Old bid, Mrs Justwed seeks versatile frying chicken
A buyer, described as Mrs Justwed, requests a chicken she can fry roast or prepare in any manner. A dealer replies offering a flexible chicken option suitable for varied cooking styles.
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1910
Page
6
A buyer, described as Mrs Justwed, requests a chicken she can fry roast or prepare in any manner. A dealer replies offering a flexible chicken option suitable for varied cooking styles.
A Chicago mother recounts her five year old son’s severe rash and widespread sores. After three doctors failed, Cuticura Ointment was applied on bandages, causing intense pain but eventual improvement and complete cure after multiple applications. Robert Wattam, 2148 Forty-eighth St, Chicago, IL, 1909.
A humorous quip about marriage describes the odds as even, comparing courting to a game. It notes men may chase a wife's trail after the altar, defines robbery and diplomacy as terms for spousal interactions, and observes wives often gain privileges in life’s games, ending with a Judge's quip.
An advertisement fragment urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children, noting the signature and long history of use. The ad references bring up parenting, health concerns, and familiar cautions about baby care and remedies. It includes assorted quotations and stray lines about public notices and daily life.
A collection of brief jests and vignettes from a bygone era. The sketches spin punch lines about gambling, meat prices, waiters, calendars, and clever wordplay with punchy quips and social irony. Notable lines feature a jack pot tale, a shopkeeper's meat glut, and multilingual gags.
An impoverished horse dealer laments declining demand as wind blows his trousers, noting buyers switch to autos. A grizzled bookworm cites the adage Money makes the mare go to explain the present horse market.
A fragmented humor piece features puns and dialogue among named characters like Sagittarius Capricornus and Aldebaran. Vignettes include jokes about education aiding a motorman, miscommunications in social life, and a nurse or doctor exchange. The tone mimics a late newspaper humor page with brisk, quip style exchanges.
A Breoch vase in the possession of R. W. Partridge of St James Street London recently sold for 2100 dollars in foreign competition for household treasures. The vase stands about 20 inches high with a delicate coloring and finely detailed face painting. Partridge believes it a bargain as only one other vase like it exists, owned by King Edward.
A mixed snippet shows a Doan’s Kidney Pills testimonial from Abram Weaver of Georgetown Texas praising relief from kidney disorder after back injury. The page also includes era quotations from Emerson Carlyle Shakespeare and Bacon, plus a joke about luxuries vs absolute necessity with a cab fare.
Chulalongkorn, king of Siam, plans a visit to the United States after a jewel delivery to a New York diamond merchant. He intends to tour several major American cities, following a previous trip to Paris and Germany two years ago with about seventy attendants.
The article outlines home remedies for nasal congestion including menthol inhalants, warm water with antiseptics like hazel or listerine, and snuffing from a palm bowl. It advises multiple inhalations daily, saline rinses, and greasing the nose and forehead for relief.
An Atchison woman who handles all housework for her husband and four children describes her fatigue while caring for babies, washing, sewing, and managing the home. Reading of a nervous prostration by another woman prompts her to question what causes such exhaustion.
A fragmentary collage of old patent medicine pitches and stage quips. The text touts a one hundred dollar reward for a cure, names Cheney and Co Toledo, claims testimonial proofs, and markets various nostrums. Scattered jokes and aphorisms punctuate the page, including a door of legal advice and a quip about quarrels in a family.
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