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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1917
Page
7
A vintage ad touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming hair becomes light and wavy after a cleansing with a cloth soaked in the product. It promises scalp purification, itch relief, and over weeks new hair growth, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store.
A college mathematics professor on a limited stall salary and his wife adopt strict econ omics to stretch funds. The husband asks if she aids in the effort and the professor replies that she indeed helps, quipping about efficiency and her role.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a fast pain free cure for corns and calluses. A few drops directly on the tender area shrink and remove the corn root and all, with the drying drug causing no irritation to surrounding skin. A small bottle costs little at any drug store.
The text recalls how luck helped someone win a promotion by being courteous to everyone. It notes doubts about praise and reveals an old man in a shabby suit who was kind to them yesterday was a company director, the lucky us.
A 10 cent box of Cascarets claims to cleanse and regulate the stomach remove sour fermenting food and foul gases take excess bile from the liver and expel all constipated waste. The ad says Cascarets work while you sleep cause no griping and prevent headaches biliousness and indigestion.
An English inventor has devised a new electrical method to stop boilers from scaling or corroding. Other odd notes mention coffee stains, sour milk tricks, and a church anecdote about the apostles.
Fragmented OCR reads as a quirky dialogue about a hat purchase and a bemused reaction. Jumbled phrases mention a locomotive, a wheel, Red Cross, and an Italian egg holder on a breakfast plate, creating a garbled mosaic of items.
A fragment from a period cookbook offers varied omelet recipes and egg dishes. It includes steps for Spanish and sweet omelets with almond additions, Holland eggs-frit, and scrambled eggs with green peppers. The text interjects with mottos and general musings on education and ambition.
A collection of old fashioned toast ideas and honey based treats including Milk Toast Grape Toast Prune Toast and various honey cakes and pies with step by step methods and ingredients. The piece ends with a quote attributed to Alph Waldo Trine about striving for higher aims.
Advice on cooking asparagus to preserve flavor and salts. Recommends whole stalks in a deep pan, plain melted butter, and Mousseline Sauce with butter yolks lemon juice cream and paprika. Also suggests asparagus with milk sauce, in omelets, and with poached eggs on buttered toast.
Iowa clubwomen call for preservation of the state's natural scenic features urging citizens to protect landscapes and parks, emphasizing the value of preserving local beauty for future generations and outdoor enjoyment.
A medical ad promotes Cuticura Ointment for facial eruptions and Cuticura Soap for washing and soaking hands. On rising and retiring, apply the ointment to affected areas, then wash with hot water. For hands, soak in hot lather, dry, and rub in ointment. Free samples by mail with a book. address Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston. Sold everywhere.
An Irish soldier injured in recent fighting preserves a collection of charms including bog oak, a French girl’s prayer, a shamrock, and a saint’s wood piece. Others hold carved wood, moonstones, coins, and animal teeth, with nurses noting mascots as hidden faith tokens among soldiers.
An OCR fragment depicts a soldierly scene with General Bas, a young captain named Exe, and a bridge crossing mishap as shouting occurs about a notice. The text hints at a canal zone context and three crops per year.
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