Cardui touted as remedy for women’s ailments appears
A reader in Sewebied recounts severe pains and insomnia eased after taking Cardus and Cardui products from a Chattanooga company. The ad portrays Cardui as a plant based tonic for women, with a home treatment set including Thedford’s Black Draught and Welve. It promotes a Ladies' Advisory Dept for instructions and a plain wrapper booklet.
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Urey
Ida
Samper
Cardus
Cardui
Thedford
Estianooga Medicine Co
Chattameega
Tenn
Aoe
Denounce Wild Cat Evangelism at Southern Presbyterian Assembly
At the fiftieth general assembly in Lewisburg West Virginia Dr Charles R Nisbet of Nashville denounced Wild Cat evangelism urging sane evangelism as the church faces internal disputes. The assembly asked presbyteries to cover a $3000 indebtedness from erecting a building at the James town Exposition and debated funding for a Fredericksburg widow and orphan home. A constitutional basis for women’s missionary unions was postponed to the next assembly.
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Lewisburg
W. VA
Fiftieth General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Charles R. Nisbet
Nashville
Fredericksburg
The Cheerful Philosopher Parody on Marriage
Epictetus listens as Brigham Young jokes about marriage and endless wives. The tale features quips on connubial bliss, mothers-in-law, milliners bills, and a pun about gowns that hook in the back.
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Epictetus
Brigham Young
Harper’s
Fashion notes on hats and blouses with tulle and trimmings
A newspaper fashion column describes last summer's trend of hats covered with tulle or net, seen again in veiled hats with wings roses bows. It highlights wide neck blouses fastening across the shoulder, missing underarm closures, and tunic halves joined by ribbons or straps, with chiffon silk and hand-sewn appliques for color and effect.
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Gime
Neete street wear pumps with ankle straps as improvement
The text describes new pumps for street wear with ankle straps as an improvement over last year's impractical outdoor pumps. It notes stockings should be plain and fine, and that for house wear embroidered hose may suit the wearer. It also mentions a raffia pillow with crash fabric, fringe, and braided handles for travel, plus raffia and foulards fashion notes.
Plain tunics for amateurs worn over silk or linen
The article describes simple tunics for amateurs to wear over silk or linen costumes. Tunics are sewn to an oblong square of coarse net at the West front and back, reaching from the band nearly to the hem and gathered at the girdle. Finishing features include a desortion or ribbon velvet strip with a mitered lower corner.
Linen dresses for girls wear this season
Linen dresses for girls feature simple cuts and refined fabrics. A delft blue linen style adds a white chemisette and a small black bow along the yoke, with bow ends running up the yoke. A pale lavender semi princess dress has a long straight overskirt and soutache trim along central panels.
Recipes Fees Sur Le Plat
Break five eggs into a greased baking dish and season with pepper salt and butter. Bake quickly for eight minutes until whites and yolks set. Pour over tomato sauce and serve.
Tomatoes Roasted In Center Oven With Butter
Cut good sized tomatoes into halves and place skin side down in a baking pan. Roast in a moderate oven until just firm. Dust with salt and pepper, then dot each with a small bit of butter. Serve centered for a simple seasoned dish.
Ilyde Park Gingerbread Recipe For A Supper Dish
Melt butter in water then stir in molasses and beaten egg. Sift flour soda cinnamon allspice cloves and salt. Combine mixtures beat vigorously fold in blueberries dredged with flour butter muffin tins fill two thirds full bake twenty five minutes in moderate oven.
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Singer
Water-cress Cultivation Tips From an Old Farmer
Those fond of water-cress may have a Summer's supply by sinking an old tub or bottom of a hogshead to a depth of ten inches near a pump or well, or where the water can be frequently renewed from hose. Half is receptacle with good soil, plant rooted Water-cress and fill with water. A
Iris plantings around tub spill keep flowers moist
The text notes iris planting around the outside of a tub where overflow water provides needed moisture for the blooms. It mentions a sequence of letters and words that appears garbled but centers on garden care and moisture from tub overflow.
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Enie
Soap Suds Destroys Wilt Worms in Peas
A reader describes a method using strong suds from isundry soap to coax soil worms to the surface. Gathered worms in a pan of suds die quickly, repeating each morning to destroy them. Soap suds do not injure sweet peas if no washing compound remains in the water.
Agricultural train ends Virginia tour in Staunton
Commissioner Koiner and an agricultural train completed a Valley lecture tour for farmers stopping at Staunton Brookwood Spotswood and Fairfield. Speakers included J F Gordon of Ohio W D Zinn of West Virginia and Ss B Siegel of Virginia. The tour highlighted potatoes corn and soil preparation to local farmers.
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Staunton
Koiner
Brookwood
Spotswood
Fairfield
Heckbridge
J. F. Gordon
Ohio
W. D. Zinn
Lost man returns to find wife, child, and new baby
John Jataira, long thought dead by friends, returns to Bloomfield New Jersey to find his wife and child awaiting him and discovers a second baby. After memory gaps and a period in a Philadelphia hospital he recalls Bloomfield and travels from Boston to reunite. Mortgage foreclosures followed his absence. three months after his disappearance a second child was born.
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New York
John Jutuiru
Bloomfield
N. J
Jataira
George Nevins
East Passaic Avenue
Jatairu
Boston
Gavage
Shome
Jatsirn
Posten
Georgia Governor Learns of Lookout Riot at Coal Plant
Georgia governor received early reports of a riot at Lookout Coal and Coke Company on Lookout Mountain. He ordered the militia from Rome to Durham to quell the uprising. Mines officials declined comment as authorities assess the seriousness of the situation.
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Tlanta
Georgia
Lookout Coal and Coke Company
Lookout Mountain
Rome
Durham
German Lutheran lecture on missions and leprosy colony
Rev. W H P Anderson spoke at the German Lutheran Church before the German Evangelical Synod on German missions and the India leper colony. He cited 600 leprosy cases cared for by German Lutheran contributions and urged greater aid as the colony grows. Other speakers and a Home Missionary Board report followed. Arlington Newark work expanded.
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Richmond
T. Lehman
Baltimore
J. Schotte
Scranton
Home Missionary Board
Arlington
Newark
D. W. Kern
Global match consumption shocks supply of timber
Civilized nations use about seven billion matches annually and half are burned in the United States. Matches are cheap but manufacturers warn raw material for their product is becoming scarce. Only prime tree portions are suitable. sapwood, knots, and cross grained timber fail. Pines, linden, aspen, white birch and willow most usable. London Globe report.
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United States
Umbe
London Globe
Lure of Gold Led to His Death in Scranton Lab
In Scranton a banker Dickinson sought a dream of alchemy to transmute base metals into silver. Dr F W Lange claimed a secret formula could enlarge silver atoms and transform metals, with Dickinson funding secret experiments that ended in his death from toxic fumes.
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Scranton
Kcjes Coulter Dick
Paracelsus
Druvett
F. W. Lange
Dickinson
Dr. Lange
Lange
Dr Lange
Earth
Imost
Victor W. B. Hedgepeth
Scecranton
Hedgepeth
Charlee Coulter Dickinson
Cornell University
Carnegie Turst Company
Mr. Dickinson
United States’ Treasury
Free Eye Book Ad From Marine Eye Remedy Co
An advertising notice invites readers to request a 48 page illustrated eye book from the Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago. It promises guidance on eye trouble and a trial plan tailored to the reader’s case. The offer includes additional products and suggestions for eye health improvements.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Sore Lyons
Istremetheus
Myven
Dovan
Tin Maby
One Weak Spot Kidney Backache Warns of Kidney Trouble
Jery Petes describes a common weak point where back pain signals kidney issues. He notes kidney congestion causes lingering back ache and inability to straighten after exertion. Police Chief J F Freeland cites relief from Dean's Kidney Pills, which regulated kidney secretions. Buy 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. F. Freeland
Durham
N. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Baker Homestead Night of Storm and Scandal
In a tense evening at the Baker home, city boarder Wenzell Beebe courts Ann Rose while rival Laidlaw matchs wits with Wenzell’s pride. A thunderstorm drives Ann Rose to seek shelter in the hayloft and barn, where fear and affection reveal true feelings. Wenzell arrives to safeguard the barn, finding Ann Rose trembling and seeking solace after the tense social clash.
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Ann Rose
Baker Homestead
Ann Rose Baker
Chester Laidlaw
Wenzell Beebe
Mrs. Baker
Wenzell
Mr. Laidlaw
Baily
Laidlaw
Jim Putney
South Meadow Bay
Wenzel
Taft Praises Southern Hospitality in Letter to Tawney
President Taft expresses deep gratitude for Southern hospitality witnessed during his tour. He defends invitations to travel with Congressmen, saying such hospitality shows cordial welcome rather than influencing votes. Taft notes the era’s warm reception and asks Tawney to publish the letter.
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Washington
Taft F
Taft
Tawney
Becau Requesia
Comet described as a sky-tramp by old print
An antique item notes Halley’s comet as a century-old sky-tramp in a fragment from The Washington Herald, mentioning Jason of seventy-five Hampt and an era of murky astronomy lore.
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Washington Herald
Jason
Masters Plant Setter promises droughtproof planting aid
A bold advertisement touts the Masters Plant Setter as a durable device for setting crops when heat and drought prevent hand work. It claims easy use, free full directions, and a homemade liquid fertilizer valued at over $100, offering guaranteed crop protection and independence from dry spells for farmers and track growers.
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United States
Golden Service for Pulitzer Bride at St Louis
Miss Elinor Wickham will wed Joseph Pulitzer Jr at her mother’s home on June 1. Her fiancé’s father presented a solid gold dinner service valued at 350000, with additional costly gifts including a diamond bracelet from the groom. Many fashionable guests from St Louis and New York are expected to attend.
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Miss Wickham
Mizs Wickham
Mr. Pulitzer
Mia
Wee RK
Ickham
The
Hee
New York
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Gertrude Sumner
Carey, Idabo
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Woman’s Department
Smart Fashions
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Milgharta Bolic
Virginia
Jery Petes
Clarissa Mackie
Tawny
Southland
Xanthine CO
II Uzianr
Golden Service
Pulitzer
Charles City
Laurel Hill Poultry Farm
Louisville
Sabel & Sons
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