California fig syrup laxative advert claims child health
An old advertisement touts California fig syrup as a gentle laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California label and promises a tasty fruit flavor with full dosing directions on every bottle.
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California
Adv
Uric acid in meat clogs the kidneys in old ad
An old advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a remedy for uric acid from meat, claiming it flushes sluggish kidneys and neutralizes urinary acids. It advises taking four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days and notes Jad Salts is inexpensive and safe.
Green's August Flower Promises Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile production. It claims widespread use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, heartburn, and constipation, urging readers to try a bottle with no substitutes.
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Green
Cuati Cara Talcum Powder Advertises New Skin Freshener
An advertisement touts Cuati cara Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and fragrance solution for face skin and baby use. Marketed as part of the Cuticara Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment, it claims to render other perfumes unnecessary and promotes economical daily use.
Hair darkening remedy for gray hair mixture
A home remedy combines water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair gradually. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, with a non sticky non greasy finish. Drugists can prepare it or mix at home at little cost for soft glossy results.
Bread Loaf Mystery Remains Unexplained
A fragment from an old page hints at a bread loaf failing to rise and an untold explanation. The brief notes no further details, leaving the mystery to readers and readers’ imaginations.
Testing Eggs for Hatching with Simple Shoe Box Box Tester
USDA guidance explains how to test fertilized eggs for incubators using a lamp and a shoe box tester. It covers germinal spots, testing timing on days seven and fourteen, methods for white and brown eggs, removing dead germs, and using infertile eggs for feed. It also describes homemade testers and lamp alternatives.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Egg incubation test reveals embryo growth and blood rings
A manual describes cutting a small top hole in a heat box to vent air and testing eggs by candlelight. Live embryos appear as dark spots with veins, while dead eggs show blood rings or incomplete development after incubation, with clear demarcation between air cell and embryo on day fourteen.
Floors in Poultry Houses
Poultry houses may have dirt or board floors. Dry floors prevent dampness which harms fowls and chicks. Dirt floors should be scraped and new soil added several times yearly. Board floors must be tight, smooth, dry and easy to clean, raised eight to ten inches for airflow and to deter dampness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ender
Danderine Promises Hair Beauty Boost Advert
The ad touts Danderine as a hair beauty tonic that renews life color vigor and volume. It claims a 385 cent bottle restores lifeless thinning fading hair by stimulating the scalp and checking dandruff and shedding.
The Man Yonder Bears a Charmed Life
A witty exchange reveals a man who attracts romance, as one says he falls in love with every girl he meets and the other confirms the notion with a surprised reaction.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Safety Seal
A vintage ad urges buyers to verify the Bayer Cross on every package and tablet to ensure genuine Aspirin. It touts widespread physician use for colds headaches earache toothache neuralgia lumbago neuritis and general pain. Boxes of 12 priced cheaply with larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Private Stock Notice Sparks Spirit Shortage Joke
A lighthearted exchange reveals a man discovers his private stock is depleted of spirits. The jokey remark follows as he notes the lack of liquor explains his low spirits this morning. The line underscores a humorous misdirection about mood and inventory.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatic Pain
An old advertisement urges readers to stop internal dosing and rub St Jacobs Oil on tender spots to quickly relieve rheumatic pain. It claims the treatment softens pain, soreness, and stiffness in joints and muscles, and can ease sciatica, lumbago, backache, and neuralgia without skin burning. A small trial bottle is advertised for immediate relief.
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St. Jacobs
It Sometimes Happens Well He Made His Bed
Quotation style fragment presents a debate over responsibility with characters claiming the outcome reflects prior choices. The lines suggest a witty exchange about accountability and readiness. The context appears theatrical or humorous in tone.
Instant relief for colds and catarrh in nostrils
An Ely's Cream Basin ad promises rapid relief from nasal congestion and head catarrh. A small bottle clears air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and ends nighttime breathing struggles. Includes a testimonial to its effectiveness.
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Ely
Old School Cake Recipes From a Historic Menu Card
A collection of vintage kitchen recipes including French Sponge Cake Mock Cherry Pie Not Omelet Harvard Pudding Parsnip Croquettes and Chocolate Cake. Instructions cover mixing beating folding baking steaming and frying techniques with ingredients like eggs flour sugar butter coffee infusion cranberries raisins parsnips and chocolate.
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Harvard Pudding
Sandwiches and Other 3000 Things
Advice for housewives on packing lunches for varied workers. Emphasizes 24 hour old close-texture bread and baking powder bread, with optional nut flavors and spreadable butters. Notes keeping sandwiches cool, wrapping, crust removal for tea or luncheons, and shaping for elegance. Includes practical tips on texture, slicing, and storage.
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Daulnty
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimonial
A Nebraska testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound has cured female troubles for over twenty years. Mrs J C Exaquist of Omaha states the product helped her and endorses publishing the statement. Contains praise and an offer for correspondence from the company for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
20Th Street
Omaha
Lydia
Ham Medicine Co
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