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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
4
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for ulcers eczema scrofula cancer blood poisoning and rheumatism. It offers free proof by mail from the Blood Balm Co 322 Mitchell Street Atlanta and promises sealed confidential medical advice with prepaid orders and home treatment directions.
Dampening clothes with hot water makes them more evenly damp and ready to iron, cutting prep time. Attractive silver alcohol lamps shaped like street lamps feature colored glass bowls and long stems, offering decorative lighting.
John Wana maker once topped life insurance at 1.5 million dollars but his son surpassed him with an additional policy equal to his own. The ad extols Dean’s Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney ailments, featuring a testimonial from W. J. Hill of Concord, N C, and offers a free trial by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY with 50 cent bottles through druggists.
The piece notes Japanese jars from Izumo and other regions such as Owari Baku Toto Osa Osuke Awaji and Toko nabe offering varied shapes and colors. It highlights the awfully good value of the latter type for decorative use during the flower season.
A Philadelphia Inquirer view praises boot driers as essential for women to keep boots in good condition. It notes drying boots in shape, saving leather, and hints at economic benefits from proper footwear care. It contrasts rubber enveloping with waterproof storm boots and comments on sandal rubbers for light footwear.
Clean windows on a dull day or when sun hits another part of the house to avoid streaks. Dust inside and out with a painter's brush, clean woodwork first, wash glass with warm water and ammonia, dust corners with cloth wrapped bone, dry with cotton cloth, polish with old newspaper, and rub with a touch of paraffin if steam forms.
A historic recipe snippet describes Tea Cakes with a butter flour dough, currants, and hot buttered servings. Fudge to be poured over flour dough and baked. Salmon Cutlets fried in hot fat with egg crumb coating, served with parsley and cream sauce. Creamed Celery with butter flour milk sauce and nutmeg.
The Congressional Directory highlights Robert Baker of Brooklyn as the new Democratic representative, eclipsing Senator Depew’s autobiography which occupies nearly a page. Baker’s life story runs about 1,000 words, with several hundred words detailing minor career incidents.
President F Sit terding of the Virginia Passenger and Power Co. in Richmond reports contracts for more than 25 000 000 feet of lumber in Amelia county Virginia. The deal covers oak pine hickory walnut and maple and plans call for three or four saw mills near Amelia Court House.
Cures swollen smarting tired hot feet corns and bunions with Allen's Foot-Ease powder shaken into shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes. Sample sent free. Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY. Also a stray line notes some people cheat at solitaire.
An old health ad warns against mercury in catarrh ointments and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. It notes price and where to buy and mentions testimonials and related remedies. The passage also includes miscellaneous anecdotes and railroad service notices with timetables and traveler amenities.
A manufacturer notes changing tastes in canes and umbrellas. Demand moves from rough natural wood to silver mounts and custom designs, with imports of cheap German silver hard to imitate. Handles vary from large rough wood to crooked hooks, while women favor unusual, costly pieces.
In Victoria British Columbia the Public Works Department learned crows drilling for clams on the beach caused slate damage to the drill shed roof. A dropped clam cracked slates, prompting repairs. Scarecrows now deter the birds and the roof stays intact.
Mrs Laura L Bremner of Crown Point Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing two years of spinal pain after other remedies failed She reports relief after three bottles and urges others to seek the remedy Her letter offers a $5000 forfeit if authenticity is not proven and invites other sick women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts.
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