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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
4
Instructions advise washing silk blouses separately by color with soap jelly, using lukewarm water, careful rinsing, and gentle handling. Do not wring, iron while damp with muslin between fabric and iron, and iron on the wrong side to avoid a crimped finish. Lace trim should be ironed on the wrong side.
Instructions explain renewing a black coat by brushing off dust, washing with gasoline odor removal, treating marks with ammonia solution, and pressing. It then outlines making smooth starch from cold water and boiling liquid, adding a touch of lard for smoother ironing, and rubbing iron with paraffined cloth to avoid staining.
Create a warm bath with a quart of water and three tablespoons of ammonia. Dip a piece of chamois or soft cloth in the solution and rub the articles to remove tarnish. For deeply engraved or relief sections, use a small brush like an old toothbrush to clean grooves, then finish with a soft chamois or undressed glove for a final polish.
The article explains renewing a stale sponge by rubbing with fresh lemon juice and thorough rinsing, repeating if needed, and drying in air. It notes sponges roughen from hard water and recommends a homemade softener of horax and oatmenl stirred in boiling water, plus a oatmeal paste for rough reddened skin.
The recipe describes layering creamed chicken between bread slices then pan finishing with a splash of cream. It recommends serving with crisp celery spears or spiced pickles for a complete meal.
A fragment of a cookie recipe lists ingredients including molasses sugar shortening ginger soda and flour. The text is garbled with several misspellings but indicates a basic sweet dough for cookies.
Dates are simmered until soft then pitted and mashed. Sugar and water are added with eggs and flour to form a custard and fill a single crust or two pies. The process yields a date pie dish with a custard filling.
A Scottville Michigan woman extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a key to health for her large family and herself. She notes relief from back ache and bearing down pains and mentions her daughter's relief from painful periods and irregularity. The ad asserts the product contains native herbs, no narcotics, and boasts wide success for women's ills.
A collage of quirky anecdotes about actors and church figures. A thirteen year old pupil debates scripture with a minister while a doctor’s prescriptions spiral into humorous misdelivery. Bits about Long Island chicken farms and theater life pepper the page with lighttoned city color.
Dr Mary Walker, known for wearing men's clothes, lectured in a small country town. An impudent boy taunted her in the main street asking if she was the Mary with the lamb. She replied, No, but your mother had little jackies.
Senator Penrose quipped that past warnings against trusting wealth now extend to placing riches in trusts, joking about the era’s anti monopoly stance with a knowing smile.
Dialogue reveals tensions as she accuses him of loving her but lacking supreme selfless devotion while he probes the reason behind her claim. She asserts his possessiveness proves the deficiency.
A preacher argues Christians are saved to serve others and spread the Gospel. He cites Paul’s conversion, personal responsibility to witness, and the need for laypeople to reach society since many no longer attend church. He warns ministers alone cannot suffice and urges everyday believers to engage.
Rev. A. 3. Taylor from Chicago discusses the Sanctuary as essential for true spiritual growth and for understanding God’s lessons, asserting pastors should aid believers to become strong intelligent Christians. Rey C. Houghton argues the church should address both physical and spiritual problems, claiming a united church could solve them.
A citizen from Gainesboro Tennessee praises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root noting rapid relief from kidney and bladder pain after a trial bottle. The letter, sworn before a local justice, urges others to test the remedy and mentions available bottle sizes and a booklet on kidneys and bladder health.
An advertisement extols Dr Adrett Melease Walaria as a wonder remedy curing malaria and a cold in one, with testimonials from Clarence Ima Ergo and Elizte Babek praising prompt relief from chills and fever. It promotes Gabe at Alecsewski & Ca in Washington as distributor and touts Dr Pierre’s Pleasant Pellets as a family laxative.
A commercial traveler tells a Pittsburg storekeeper to buy a cash register as a thorough accounting device. The storekeeper quotes God as the maker, then smiles at his wife in the cashiers cage, blending reverence and humor in the exchange.
Ad promotes Cuticura Soap as prophylactic for skin health, claiming purity, fragrance, and multiple uses from soft hands to dandruff prevention. It invites free samples and notes economical value despite higher initial cost. A literary aside follows about a stage villain dropping a revolver and using a penknife in a melodrama scene.
Edith faces a twist as she ends her engagement with Jack but he breaks it first, leading to talk that she will owe him for breach of promise. The chatter centers on who gains as the fiancé considers legal remedies.
An assortment of vintage medical and household product lines and quips fill a fragmentary page. It mentions Castoria for children with a thirty year signature claim, Liniment Hunt's Lightning Oil touted for quick relief, Paxtine Antiseptic for mouth care, and Garfield Tea as a health aid, interspersed with quips about Nero and King Arthur.
An old newspaper blurb notes a recalled treatment in Woolford's Sanitary with claims of curing piles. The brief mentions an advertised dragnet and a proverb about forgiving enemies who prosper, reflecting a general medical sales pitch.
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