidental discharge amputated his right hand and cost him three fingers from the left. His face burned and eyesight possibly damaged. he was taken home and a doctor amputated the right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snecorville
Alonzo Lawrence
Henry Lawrence
Req
Morristown
Here
Lawrence
Bitten by a Snake at Madrison Inn
Jake Francisco of Madison was bitten by a copperhead on the Kentucky River improvement work. Poisonous fangs entered his left hand in two places, the arm swelled, he fainted, and large quantities of liquor were given. He remains in a precarious condition.
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Madrison, Inn
Jake Francisco
Kirk
Kentucky
Death From a Hot Bite and Odd Local Tales
Columnus Ivy reports Henry Cob lentz died after long illness linked to a rat bite. The column promotes Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier. Police dog Egolf aided his officer in a violent arrest, leaving the officer severely injured. A Waukegan wedding tale ends with a coin toss over religion, leading to a couple’s religious switch and rejection.
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Baptists
Methodists
We Hate Growling Remedies And Odd Claims
A newspaper fragment cites various health ads and odd anecdotes. It mentions St Jacob’s Oil promising relief from pain, a Delaware man dying with head to the north during a heart attack, and Henry Van Nortwick endorsing an Only Long Pad for cough relief. It also notes a St Louis Post-Dispatch report of rising diamond demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Pioneer Presst
Henry van Nortwick
Toledo
Ohio
Ady
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Heal All Cure Claims Spur Medical Bitters Hype
A St. Paul reader touts Hop Bitters as curing his ailing wife within two months and notes she has stayed well eighteen months. A separate case reports a widow duped by blackmailers who claimed she killed her husband and alerted police. Two suspects, a physician and a photographer, were arrested, but no link to the death was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohan and
Gilliland
Utah
Eagle Rock
Keller
Chamberlain
Mohan
H. T
St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Washington
John Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
Woman from Tiffin Praises Kidney Pad Relief
Mrs J B Wilson of Tiffin Ohio reports strong relief from the Improved Excelsior Kidney Pad after trying many remedies. She confidently recommends the product to other sufferers in a concise testimonial ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Wilson
Tiffin
Ohio
Ady
Petrified Woman Found on Cascade Lake Beach
An Italian fisherman while launching his boat at Cascade Lake Nevada discovered a petrified woman buried in the sand. He noticed a petrified hand protruding and unearthed a small brown emaciated figure in a complete state of petrification.
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Cascade Lake
Nevada
Medicinal Ads and a Bold Thief Lead Local Briefs
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed with Jamaica Ginger as a remedy for bowel disorders colds fevers and pains priced at 50 cents. A New England sharpster is linked to library thefts before selling volumes in Boston. Mrs Reed of Deadwood is jailed for stealing a house by hitching six oxen to it.
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E. F.L. Gauss
Galena
Germany
Switzerland
Uble
R. L. Spore
Sharon
Wis
Bright
Larimore & Dean
Niles
Mich
Day
Casper Weitzel
Lancaster
A.J. Stoner
Decatur
Tils
Kipsry Pap Co
UTI
Jamaica
Pierce
New England
Boston
Mesers, Jeffrees
Tam
Speer
Hanats
M. D
N. Y
Allen’s Drug Store
Hop Bitters Endorsement and Public Disorder Fines
A Nunda News notice praises Hop Bitters, likening it to bone set tea and urging use for wellbeing. In Hingston Washington DC street, 231 Spence tried to kiss Mrs Waller and was fined 50 dollars. In Harrodsburg Kentucky similar offenses against Miss Barton earned 100 dollars.
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Nunda News
Spence
Waller
Hingston
D. C
Miss Barton
Harrodsburg
Fragmentary 19th Century Advertisements and Notices
A collage of medical cures and notices from a Cleveland Ohio Herald page cites St Jacob’s Oil for rheumatism, Lydia E Pinkham remedies, Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup, Pelows Compound, and Speer’s wines. Disbarment of Ex Judge Gleason in Baltimore is noted along with a New Orleans mayor named Shakespeare.
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New Orleans
Shakespeare
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Goqdgar
Bigars
St Side Public Square
Greencastle
Ind
Tali Sezai
PLICE
All Druggtte
Lounston & CO
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
U. S
Canada
Marguna
Hop
D.C
HOP Ritters Mre Co
Rochester, N
Toronto, Ont, Ee
Bivius
Harris Remedy CO
ST. Louis
9Th & Market Ste. St. Loula
Edward
Columnus
Ivy
Henry Coblentz
Ayer
Egolf
Philadelphia
Eggolf
Cleveland
Ohio Herald
Illinois
William E. Gleason
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore
Cheenbackers
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Toledo Weakly Blade
Day Kidney Pad Co
J. H. W. Scott
M.D. Gagetown
N. DB
Mast Liberty
Dr. Lindsey
Speersport
New York Hospital
Vivuul Buauulid
D. H. Coleman
Short Creek
W. Va
Hill
Dr. Sherman
Red Front
John T. Craig
Main Street
Howe & Vermilion’s
South Greencastle
Smith
Dr. Journ Bull
Bull
Daniel F. Teytty
Malow
Hamlin Organs
Poway
Mason & Lam‘lin Organ CO
Tremont St
Union Square
Wabash Hienen
Vaters .& CO
Broadway, N. In
Powell &80N
Fur Sea
Malt Bitters CO
Sod Ok A. Ea c Cooper
Weents
Rolling Mill Cooper Shop
Taun DT
de. Whittier
St. Charles Street
Beth
Jacques
Chestnut St
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