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Newspaper
Iuka Vidette
Location
Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
6
The era’s biggest egg craze drives massive demand across Chicago and beyond. Reports show daily consumption in the hundreds of millions, with cold storage schemes and “eggs laid fresh today” schemes fueling price volatility and market manipulation.
A Gateway newspaper tale recalls a bachelor who, after a farewell supper, staggered home to a rooming house. He slept on stone steps with his hat folded about him and woke to find four dollars in the hat. Early churchgoers, assuming him a beggar, dropped pennies into the hat.
A fragmented piece weaves a parable on loving the neighbor amid porch disputes and messy yards. It shifts to culinary advice detailing two salad kinds, dressing variations, and techniques for mayonnaise, with notes on washing colored fabrics and avoiding sun exposure to preserve colors.
The note prescribes using only a wooden fork and spoon for mixing. It warns to avoid cutting the lettuce and to break it by hand. It emphasizes using good gine sar and, if possible, good olive oil only cream.
A garbled reminiscence recounts people debating about identity and honesty, weaving jokes about assassination fear and public figures. It references Uncle Tobys, a farmer, and a tongue in cheek critique of wealth and journalism. The piece mentions John D. Rockefeller and a Rainbow Fountain concept on an estate.
A cryptic excerpt notes a town boast about the largest rooster and equally large wife amid playful taunts and symbolic pride. The fragment hints at local status symbols and community irony without naming people or places.
A 65 year old Virginia man recounts severe eye inflammation failing all treatments until Cortuna/Cutica Ointment, used one week improved noticeably and two weeks nearly cured. He praises the remedy and cites ongoing health. Also includes inconsistent notes on other topics and dates from 1908.
A Denver woman recounts severe illness after meals and exhaustion from household duties. After trying Grape Nuts on a newspaper suggestion, she reports dramatic relief, regained appetite, and weight gain of 12 pounds. She credits the food with her renewed health and urges reading the Little Book The Road to Wellville for proof.
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