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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
7
A simple home made portfolio tutorial explains creating a tidy storage solution from cardboard, tan linen, and yellow silk. Two 13 inch square covers are joined at one side with featherstitched edges and lined with linen pieces for inside sheets.
Drain and rinse canned salmon, flake. Combine sugar salt flour mustard red pepper lemon juice eggs butter cream vinegar and gelatine melted in water. Cook until thickened, strain, add salmon, fill moulds, chill and serve.
A traditional liniment recipe blends 94 grains camphor with a quarter pint turpentine and 15 grains almond oil. If oil is unavailable substitute vaseline or lard, using about two tablespoons. Heat slowly in a deep pan to avoid splatter, apply hot, rub in, cover with flannel, and avoid cold exposure afterward due to open pores.
A recipe for a low fat jelly of oranges uses Russian isinglass glycerine orange flower water and neroli oil. Dissolve isinglass in a hot bath with the orange flower water then beat in glycerine and add oil. Cool to form a jelly in a wide mouth jar.
Remove inside of small French rolls and brush with melted butter. Bake to brown, remove and fill with creamed eggs. Top with grated cheese and return to a moderate oven until cheese melts.
Instructions describe making a strong borax and water bath for lace items. Soak folded laces, then expose in hot sun with the bowl left outdoors regardless of weather. If pieces cling, add water to loosen before separating to avoid tearing delicate areas. When whitened, unfold gently and lay on towels to dry with edges and scallops pulled while damp.
A recipe for light soft cookies uses two cups light brown sugar one cup butter one cup buttermilk two eggs one cup chopped raisins one third teaspoon soda one teaspoon baking powder and flour to mix. The cookies stay soft and will keep for weeks.
To remove mildew rub tomato on the stains sprinkle salt thickly and lay in the sun. Repeat this two or three times if necessary.
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania describes spring kidney trouble with smothering spells and kidney pain. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills she reports restored health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Lloyds News editorial discusses limits of free speech in public discourse. It argues ridicule and sarcasm may aid debate, but vulgarity toward sacred subjects is unacceptable and not protected as free speech.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that reaches the blood and mucous sites to cure catarrh. It claims a physician pedigree, no quackery, and a combination of tonics and purifiers with testimonials offered.
A humorous exchange in the Catholic Standard and Times features a would-be author claiming to need a gardener for his country home with a “plot” of ground. Crittick quips that he could not handle a plot, implying the speaker’s overreach or weakness in managing a garden or property.
A collage of advertising copy and humorous quips. Castoria is promoted as a safe infant remedy, Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful feet, and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup soothes teething discomfort. Also includes notes on dining, faith, cigars, and a quotation about knowledge and doubt.
Advocates claim painter mixed paint on site is scientific and reliable, using genuine white lead and linseed oil. Factory premix is said to be less certain, while a tester from National Lead Co. offers demonstrations by mail from New York. Also notes quotes and brief advertisements for eye salve, laxative tea, a friendship motto, cigars, and poetic quotes.
A Norristown woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from an operation and restoring health from female troubles. The ad claims thirty years of proven use and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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