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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
6
Two testimonial letters praise Peruna for curing kidney and bladder trouble after years of illness. A Canadian writer credits Peruna and Manalin for restoring health after four years of poor condition. Additional note explains kidneys cleanse blood and may need help, with Peruna offered as such a remedy.
In a Rockies mining camp a card game leads to violence when a gesture signals a pair and an opponent draws a dirk, slashing Ongers. The tale shifts to a light aside about starch brand Defiance Starch and a tongue in cheek claim of home laundering quality.
The piece notes UK as the world's largest cattle and sheep importer for slaughter while also being the biggest exporter of horses for the same purpose. It then promotes a health product, praising blood purification and complexion benefits, and ends with a sardonic jab at doctors.
The piece outlines etiquette for social calls and notices the politeness of leaving cards after invitations or events. It discusses timely visits after balls, dinners, and engagements, and suggests a wooden suitcase‑style sewing room housewife as a useful craft project, noting it can be homemade at low cost.
A house wastefully stores odds and ends in a roomy kitchen closet. The piece suggests using large wooden boxes to categorize items like pasteboard lunch boxes, tin cracker boxes, and various bottles for herbs sauces and condiments. It notes neat covers prevent dust and saves time, promising household comfort.
James R. Keeler, a retired farmer from Fenner Street in Cazenovia New York, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his back and kidney pain after fifteen years of illness. He reports relief from the first box and full recovery after two boxes, and recommends the product to his wife and friends. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
A four year old in a western city witnesses a violent storm and, after listening to his father’s explanation, privately tells his aunt the truth as he sees it. He believes God is scratching matches on the sky.
A guide on using wet wash goods pressed on window panes or mirrors to smooth fabrics without a hot iron. It also offers ways to dry handkerchiefs using mirrors and books, plus methods to improve coal fires via proper wood layout and kerosene use and funneling kindling to improve draft.
A concerned New York family described a baby’s eczema starting at three months that resisted several doctors and hospitals until Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief. The child, now six months, is reportedly cured after using one cake of Soap and two boxes of Ointment costing $1.25.
A testimonial proclaims Grape-Nuts cure for dyspepsia. A woman says years of indigestion ended after using Grape-Nuts daily as advised by her doctor. The ad explains predigested nutrition supports nervous energy and overall health, notes suitability for children, and promotes the Road to Wellville in the packaging.
Household hints advise adding alum to paste to deter moths in scrap books and rubbing oil of cedar on backs of old paintings to guard against insect damage. A pinch of soda in water lengthens the life of fresh cut flowers. Iron linen while damp and avoid stretching, and store needle and pin cushions with sheep’s wool to prevent rust. Salt sprinkled on carpet aids bright colors, bread sliced and browned and crushed yields breadcrumbs for browning foods.
Instructions advise soaking silk undergarments in warm suds with one tablespoon of ammonia per gallon, then gentle rubbing without scrubbing. Rinse in two clear washes, add a touch of ultramarine and gum arabic, smooth and hang to minimize wrinkles, and press under muslin when nearly dry.
How to clean brass using ready-made polishes or paraffin with bathbrick. Polish with dry bathbrick, rub with petrol, and finish with dry whitening and leather. Remove all stains first. deeply set stains respond to stiff bathbrick and paraffin with a nailbrush for very old brass.
Flannels badly yellowed from neglect can be whitened by simmering four tablespoons of flour in four quarts of water. Pour half over the flannels, cover for thirty minutes, rub without soap, rinse with warm water, reheat the remaining liquid and apply again. Rinse, drain, and air dry, avoiding cold or frosty air to prevent shrinking.
Three pints thin cream and one cup sugar blend with one fourth pound Canton ginger one fourth cup ginger syrup and three tablespoons sherry. Mix ginger with other ingredients then freeze using one part rock salt to three parts crushed ice.
A disjointed collage of advertisements and anecdotes notes familiar phrases about Beare the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years and The Kind You Have Always Bought. It mentions Putnam dye products, a blind whist player named Bert Trim, Defoiance Starch, and Lighthearted vignettes about poverty, communications bills, and czar Nicholas II composing music with references to Olaf and D Aussia.
A popular Rouen shop offers a Domremy scene postcard featuring a modern French woman as a stand in for Joan of Arc. The pose shows spinning in a thatched cottage, reflecting nationalist souvenir fantasy.
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