Mixx the terrier on trial for wedding gown theft
A humorous tale from the Pittsburg News recalls Minx the terrier facing a nursery jury after allegedly stealing wedding gown fabric. Elsie voices as judge while Tom and Emmie’s wedding plans stall. Minx is dressed in a doll outfit for a week as punishment. Barbers as curiosities feature in barbershop finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minx
Mixx
Miex
The
Hortons
Ema
Tom
Sis
Elsie
Kors
Tom Riad
Saade
Emmelina
Pittsburg News
Restriction Debate Cited by New York Star Quote
A quoted line from the New York Star advocates limiting freight charges to favor those who pay. The fragment notes a man who does not contribute wealth to his community is least favored in this argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
New York Star
Nhicken
Bock Pub
Leonard &J
New York City
Grape-Nuts Restores Regular Bowels and Memory
An Ohio woman describes years of indigestion and constipation eased after trying Grape-Nuts. She reports relief from stomach gnawing and improved forgetfulness as digestion normalizes and memory sharpens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Iime
Pestam Co
Battle Creels
Tittle
Mushrooms on Toast and Boiled Fowl with Oysters
Instructions for preparing mushrooms on toast with oil salt and pepper broiled until juicy served on toast with butter and lemon juice. Then a Boston Post recipe for boiled fowl with oysters stuffed baked in a jar boiled one and a half hours with gravy cream and egg yolks finished with mace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Boston Post
Hearty Corn Soup with Potatoes and Tomatoes
A New York World recipe combines raw corn with stewed potatoes salt pork onions and crackers. The corn is scraped from the cob boiled with the cob water then potatoes tomatoes and corn are simmered with salt and pepper before adding butter and milk and serving hot with crackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Dr Tait Butler Endorses Cotton Seed Meal Over More Corn
Dr Tait Butler of Raleigh addressed the South Carolina Live Stock Association urging cotton seed meal as a better supplement than extra corn. He argued two pounds of meal can replace four pounds of corn or oats in horse feed, noting a two million dollar waste in all corn rations. Butler is presented as a recognized authority in this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sout Carolina Live Stock Association
Tait Butler
Raleigh
N. C
Stover
South Carolina
Butler
F. E. B. Young
C. M. Gibson
Young’s Island
Eczema Covered Baby Healed After Cuthura Remedies
A Piermont mother recalls her son’s severe eczema starting at four months. Despite patent medicines the condition worsened until age three years four months. After using all three Cuthura Remedies the child improved in two months and was well in six months. Oct. 23, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Risley
Piermont, N. H
Autumn Idyl and Notions in a Local Paper Scene
An assortment of short items: a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt on autumn melancholy, a Rio Grande News remark on brainy versus shallow men, a medical note on deafness and catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure promotion, a snippet about Almont Herald debating price hikes, and Harriman Observer’s look at rising paper and printing costs affecting newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almont
Mich
Harriman Observer
Chicken Casserole Guide from the Boston Post
A historical home recipe instructs cutting a chicken into pieces including liver and heart, browning in butter with onion carrot turnip and parsley, then slow cooking in a covered pot for tenderness. Salt and pepper each piece before adding, serve hot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Cure Rheumatism with Internal Remedy Rheumacide
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from excess uric acid and promotes Rheumacide as an internal cure. It boasts removal of poisons, liver and kidney support, and a claimed complete cure sold by druggists at 25c to $1 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.chenny & Co
Toledo
Patent remedies and cures advertised in period ad
Til-founded enmities are ever the most obstinate Cardinal De Relz. Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen claims to cure coughs colds croup and consumption at 23c 50c and 1 per bottle Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething fruits gums claims 25c per bottle Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer offers a $2 trial bottle and free treatise from H R Kline 931 Arch St Phila Pa Advertising claims and medical testimonials mix in this period page with warnings about efficiency and beauty cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal de Relz
Taylor
St. Vitus
Dr. Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Household Hints and Simple Fixes from Daily Tips
Practical advice on cooking and housekeeping including cooling burnt food in water to preserve flavor. Tips cover ironing posture, odor removal from onions with vinegar, whitening piano keys, steaming cakes to prevent heaviness, shoe heel pin leveling, cork substitutes for bottles, and labeling dishes with ink on flour paste.
Borax as Contagion Preventive and Household Necessity
The piece extols borax as a universal household disinfectant and softener, suitable for sinks, utensils, linen, and clothing. It highlights easy application in hot water, no prescription, and multiple uses from cleansing to odor removal, with proverbs and product mentions.
Here's Hoping Poem About Love and Moonlit Night
A lyrical verse hopes for a bee guiding to a rose and love’s eyes as a signal light from heaven. It muses on daylight, night, and the moon shining in beloved eyes as a pure, romantic image.
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Shakespeare
Tom Society
Washington
Southern
Dr. Tait Butler
Virgil
Eczema
Chicago Record-Herald
Rio Grande News
Atter
Thetypewrite Exchange
Brach Am
Writing Machine Co
Ince
Main &T
Richmond
Heb Zarold
E. Paxton CO
Bosi
Ryh i
W.l.douglas
Shoes
Seo
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Thucydides
Woolford
Balzac
Old Dominion
OLD Dominion Iron & Wam Works Co
Belle Isle
Veterinaria
Coe Ty
ST. Paul
Minn
E. Jersey
aries. _ ase, ’ derand ay shipper
I.c
State St
Chesebrough Mfg
Baer
Ruby Farley
Middletown
Calif
Cardus
Chattanooga
Yuselisaiag Gard Street
New Yori
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