A New Fashion Story and Patent Medicine Debate
Camden in Remains recounts a trick as Sir Philip Calthrop’s gown cloth is used for another garment, sparking a tailor shoemaker dispute. The Medical Times explains doctors’ opposition to patent medicines with figures on annual sales and physician incomes.
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Camden
Philip Calthrop
John Drakes
Forwich
Henry
Drakes
London T. 'S Weekly
The
Medical Times
United
Rehearsal in a Car and Other Oddities
A fragmentary column mixes a confession from a professional entertainer about practicing tears in a car with notes on Cape Breton submariner mines and a few cartoonish vignettes. It also references Cassandra’s warning to Priam and a light exchange about Joss. The piece ends with a joke about Jumpers in Yonkers.
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Peole
Wollan
Finest Police force in the world confounds London inspector
In a New York Ninth Ward chop house the superintendent boasted of his force while a London inspector studied American methods. A clever payback by off duty officers triggered a neighborhood hunt and a satirical victory as cops overwhelmed the English visitor and the claim of having the finest force was confirmed in triumph.
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Old Ninth Ward
Broadway
New York
Johnny
London
George
Chop House
Complains of Noise Nuisance in Machinery Editorial
The editor of Machinery laments that efficient laboraaving devices like pneumatic hammers swaging machines and percussive tools create disturbing noise. He argues the tools have greater usefulness but urge invention of means to mitigate the noise nuisance before general use.
Dutch Dinner for Summer Party Ideas and Home Hacks
A detailed Victorian era home feature describes a blue and white Dutch themed dinner setup with Dresden china, blue cornflowers, lace centerpieces, and miniature transport motifs. It also covers window curtain styling and a DIY ceiling pulley clothes rack with a framed oblong rack and rope pulley for easy retraction.
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Dresden
Doctors Failed No More After Dean's Kidney Pills
F A Sutton of Salem Oregon describes ten years of kidney and rheumatic pain followed by relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He walked with two canes and suffered continuous pain headaches and insomnia before three boxes improved his condition and the effects lasted. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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F. A. Sutton
F. D. No
Salem
Oregon
Mays
Dean
Poster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Privileges of a Gentleman in a Baltimore Tale
In Baltimore American style satire a small town boy, the son of a known lawyer, declares his plans to “amoke,” chew, gamble, swear, and drink corn whisky when grown. He attributes such behavior to all southern gentlemen, provoking disbelief from a visiting friend.
Why She Was Thankful Amid Family Advice
A New York family story recalls an auntly chorus on childrearing and gratitude. A girl, grown among many aunts, responds to their sermons with humor and a ribbing observation about her late father marrying a sister, while a jumble of quoted lines and ad blurbs trails across the page.
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New York
Papa
Slater
A Hot Weather Dessert Pineapple Cream
The dessert is built from a can of pineapple or finely shredded pineapple filling a pint. Boil with sugar, strain over gelatin dissolved in cold water, then fold in beaten egg whites and whipped cream. Chill in a mold on ice until set, with sugar optional if using canned shredded pineapple.
Amateur Gardener Fights Poor Harvest and Frustration
A newlywed man rents a garden plot hoping for fresh home grown vegetables. He works hard but finds seeds fail to sprout, despite selling them at a premium to neighbors. A friend jokes seeds may be defective, but the gardener suspects otherwise.
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Cardena
Sahara
Eyelet Making Breakthrough by Noted Girl Inventor
A new method for creating eyelets is described by a girl famed for inventing labor saving ideas. The technique loops the eyelet then cuts it and buttonholes, reversing stitches so edge stitches rest on the fabric. It is about one fifth as hard as the traditional method, with a larger time savings.
Frozen Pineapple Souffre And Cocoanut Rice Pudding
A dated recipe segment describes making a pineapple souffre by preparing two pineapples, lemon juice, sugar, gelatin, eggs, and whipped cream, then chilling in a freezer with salt and ice. The Cocoanut and Rice Pudding combines rice cooked in milk, eggs, sugar, grated coconut, optional milk, and a baked custard with meringue topping, served cold.
Tripheta Birth Sparks Wry Reply From Father
In a humorous scene in Toperton a nurse announces the man has a newborn son. The new father quips that only one boy arrived and presses for details about the others. The exchange adds a light note to a bustle of domestic news.
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Toperton
Tripheta
Keep Old Strainers For Used Tea and Coffee Pots
Do not throw away your old coffee strainer. Hang it over the sink and use it when emptying tea or coffee pots to catch tea leaves or coffee grounds. Empty the contents onto paper and dispose in the garbage. A strainer about three to three and a half inches in diameter is suitable for this purpose.
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Puck
Sion
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Pat Gerald
Rockingham Co
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Iver Pills
Salt Lake City
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aug. Lyon
Augustus Tsao
East Earl
Mra
Pinkham
Lydia
Siuney
Sivety
Oppcecia
Whetsey CO
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Burton
Stectinen
Sever
Joe Smt
Moe
Colo
Defiance
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