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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
9
Tips for a quick hot breakfast discuss percolator coffee on the table with a Viennese pot, fresh tea made at table, and hot water dishes to keep food warm. It notes air of iron stands, alcohol lamps, and durable dishes, plus serving ideas like soft boiled eggs, toast, and orange juice to start the day well.
A collection of quick how to tips including making shoe trees from old stockings filled with bran, sewing hooks and eyes onto garments, preparing a potato and egg dish with parsley, brightening gilt frames with a onion infused wash, and a basic fried corn dish. The writing combines practical domestic shortcuts with small kitchen and craft crafts.
An old Missouri resident recalls a time of money scarcity when exchange relied on bounties and animal skins. A 1837 Audrain County sheriff reportedly traded county revenue for wolf scalps and later recovered the loan in a settlement, showing a barter era before coin notes. The piece also cites a humorous Harper's Magazine anecdote about a fearful woman and a placid cow in a pasture, underscoring rural humor.
A reader correspondence condemns pretenders and defends Postum and GrapeNuts, citing letters from critics and supporters. The missives describe health improvements from Postum Cereal and urge truthful advertising, praising Christian values and warning against deceitful editorialism.
Mrs Anow Beebe of River and Moorae Streets Anoks Minn writes of chronic rheumatic back and hip pain dizziness breathlessness and kidney issues. She credits Daan's Kidney Pills with restoring mobility and energy and says she can do her own work now without fear of recurrence. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents per box.
A joke attributes a quip to Senator Platt during a visit to Manhattan Beach hotel. He supposedly told a western millionaire’s daughter that political economy means never buying more votes than you actually need. The exchange frames politics with a cynical edge.
A New York parent recalls eczema worsening in a three month old infant, then improving after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The note claims full cure by six months and totals $1.25 spent. Also included are assorted stray reading excerpts and advertisements.
A curio of prose and verse passages from Heart Throbs stirs a nostalgic family reading session on Christmas Eve. The reader recalls a promi nent lecturer praising the book as a warm, back-patting companion that suits moods and endures beyond literary value. The fragment also includes ads and quips on starch, insurance, health tonics, and tobacco, reflecting a cluttered early 20th century homestead scene.
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