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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
3
A lady proclaims she will never bake lemon pie the old way again, preferring OUR-PIE Preparation. Available at grocers for 10 cents, produced by D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester NY. The Guisch mountain in Switzerland rises 7000 feet, climbed last summer by a centenarian.
An old advertising feature touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the go to remedy for feminine disorders. It cites backache nervous symptoms and uterine issues and includes testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon praising its effects after three bottles.
Mrs Florence E Atwood of Chicago writes she suffered eczema for three years despite many doctors. After three months using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills she is fully cured. Witness L S Berger. October 2, 1905.
The Dundee Advertiser notes women in England and France are renewing interest in canes. It describes three cane styles: a two foot swagger stick, a full-length ornate male-style cane, and a tall eighteenth century walking cane with a silver top and ribbon. London predicts the tall cane will return to fashion.
S IL Kimball, life saving service head, comments on an applicant’s steadiness as a virtue, recalling Mrs Madden who quips that steady would be dead. Baltimore American cites the remark about Herbert Bisbing’s bid for work and the judge of steadiness.
Minne apolis advertisements offer firearms traps and fur services by N W Hide & Fur Co. Readers are invited to buy furs hides have them tanned or robes made at the Minnesota shop.
Vice Consul Eiger announces a potential cure for gangosa in Guam after identifying a cause and remedy. He claims the disease could be eradicated if his method succeeds.
A vintage ad promotes Laxative Bromos Quinine as the world over remedy to cure a cold in one day, citing E. W. Grove’s signature and a price of 25 cents.
Engineers assert that consumptives employed in caissons used for tunnel work are greatly benefited by compressed air and eminent physicians are testing the claim.
The article explains that slow transit turns food into poison, stressing the bowels and gas. It argues against cathartics and lubricants, claiming Cascarets safely stimulate bowel muscles for natural, comfortable digestion while preserving digestive juice for tomorrow.
A recipe describes a celery salad dressing with celery, onion, hard boiled eggs, cream, salt, sugar, mustard, butter, and vinegar. Whites of eggs are whipped into the dressing and poured over crisp cold celery, with cabbage or lettuce as alternatives.
A step by step bread making method describes combining shortening with flour and water, adding sugar and yeast, then overnight rising. Morning kneading with more flour, shaping into leaves, rising in pans, and baking concludes the process.
The recipe describes making a soft paste cake divided into two layers with a buttered spread, then a filling of ripe pineapple sweetened with sugar and lemon juice prepared hours ahead. When serving, split the cake, layer with pineapple, top with more pineapple, and serve with sweetened whipped cream.
The article advises placing steak on the broiler with two inches of cold water in the pan to catch fat. Fat floats into the water, can be skimmed off and reused, and keeps the pan and oven from drying and burning.
Mix one tablespoon chicken drippings or oil with sugar. Stir in one beaten egg and one salt spoon of salt. Add one cup sour milk with half teaspoon soda that has stopped purring. Fold in two thirds corn meal and one third flour until pourable. Bake in a hot oven.
A simple test to detect water in milk uses a bright polished knitting needle. Dip the needle in milk and withdraw it upright. if only a small amount of milk remains on the needle the milk is largely waterless.
A home recipe instructs to mince two pounds round steak and half a pound suet with two eggs one cup bread crumbs softened in water one small onion chopped fine one half cup sweet milk three teaspoons salt and one quarter teaspoon pepper. Form into a loaf bake in a moderate oven for an hour or more, basting often.
A simple method cleans a stubborn bean pot by placing a thin ash layer in the bottom, filling with water, and baking in the oven for a few hours. The heat and ash loosen baked residue for easy washing.
Practical home guidance on preparing vegetables to improve tenderness when cooking. Brass cleaning method using bath brick and vinegar is described, followed by drying and whitening polish. Parsley preservation through brief boiling for winter use is given. The stock pot is described as the kitchen’s mainspring, collecting bones trimmings and vegetables for soups gravies and sauces.
The article describes rheumatism as an extremely painful condition that can undermine health and cripple muscles and joints. It asserts St Jacobs Oil as the safest and surest cure, claiming relief or cure unless serious organic disease exists, which is said to limit effectiveness.
Bishop Sanford Olmsted of Colorado jokes at a Denver dinner about Sabbath attendance and rain. An Eastern clergyman replies that bad weather keeps people from golf or motoring, leaving few vacant seats.
Recipe claims to cure any cold by mixing glycerine with whiskey and Concentrated Oil of Pine from Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Dayton Ohio. Uses a tablespoonful four times daily with shaking before each dose, no medical evidence provided.
The migratory marvel notes the Virginia plover leaving North America for Brazil in a single unbroken 15 hour flight. Covering over 3000 miles at about four miles per minute, the feat highlights one of nature’s fastest long distance migrations.
An advertisement touts Salter Seed Co claims Dakota grown Macaroni Wheat resists drought and rust, offering seed books and free samples for 10c, with 14c for an extra seed package. It lists regions and other seeds like Billion Dollar Grass and Emperor William Oats, signed by C. N. U. from La Crosse Wisconsin.
An exhibit in Philadelphia to the Presbyterian Missionary convention outlines spending categories. Foreign missions are listed at 7.5 million, chewing gum 11 million, millinery 80 million, confectionery 178 million, church work 250 million, alcohol 700 million, with total expenditures across categories reflecting broad consumer and religious funds.
An 19th century ad offers 100 dollars reward for incurable catarrh, praising Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and urging purchases from Toledo wholesalers and general druggists. It notes a 75 cent per bottle price and endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A forest service finding on wood moisture shrinkage is also mentioned.
A terse ad from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. of Minneapolis targets buyers who ship five dollar worth hides furs guns or traps noting the firm handles such trades and invites correspondence.
The campaign against tuberculosis lowered the Minneapolis death rate from 1.16 per thousand in 1903 to .96 per thousand, reflecting improved public health efforts and medical interventions.
An advertisement promises cure of itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with Paao Ointment or a full refund. The claim targets readers seeking quick relief from hemorrhoidal symptoms.
Columbia University has created a chair on humanity with Prof. R. C. McRae named as the first occupant. The appointment marks a formal academic honor and anticipates future scholarly work under the new chair.
Taubert Tannery of Minneapolis Minnesota invites inquiries for pricing on hides and furs suitable for robes coats or rugs. Send for a price list detailing tanning options and terms.
Rahway New Jersey reformatory reports 230 diphtheria cases, about half its inmate population affected, prompting health officials to monitor spread and intensify isolation measures.
An advertisement proclaims Garfield Tea as nature’s mild laxative made from herbs. It claims to relieve constipation aid digestion purify blood and eradicate disease.
Europeans expect lower car prices and a deep crisis in the automotive industry during the year 2024 with production cuts and sagging demand across major markets.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims gums soften reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
A prominent fact notes the world’s largest brewery is based in St Louis Missouri. The item highlights the brewery’s scale and regional significance in the beer industry.
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