Miss Elizabeth Brown Ventures Into Colorado Mining
Miss Elizabeth Killingeworth Brown, longtime daughter of the late David Wolfe Brown, ex officio chief reporter for the House, has entered mining in Colorado. She persuaded area holders to sell unworkable claims and now owns several paying mines including the Lone Star near Red Cliff. She personally supervises operations and is seen daily traveling with a lunch basket to the mine to oversee labor and ore extraction.
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Elizabeth
Killingeworth Brown
David Wolfe Brown
House of Representatives
Colorado
Red Cliffe
Col
Miss Brown
Aluminum's Role in Mercury Vapor Absorption
Investigator M Tarugi showed aluminum absorbs mercury vapor even when diluted with air at ambient temperature. This 2 percent delicate method detects mercury and helps prevent poisoning. A respirator forces air through finely pulverized aluminum to remove traces of mercury before inhalation.
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M. Tarugi
War Memoir Laugh Lines From Civil War Veteran
Isle General Russell Hastings recalls a pay arrears episode with droll timing. A Westerner asks the captain for three words, proposing money or discharge, and the captain grows grim as the reply lands: Neither one nor t'other.
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Russell Hastings
New Lubricant Testing Machine Debuts in Germany
A new device for testing lubricating oils has been introduced in Germany. The machine promises improved accuracy in assessing oil performance and compatibility with various engine types.
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Germany
An Ohio Fruit Raiser Cured by Dean’s Whitney Pills
An elderly Mentor Ohio fruit dealer Sidney Justus, 73, says Dean’s Whitney Pills cured eight to ten years of kidney trouble. He describes severe backache swelling and urinary issues eased after using half to three boxes. Also includes a Newark News joke about political spoils.
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Ohio
Sidney Justus
Mentor
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cure of disfiguring ulcer credited to Caticura products
Mrs P Hackett of 400 Van Buren St reports a severe facial ulcer once deemed incurable by doctors is now completely healed after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The letter praises the remedy and notes her face is smooth and clear again. The article also explains pearl grain weight differs from the troy grain, with four pearl grains equal to five troy grains.
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P. Hackett
van Buren St
N. N
Crinoline models and floating skirts gain interest in Paris and New York
Fashion notes describe Paquin featherweight haircloth foundations and multiple boning rows to shape new crinoline style silhouettes. A Paris shop shows a model with a white frock over the frame, revealing improved outlines and elegance for home craft adaptability.
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Paris
Simon-Pure
New York
Pitth Avenue
WANTED A POCKET A new bag idea for women
A New York Globe column laments the lack of a truly secure pocket for female shoppers. It cites four robberies on a Coney Island bound streetcar, where women lost money from bags and a Peggy from Paris pocket was cut from its straps. The piece jokes about inventing a safer carrying method.
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Coney Island
Ali
New York Globe
Proper Breathing Advised By Dr Peckham Murray
In the Delineator Dr Grace Peckham Murray urges mothers to ensure clear airways for children. Obstructions in the mouth or nose hinder air flow and nourishment, with adenoids often hidden between nose and throat contributing to poor growth and pallor in youngsters.
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Grace Peckham Murray
Separate Waist Fullness In Lingerie Styles Featured
The Washington Times notes separate waist silhouettes in lingerie and chiffon blouses. A double chiffon blouse with a deep square yoke, lace frill, and lace bretelles is described, including shirrings, tucks, and puff sleeves finished with chiffon and lace accents.
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Washington Times
The Small Adornments and Fashion Hints
The article notes women should attend to wardrobing details with many small adornments. It highlights bronze green gold bracelets Countess Cassini styles triple bands, long and short neck chains, and two chains for vanity and throat. It also covers shoes matching frocks, softer collars, silver season trimmings, and oxidized metal hair ornaments.
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Countess Cassini
Indianapolis News
Jally Book on Gelatine Crafts and Cottage Cheese Making
Readable sections describe making jelly with fruit and gelatine, cottage cheese varieties and technique, rhubarb and rich pudding with rice, and home care tips. Additional items cover feet care, lamp cleaning, moth prevention, silver care, rhubarb use, and household odor ideas.
War has little effect on St. Petersburg theatre attendance
The war has had very little effect on theatre attendance in St. Petersburg with audiences continuing to fill venues despite wartime pressures.
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St. Petersburg
Teething Syrup Claims Relief and Cures Wind in Children
An 1900 testimonial cites Winston’s Seething Syrup for teething children promising softening of gums reducing inflammation and pain, and curing wind. The note, signed by Mrs. Tromay Ron ruts of Maple Street Norwich New York, dated February 17 1900, mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption saving a life.
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Winston
Tamsure Piso
Tromay Ronruts
Maple Ut
Norwich
N.Y
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Newark News
Record-Herald
Warren
Eternal Feminine
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia
France
Kine
R. E. Kline, Ltd
Arch Bt
Phila
Ormer Archduke
Leopold Has
Emma Sawyer
Lydia B. Pinkham
Kisneys Orm
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Conyers
Osborn Mill No. 2
Fall River
Hass
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Han
Russell Gray
Bridge & Garden Dts
Bridesburg
SEARS
Lion CO
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