Clean Up and Paint Up Movement Spurs Farm and Town Beautification
A 1912 national campaign promotes a year round clean up and paint up effort to beautify homes farms and towns. The piece cites Pittreas years of success across hundreds of towns and urges farmers to start with their premises. It highlights the impact on property values health and civic pride and notes farm clean up days can improve appearance gardens fencing and even paint aging buildings. It also mentions sterilization advances by German scientists for medical use.
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Pitreas
National Bureau
Woman's Club
Boards of Trade
Mints
Postscripts On Technology And Innovations From A Past Era
A pan of scattered notes describes synthetic rubber tires near no wear after 4990 miles, a San Salvador hospital built with pressed steel plates, a new scale for ingredient quantities in cements, and rising $1,000,000 electric range expenditure. It notes an Indian bird with feather value and a trend of electrical cooking devices in western schools and hospitals.
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San Salvador
India
Boards of Education
Man Collides With Police as Intoxicated Run Ends
A man heavily under the influence created a scene by running into a group of policemen after turning a street corner. The incident appears to be a chaotic misstep rather than a deliberate attack, with no further details available on injuries or charges.
Payless Lawyers Highlight Unequal Law
A quotation notes that the unwritten law should accompany written rules, followed by the provocative reply that the missing companion is Payless lawyers. The exchange plays on legal wit and modern critique of affordable legal services.
Kidney troubles from overindulgence in meat, warns expert
An authority warns that excess meat raises uric acid, overworks kidneys, and clogs eliminative tissues causing back pain urinary irritation and insomnia. A remedy called Jad Salts or rad salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is claimed to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and maintain kidney health.
Cascarets Ad Promises Health Through Inside Cleansing
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for liver stomach and bowel issues claiming a 10 cent box leads to health happiness and a clear head. It warns against misery from constipation and indigestion and urges readers to cleanse bile gases and matter for months of relief.
Pope's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion gas and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief gentle action and universal cures for gastritis and stomach trouble with a fifty cent case recommended for home use.
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Pope
Pape
Savory Recipes and Household Reflections from a Vintage Page
A collage of culinary tips and home essays lists methods for seasoning cakes soups and meats with ingredients like almonds marjoram and lemon. It includes recipes for Rice a la Creole Bacon Chowder Beane With Rice and several stuffed and baked dishes plus a short moral on child guidance and a Clay o Our greatest glory quote.
Correct Measuring Tips For Kitchen Use And Courage Testimony
The article urges precise measurement for cooks noting full measure tools and standard sizes. It explains spoon and cup sizes, leveling with a knife, sifting flour, and proper pouring. It adds a veteran’s remark about courage under fire, praising steadfast workers over cowards.
Guard Your Family Peauna Protects Against Coughs and Catarrh
An advertisement touts Peruna and Peluva as a universal remedy for catarrh in head lungs stomach liver and kidneys. It claims Peruna relieves catarrh in any organ, prevents chronic illness, and saves lives. Peruna tablets are marketed as easy to take and widely available.
Children Released for Farm Work Under Kent Education Committee
The Kent education committee again allows children twelve years and older to leave school for summer farm work. Children aged at least twelve may also be released for home duties if this enables mothers to work in agriculture.
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Kent
England
Fiery red pimples ad for Cuticura ointment
An advertisement touts Cuticure Ointment for fiery pimples on the skin, instructing to apply on the fingertip for five to ten minutes, wash with Cuticura Soap, and dry without irritation. It promises Cuticura for all skin troubles from infancy to old age, and offers free samples by mail via a Cuticura Department L Boston address.
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Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Tuberculosis Death Rate Declines Significantly in U S
A Census Bureau report shows tuberculosis caused over 10.5 percent of deaths in 1916, while the National Association notes a drop from 200.7 to 146.8 per 100000 from 1804 to 1914. Authorities credit antituberculosis efforts and public health improvements for a sustained decline in mortality.
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Bureau of Census
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Bureau of the Census
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Postscripts
Annette Kellerman
London
Mark Twain
Clay
Goldsmith
Woman's Home Companion
Fret
Marie
Adam Clarke
James Norma Hall
The
Atlantic Monthly
Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Illinois
Thad
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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