Personal visits and travels Across Armation and Estherville
A jittery list of locals and visitors moving between Armstrong Estherville Webster City and Milwaukee with stops in Dubuque Waterloo and Kansas City. Names include Maria Sorum Elizabeth Colt Mildred Bravander Chas Carpenter Oscar Westrum and George Herrick among others as they visit relatives and conduct business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. King
Enton
A. R. Butler
Armstrong
Sid Hayes
Arimatrong
Chas. Carpenter
Superior
Claus Grieas
Dolliver
Estherville
Maria Sorum
Rake
Elizabeth Colt
Waterloo
John Osgood
Mildred Bravander
Eatherville
Andrew Ventrum
Milwaukee
George Herrick
Maple Hill
Extherville
Ed Ramatock
Armactong
Tom Conlin
A. V. James, Neat
Wm. Peltser
Kangaa City
C. Packard
Win
Rt. Quiblein
Webster City
O. Andersen
Wallingford
J. G. Murragt
Masonville Fir
A. Sehark
Arimatrusg
Emmetsburg
Fred Heidecker
Baby
Goo
Kinds
Northrolina
Fred Holand
Armetrong
John Kaimstock
Robert Walters
Fonda
Dora Heidecker
Fred Fleidecker
Zeeman
Meritol Remedies Promoted by J J Klopp
An ad-like fragment touts Meritol White Lithment and Meritol Regema Remedy for skin sores and irritation. It claims rapid relief in one-third the usual time and promises a positive guarantee, urging readers to visit the store for Merital Pile Remedy for piles or hemorrhoids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meritol
Hague
Hid
Klopp
J. Klopp
J.J. Klopp
For Sale and Wanted Classified Items in Emmet County
A mixed class of notices and wants including six buff Orpington rooster sale, a man with horse and buggy for stock condition powders in Emmet county, a well improved Carn 160 acres or less, barn space for cattle and horses, a property near Motherville, a modern cottage on North 6th street, and a request for fresh ground bone supply. Also listings for a six room modern cottage, a mammoth bronze turkey eggs sale at 200 dollars per dozen, and various real estate and business ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Too Farnam St
Omaha
Nobr
J. J. Lush
Stuf
North 6Th Street
Parron & Pircarerr
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claims Cough Cure
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a guaranteed cough and cold remedy with refund offered if not cured. It mentions merchants and pharmacists ready to refund, and cites testimonials from users like Joli Beret and various sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joli Beret
Pell
All Druggiata
Foley
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Cure
For burns bruises and sores Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as the surest cure. A testimonial from L. H. Haflin of Iredell Texas claims a four day healing of a painful ankle sore that hindered walking. Sold by F. B. Blindle & Co. and offered at two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Aruba
L. H. Haflin
Iredell
Tex
Blindle & Qo
Hints for the Busy Housewife Drawer linen storage idea
A combination drawer and shelf designed for a linen closet uses rounded ends and a bottom clip to pull out. It holds sheets towels and tablecloths so items are visible without digging. A door keeps dust out and multiple holders can be added as needed.
Pudding Sauces and Western Style Mush Dishes
A collection of vintage recipe instructions includes Orange Sauce Molasses Sauce Cream Sauce and Foamy Sauce details for puddings bread and desserts. It also covers Spaghetti With Meat Cocoanut Cream Pie Beef Tongue German Style Mush Western Style and a tip on starching curtains using flour paste. The writing shows old punctuation spellings and measurement quirks.
Danish Pudding and Baked Pork Chops Recipe Notes
Directions describe Danish pudding using tapioca cooked for an hour in a double boiler, then sweetened with sugar and currant jelly, set in molds and served with whipped cream. Baked pork chops are prepared by lining a pan with dressing and onions, placing chops atop, adding hot water to almost cover, and baking until browned.
Hindu Circus Juggler Rescues Ship Adrift in Storm
In a Chicago News account a Hindu circus juggler named Dab Kader saves passengers and crew when a ship breaks from a harbor and pitches in a gale. The crew teeters amid tossing, danger, and a rising sea as the juggler hoists and hurls them aloft to keep the vessel afloat for days until land is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dab Kader
Chicago News
Very Fond of It and Other Light Gossip Bits
A montage of humorous clippings and quick sketches from newspapers and magazines. Jokes touch on race stereotypes, hotel Sundays, a dogged porter and a terrier, golf match crowds, and witty exchanges about daily quirks. The tone is light, observational, and satirical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Arthur
Yassuh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Proan’s Kidney Pills and Other Remedies Featured
A fragmented ad style notice touts Proan’s Kidney Pills from Doran’s and recommends Lady and Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and lung refreshment. It also promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets for constipation and Chamberlain’s Liniment for rheumatic relief with local druggists selling these remedies.
Transformation of Ugly Childhood Into Beauty Through Growth
An old essay notes how facial development varies by part and rate, shaping later beauty. It cites Robert Southey once deemed ugly by a nurse, yet becoming handsome, with Byron's quip about his laureate potential. Growth rate and the router of growth influence final appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Southey
Byron
Southey
Lauther
Nfe
Bouthey
W. Saleaby
Strand Magazitia
Lady Mary Montagu Diet Stuns 18th Century Italy
A London Chronicle excerpt recounts Lady Mary Montagu’s extreme dietary routine as described for her Italian doctor. Her day includes multiple meals of milk, coffee, gravy, and rich dishes such as capon and veal sweetbread, plus custard and chestnuts, with a second milk dose in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Viraud
Ffere
Mary Montagu
Italy
Lady Mary
London Chronicle
Which ball reaches the floor first in a horizontal toss
A question from Scientific American notes Mir Lynne Newton’s view of motion. A ball dropped from a table and another launched horizontally from the same height reach the floor simultaneously, since gravity acts on both and the horizontal motion does not affect fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Ttag
Mir Lynne Newton
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George Nichols
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Linvela Street
Piven
H.C. Brees
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J. J. Klopp
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Mead
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Matea
Hem
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Hlu
New York American
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Alice
Affen
Hubert
Abe
Yonkers States
Fathervilla
Fatherville
Edward Rook
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Allilealera
Atconte
Foster-Milborouo
Buffalo
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F. A. Shadle & Co
Tandis
Hen Olson Lela
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Sbi
Wellisen Aw
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Kitanler
Foote
Theodore Sant
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Harmon & Lewis
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Birney
Kranela
Cionip
Sao
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Jno
Retistork Aw
Kerrey T Dein
Herman Peterdan
Margaret Fogerty
Walker
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Mosler
Wenzel
Hughes
Keach &W
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Lady Mary's Diet
Houuston Post
Arthur C. Beason
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