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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
8
Mize Emme Cole declares Lydia BH. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and restored health. She asks how many young girls have been sacrificed at the onset of womanhood and how many irregularities or displacements have caused years of suffering.
Emma Cole of Tullahoma Tennessee writes praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a seventeen year old girl's health. She notes relief from long standing pain during the transition from girlhood to womanhood and encourages others to seek free motherly advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A traveling salesman’s wife bears a son while he drums up trade. A doctor drafts a message to return home but a illiterate cook fails to send it. After a missed telegram confusion the drummer fears worse news, then learns the truth and forgives the cook.
The Egyptian government grants permission to build homes and hotels on the plain from Eskebich to the Nile, threatening the sphinxes and ancient structures. Societies form to exploit the view for large hotels as real American skyscrapers nine to ten stories rise near the Ghiseh pyramids.
William S Mayer a leading New South Wales educator tied to the University of Sydney is visiting Boston. The British native moved to Australia eighteen years ago and now travels to the United States for a professional stay.
Four dull silk pieces eight and a half inches at the base are cut into a dome shape eighteen inches high. Inscribe the front and back with a padded gold Japanese inscription. Inner pieces are longer for thick wadding lining and both sides are padded. A thick cord is inserted along the bottom for firmness, and the four joins are hidden with a flat silk cord and loops.
After plucking fowl collect large feathers and heat in an oven for hours while stirring. This kills insect eggs and stiffens feathers. Then cleanse by soaking in lime water, sinking, soaking days, rinsing, drying in sun. Feathers from own fowls or poultry buys can supply pillows in high demand.
A compact antique recipe describes two methods: Stuffed eggplant with walnuts and breadcrumbs baked until brown, and Cheese eggplant fried in egg and crumb then layered with white sauce and grated cheese before browning.
Beat egg whites to dry peaks then gradually add sugar to create a glossy firm meringue. Fold in the remaining sugar, spread over a cooled lemon pie, and bake in a moderate oven until the meringue sets and lightly colors, increasing heat slightly if the meringue is very tall after ten minutes.
A historical recipe describes boiling four ounces of macaroni, slicing a beef kidney after slow simmering, and layering with macaroni tomatoes and bread crumbs. It instructs seasoning with pepper salt mustard, dusting with flour, adding gravy and buttered breadcrumbs, then baking for about one hour.
Justice Geo. E. Law earned the nickname by marrying about 1,400 couples. He recalls kidney trouble ten years ago and credits three bottles of Deans Kidney Pills, bought for 60 cents, with curing his backache and kidney symptoms.
A Kansas City Star item describes Charley and his Oklahoma uncle strolling on Grand avenue when a riveter on a top floor suddenly hammers at high speed. The uncle exclaims in astonishment, thinking aloud about the noise and the improbable sight.
An Italian prince had forbidden his daughter to smoke but she smoked secretly on a balcony in muslin attire. She hid the burning cigarette behind her back when her father arrived, her dress caught fire, she was badly burned and died after intense suffering.
Diet of Americans notes what the average New York business man eats in a two page piece. It lists hot cakes quick lunch dishes pie Welsh rabbit ice cream grapefruit oyster cocktails pork and beans as purely American dishes and ice water as promoting indigestion. It says he eats with relish and balks at four items frankfurter sausages sauerkraut buttermilk and hamburger cheese calling them Dutch foods.
During a hunt by the Essex Union Hounds at Great Burstead the fox hid in a brewhouse on the copper, fled to the roof among rafters as beagles closed in, chairs and dishes overturned until a whip arrived to seize the fox. A physician notes aspirin naming in the British Medical Journal.
A simple bread dressing method uses grated bread crumbs mixed with salt pepper and sage. Heat two thirds cup milk with two thirds cup butter until melted then whisk in two eggs with a tablespoon of water and pour over the crumbs to create a moist stuffing for poultry.
Instructions describe cleaning a chamois skin using six teaspoonfuls of household ammonia in a quart of tepid water. Soak for one hour, agitate to remove dirt, rinse in tepid water, dry in the shade, and rub by hand to soften.
Lift two cupfuls arrow root and one cupful flour. Rub two thirds cupful butter into flour. Stir in milk to form a stiff dough. Roll, beat, repeat five minutes. Roll to inch thick, cut rounds, brush with eye, bake in a moderate oven.
When kerosene spills on carpets books or manuscripts cover the article with corn meal immediately. Shake or rub in gently and renew the meal frequently until the oil is completely absorbed. This quick method helps protect fabrics and papers from staining and damage.
An overworked Ohio doctor describes his collapse and recovery after adopting Grape-Nuts for meals. He reports rapid, lasting improvement in weight and endurance, crediting the cereal and the pamphlet The Road to Wellville found in packages. Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, notes a reason for the claim.
A mother recounts a severe infant eczema case from four months old, unrelieved by doctors until Cuticura Remedies were used. Within two months the condition improved and by six months the child was well, cited by Mrs R I Risley of Piermont New Hampshire. North Carolina called a woodworking state with High Point leading furniture production and exports to multiple countries.
The original Allcock's Porous Plaster is presented as the world’s standard external remedy now in its sixtieth year with the largest annual sales worldwide. It is praised for back pain chest cold and other local pains, noting many imitations but none matching its effectiveness.
The three newly elected Boston congressmen Joseph O'Connell John A Kelcher and Andrew J Peters are all young bachelors. It marks the first time the city has sent a husband and father none to Washington and the youngest delegation ever from any city.
A collage of old advertisements touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Trall's Catarrh Cure with claims of blood action and a 75 cent price, Garfield Remedies under Pure Food and Drugs Act, plus various tonics, cigars, and child soothing syrup pitches.
A fragmented old ad lists Smokers should call for Lewis Single Binder cigars and notes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle offer. It includes quotes and miscellaneous aphorisms reflecting period advertising style and moral sayings.
The English Labor Party calls all affiliated unions to double their subscriptions to the Parliamentary Representation Fund. The current rate is two cents per member.
Jeremiah Curtin of Bristol Vermont is described as mastering seventy languages. He began on a farm and learned each language through diligent study. He is currently engaged in special work and has authored numerous translations and books. He graduated from Harvard and was appointed secretary of the legation at St. Petersburg by President Lincoln.
Cornelius Vanderbilt earns steady ascent in the New York National Guard. Elected in 1901 as second lieutenant in the Twelfth regiment, he is now senior first lieutenant and has been detailed to command a company with a path to captaincy. The regiment credits his promotion to solid soldiering work.
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