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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
7
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga recounts relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites a prior operation and urges other women to try the remedy, noting the product has helped thousands and inviting letters for advice.
Henry E. Dixey recounts a backstage gag idea discussed with a leading man. A footman role with a white Eton collar would feature a letter scene followed by a pen stain and a staged collision to trigger laughs. The anecdote appeared in the Washington Star.
An advertisement promises to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days using Pazo Ointment with a full money back guarantee if not cured. The claim targets sufferers seeking relief through topical treatment.
A witty exchange in Smart Set features Victorie complaining the new house strays from the architect’s plan while Spector notes it resembles the design more than the cost matches the original estimate.
An advertisement proclaims catarrh a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally, claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces, and offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure. Includes request for circulars and testimonials and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs Gleaf asks James for light reading and receives The House of a Thousand Candies as a summer gift, referenced by the New York Times.
The piece notes a long standing fascination with stag hunting among women. It cites Queen Elizabeth as an enthusiastic hunter and observes increasing female participation with the Devon and Somerset staghounds during autumn. It claims women find saddle crossings tiring less than side saddles on long days and welcome innovations to ease stabling fatigue.
The Fulton Gazette editor lauds western Canada for strict law enforcement and social order. He notes liquor regulation, church and school prominence, high wheat yields, and 160 acres free land plus 160 more at $3 per acre, with railway rate details from a government agent.
A Tokyo College of Agriculture bulletin analyzes a curious Japanese confection called bee marmalade made from young wild bees and seasoned with soy. The report confirms the claimed composition and notes the product is exported in airtight cans. A French commentator quips about unlikely dining contexts. An unrelated line states an express engine uses ten gallons of water per mile.
The piece invites farmers to attend local institutes stressing practical state speakers and peer discussion. It links the institutes to agricultural colleges and emphasizes participant responsibility, learning, and sharing experiences to benefit the farming community.
An old lawn mower can be fitted to cut straw or feed. Attach it to a hopper so straw or grain strikes the knives where grass normally enters. A crank and belt let one person feed and turn the cutter. Good winter use for an idle mower.
The Bureau of Plant Industry clarifies that the so called Alaska wheat is not a miracle variety. It notes the wheat found in Alaska has been grown in Europe and the United States for years with limited success. No claims of industrial yields have been proven.
Experiments by M. L. Guignard in Comptes Rendus test whether stock influences graft and vice versa. Plants rich in hydrocyanic acid compounds were grafted onto lacking stock and vice versa. Results show no transfer of hydrocyanic glucoside between grafted partners, supporting grafting as artificial symbiosis where each species retains its individuality.
The piece argues farm boys should break a colt to ride and drive to complete their education. It lists three essential teachings: courage to handle fear, obedience to ensure usefulness, and good workmanship to ensure the horse’s neat and consistent performance.
A New York Agricultural Experiment Station report notes carbonic acid gas added to milk appears to hinder souring. Tests used varying gas pressures with standard soda water charges and sealing methods to explore the effect further.
A guide from the Agricultural Epitomist advocates dipping fowls in sheep dip to treat lice. Hold birds by the legs, heads downward, cover the body except head and eyes, and dip one to two minutes on warm clear days so they dry in the sun.
A close study argues pasteurization is not a cure-all for milk quality. It claims commercial methods kill lactic acid germs but leave pathological germs that threaten health, remaining in an alkaline medium ready to multiply when conditions suit.
A skilled craftsman known for precise neat wire splices talks about the craft and its value. The article highlights the rarer ability to produce clean connections and the respect earned by those mastering the technique.
The image shows figure A depicting the first movement and figure B depicting the ends after they have finally been secured.
A Denver dairy cattle dealer set cow prices by a milk yield rule. Valuation starts with 12 dollars per daily gallon and 81 percent fat, then adjusts by one dollar for every quarter of one percent fat difference. Each cow is priced strictly on merit according to this method.
In raising feed for poultry it is advised to focus on on-farm crops. Corn and wheat are marketable, so growers should cultivate sorghum broom corn popcorn millet and sunflowers to diversify feed and avoid market dependence.
Two cups navy beans soaked in water with a pinch of soda then rinsed. Simmer beans with onion and celery in water until soft, rub through strainer, return to pot and add cream salt and pepper. Milk and butter may be used instead of cream. Serve hot.
Heat milk with a pinch of soda then soak bread crumbs in it. Add beaten eggs butter and grated cheese. Season and bake in a pudding dish in a hot oven covered for fifteen minutes then uncover to brown. Serve immediately.
Instructions describe mixing six pounds of light brown sugar with five gallons of water, placing in a keg with cloth over the bung, and storing in sun for three months to yield superior vinegar. A winter option hides the keg behind the furnace to quicken the process.
Heat a half pint of ale in a chafing dish and add half a pound of shaved soft cheese. Melt and stir in a saltspoon of dry mustard, salt, a pinch of cayenne, and a tablespoon of cream. Serve on buttered toast. If no cream, use butter.
Begin with small white onions and boil salted water over them. Let stand three days, then discard and add fresh brine. After three more days, heat vinegar with two ounces turmeric, pour into jars and stand ten days. Drain, then place in fresh vinegar with red pepper horse radish celery seed mustard and mixed spices.
A historical kitchen method describes rubbing raw potatoes on a grater, boiling the pulp with water, removing from heat, adding pulverized alum in a small proportion, and beating until the mixture becomes perfectly clear.
The text describes selecting large oysters and briefly parboiling to draw out water then draining. Oysters are dried, rolled in cracker crumbs, dipped in mayonnaise dressing, and coated again with crumbs. After a five minute stand, moist pieces are crumbed again and fried in hot oil for about one minute.
A simple recipe instructs boiling rice, salting, then mixing with butter two eggs and cinnamon. Form into balls, fry until golden, drain, roll in currant jelly and dust with powdered sugar for a sweet fried treat.
Heat water in the lower pot of a double boiler while placing milk in the upper pot. Boil, cover, and let stand on the stove until the milk forms a beadlike rim around the edge.
Use a curry comb to scale fish as it is easier to handle than a knife. It prevents lingering fish odor on hands and stops scales from getting under nails.
In a bowl, work butter with a wooden spoon until soft and creamy. If buttermilk exudes, pour it off promptly to maintain the texture.
Practical advice on cleaning and fabric care from a vintage guide. Tips include using a vegetable brush to remove corn silk, fingernail brushes, lamp heat to fix indelible ink, extracting onion juice, half lemon storage, wooden spoons to avoid staining, using hot water to whiten, mildewed stains with soap starch salt and lemon juice, laying stained cloth on grass, and avoiding boiling water on egg stained linens.
An Illinois commercial traveler, frustrated by hotel accommodations, has invented a portable writing desk. When closed it resembles a dress suit case, and when opened reveals a full roll top desk with drawers and pigeonholes. Metal lazy tong legs unfold to support, a lid rod holds the writing surface, and a carrying handle completes the unit. The inventor claims the desk fills a long felt need for road workers.
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington describes years of weakness swelling and sleeplessness with intense pains. Three doctors said no cure and she was given up to die. After using Deans Kidney Pills she recovered and was soon up and about. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Arch Cook, district passenger agent of the Southern road, reveals in Danville that several old friends died by drinking themselves to death. He notes Bill Jones, George Jones, and Bill Smoots all passed away, buried near the town, with Smoots humorously said to have been returned to the barrel.
A Virginia parent recalls a six month old with severe eczema, skin melted away and blood oozing. After two doctors and one said hopeless, Cuticura remedies were used. The child, now nearly three, shows no signs of the condition following eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment. James J. Smith, Durmid, Va. October 14 and 22, 1906.
A Bucks County storekeeper named Bill Smith bought stock in Philadelphia. A shipping box resembled a casket and bore the inscription Bill inside. Mrs Smith screamed and fainted prompting the drayman to intervene as the box was opened.
In a period piece note, whiskey is claimed as an infallible cure for rheumatism when mixed with Toris Compound and Syrup Sar saparilla Compound. The recipe prescribes one half pint whiskey, one ounce of each additive, taken before meals and at night. The Globe Pharmaceutical Co. of Chicago markets Toris compound. Grant, a West Point graduate in 1843, is mentioned in context.
An advertisement touts a laxative remedy branded as Bromo Quinine with the slogan World over to Cure a Cold in One Day and bears the signature E. W. Grove. The piece also notes a 1906 07 Australian government bank depositor interest total of 5 508 104 dollars versus 4 265 346 dollars in 1902 03.
Bavarian Deutsche Bank branch in Munich introduces a payment by post card checks system. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething soothes gums reduces inflammation eases pain cures wind colic 25 cents a bottle. This year's senior wranglership at Cambridge honors a young Russian ew.
Researchers describe lacquering silverware with banana oil using a camel hair brush right after cleaning to extend its life, allowing storage for several months.
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. Marketed as safe and effective, the product is urged as the preferred choice by well informed consumers and physicians. Buy only the genuine article from California Fig Syrup Co. via leading druggists. price fifty cents per bottle.
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