Women Should Be Protected From Harmful Ills
In Sikeston Missouri and Murrayville Illinois two women describe chronic female troubles and back pain. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and avoiding surgery. Both women report renewed strength, ability to work, and improved well being after use.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Murrayville
Ill
Charles Moors
R. R No. 3
Murrayville, IL
The Disappearing Doll Trick For The Boy Magician
A detailed description of a simple stage magic stunt The Disappearing Doll shows a cabinet setup using a rope binding and pivoted end to hide a doll inside a cabinet The process mirrors the cabinet trick used for a living performer but on a smaller scale with an assistant drawing the doll from a locked cabinet and returning it through a bag and pivoted end.
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A. Neely Hall
Hidden End Trick Cabinet for Doll Illusion
Description of constructing a boxed cabinet illusion where a hinged end piece pivots, is locked with a brad pin, and appears solid when closed. It details brad placement, locking pin holes, leather hinge covers, doll sizing, lining color, padding, and an assistant concealed under a table or inside a packing-case box for misdirection.
Hydration and Thirst Relief Through Acidulated Water
The piece explains thirst as a system-wide signal, worsened by dry mouth during fear or exertion. It notes ice water or ice in the mouth worsens irritation, and suggests drinking cool water with slight acidity such as lemon juice or small amounts of citric or tartaric acid to stimulate saliva and ease dryness. Sweetening is not harmful.
Memorial Hill Given to State as Walter Harriman Reservation
A mountain memorial to General Walter Harriman, NH governor 1867–1868, is donated by Joseph Lesson and named the Walter Harriman reservation. Stewart Minkhill stands 1,800 feet high with surrounding timber and meadow slopes. The state will use the land for forestry study and teaching and open it as a public park.
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General Harriman
New Hampshire
Joseph Lesson
Walter Harriman
Stewart Minkhill
White Mountain
Magazine of American History
Man's Inconsistency in Wealth and Pleasure
A successful citizen notes fortune brings ease but also limits joy. He laments missing simple pleasures like a dawn walk with a sandwich and a swim in a mountain stream suspected of containing trout. The exchange contrasts material wealth with time and leisure.
Dainties for supper and light Spanish beans recipes
A collection of dinner ideas and method notes including Rice With Oranges and Rice With Fried Bananas and Poached Eggs. Also a Lightning Cake recipe, Apple Salad with orange, a tangy vinaigrette, Spanish Beans with tomatoes cheese and optional pork, plus serving suggestions and timing tips.
Beef and Lamb Croquettes Recipe
A historical recipe for croquettes using beef and lamb and a mix of potato onion parsley and sage. It details chopping meat mixing with butter flour milk and seasonings, shaping into cones or balls, breading with crumbs and egg, then frying in deep fat until browned.
Tomato Omelet with Tomato Garnish
Peel two large tomatoes and cut in pieces. Cook slowly with salt and red pepper. Beat yolks and whites of three eggs, season lightly, melt butter, add eggs, arrange tomato pieces atop as they set. Finish cooking and garnish with parsley.
How to Remove Grease Stains From Cotton Dresses
The article advises sprinkling the grease spot with finely prepared starch, covering with brown paper, and ironing with a hot iron for a few minutes. Then wash in warm soapsuds to remove all grease traces.
Barberry and Sweet Apple Jam Recipe Note
One gallon molasses with four quarts barberries and sliced apples simmer in a large crock until cooked. When done properly the mixture should not ferment. The method emphasizes thorough heating and covered cooking for preservation.
Eggplant Patties and Croquettes Method
The text explains forming eggplant pulp into patties or croquettes, coating with flour, dipping in egg, flour, egg again, then breadcrumbs, and frying in hot oil or fat.
Ox Tongue Recipe in German Style
Parboil the tongue then peel, roast until tender while basting, serve with brown sauce and currant jelly as accompaniment.
To Decorate a Bald Head
A Mrs Pezozzle quips of husband baldness wedding day and her method to enhance shine through washing, sanding, and hand rubbing, claiming the head now shows a lovely dull rich finish and natural grain. Also includes ad blurbs for Red Cross Ball Blue blueing and a Massinger quote about wise ascent.
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