Treasures in Our American Forests and Medical Remedies
Dr. Pierce of Buffalo extols medicinal roots in American forests and promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion liver troubles and heart ailments. He markets All Healing Salve and Favorite Prescription for women with testimonials and directions, asserting alcohol-free formulas and ingredient lists on bottle wrappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Resson
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
The Butter Demonstration by Briggs and Wife
Briggs returns home to find his wife and a churn misadventure. She has made milk butter by skimming cream, provoking a playful confrontation about better methods. He vows to test the cream butter next time, praising her effort and tact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Groh
Briggs
Watson
Mrs. Briggs
Pirates and pursuit endgame at sea in Adair Lillie Pollock chapter
Elliott and Henninger chase the steamship across shoaling reefs as a pirate standoff culminates in a wreck. Sevier, badly battered, seeks a payday while Henninger offers limited aid, proposing a single gold brick and a Cairo remittance in exchange for leaving the wreck and future plunder. Carlton is dead, and the chase shifts towards safety and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henninger
Adhon
Elliott
Carlton
Abdullah
Sevier
Cape Town
Hawke
High Collar Fashion Returns to Duchess Marlborough Style
The piece notes the reappearance of the high collar, disliked for discomfort yet fashionable this season. It describes the design as high in back and sides with a chin hollow, in black velvet or silk with soft silk ties, and states the higher the collar, the trendier it is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Marlborough
Laiwes
Paris
Indianapolis
Ind
Artists In Demand For Painted Button Fashion This Winter
The girl who paints will find an outlet for her talent this winter as painted buttons will be very fashionable. They will decorate waistcoats and enhance winter attire with embroidery and painted trifles, adding brightness to outfits and boosting the value of decorative arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Theatrical Snippet and Punchy Bits in One Act
A collage of stage lines and quips includes characters plotting, jokes about exaggerated ego, a missing papers subplot, and a jailhouse edge. The piece ends with curtain and a practical ad note for Puro Distilled Water and People’s Coal and Cement Co.
Blind girls in a phone exchange
A novel occupation for the blind is opened by Miss Vina Isaacs at Lebanon hospital. Trained by Dr. Daub, she now connects numbers and answers calls with the speed of a normal operator. The idea expands, and seven blind operators are employed in New York City.
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the Sun
New York
Vina Isaacs
Lebanon Hospital
Daub
New York Association For the Blind
Miss Isaacs
New York City
Sponge Johnny Cake And Other Cookery From Old Recipes
A collection of household recipes including Sponge Johnny Cake with Indian meal and flour, lemon pie sponge, Lily Cakes rolled and filled with whipped cream, a decorative jelly centerpiece, Grape Catsup from boiled grapes with sugar and vinegar, and a classic Mincemeat mixture with chopped meat suet currants apples lemon juice and peel, wine and spices.
Chicago clubwomen start miniature city government
A fresh air themed note describes Chicago's economic club inaugurating a miniature city with official roles and improved procedures. A woman titled chief of peace contemplates joining the actual police, but a tour of Hjartison-st station with its harsh ventilation alters her plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hjartison-st
Keys display largest Maine collection at state offices
Thousands of keys fill glass cases in Augusta at the office of Superintendent of Public Buildings Francis Keefe. The assortment spans from small mailbox keys to four inch elevator keys, noted as the state's most extensive collection.
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State of
Maine
Francis Keefe
Augusta
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Story
Adair Lillie Pollock
Zanzibar
Cairo
Hyone
Cascarcla
Chas. H. Halpern
Lerd Giee
Jinks
Gal
Puro Distilled Water Company
People’s Coal and
Cemdict Co
Logsdon Bros.’ Fuel Company
Miss Vin A Isaacs
Everitt
Fashion Department of
Paris Pattern
Indiana Dental College
Delaware and
Ohio
Ave
A. J. Wawger Coal CO
Jos.r. Adams, Painter
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