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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
2
A vintage style ad touts Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion gas and upset stomachs. It claims fast relief within minutes and promises the product helps you enjoy favorite foods again.
Fragments describe a remedy claim for Keen Appetite and regular bowels with scattered references to individuals, places such as Hot Borge Arkansas, and activities like eating and cooking. The passage blends oblique names and unclear actions, yielding no coherent event or outcome to report.
A readable fragment describes using sage tea and a home mixture to darken gray hair, claiming it restores natural color, adds shine and thickness. It references other products like Wyeth’s Lace and Sulphur Hair Remedy and notes a sponge application at night with gradual darkening by morning.
A Victorian guide promotes dry cleansing of currants to avoid tedious washing. It details using a kit and bulk currants, rubbing to loosen grit, rinsing through a cloth or sieve, drying thoroughly, and drying in a warm oven before storing in a jar for seasonal fruit cake use.
A fragmentary first person reminiscence describes downtown wandering, social drinking, cigar smoking, a lively crowd, and playful chatter. The narrator notes the festive mood, paying for items and watching others, with a moment of seeking rest and contemplation.
A recipe blend describes making a buttered pudding mold with white potato or taters and a rich sauce. Directions cover boiling potatoes salt water, draining, pouring into a buttered mold, baking for twenty minutes, then uncovering to brown. It includes a second dessert with ginger flavored cream, milk, flour, and spices, turned into a mold and baked, served with whipped cream.
Pare and core apples place in a baking dish with a splash of water. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake until tender. Beat the white of one egg with two tablespoons sugar. Spoon some meringue atop each apple and bake in a moderate oven until lightly browned.
A note suggests adding a little milk to the water in which potatoes are bathed. This simple step is said to prevent darkening and improve their appearance and flavor.
A cook carefully cuts the bone from a boiled ham before it cools, fills the hollow with trim scraps from the cut, then ties and cools the meat. The prepared ham is rolled tight and carried away without waste in a show of skilled butchersmanship.
A simple broom holder is described by nailing two poole about two inches apart. Hang four brooms upside down between the two apoola for storage and organization.
An unclear, tongue twister of old ads praises Cardul the woman's tonic for nervous spells and weakness. It mentions testimonials from Mrs Powell and general medical claims. Also included are stray lines about gullible readers, a note on a new airship, and a misfit burglary blurb.
In a rural tale a Black man named Dick is accused of stealing turkeys after hens in a neighbor hood fear. Dick claims he did not steal the birds but found one of his rails on Mr Kings fence and brought it home. Lawmen discovered turkeys in the Fallial Food Magazine.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as a perfectly balanced food supplying nourishment for brain and body at all life stages. It cites personal testimonials of improved nerve and brain power, satisfaction with meals, and family members adopting the product. The copy promotes use with milk or cream and references Postum Co and a tipped title.
The article compares kitchen display items in a hardware department with older domestic methods. It notes oversized ware and sugar salt spice boxes labeled with quaint Dutch designs, six on a shelf, features rounded windows on bread boxes, and asks what great grandmothers would say to modern kitchen conveniences. It contrasts present cookery with historic methods, likening today’s gadgets to a laboratory beside open fire.
The article urges seasonal eating focusing on apples and grapes as the most beneficial fruit for winter readiness. It emphasizes that a housekeeper should study nutrition, providing proteins fats and sugars in proper balance. A German doctor is cited suggesting apples on the table three times daily year round.
A recipe blends two cups stewed tomatoes with jelly or gelatin, salt, paprika, parsley, onion, and bay leaf. Cook until flavors meld, then stir in sherry. chill in small molds and serve atop lettuce with a dollop of onion or sauce as directed.
Professor Field of the University of Offaca explains telegraph and telephone wire singing as earth vibration transmitted via posts. He links the wires’ song to seismic activity recorded by a seismograph and notes barometer readings forecast weather changes within days.
Step by step method describes placing eggs in a saucepan with one cup water per egg plus one extra cup. Cover and heat over moderate fire until water boils, then remove and keep warm for twenty minutes.
A historic kitchen note advises adding a small spoonful of flour to the hot grease before frying to help foods look and taste better and to turn without breaking.
A recipe describes shaping cheese balls from a mixture of cream or Neufchâtel cheese with cottage cheese, adding two varieties of pimentón, chopped fine. The dough is formed into small balls and served on lettuce with French dressing.
A fragment describes slicing tomatoes for a salad, sprinkling with salt sugar and pepper, chilling, then serving with whipped cream and chopped olives sprinkled on top.
A fragmented ad style item warns of dizziness headaches and sickness from gascarets with claims of cleansing the stomach and bowels. It mixes a poison intake explanation, a nightly effect, and a drug ad offering a 10 cent box. The text also includes a light joke about Caseys wedding years and remarks on flattery.
Three women in Streator Philadelphia and San Francisco testify to the Change of Life relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe building up their systems and aiding daughters and young girls. Readers urged to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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