Traveling salesman lessons on honest dealing and customer care
Watkins and his young companion tour Crete Nebraska and Kansas City sharing sales tips. Hoover stresses pleasing women customers, fair pricing, and money back guarantees. Tales compare two priced goods, wary shoppers, and the value of consistent, honest service to build lasting client relationships. The piece closes with a note on prairie dogs.
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Chicago
Watkins
Finn
Crete
Neb
Lincoln
Main
John ©. Witherspoon
J. Charles
Johnnie
Watking
Watkina
John C
Kansan City
Kansas City
John ©. Watling
Baltimore
Hoover
Moorer's
Eciren
Asperica
State Street
Thia
Elgara
Philadelphia
Dean
Lucille
Hhis
Lake Michigan
Wabash Avenue
Joseph B. Bowles
The Art of Ironing Tips for Amateurs and Pros
A Montreal Herald timely feature outlines careful ironing habits for households and laundry staff. It stresses preparation, proper equipment, and patience to produce neat results, detailing iron care, work area setup, and testing heat with a clean cloth and cold water for smooth garments.
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Austom
Ayrhiden
Montreal Herald
Water as a disinfectant and its overlooked value
An excerpt argues that clear fresh water is a powerful disinfectant and mood lifter. It recommends placing a large open vessel of water near beds to absorb vapors and temper air, noting insomnia sometimes improves with this simple measure and warning against drinking stagnant water and contaminated beverages.
A Good Antiseptic for Burns and Home Use
An 19th century home remedy touts a boric acid antiseptic for burns. It instructs mixing boric acid crystals in water to form a saturated solution, applying with cloth, covering with cotton, and repeating to prevent evaporation. If boric acid is unavailable, a soda solution is suggested as an alternative.
Frills Return on Muslin Gowns At Fashion Function
Tiny frills reappear on fine-textured gowns noted at a recent fashion event. Dresses featured spotted net with a skirt of at least 15 graduated frills edged in gauze ribbon, tehu style bodices with matching frills, elbow sleeves, and lace reverses plus high collars and deep belt rose tinted China ribbon.
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Brocklyn Eagle
Russian Epicurean Coffee Debuts In Open Bowl
A Russian inspired beverage layers coffee with chopped apples and pears in a bowl, then covers it with cognac that is lit to produce a fragrant syrup. The drink, once seen as odd, gains popularity and hints at further experimental ideas for coffee usage.
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Epicure
Bedstead Silencer from Old Newspapers
A short tip suggests wrapping the ends of bedstead parts in old newspapers to quiet creaks with a simple, frugal repair. The idea envisions wrapping each end to form a makeshift silencer for movement sounds.
Woman's Exchange Curbs and Couture for Village Shops
The piece extols a woman's exchange as a community morale booster offering ready sale of bread preserves lace and linen and heirlooms. It notes entry fees commissions and the role of managers in running a decorous shop with tea room and careful accounting while highlighting the value of domestic crafts and charitable appeal.
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Margaret i
Sangater
Henright
Josent J. Howls
Cate
Vme
Marquis
LaFayette
Etrangers
Tortoise Shell Hair Accessories Ad Feature
An old ad claims tortoise shell combs suit every hair color and appearance. It extols universal suitability and notes the combs are expensive, highlighting fashion of the era without specific names or dates.
Ivory Comb Trade Expands With Jewelled Designs
Readers learn that genuine materials and imitation items thrive in the comb market. The finest pieces are jeweled and fetch high prices. Pick combs with long curved teeth for firm wear and safety. Chinese importers supply ivory combs, with shops offering intricate carved designs and set stones. Two fashionable examples feature shell and amber hues and a Spanish style pom.
Paris Fashion Hints For Lingerie Trends
The report outlines upcoming Paris lingerie trends as more elaborate than before with visible yokes shaping the front and emphasis on embroidery. It notes the empire cut and colored gamzette for dramatic Parisienne effects, underscoring a shift toward richer detailing.
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Paris
Parisienne
Remarkable Fancy Work Exhibited In London London display shows fish scale art panels
A Cape Town woman in South Asia displayed intricate pieces in London consisting of towers and figures crafted entirely from fish scales. The scales were threaded on silver wire and dyed to achieve striking color and overall effect.
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London
Cape Town
South Asia
Kentucky Woman Credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Weight Gain
A Kentucky woman describes illness including chills fever and digestive trouble. After failing other treatments she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, gained thirteen pounds, resumed housework, and recommended the remedy to others. Pills sold by mail order at 60 cents per box, six for $9.40.
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Weill
Williama
Wals
Wile Linvis
Piake
Willams
Wilidioge
Wed Bool
Dr. Williama
Minis Post
Dr. Willian Medicing Qu
Schonsotady
N.Y
Aunt Mary's Quiet Funeral Turns Military Reverie
In New England fashion, Aunt Mary dies at Carlsbad where she sought health. A nephew ships the body for burial but opens the casket to find an English general in full regimentals. The general’s heirs insist on a quiet funeral for Aunt Mary, while she is buried with full military honors and six brass bands.
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Mary
New England
Carlsbad
Mitte
Jouer
Cure for Infantile Skin Troubles Cited
Mrs George J Steese of Akron claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her late daughter's severe skin condition after three doctors could not. She describes a widespread body eruption, facial sores, and ears in danger of dropping, but reports total healing after using the products, praising their effectiveness and affordability.
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Cuticura
George J. Steese
Colburn St
Akron
Beehives Close Mohawk Mine Water Floods
In Mohawk and along the Southern Pacific a novel mining disruption occurred as swarms of bees overwhelmed the Red Cross mines water supply. Drought drove bees from mountain hives into the mine water, forcing the operation to halt until the rainy season returns.
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Mohawk
Southern Pacific
Red Croas
Mohawk Mountains
Sacramento Bee
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Ihia
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Indy
Adda
Quinton
Onay Tech
Woman's Exchange
Kentucky
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SCS
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