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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
9
A Victorian guide outlines home remedies and care for children with colds, emphasizing prevention, light exercise, proper sleep, breathable clothing, and avoiding overexposure. It details mustard baths, hot drinks, herbal gargles, and dosages for camphor, opium, and ether preparations, plus cautions on fasting and the role of doctors when needed.
The article outlines several old fashioned cough remedies using ingredients like tartar emetic tinctures and balsam of tolu, plus a honey and lemon mixture for throat irritation. It warns about drafts causing autumn colds and suggests ventilation measures for children’s sleep.
Conducted by Lida Ames Wills in Chicago, an article offers diverse pear recipes and canning methods. It covers ripe pear handling, desserts like pear meringue, baked pears, stuffed pears, prickly pears, and various pear preserves, plus a Mexican stew recipe and a green pepper stuffing variation. It emphasizes selection, ripening, and preserving methods with practical kitchen instructions.
In a comic exchange, Socrates and Mr Green discuss why one might go away from London to the sea for a month. The dialogue weighs the value of rest, air quality, and life choices, concluding there is no need to leave for improved life and noting the character’s final remark about a murder.
An upright piano can benefit from a three paneled screen hung on a rod at the back top. Diack satin panels with gold thread in Japanese style, edged with gold cord, improve appearance and tone when the piano faces away from the wall. Caution to avoid heavy screens that dampen sound.
The passage notes hash as a traditional dish often seen as hurried or low quality. It explains hash can be made from different meats or vegetables, fried or stewed, served with or without eggs, and even enhanced with tomato sauce, highlighting its adaptable nature and enduring appeal.
W. S Gilbert protests changes to his original manuscript in a dispute over a Gilbert and Sullivan production. The note condemns alterations by producers and asserts fidelity to the author’s text.
A survey of dietary shifts following the oatmeal and cracked wheat craze, noting resulting dyspepsia and weak nerves, and promoting Toasted Wheat Flakes as an easily digestible alternative. Mentions Malt Honey, dextrine conversion, and packaging with a Ratle Creek Sanitarium image. Includes brief anecdotes about Sullivan operas and a court ruling on comedians in London. Also cites Chicago Inter-Ocean on diphtheria and throat relief products.
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