Phillips Milk of Magnesia Advertised as Universal Antacid
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant neutralizer of stomach acid for children and adults. It highlights its safety, ease of use, and claim as a trusted, physician endorsed remedy. It notes the product name Mille of Magnesia as a U S registered trademark of Charles H Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philips
U. S
Charles IT. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Garnishes Add to Foods for Color and Flavor
The article explains edible garnishes enhance cold dishes with color and flavor. It suggests lemon, parsley, mint, pepper rings, pimento strips, olives, and cucumber slices for cold meats and salads. It notes gelatin shapes, hard boiled eggs, orange slices, and jellied apples as attractive, tasty garnishes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Fairy Tale Dialogue With Clocks On Figures And Talk
In a whimsical 1929 piece from the Western Newspaper Union, clock characters discuss human chatter about weight and figures. The hall clock notes many figures on faces while contrasting human worries with clock steadiness as a luncheon scene and garnish talk unfolds.
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Western Newspaper Union
Nellie Maxwell Salads for Elegant Garden Parties
A collection of party salad recipes including Chicken and Vegetables in Aspic with gelatin mold, Piquant French Dressing, Young Cabbage salad, New Salad with coconut and almonds, Westchester Club Salad with fruit and olives, Conant Salad with pear and eggs, and Somerset Salad with cream cheese and grapes.
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Westchester Club
Somerset
Western Newspaper Union
Gingham Summer Dress Designed by USDA Home Economics
Tissue gingham in orange yellow and white creates a cool hot weather dress by the Bureau of Home Economics. The style suits a full figure with separate waist and skirt, hidden belt, inverted tucks, darts and gathers for comfort, and a leaf green broad brimmed hat to complete the ensemble.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fresh Salmon Cutlets
Fresh salmon is available year round with iced or frozen shipping expanding markets. The bureau of home economics offers a method: coat salmon portions in beaten egg and water, dredge in fine bread crumbs, fry slowly until golden brown, drain, and serve with lemon and parsley.
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The
Bureau of Home Economics
Hints for Housekeepers on Fruit Care and Uses
Practical tips for adding sugar to hot fruit after cooking and removing fresh stains with boiling water. Notes that strawberry juice can be canned for year round use in beverages sauces ice and gelatin desserts.
Americans Like Vegetables More Each Year
USDA marketing specialist B C Boree notes growing demand for truck crops driven by health guidance and year round freshness. Carrot shipments surged 140 percent while lettuce and peas expanded sharply. shipments now reach 40,000 to 50,000 cars annually, mostly from the Far Southwest to northeastern markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
B. C. Boree
Boree
Same Material Hat and Frock Tops Fashion Trends
Fashion highlights a trend where hats and frocks use identical materials. From georgette prints to tweed ensembles, the self material look appears in sportswear, evening wear, and children's bonnets, encouraging home sewers to reuse scraps to finish headpieces.
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Sahara
Western Newspaper Union
Ostrich Reaches Eight Feet In Height And 800 Pounds
A full grown male ostrich stands about eight feet tall and weighs around 800 pounds. Its top speed in full sprint is reported near 26 miles per hour. Practically the bird uses its wings as sails to aid rapid movement.
Tortoise of Captain Cook Said to Live On
A tortoise said to be Captain Cook's aged pet over 150 years dead is reported to still live, cherished by the great navigator in Calcutta. The animal reportedly reacts to the news of his owner’s death, while a rumor wakes of an Indian jungle elephant wearing a plate.
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Captain Cook
Kim
the Statesman of
Calcutta
Electric treatment of seeds shows germination boost
Gardeners read that treating seeds electrically yields remarkable results. Seeds are soaked, drained, then laid in a single layer on rustproof metal. A high frequency current passes over the seeds in an evacuated glass cylinder, improving vitality and germination capacity.
Inscriptions Claim Alexander the Great Release Plate
The fragment describes a silver plate with Greek lettering and an inscription claiming release by Alexander the Great on a specific day. It notes the evidence is not suitable for high court standards and offers little beyond the inscription itself.
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Alexander the Great
Salt Cure for Ailing Pet Goldfish Trial
If your pet goldfish seem ailing try a teaspoonful of salt to a quart of water. Sometimes salt water brighten them immeasurably.
Criticism on Car Secretary Jones at Washington dinner
Charles C. Jones of the AA A condemns a scene at a Washington dinner. He recalls a joke where an automobilist says he paid nothing for a dilapidated car given as a present and another replies that he has been robbed.
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Charles C. Jones
American Automobile Association
Washington
George
Golly
Swelled Heads and Wise Polite Advice a Tale of Alexander
Mayor Walker cites a tale of Alexander the Great to illustrate how even wise leaders can have conceited moments. Parmenio offers peace terms after Issus, but Alexander laughs and says he would accept them only if he were Parmenio.
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Walker
New York
Alexander
Parmenio
Issus
Paremenio
Tapper Learns Lincoln Joke Turns Desert Crossings Magical
A child explains to his father that Abraham Lincoln crossed the desert with his many wives. The exchanged quip reflects a humorous, mistaken memory from a Sunday school moment.
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Tapper
Abraham Lincoln
The Man With an Artistic Soul in Montreal
A brief feature notes conversations with residents about art in Montreal. It recalls a sweet young thing and a mix of people who were artistic and kind, reflecting a local mood and atmosphere of the city.
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Montreal Family Herald
Respecting Dissent Aims to Strengthen Public Dialogue
A brief editorial urges civility toward differing views to preserve constructive debate. It argues that silencing opposition undermines democratic process and hampers progress, calling for calm discourse, listening, and reasoned argument from all sides.
Castoria: trusted remedy for infants and children
A nostalgic promotional piece extols Castoria as a universally trusted vegetable remedy for babies and kids. It emphasizes safety for infants, accessibility in stores, and usefulness for fussiness, sleep issues, and common ailments, urging mothers to remember the brand.
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Castoria
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Aeroxon
aReck
Aeroxon Fies
U.re Graef ' Sandknop
Edina
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. R. Smith
Lansing Street
Se. J
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Vera EU
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Aspic
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Bayer
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Hanford
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