Fiddle Fit Health Ad Claims Rapid Liver Cleanse
An old advertisement links headaches biliousness and sour stomach to a torpid liver and intestinal poisoning. It promotes Cascarets as a night remedy to cleanse the stomach remove undigested food and foul gases and purge waste so you wake feeling clear and fit by morning.
Precious gems and the rise of cut diamonds
The article traces ancient gem values with emeralds, rubies, and sapphires at the top costs, notes diamonds were worn rough before the fifteenth century when the diamond’s cut was perfected, and remarks emeralds remain fashionable and increasingly rare, valuable per carat.
Bayer Aspirin Trademarked For Headache Use
Bayer insists on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer package with directions for Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism. Bayer means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure and Notary Notice
An 1886 Toledo advertisement asserts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh with a $1000 reward for non cure and includes a notary public oath by Frank J. Cheney. Other snippets reference Castoria product safety notes, a cartoon caption, and social items about marriages and mothers.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
FJ. Cheney & Co
Capudine relieves headaches quick and cheap
An old style ad describes Capudine as a liquid headache remedy for all types including heat and grippe with trial bottles at 10 cents and larger sizes available. It notes quick relief and includes other diverse ad snippets about health and daily life.
Cheese Based Dishes for Home Economies Guide
The Department of Agriculture promotes cheese as a versatile meat substitute in hot weather. It outlines multiple recipes including cheese and bread crumb bake, corn and cheese souffle, tomato rabbit style, green corn tomato and cheese, cheese and macaroni loaf, and creamed cheese with eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Retaining Flavor in Tough Meat Round Steak on Biscuits
The article explores methods to preserve flavor in very tough meat. It suggests searing the exterior to lock in juices or letting juices escape into gravy. A recipe for round steak on biscuits follows: cut into half inch pieces, cook just below boiling or boil five minutes, then rest in a fireless cooker for five hours, thickened gravy with flour, and pour over split biscuits with crust.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Household V Questions
Wash lamp burners in wood ashes and water. A wet woolen cloth will pick up fragments of glass. A little white sugar dissolved in hot water makes a good stiffening for delicate faces. When peeling onions place in water deep enough to cover them. This protects the eyes.
Armistice Day Proclamation by Governor Hobby
Texas Governor William P Hobby proclaims Tuesday November 11 1919 a holiday marking the first Armistice Day anniversary. He honors the dead the brave and the returned soldiers and urges statewide observance and public demonstrations across cities and communities.
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Texas
Hobby
Austin, Tex
America
Flanders Field
William P. Hobby
State of
Death of Viscount Astor of Haver Castle
London reports the death of Viscount Astor of Haver Castle from heart disease on Saturday morning after a year of declining health. Cremation is planned per his wish, with ashes to be interred in the private chapel at Cliveden, Taplow, Bucks, now occupied by Waldorf Astor.
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London
Viscount Astor
Haver Castle
Cliveden
Taplow
Bucks
Waldorf Astor
Grain Dealers Openly Oppose Government Ownership Plans
Grain Dealers' National Association closes with resolutions opposing government ownership of railroads the Plumb plan government licensing of interstate business and urging an investigation of the federal trade commission to determine its usefulness to the government.
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St. Louia
Federal Trade Commission
Grain Dealers’ National Association
American Transport Leaves Vladivostok in Return Sail
The army transport Great Northern sailed from Vladivostok on October 7 carrying 100 officers and 1400 enlisted men back to the United States.
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Vladivostok
Great Northern
United States
Senate Adopts Resolution on Cotton Estimate Issuance
Washington Senate adopts a house joint resolution authorizing the secretary of agriculture to issue a supplementary October estimate for cotton on November 2, following an October 25 reference. No debate or record vote recorded.
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Washington
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
General Use of The Tractor Promotes Quiet Farming
Arguments in favor appear in Farm Life praising the tractor for staying calm and reliable. It will not bite or run away nor kick, and it won't shudder in the road or disturb the farmer at night. It promises easy care, no coke or wind-gall, and no need to nag to stop.
Real Riches and Malt Extracts Promote Laundries
Quote about wealth by Ruskin contrasts life and influence with material riches. The passage notes malt extracts have been found valuable for laundries in removing starch from clothing.
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Ruskin
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