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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1911
Page
7
Claim that rheumatism stems from uric acid buildup due to kidney failure. Promotes Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as a cure that cleanses kidneys, banishes pain, and strengthens function. Ends with guarantee, prices, and ordering details from Derby Medicine Co. Eaton Rapids, Mich.
A hostess plans a Thanksgiving week party for twenty guests inviting each to wear an article representing a famous American figure. Guests will answer why their chosen figure is favorite, then photos of twenty Americans will be shown for a guessing contest. Historical questions cover figures like Washington, Pocahontas, De Soto, Peary, and more.
Design a decorative table piece using a gilt boat laden with fruits like grapes and small red apples. Create a pumpkin base lined with waxed paper and autumn chrysanthemums. Add Indian tepees with tiny figures and corn to form a star shape, with toy animals and figures such as John Alden and Priscilla for charm.
Four approaches exist in the United States to care for consumptive workers. In New York cities unions fund separate pavilions or hospitals, while in Hartford Connecticut and nearby cities workers and employers support maintenance funds. Two national sanatoria are run by unions, and some Massachusetts and Illinois firms voluntarily care for affected employees.
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California endorses Cuticura Soap and Ointment based on a five month old baby who won a prize in a baby contest. She warns of scarred scalps from poor soap and offers free samples by mail. The column also notes a joke about athletic speed unrelated to the assertion.
Baltimore reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring health to a 15 year old daughter after doctors diagnosed Green Sickness. Testimony notes pale complexion dark circles weakness and irritable symptoms. Customer letter urges other young women to seek treatment and send for information from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company.
A decorative idea uses a yellow pumpkin cut in half to resemble an old time ship. Hollow out the interior, add gilded masts, and craft sails from white silk scraps. Name the piece Mayflower for a historic touch.
A family table activity suggests making turkey decorated cards for a post dinner guessing game. Sample questions include what fowl Pilgrims first saw in 1620, which colonist had the longest Christian name, how colonists showed bicycle enthusiasm, the maze pun maize, and the Pilgrims’ durable ship material from Holland, with Madame Merri as a playful hint.
Stripes remain in fashion and old gold stays popular for afternoon wear. Jumper styles revive for dressy shirtwaists as black and white alliances hold strong. Collarettes of black or white tulle accompany afternoon gowns, with extensive lace usage and lace robes gaining ground. Blue and white wash fabrics tomarrow in fashion.
A fragment notes that love did not drain the heart nor the purse, implying emotional and financial strain. The passage hints at a larger social scene where affection and expenditure intersect in daily life.
Recipes for Tomato Bouillon with oysters Potato Cones Convent Pie Marshmallow Salad and a tea blend. Tomato Bouillon combines canned tomatoes bouillon onion bay leaf cloves and pepper. oysters are added before serving. Potato Cones use mashed potato parsley cream and butter. Convent Pie mixes macaroni with a creamy egg custard and cheese baked in a water bath. Marshmallow Salad blends pineapple marshmallows whipped cream and mayonnaise on lettuce. A fruit tea combines orange with oolong tea served hot.
The quote by Robert Louis Stevenson asserts that life’s duty is to excuse others while not excusing oneself. It suggests God fulfills needs not wishes, and that hardship strengthens and beautifies character.
Two costume descriptions illustrate fashion from courtly coats to hats. A left outfit features a deep pointed skirt overlays, black satin piping, matching coat, and ostrich feather trimmed hat. A right simple girlish dress in mauve cashmere uses broche trim and tunic effect with Magyar bodice and fringed ends.
Practical tips on cleaning with kerosene for zinc and porcelain, washing lamp chimneys, cooling hands during canning, repurposing flannelette, removing stains with tomato, saving chicken fat for shortening, easing nail driving with soap, mending lace with nearby lace and starch, using wood ashes to enrich soil, early tuber planting for springs, and checking canned fruit for spoilage.
A character remarks that gathering mushrooms makes living cheaper while another observes a no-invite dining trend as friends stop going to dinners, highlighting a humorous shift in social life.
A pithy remark on modesty contrasts with ambitions of leadership. The line suggests a man who doubts his own fitness for the presidency reflects humility rather than dismissal of capability.
A fragment quotes Marcus Aurelius asserting that a man is not formed by nature to bear certain burdens. The line reflects Stoic thought on human endurance and moral discipline.
Marie explains she and her former sweetheart are angry at each other while an aunt blesses the situation. A judge questions who is being discussed and confirms the new dynamic.
A terse remark questions a man's career success and financial obligations. The dialogue hints he has not owed money, while asserting that drawing comparisons alone does not make one an artist.
Howler grins as Mrs Howler performs There Is a Garden in My Face despite a hippo like face and elephant voice. He leans to a neighbor, but the deaf man mishears, and the room erupts in confusion over the compliment.
Excerpt notes a witty exchange in a London Sphere piece where Miss Fullosoul debates correct phrasing with a professor about the phrase summer flies. The Absent-Minded Professor praises entomology and distinguishes two species, while a train of conversation shifts to a young woman’s sudden topic with a neighbor.
In a domestic vignette a daughter asks why the furnace goes out each evening as Mr Romance visits. The father responds that he aims to freeze out the microbe of love, while his daughter remains multivalently hopeful and wary.
A dialog on artistic merit unfolds as two girls discuss a performance. One questions the play’s artistry while the other defends its poetic nature, noting she understood and enjoyed every word.
Bella asks about shopping today and mentions items to exchange, as St Stella humor lightens the moment. The exchange highlights a playful dialogue about purchases and returns in a bustling store setting.
A charity worker discusses married women’s financial support while the husband is unemployed. Mrs Maloney warns against taking on such duties, advising that if the husband returns home crying from job loss, the wife should not simply cry with him but help him find work.
A strapping German shopper sweats and darts through a Philadelphia department store aisles. Clerks observe his frantic action as a clothing department worker asks if he seeks men’s clothing, to which he shouts he cannot locate his wife.
A Bronze Age man jokes about being steel and being dissolved. He claims he did not lie, even if his timing seems late.
Geraldine says one call will be enough and thanks for the input. The exchange centers on a recall plan and whether a single call suffices for consideration.
The Journal of Commerce cites a circulating circular to the coffee trade and a Brazilian valorization plan. It quotes an American roaster opposing coffee campaigns while criticizing Postum. The piece disputes health harm rhetoric, cites Leech statistics, and notes a large drop in consumption despite population growth.
The piece lauds Americans for quitting about two hundred million pounds of coffee after experiments show caffeine causes discomfort and illness. It extols Postum as a nourishing substitute made from wheat and New Orleans molasses, with visitors welcome to inspect production and see the simple ingredients.
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