An assortment of early 1900s ads and notices
A collage of brief advertisements and public notices including Dr. Skirvin's Rheumatic Cure pricing and claims, Nes Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a claim about a spanking machine at Red Wing, dye products, a political note on Senator Kearns, a piano cessation rule in Fort Scott, a proverb about Lazarus and Dives, large mail matter statistics, US sugar imports, Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion with testimonials, and a demographic fact about India's population and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwing
Minn
Nes Winslow
Hall
F. J. Chenzy & Co
Toledo
F. J.cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Waxoine, Kinnan& Marvin
Peninsula
India
United States
Monogram Revival Adorns Glass and China Decor
A revival of placing family monograms on glass and china grows in popularity. Elaborate gold traceries are favored for china, while monograms are often colored in green or blue. These decorations are ordered custom and are noted for durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Glass
Bread Sticks From Dough Moulded For Crisp Baking
Take a pint of raised dough and work it into the beaten egg white until smooth. Shape into small sticks and place in special pans with troughs. Let rise to double size, brush with water or milk, or diluted egg white, and bake fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
Washing Blankets Properly for Home and Country Lifestyles
The article advises rural households with easy outdoor space to wash blankets in large yearly batches, while urban homes should send one blanket to the wash weekly or two for light loads. It warns against bulk washing, notes blankets shrink if washed together, and recommends fast, thorough cleaning and drying outdoors on a hot day.
Cauliflower a La Italienne Recipe Steps
This compact dish uses boiled cauliflower placed in a fireproof dish. It is coated with warm butter mixed with tomato conserve salt pepper and a touch of mace, then masked with seasoned dry breadcrumbs and baked quickly until golden brown. The cauliflower is basted with warm butter during baking and served in the cooking dish.
Caramel Shortcake Variation With Chocolate Filling
A seasonal caramel shortcake method uses brown sugar caramel poured between cake layers. The filling may be cho colate cream or fruit preserves with a chocolate option, then the top is coated and allowed to set before finishing with candied fruit.
POUSEHOL Recipes Tomato Juice and More
A collection of household recipes including Tomato Juice Bottled, Bombay Toast, Apple Ginger preserves, Onion Stuffing for Duck or Goose, Baked Eggs in French rolls. Directions cover prep, seasoning, cooking times, and serving suggestions.
No such Alderney breed of cattle exists
The passage explains that Alderney cattle are a misnomer for Jersey cattle in early imports. Alderney is a Channel Island with no established cattle breed. Jersey cattle were often called Alderney cattle by mistake. The name origin likely stems from Alderney port activity in imports to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weisslitz
Alderneys
Jerseys
Channel Island
United States
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Channel
England
The Glory of California Scenery in Pacific Coast Verse
Herbert Bashford notes that California scenic beauty inspires a distinct landscape poetry tradition on the Pacific Coast. He argues regional color elevates literary value, predicting rising refinement as education broadens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pacific Coast
Maurice Thompson
West
Herbert Bashford
Royal Taxidermist and Dublin Population Update
The Queen of Italy donated a collection of animals and birds collected during a northern waters yachting cruise to an Italian natural history museum. Dublin now has 245000 people, with Edinburgh ahead by 57000. Ten British towns surpass Dublin in size, besides London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
London
Dublin
Edinburgh
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Ad Promises Cure
An advertisement claims FITS are permanently cured after one day with Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a $2 trial and a free treatise from Dr R H Kline Ltd in Philadelphia. The snippet also notes high population density in Japan and an East Asia remark about China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
R.H. Kline, Ltd
Phila
Japan
Cina
H. H. Green
Bex
Atlanta
Cherokee Remedy Sold With Medical Endorsement
A medical professor from Eclectic Medical College endorses Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein as both preventive and curative. Advertised by druggists in 25c, 50c, and $1.00 sizes, the claim urges continued use "till death comes."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hammond
Eclectic Medical College
Taylor
CASE OF SATISFIED AMBITION
Two young women at a downtown business club share tales of travel and meals. One recalls the joy of dining in depot restaurant dining rooms with real tables and cloths, a long held ambition born from childhood meals in lunch baskets. The exchange highlights modest personal ambitions fulfilled through independent spending.
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New York Press
Thief Claims Sanctuary In Cologne Church
In Cologne a thief pursued by police sought sanctuary inside a church and appealed to the altar as medieval law allowed but officers arrested him despite the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Care of Locomotives Shows Engineer and Fireman Pride
A historic piece praises locomotive workers in their meticulous care of engines. It highlights shining brass, polished areas, and spotless cabs despite coal dust, noting engineers’ and firemen’s pride as they tend every part and operate the power with attentive devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gineer
Propitious Moment Crowded With Curious Lineage
A fragment from the Free Press notes a tied discussion about publishing a volume and mentions a third cousin relation to James Jones. It hints at a bicentennial timing for Jones but provides little concrete context or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Free
Detroit
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Mrs. Pavia
Weussitz
Seneca St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia K. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinknam
Bright
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ora Strona
Dalton
Mass
Ignaturese
Telit
Dr. Skirvin
Skirvin
Senate
Senator Kearns
Idaho
J. W. O’brien
Third Avenue
Minneapolis
Fort Scott
Kansas
Ayer
J. C. Baxter
Braidwood, Il
Gragg
Samacs
JCA CO
Lowell, Maas
Ase Thompson
Weg
Southern Railway
R. L. Vernon
Trav
J. H. Wood
Charlotte
N. C
Asheville
W. A. Turk
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. C
Cathartic
New York
Nassau St. Or
Atlan
Crouch Marble and Granite Co
The
Iron Works
Winston-Salem
N.C
Boston
R. Paxton Co
Loasehold
Luipaimues
Josever
State Street
Deale
Age
Seesi FG. v Mar
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