Heat Dangers From Ice Cream and Summer Luxuries
A chilling bulletin warns of death linked to hot weather treats like ice cream soft drinks and fruits. The report cites numerous fatalities from overindulgence including states New Jersey Ohio and Wisconsin and names Mary Blake Oshkosh Canton and August Ladies' Home Journal. It blames chilled beverages for headaches fevers and fatal outcomes, noting a gendered susceptibility in young women and advising caution with straw sipping. The piece also quotes social commentary on women's domestic education and readiness drawing from periodical column tone.
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Cultaro
New Jers
Canton
Wis
Mary Blake
New York Journal
Cure a Cold In One Day Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Taries as a cure for a cold with a money back guarantee from FE W Grove on each box. The quirky copy notes the writer may be wrong at times and mentions a coin price of 25e.
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FE. W. Grove
Ayer
Grove
Grove’s
United States
Cuba
Chicago
Pale and Weak Women Health Tonic Promises Vitality
A nineteenth century advertisement extols Pale and Weak Women as a tonic that preserves roundness of form and freshness of face, claiming it keeps the whole female organism healthy through natural crises. Letters from women are cited as testimonials in the paper.
Origin of the Menu Card Traced to the Duke of Brunswick
A historical note explains the menu card began with the Duke of Brunswick who studied a parchment listing commanded dishes during banquets to guide his later appetite. The tale claims the simple idea delighted his guests and the menu card became an enduring institution. Kansas State dairy studies report skim milk calves outperforming whey-fed calves in a split trial with gains favoring the skim milk group. An additional calf study tests hay and grain mixes and conections with alfalfa during confinement, detailing feed quantities and procedures.
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Duke of Brunswick
Kansas State Cultural College
Iparison
It Turned Out as He Won Back His Former Suitor
A Chicago News brief recalls a romance where a wife insists she belongs to him, quashing a former suitor's claim as she confirms her marriage. The exchange highlights pride, possession, and final acceptance within a single dramatic moment.
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Chicago News
Oilcloth as a Wall Covering and Care Tips
Household notices discuss oilcloth as a wall covering and its cleaning. It notes its smooth surface resists dust and smoke, and gives steps for drying laces, rinsing with soft water, and ironing ribbons on marble tops to remove wrinkles. Do not use hot iron on ribbons.
A Home Made Summer Broiler and Sick-Rroom Care
A DIY charcoal broiler is described using an iron drip pan and holes for hot coals to enable quick cooking and coffee making. Then guidance on arranging a healthy sick room stresses southern or western exposure, minimal washable furnishings, simple curtains, and avoiding dust, odors, and drafts for the invalid's recovery.
Rice Cream and Crystallized Fruit From Household Recipes
A page compiles kitchen instructions for Rice Cream custard using eggs milk cornstarch sugar and nutmeg with lemon zest and a cold butter glaze. It also details crystallized fruits mixing egg whites and sugar and a carrot soup and cake preparation with simple seasonings and photography note at Effingham.
Rearing Queen Bees For Prolific Queens At Swarm Time
Beekeeping guidance describes rearing large queens during swarming, feeding larvae with royal jelly for longevity. After a swarm, inspect for queen cells, transplant brood with cells into a new hive, and expect queens to emerge within days. Virgin queens mate within seven to ten days, then live two to four years in the hive. Queens from May can build strong colonies by August, though mating losses are common. Written by F G Herman in New England Homestead.
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F. G. Herman
New England
A Fad From Far Japan at Afternoon Parties
Ko Kwai perfumes dazzle hosts as guests guess scent names for prizes. Distinct odors like Dew From the Mountain and Dream of the Garden charm attendees, with a Pacific slope guest winning a diamond brooch inscribed Ko Kwai.
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Japan
Pacific Slope
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KR. H. Kuixe Ltd
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Howard
Cagsty
D Ae Hall
Piso
Expstey
Vanburen
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CHAS
Lubay
Virginia
Uray College
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Washington
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Philo. Stenograpter
Oo Business College
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Tracormte
Recursten
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Bouth
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