Boy Recovers From Scabby Facial Sores After Resinol Treatment
A 14 year old boy in St. Louis describes severe scabby facial sores and intense itching. After trying Balves and soaps with no relief, a friend at the YMCA recommended Resinol Soap and Ointment. Within two weeks he was cured without scars and urges others to use Resinol for eczema, rashes, ringworm, boils, and related skin issues.
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St. Louis
Ernest le Pique, Jr
Dickson
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
Sheriff Candidate Promises Declined at Rural Door
Mr Williams, a sheriff candidate, canvassed a Wisconsin rural district and met Farmer Thompson’s wife. When asked to relay a vote promise, the wife recalled Thompson had already promised similar pledges to four other candidates.
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Williams
Wisconsin
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Norman E. Mack
National Monthly
A While for a Time Joke From Cleveland Class
A Cleveland school teacher asks students to explain the difference between a while and a time. A little boy plays the hero of the moment by answering that when papa goes out for a while, mamma knows he is going out for a time, a humorous misreading that ends the anecdote.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iitle
Under the Bed Mystery at a College Quarters
A professor returns from a scientific meeting deep in thought and hears an underbed sound. An intruder speaks, denying presence. Rifles fire in a maneuver as a startled girl steps back into a man’s arms. She apologizes, and they decide to watch the artillery.
Goose Request in Widow's Poultry Shop
A small poultry store run by a deceased merchant's widow reports a customer asking for a goose with the boy replying Mother will be down directly. This anecdote appears in Woman's Home Companion under Mother Goose or Poultry Trade.
Timely Reminder of Production Beyond Politics
An American host notes ongoing American industry including ore mining, cotton growth, and steel manufacturing. A foreign visitor asks why, and the host replies the country produces more than politics, reminding of tangible economic activity beyond political discourse.
Pretty Evening Gowns Showcase with Silks and Lace
Two elegant evening gowns are described using silk crepe challies and mulls in blue pink yellow and lavender. Necks may feature shadow lace yoke high collar Dutch neck or plain guimpe with rhinestone beading. Over-draped chiffon and silk roses complete the party gowns by Julia Bottomley.
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Julia Bottomley
Making Dinner a Social Success for Hosts and Guests
Practical advice on hosting a dinner to avoid social failure. Choose guests by fit and tact, not status, and seat wisely to encourage conversation. Avoid mixing incompatible personalities and large crowds, and ensure the hostess can rescue any neglected guest.
Millinery Notes on Ostrich Novelties and Trends
Ostrich novelties are at their lowest on the market per the Dry Goods Economist. The better trade seeks odd ostrich effects such as wings buckles feather dusters trees fringes and two toned primes lead. A white plush bow fringed with ostrich on a white plush sailor brim is noted as a striking recent trimming and long ostrich flues with white wing trim is another eye catching combination.
Novel Engagement Ring With Twin Sunken Gems
A novel engagement ring features two sunken stones, the groom’s birthstone and the bride’s lucky talisman, with a hidden clasp that allows the ring to split into two. Inner gold faces are inscribed with the engaged pair’s names or intimate sentiments.
Neck Chains Match Gowns in Jewelry Trend
Women now accessorize with bold neck chains and pendants to coordinate with gowns. The trend delights jewelry collectors and enchants spectators with its striking, coordinated ensembles.
White Satin Fashion Craze For Daytime Wear
Daytime attire features white satin in demand with careful shade choices. Ivory suits some complexions while cream tones flatter others. The chalky tint and extra glossy surface white satin draws attention and fashion interest.
NOTHING LIKE SILKEN HOSE
The article extols silk hose for their cool feel and luxurious look, noting most prefer black with summer outfits and white accents for promenade wear. It laments silk's high upkeep and suggests closely woven silk hose with minimal decoration as the best tasteful option among fashionable stockings.
Simple tailored coat and skirt ensemble description
A plain, well cut style pleased readers and could be made in any firm wool. The skirt features a back and front panel with narrow wrapped seams. The semi fitting coat has a black satin faced collar and satin revers and cuffs. A black satin hat with white wings complements the outfit. Materials listed include four and a half yards of 48 inch wool, four yards lining silk or satin, and a quarter yard for the collar.
Various sauces for fish from a Spanish hostesses pantry
A Spanish inspired fish sauce method mixes a thick French dressing with oil and vinegar, salt, mustard, paprika, and chopped eggs olives and peppers. Mayonnaise serves with fried fish and shellfish, plus optional sweet pickles or capers. A rich drawn butter sauce accompanies broiled fish, and an onion and clam broth based sauce gives shellfish a creamy finish with wine cream and chives.
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Spain
Braising a Guinea Hen Method and Tips
A National Food Magazine guide explains selecting a young guinea fowl by pliant breast bone and pale yellow color, then braising it in butter with carrot onion and celery, using tomato juice or stock, slow cooking about an hour for young birds and longer for older ones, finishing with light salt and serving with watercress and gravy.
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National Food Magazine
Steamed Rice and Salmon Recipe Variation
A salmon based dish uses a ring of warm steamed rice as a cradle for cold flaked salmon seasoned with salt pepper and nutmeg. The dish is steamed an hour then served with a rich egg sauce flavored with lemon juice and butter.
Parsley in Swedish dishes and soups noted
A home cook shares parsley use in soups gravies and stuffing for fowls. She suggests freezing parsley for winter and offers Swedish dishes as plain but good examples. She emphasizes parsley enhances nearly every meal and garnishing.
Eggplant Fritters Recipe Tip
A historical snippet describes mixing one cup flour one teaspoon baking powder one teaspoon salt and a quarter teaspoon pepper with enough milk to form a stiff batter and a beaten egg, fold in mashed eggplant pulp, fry spoonfuls in olive or cottonseed oil for a healthier golden fry.
Moral for the Money Mad
Professor Beidler of Bethel Pa says Americans are money mad and teach children to earn wealth not to live. He jokes that few boys become millionaires and compares such desire to a washerwoman funding a cross eyed airship venture, awaiting her husband’s return from his honeymoon.
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Warren M. Beidler
Bethel
Professor Beidler
Undertaker Ezra Toombs Watches Church Weather Vane
Ezra Toombs, the undertaker, sits on the horse block muttering as business sinks. The doctor’s proclamation about Judge Feebles’ fate stirs tension, the judge's recovery prompts plans to marry, and Ezra frets over patient hopes, rivalries, and a waning town.
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Ezra Toombs
Skeedée
Judge Feebles
Ezra
Kansas City Star
Ring Question Sparks Propose in Nineteen Year Romance
A fond youth asks which finger to wear a ring and the maiden replies with humor about a nineteen year old being never engaged before. The snippet captures a playful engagement moment between a young couple.
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Algy
A Woman's War Delighting in Idle Rich News
A witty dialogue questions the type of woman who reads society baby news about the idle rich. The latest pickle for Mrs. Cooke is her husband, sparking humor about domestic and social intrigue.
Cures Burns and Cuts with Cole's Carbon Salve
Ad snippets advertise Cole's Carbon salve claiming instant pen curing and quick relief withNoscar. Subheadings compare Scriblet and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, while other ads push Cross Ball Blue and generic "dy" commentary.
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Cole
Noscar
Alldruggiste
Winslow
Lettuce Cups With Orange Pepper Dressing
Lettuce leaves prepared for guests use three leaves each topped with a thin orange slice. A strip of canned red sweet pepper rests on each orange slice. The dish is finished with a dressing made from orange juice ends, a dash of pepper liquor, and plenty of salt.
Shoe Bags From Stocking Tops For Shoes And Slips
A woman uses the tops of silk stockings to make bags for shoes and slippers. When runs and holes appear the tops are cut midway and sewn with a French seam. A shoe then resides in each bag, saving space and cost.
Pumpkin fritters from old kitchen recipe
A historical recipe describes mixing one pint boiled pumpkin sifted with one pint milk two eggs half teaspoon salt a pinch of ginger one teaspoon molasses and flour to form a stiff batter for frying like buckwheat.
Tea Cake Recipe Note Card
A compact recipe instructs mixing sugar salt egg milk and baking powder with flour then baking in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes. The measurements include half cup sugar one half teaspoon salt one egg one cup sweet milk two teaspoons baking powder and two and a half cups flour.
Backache cure hailed by Kentucky woman
Mrs Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending two years of backache and female disorders after two years of suffering She reports regained health and full ability to work and urges others to seek help from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co seeking confidential guidance by mail from Lynn Massachusetts
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ollie Woodall
Morton’s Gap
Kentucky
Lydia E.pinkham
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