Fireless refrigerator home guide and recipes
A home guide describes making an iceless refrigerator using a canvas cover and capillary water wicks to cool foods, arguing 50 degrees Fahrenheit is possible under ideal drying conditions. It advises separate units for milk and butter, regular cleaning, sunning, and keeping two covers, plus quick meals and cooking methods with a fireless cooker and references a Farmers' Bulletin for more recipes.
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Department of Agriculture
Fireless Cooker Ideas For Everyday Cooking
Fireless cooker tips show cereals need one sixth less water and extended set times. Meats benefit from tougher cuts becoming tender, with Creole Stew using lean beef or fowl, rice, tomatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, and seasonings cooked from small pieces.
How to Build an Iceless Refrigerator for Home Use
A 42 by 16 by 14 inch wooden frame with screen wire forms a compact iceless fridge. Features include a close fitting door on brass hinges, a solid bottom, enamel coated woodwork and wire, adjustable shelves, and a canton flannel cover with a wick system to evaporate moisture. The design emphasizes easy cleaning and potential size adjustments.
Never buy large quantities of spices at a time
A cautioned consumer tip warns against purchasing spices in bulk due to spoilage risk. It advises buying small amounts and storing properly to maintain freshness and flavor.
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Kid Health Aid
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe remedy for child tummy issues and feverish irritability. It promises quick cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels with a spoonful, claiming it can prevent illness and restore a playful child.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
No Personal Quarrel In Wartime Exemption Plea
A man seeking exemption claims no personal quarrel with Germany. When asked what he would do if a dangerous intruder harmed his wife, he答 replies he would leave the intruder to his fate, showing a grim stance on wartime duty.
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Germany
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Firm Offer in 1886
Frank J. Cheney principal of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notarized December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. Medicine taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists, testimonials free.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Never Played At None Of Them Athletic Games
In a small English village a cobbler's shop hosts older men who discuss a young footballer. When asked if he has played football, one veteran answers he has never played any athletic games except dominoes.
Capudine Relief for Headaches and Nervous Strain
An advertisement touts Capudine as a quick relief liquid for headaches and nervous strain. It also notes Dr. Peery's Dead Shot as an old fashioned single dose worm remover, and ends with a quip about divorce not being funny in married life.
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Dr. Peery
Do Not Hesitate Translate Request Sparks Laughs
A Honolulu firm tested a New York steel company claim of a native language department. They sent a letter written in the Hawaiian tongue expressing a need for translation but never heard back, highlighting a humorous linguistic misunderstanding.
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Eastern Steel Company
New York
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Islands
American Steel Concern
Russian Land Question and rural land reforms cited
Economists sociologists and statesmen in Russia favor ending communal landholding. Stolypin backed individual plots to motivate peasants. Early experiments dissolved as about twenty percent moved to own plots and adopted American style farming.
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Russia
Stolypin
Ans
Japanese Women Red Cross Workers
The foreign press bureau of the women's committee of the council of defense notes that Japan mobilized vast Red Cross efforts early in the war. It says Japanese membership surpassed American in the early war days and that Japan ran hospitals in England France and Russia for a year, later funding wounded allies with one million dollars split pro rata.
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Red Cross
Japan
Woman's Committee
Council of Defense
England
France
Russia
Beulah and Belle recall a shadowy conservatory meeting
Beulah and Belle describe a dark conservatory scene with whispered talk about a man named Fred. They hint at a kiss and muffled words while teasing someone about uncovering every detail.
Question of Souls Sparks Cow Milk Dilemma
A Sunday school scene prompts the daughter to ask if animals have souls. The teacher answers that dogs and cows lack souls, leading to the child’s worry that their milk would condemn them to hell. The anecdote reflects playful moral instruction in Harper's Magazine.
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Harper's Magazine
Rice forms staple diet across races and regions
Rice is a staple in eastern diets and also widely eaten in Europe and America. A bulletin from the Imperial Institute states its nutritional value depends on the form in which it is consumed.
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Europe
America
Imperial Institute
The Anxious Pilot
Noah sighted Arrurat and cried hope the peak of production has been reached.
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Noah
Arrurat
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel substitute
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid replacing calomel for liver relief. It claims no salivation, suitability for all ages, and warns calomel is dangerous mercury. Also includes assorted sale pitches and odd notices.
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Dodson
Not on the Face of It Electric Wires and Metal Tempering
A quoted debate on whether electric wires are made from well tempered metal. The exchange notes dangers in crossing or handling live lines and questions the practicality of metal tempering for safety.
Don’t Be Afraid of Your Vicars
H L Kramer promotes EATONIC as a quick relief for stomach distress. The ad claims EATONIC prevents gas and sour stomach, aids digestion after meals, and offers a money back guarantee. A large box costs 50 cents and is available at drug stores or by writing Eatonie Remedy Co. in Chicago.
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H. L. Kramer
Kramer
Eatonic
Eatonie Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
Chi- Cie
Grove
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Ad Claims Digestive Benefits
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy tablets as mild and thorough for digestion and elimination. It promises better assimilation, stronger energy, improved appetite, and cleaner blood with a nightly one week regimen. The product is sold, guaranteed, and recommended by druggists.
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Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
George
Steel Concern
Beulah
Fred
Belle
Jecrumse T
Betty
Little Betty
Calomel
Nancy Stall
Morto Rico
Parcel Post
Turner & Cochran
Longview
Texas
Sivek Patinum
Malite L. Mazer
Dept. H
St Phila Be
Houston
Myers
Paris Medicine CO
St. Louis
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