Sweet Potatoes and Patties From Historic Recipes
A collection of old kitchen notes on sweet potatoes notes their sweetness, methods for baking and peeling, and two recipes. One details Sweet Potato Patties with eggs, butter, spices, and creamed chicken filling. The Virginia Sweet Potatoes method layers sliced potatoes with salt sugar chestnuts butter and water, baked until brown and moist. A closing verse by Edgar Guest urges honest service and humanity.
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Virginia
Delicous spice cake and related dishes from a recipe page
A scanned recipe page offers a spice cake method with sour cream sugar and soda baked in pans or sheets. It adds a potato loaf with potatoes butter salt pepper and hot milk shaped and browned, plus sausages and ham served with potatoes. Chocolate uses hot water to prevent separation, and a marshmallow cream dessert with cream and marshmallows is described. A frosting uses powdered sugar bitter and coffee for flavor. Finally a broiled hamburger recipe is noted with seasoned meat and served with a savory sauce.
Diamond Dyes promise easy home coloring for all fabrics
Advertisements claim Diamond Dyes let any woman dye wool silk linen cotton or blends without streaks or fading and promise one-step results for coats draperies and garments. Other notes mention Cuticura for scalp care and humorous snippets from the Louisville Courier-Journal and a playful exchange after a boat ride.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, liver and bladder issues. It asserts strong sales, endorsements from a druggist, sworn testimonials, and offers sample bottles by mail with ten cent payment.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Queen of Polyandrian Isles Demands Fresh Romance
A fantastical queen on a throne of masculine skulls sends for a new kind of tale. Seven virgins fetch imported novels while she tires of the old pattern of tales of many husbands and jealousy. The queen seeks a daring story where one man and one woman challenge norms and save each other.
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Polyandrian Isles
Philadelphia Ledger
To Remove Tarnish From Silver Polish
To remove tarnish from silver, mix one tablespoonful of borax powder per quart of water. Soak or simmer the silver until clean and bring to boiling. Use a flannel to polish, yielding a wonderful shine and saving time and labor.
Dentists and a Novel Pulling Idea Sparks Debate
A Washington Star joke mocks novocaine based dental tricks while a London Punch quip and a tale from Philadelphia Ledger provide satire. The dental idea suggests extended procedures and patient participation, prompting cautious humor about medical overreach.
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Washington Star
Lone Survivor’s vivid sea tale and odd fashion note
A lone survivor recalls a wrecked shipmate remark about a sailor’s appearance and a hit being from a hidden bar. The excerpt ends with a quip on knitting clothes as fashion while suggesting most garments could be home made.
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AN Taney
Sery
Castoria
BAYER
Lumbago
Thestar
Sallerncasis
Jud Tunkins
Calumet
Alon
SY Test
Edgar Guest
West
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bashful Burns
Miss Wally
Dolly
London
Sandy
Son
Scotland
John
Re. John
Feyther
Posium For Health
Poetem Ceres Company
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