Waiter Baffles Guest With Sanded Bread Comment
A diner complains about sand on bread as a waiter explains the crusty bread was salted to keep butter from slipping. The exchange highlights quirky service humor rather than a serious incident.
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1919
Page
4
Danderine Hair Loss Cure Ad Feature
An advertisement promotes Danderine as a quick remedy to stop hair loss and remove dandruff. It claims a small bottle at low cost will soothe the scalp, halt shedding after several applications, and promote long thick soft hair with shine. The tone mimics a period sales pitch.
Doorway repurposed as hidden bookcase with shelving
A doorway is repurposed as an effective bookcase by locking the door and treating it as the back of the case. Shelves may fill the entire door space or only the lower half for flexible storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for severe colds. A third dose is said to end grippe misery, opening clogged nostrils, stopping nasal discharge, and easing headache fever and sneezing. Also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a couple of light quips from newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Haarlem Oil Capsules Modern Old Age Remedy Claim
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for aging related kidney and digestive weaknesses. It promises renewed vitality and warns to start at first signs, with money back offer and three sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waarlem
Haarlem
Soy Bean Flour Recipes Boost High Protein Bread
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes soy bean flour as a high nutrition substitute for wheat flour. Recipes include biscuits muffins quick bread and steamed brown bread using soy bean flour with standard ingredients and directions for oven steaming and fireless cooker methods.
Plenty of Milk Stations Aid Children in Poor Areas
Milk stations in poorer city sections supply clean milk at lower prices to families. In Hartford Connecticut the daily sale rose from 80 to 235 quarts after a year, with health improvements in Italian neighborhood children. Health officials credit milk access plus education posters lectures and demonstrations by farm and extension agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Tony
Marie
Hartford
Conn
State College
Water Will Increase Cusk In Cereal Cooking
The article explains that adding water during cooking enlarges the volume of cereal dishes without increasing their nutritional value. One cup of oatmeal can become four cups of porridge, but the nourishment remains the same. Similarly three cups of flour yield about the same food value as a pound loaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Spiced Vinegar Flavoring For Pickles And Dishes
Spiced vinegar enhances pickling and gravies with consistent flavor. Use diverse herbs such as dill, horseradish, onions, mustard, celery, nasturtium seeds, tarragon, basil and marjoram, plus red pepper. Heat to 160 degrees F, seal, and age three weeks before bottling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Simple to Wash Corduroy Care Guide
Corduroy is a cotton velvet fabric that can be washed if not rubbed squeezed or ironed. For home made garments use loose stitches to prevent pucker. Rinse in several waters until clean, then hang to dry in worn shape and brush nap when dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Household Questions and Home Remedies
Olive oil makes a good dressing for patent leather and serves as a scalp hair tonic. Eyeplant and insipid dishes need careful seasoning. Lemon juice cleans glass, brass, and silverware. Mustard poultices will not blister if mixed with the white of an egg.
Obsessive Punctual Traveler Inspires Curious Inn Tale
An elderly English traveler James Scott was famed for exact timing. A guest at an inn learned a fowl was prepared for him at two o clock, though Scott was not present, the innkeeper revealing the meal was reserved for him exactly as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Scott
Afv. Scott
Scott
Taxi Hold Up Provokes Court Testimony
A man was held up in a taxi and the judge weighs a charge over the chauffeur’s fee. The courtroom recounts money talks and whether the fare reflects legitimate payment or extortion.
Judge finds organist guilty under anti loafing law
A man brought to court for loafing is defined as a musician. The judge, noting the occupation, finds him guilty because the law requires work, and his role as church organist entails playing. The exchange highlights a humorous legal interpretation.
Mysterious Theft of Diamonds on Transit
Diamonds valued at nearly 500000 vanish en route from London to Geylon in what authorities call the era’s largest robbery of its kind between London and the East. The report cites a parallel with the Nagoya case last July where 250000 dollars worth of diamonds disappeared from a vessel bound for India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Geylon
East
Paris
Nagoya
India
Subtle Scheme and Laughing Offense at Social Gate
A dialogue fragment features a welfare worker considering a plan to get intoxicated and arrested to report on the unfortunates. The quote contrasts with a rich lady’s query about supplying liquor. The piece also notes Andaman Island natives averaging under four feet in height and under 700 pounds.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Andaman Islands
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