Bowman Endorses Perna for Colds and Flu Relief
Chas W Bowman 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 4th M.S.M. Day unit writes from Lanham Maryland praising Perna as a remedy for colds in the head and throat. He claims a severe attack was cured in forty eight hours and urges its use as a preventive. He notes family use and recommendation to friends and asks readers to obtain the Free Perna Almanac for 1907.
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Chas
W. Bowman
Lanham
Adi
Perna
Chas. W. Bowman
Pervaa Almanac
Remarkable Lighthouse Move at Ashtabuls
A full lighthouse weighing five tons and five feet high was moved 750 feet along the river without disassembly. It was lifted by jacks and rollers, towed by a lighter, and repositioned with guy ropes aiding the operation. The feat marks a notable engineering achievement in difficult terrain.
Cure by Cuticura Ointment Ends Long Illness
A man recounts a decade of severe scaly eruptions that covered his body excluding face and hands. After failed treatments including arsenic and salves, Cuticura Ointment finally cured him and restored his hair, following years of costly trials and pain.
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Hiram Mattingly
Culinary Novelties and Welsh Rabbit as Cheese Topped Dish
A historical survey details quirky culinary fads centered on melted cheese poured over meats and fish. It traces early New York shop kitchen riffs on Welsh rarebit variants, including haddock and cod preparations, butter, mustard, pepper and a coded mix of spices, with authors and inventors like Walter McDougall, John Chamberlin, and Morgan Robertson cited for their own takes.
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New York
Walter McDougall
McDougell
Eithes
John Chamberlin
May Irwin
Morgan Rrobertson
New York State
Mayonnaise Dressing Buy Bulk for Savings
A garden excerpt from Hearper's Bazar explains making mayonnaise. Buy oil in bulk from Italian grocers to save, as larger tins beat the price of small bottles. Follow a method: oil in, yolk and vinegar stirred until light and fluffy, add oil slowly, then salt and cayenne.
Chocolate Pie Recipe Summary
A vintage recipe describes making chocolate pie with sugar, hot water, egg yolks, milk, cream of tartar, baking soda, and beaten egg whites. It instructs folding in grated chocolate and lemon flavor, layering the filling while the cake is hot.
Fried Mash Routine Breakfast Dish
A recipe fragment describes frying mashed potatoes mixed with white meat. The dish is cooled firm, sliced, dredged in egg and crumbs, then fried in hot lard. Melted sugar or maple sugar adds a sweet finish.
Apple Sauce Cake and Stuffed Bananas Recipe
Apple Sauce Cake uses sugar shortening cloves nutmeg salt and sour apple sauce mixed with soda water then flour and bake. Stuffed Bananas cuts ends of bananas presses pulp through a sieve mixes with lemon juice sugar and whipped cream to fill shells and serve with cake.
Glossy Table Linen Care and Footwear Tips
Glossy table linen should be dampened considerably before ironing to achieve a bright gloss. Flat feet require moderately high heels, while those with a high arched last are better with low options.
Grand Trunk Pacific to Aid Western Canada Crop Move
An authoritative statement from C. M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, says the line will help move the 1907 Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba grain crop to water routes. He traveled 738 miles from Portage la Prairie to Edmonton by prairie schooner, reporting on regional prospects as Western Canada anticipates large wheat harvests and thousands of free homesteads opening up for settlers.
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Western Canada
Seaboard
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hays
Portage la Prairie
Edmonton
Canadien
Grand Trunk Pacific Road
Canada
Differences in terms and phrases from a Chicago Tribune quip
A queried line from the Chicago Tribune questions a mech about distinguishing phrases and terms. It lists Alexandrine and Alexandriay variants, adenoids and aneroids, six of one and half a dozen of the other, and contrasts Neoplatonism with Platonic friendship.
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Chicago Tribune
Old Adage Corroborated In Marital News
An item notes that a western millionaire plans to marry his cook, echoing an old saying about heart and stomach. The page also advertises remedies for constipation and coughs, whiskey brands, and cure-alls, reflecting period advertisements and moralizing tones.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Believed To Cure Rheumatism
Portland resident Frank Lite describes a five year rheumatic illness including arm numbness, back pain, paralysis on one side, and severe stomach issues. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills his condition improved and fully cured with no relapse. Pills sold by druggists or mailed at 50 cents per box or 2.50 for six, by Dr Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady.
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Portland
Dr. Williams Melicine Company
Schenectady
DYSON
Dyson Medicine CO
Bloomington
Mlinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Faceless Due and Cigar Brand Ads Highlight 1910s Economy
Early 20th century advertisements praise economy as the road to wealth and promote FUT NAM FACELESS DUE at 10c per package. Mentions of Lewis factory, hair beard hygiene, and cigars. Health ad touts Garfield Tea as a mild laxative. Several lines critique gold greed and rash purchases.
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Futnam
Mercury in catarrh cures warning from readers
A scanned column warns against ointments containing mercury for catarrh and touts caution toward questionable remedies. It notes a Toledo firm and multiple vendors, then shifts to a tale on starching England and a Welsh Roman relic discovery, with assorted historical digressions about starching, London imports, and artifacts found in Wales and Hertfordshire.
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Lieutenant Bowman
Pe-Au-Na
Onca
Fly Brothers
Warren Street
Heraclitus
Grand Trunk Pacific Rail Road
Garfield
Mac
Lewis
Lee
Pearia
Amulnik
Thor. Ha
P. JoCheney 4, Co
Tuleda
Cory
Toledo
Ly Fed
Chomet & Lee Teattagalais
Dinggiats, Vince, Se
Per Butte
Takeale Family Plus
England
Elizabeth
Dinghem Var den Plasse
London
Wales
Welwyn
Herts
Carters
Growine
Canadian West
Cunnca
Ottawa
Broughton
Quincy
Chicago
Ill
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terchwt
Indianapolis
Ind
Currie
Callahan
Milwaukee
Wir
Limon
Colorado
Acre
Virginia Farms and Homes
R.B. Chaffin &Co., Inc
Richmond, VA
California
Tara Deasonable
S¢rvtes Prem
Sache Rusti Dr
Peat Tide Wess
B.C
Craemer
Reid
Bot Necehmary
Mata E
Coenat
Anarys Dhe de Meu
la Salle
Checago
AN. KA
Putnam
tAsop
Exeter
Unionville
Traction Terminal
T. C. Currie
Wis
Buffalo A.l.co
Buffalo Oil Paint & Varnish Co
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