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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
A passage describes a balanced pail setup using a table and sticks to hold a water bucket, and notes on camphor in warm water causing moving particles to dart away when turpentine oil or gin is added. It also quotes a poem about fairy tales and Santa Claus with a nostalgia for ancient times.
An easy to make travel basket using pasteboard and cretonne. Five sewn sections form the box with a long handle when opened. A cushion and needle book fit to the sides, brass rings at corners hold ribbons to shape the basket, which folds flat for packing.
In a witty clipping from an American pose theme, Alaska Ike jokes about what’s found in a stocking as Chilecot Pete quips frostbitten toes. The piece notes a special sift for the American woman to fall into good poses, per London Queen.
Lace curtains should soak for at least an hour in cold water with a little borax then washed in warm suds to remove smoky odor and dirt. Hot alum water is an effective insect destroyer. boil until dissolved and apply hot with a brush to cracks and seams to kill ants bedbugs cockroaches and other pests.
Recipes for cleaning black goods with gum camphor and borax, sand soap for dish care, and a tarragon pepper sauce with garlic and parsley. The clippings describe preparation steps, boiling water infusion, and careful mixing to create cleaning and flavor enhancements.
A Boston Post note describes two quick makeshift tray tables for invalids. One uses a small sewing table shortened on one end. the other cuts a doll’s table to eight inches and places it over the patient’s legs. Both fold away against a wall when not in use.
A vintage collection lists Quick Waffles with flour milk eggs cream tartar and salt steps including dissolving soda, then Hash Croquettes from leftover beef, battered and fried on lettuce. Butter Thin Nutlets describe meringue nut spread baked on butter tins. Molasses Cookies use molasses vinegar ginger and soda with egg sugar and flour to form a rolling dough.
A compact collection of aphorisms noting envy as a stronger seal on deserts and reflections on freedom, foolishness, success, and maternal bias. The quotes question the value of failures, equal birthright, and the notion of a universally perfect child.
A terse collection of quips on gender, vanity, color of wealth, and hypocrisy. It notes women’s anger without swearing, misnaming, the cost of a coat versus its pocket, a hypothetical oil giant’s dialogue, and births with silver spoons versus lack of baggage. It ends with a jab at false humility and public indiscretions.
An old warning against poisonous ointments for catarrh notes mercury harms mucous membranes and urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Includes misprinted pricing and sales info for Hall's remedies.
A ragbag of quips on gender roles and propriety interspersed with vintage ads. The text parodies the era’s sensibilities while promoting patent medicines and tonics. It includes claims for Winslow’s Syrup, Woolford’s Lotion, and Terrenine cures, ending with a pun about imagination and speech.
A claimed never failing rheumatism cure mixes half a pint of whiskey with Toris Compound and an ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla. Take a tablespoonful before each meal and at bedtime. ingredients are sold at drug stores. Also notes the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines incorporated in Boston with 40 million dollars capital to salvage Morse wreck remnants.
A frayed ad claims piles are cured in six to fourteen days using Gazo Ointment with a money back guarantee. It promises relief for protruding piles and mentions refunds if not satisfied. The text also oddly comments on distant relatives growing richer.
A collection of translated maxims on experience wisdom and willpower. The quotes emphasize suffering teaching wisdom soft answers avoiding traps and industry as path to success.
A reader recalls severe inflammatory rheumatism with skin peeling and bed sores. After trying many remedies, Cuticura Resolvent, Soap and Ointment restored complexion, hair, and health. Names and dates tied to Stamford Connecticut and Cleveland Ohio appear in an elderly testimonial. Also includes brief misquoted quip about sharpness and conscience.
Clarksville Georgia resident Mrs. Thompson reports 15 years of eczema pain eased by refrexins after doctors failed. Testimonies of cures flood the ad copy as J B Praxins Dept A Savannah claims widespread use. Also touts One Bromo Quinine and K W Grove signature cold cure for 25 cents.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes follows, noting a harsh figure on Russia’s pest problem and observations on wisdom, poison, beginner’s mindset, and crowd behavior.
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