Bellevue Woman Improves After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A Bellevue Ohio woman describes severe back pain nervousness and weakness before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement and credits the remedy with restoring her health and strength. The ad urges concerned readers to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bellevue
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkhham
Cuas. Chapman
Bellevue, Ohio
Lydia E.pinkham
The Real Thing: Asking the Female of the Species
A brief exchange questions the female of the species with a witty reply, The lady on the dollar. The remark reflects humor and gender roles in a historical context.
Aspic Jelly by Old Method
Housekeepers stick to the old process for aspic claiming superior flavor. Use ham knuckle bone calf foot veal knuckle and cook with vegetables herbs and spice until reduced then clarify strain color with tomato and chill in a mold over ice until firm.
Ancient Recipe for Rich Fruit Cake
An old method from The Mother's Magazine details mixing sugar and butter, beating eggs, folding in flour with baking powder, citron, currants, nutmeg, cloves, and fruit juice. The batter bakes two and a half hours in a moderate oven and improves with a week of rest. slices are wrapped in tissue with red ribbon and fir sprigs.
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Mother’s Magazine
Beef Salad From Boiled Beef Leftovers
A small piece of bouilli beef mixed with cooked vegetables and mayonnaise makes a tasty salad. The beef vinaigrette is similar, using thin slices marinated in dressing before serving, a method favored by the French for leftovers. Suitable for luncheons with hot vegetables.
Mutton Sandwiches With Peas
A simple recipe describes buttering white bread and layering with one half lettuce, sliced boiled mutton, and a filling of seasoned peas with butter and salad dressing. A lettuce leaf and more buttered bread cap the sandwich for serving.
Spinach With Eggs and Prune Cocktail Notes
The excerpt details spinach with eggs preparation using butter flour spinach cream pepper and salt served with hard boiled egg garnish. It also describes a prune cocktail recipe requiring overnight stewing of prunes, straining, sweetening and chilling then mixing with prune juice orange and lemon juice and chopped fruit to be served over crushed ice.
Proper Custard Baking Tips From Ancient Kitchen Note
Do not overheat the oven to avoid watery custard. Place the custard in a pan of hot water and ensure it does not boil during baking.
Western Canada farming proves rewarding with effort
The article argues Western Canadian farming yields high returns with low capital, citing Carl Dickan of Russian Poland who built a 100 acre, debt-free mixed farm in Alberta after arriving with 900 dollars. It notes land near Buck Lake between Wetaskiwin offers ready homesteading, clearable willow brush, good timber, and rich wheat soil with ample water and game nearby.
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Western
Canada
Havi
Carl Dickan
Poland
Pittsburgh
Alberta
Wetaskwin
Buck Lake
Pigeon Lake
United States
Expensive Substitutes and a Dinner With an Understudy
A witty remark about substitutes appears in a gossip item. The speaker jokes about taking an understudy to dinner and being trimmed by Miss Sue Brette. The exchange references warnings in advertisements about substitutes.
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Sue Brette
This Will Interest Mothers Sweet Powders for Children
An old ad proclaims Druggists sell Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for feverishness headache and teething issues. The product claims to regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. It notes 26 years of use and a 25 cent price with sample farm address in Le Roy New York. Similar Result is hinted with a separate quote.
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Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
Weather Map War Relaxation Quip
A light exchange contrasts weather maps with war maps as a joke on names. The humor hinges on easier spelling and pronunciation of weather related terms compared to military designations. The line suggests a preference for peaceful topics amid conflict.
Saizer’s White Bonanza Oats Promotion in 1915
Advertising copy from John A Salter Seed Co offering Alfalfa and Potatoes seeds plus White Bonanza Oats and other seed varieties. Promotes catalog mailers and sample packages with prices and distant mail order details. Ends with a quip about enthusiasm.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Sudan
Tea Strength and Noted Exhaustion Observed
A maid remarks the tea tastes pale and weak while a mistress notes previous infusions seemed similarly weak, indicating a consistent exhaustion of the brew.
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Mistress
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Penta Gorda
Fla
Driggist
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
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Marine Eye
Freeask
Warine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Noel
England
Jims
Vyeyon
Otel
Samuel Pytcher Pampkin
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Saizer
J. Johnson
Lincoln Co
Minn
America
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
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W.l.douglas
Spark St
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Fifth Avenue
New Yorker
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Progressive Co
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Douglas
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