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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
6
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative for ladies and children, claiming cleansing benefits and prompt relief from indigestion and constipation. It warns against imitations and instructs buyers to seek the California Fig Syrup Co. product, priced at 50 cents per bottle.
A Black man near Xenia Ohio was arrested for repeated chicken thefts, escalating to grand larceny. He was tried and convicted and asked why sentence should not be passed. He replied that he cannot go to jail yet because he is building a shack nearby and must finish it first.
In Syria consumptives face harsh treatment similar to lepers of old. TB is spreading rapidly among Arabs and Syrians, causing fear and ostracism for families with the disease. A small hospital for consumptives has opened at Beyrout under Dr Mary P Eddy’s direction.
In Yonkers State newspaper prose, a mistress questions a servant about smacking lips while a maid and the butler John observe. The exchange hints at possible misconduct and tension in the household as the scene closes with a playful, pointed line about lip-smacking.
A Texas physician admits bias against advertised foods and praises Grape-Nuts after trying it in Corpus Christi. He reports better digestion, increased strength, and no nausea, claiming the product improved his health over ten years. The letter is from Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
An article argues for local adaptation of seed corn using rigidly selected pure-bred strains. It details ear to row breeding, isolation plots, detasseling for clean pollen, and meticulous record keeping to raise yields and improve quality, claiming potential gains of 40 to 50 percent with proper curing, testing, and storage.
Practical soup making tips emphasize skimming grease, gentle simmering, and cold water starting. Use a quart of water per pound of meat, save broth for gravies, keep pots covered, avoid metal pots, and thin soups need less seasoning than thick soups.
A California inventor introduces a utensil aimed at those who want meat broiled dry. The device promises a consistently parched result, appealing to gourmets and cooks who prefer well done meat.
Allow a quarter of a good vanilla bean and seven ounces of sugar to each quart of cream. Split the bean, scrape seeds and mix with sugar. Cut pod into pieces and add to half the cream with the sugar, heat until sugar dissolves. Strain, cool, then add remaining cream. Freeze, churn until starting to freeze, then finish slowly. Repack and mellow two hours.
Pour one cup boiling water into one cup milk and stir in a cake of compressed yeast dissolved in two tablespoonfuls cold water. Add salt and flour to form a soft dough. Knead two minutes, let rise three hours, knead again, rise one hour, bake forty five minutes for three medium loaves. Quick, good bread.
To clean bric a brac especially china pieces use an old shaving brush to dust crevices and assist washing. Do not add soap. instead mix a tablespoonful of ammonia in a gallon of warm water for cleaning.
A testimonial from Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah describes severe baby head rash and a dramatic recovery after using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and Ointment. It claims the head cleared and hair grew, with a note offering a free Cuticura book from the Boston company.
London period piece notes music halls barely growing while some switch back to drama or share shows with drama and others move toward picture entertainments. The trend follows newer cinema buildings boosting film entertainment amidst aging venues.
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