Brick Queen of Texas Builds a $20,000 Year Business
Mrs Nellie Snyder Smith built a brick and building material empire from four starter bricks after her husband’s death. She sells millions of bricks annually and is regarded as one of the world’s leading women in the trade. She also contributes to magazines and composes music. Her holiday retreat is a large stock farm forty miles from Dallas in northern Texas.
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Nellie Snyder-Smith
Dallas
Texas
Proper Care for Wood Floors in Warm Weather
The article advises keeping hardwood floors in good condition when uncovered by rugs, stressing careful cleaning with three cloths for washing drying and final wipe. It recommends kerosene prep before shine, dusting before waxing, and repeated rubs with a boiled linseed oil alcohol mix to restore faded areas. Grease requires soap and prompt rinsing.
Favorite Prescription touted for nursing mothers and weak women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for overburdened women and nursing mothers. It claims to support maternal strength, ease childbirth, and relieve common female weaknesses with a glyceritic extract free of alcohol and fully disclosed ingredients.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
N. Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Deafness Cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. Promises $100 for any deafness case cured by the remedy, and notes sales via Druggists for 75 cents with accompanying pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Waxing and Finishing a Soft or Stained Wooden Floor
The guide describes stain removal and wax finishing for wood floors. After drying a stain rub with linseed oil or a prior mixture, then wax quickly with melted wax on a warm bath using a flannel cloth. Apply in small portions, rub with the grain, finish at the door, and avoid foot traffic for 24 hours. Dust and occasionally wipe with turpentine.
When Traveling With a Young Baby on a Journey
A mother should prepare infant travel food for long trips including prepared milks and bottles kept on ice. Use sterilized milk, heat with an alcohol lamp, and have disposable bottles. carry an enema bag and substitute old linen for diapers to reduce luggage. each baby should have a personal blanket to prevent contagion.
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Baby
Tle
One Woman's Way to Preserve and Clean
A reader outlines practical homemaking tips. She preserves flowers with weak camphor water and prevents fading of colored socks by overnight soaking in tepid water with a cup of turpentine. Salt lifts egg stains on silver, cans are checked for proper sealing, a pinch of salt improves coffee flavor, borax cleans enameled saucepans during boiling.
Old-Time Drain Clearing With Potash Mixture
The method uses one pound of potash dissolved in one quart of water poured into the sink waste pipe just before retiring. Overnight the lye acts on grease so that the first morning water wash clears the pipe, leaving it as clear as new.
Sending Linen to Laundry Rules for Care and Labeling
A guide on mailing linen to the laundry emphasizing legible full names on items in ink or cotton, marking where visible after folding, checking pockets, turning socks inside out, removing pins, using rust proof hooks, mending before sending, bundling handkerchiefs, and removing buckles detachable buttons and valuable buttons.
Restoring color to old mahogany with oil preparation
A recipe describes mixing alkanet root with linseed oil, then adding gum arabic and shellac varnish. After a week’s standing and straining, wash the wood with soapy water, rinse, dry, and polish with soft wool or chamois using the prepared oil for a rich finish.
New England Indian Pudding Recipe
Scald milk and blend with molasses Indian meal flour salt cinnamon. Boil ten minutes then bake three hours in a slow oven. When half cooked stir in a pint of cold milk.
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New England
Strengthen legs with running and quick footwork drills
The text promotes leg strengthening through running, indoors if needed. It describes starting with a slow step sequence, balancing on the balls of the feet, then thrusting feet back, and gradually increasing speed before reducing tempo.
Buying Basting Thread: Quality vs Cost
Advice on selecting basting thread notes that inferior thread can be a better investment for delicate fabrics since it is finer and less likely to leave marks. It cautions against using expensive threads that may damage the material.
Pressing a Waistline Fold on Clean Sheet Method
A sewing tip describes folding a clean sheet to create four layers for pressing a waist. Pin tightly over the pressing board, dampen with warm water, and press the waist onto the folded sheet to set shape.
Do Not Neglect the Children
Do Not Neglect the Children. At this season of the year the first unnatural looseness of a child's bow els should have immediate attention. The best thing that can be given is Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle of the remedy. For sale by Cook & Sherman.
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Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
Duke of Abruzzi In Boston Leads Busy Day of Official Events
The Duke of Abruzzi visits Boston for ten days and attends a race in the morning. He meets Governor Guild at the state house with Baron Tosti, then hosts a reception aboard the Varese at the navy yard. He later joins Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson and Mrs Gea von IL Meyer at the Country club races and plans calls on Admiral Snow and a return visit aboard the Varese.
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Boston
Duke of
Abruzzi
State House
Governor Guild
Baron Tosti
Navy Yard
Dr Shoop Restorative Ad Offers Free Book Sample
An advertisement urges readers to request a sample and free book of Dr Shoop's Restorative, claiming it treats inside nerves of stomach heart and kidneys to address root causes rather than symptoms. It cites Racine Wisconsin and dealer J H Stewart.
Just What He Wished
A tense exchange unfolds as Mr Wibbleson declares readiness to act if Aurelia’s suitor is refused. Aurelia awaits near a railway station in her best clothes while Mr Sproggins flatly refuses the match, and the suitor vows to flee if denied.
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Mr. Sproggins
Antiseptic Liniment Prevents Blood Poisoning
It is an antiseptic liniment and prevents blood poisoning from a cut bruise or burn. It also helps parts heal without maturation and much faster than usual treatment. It allays the pain of a burn almost instantly. For sale by Cook &
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Cook & Sherman
Pat Seeks Bottle Deal for Photo Jar Cork Joke
An Irishman visits a shop to buy a small bottle for his photographic solutions. The chemist offers the bottle at two pence, but adds a cork would be included for free if asked. Pat replies with the punchline, requesting the cork to be put in it.
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Pat
London
Kingsley on self focus and misery
A quote from Charles Kingsley cautions that dwelling on self desires and seeking personal respect corrupts all one touches. It suggests misery follows when attention centers on self, rather than God and virtue.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
Colic and diarrhoea pains relieved quickly by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. When in need of such a medicine give it a trial. For sale by Cook and Sherman.
You don't love me any more proves lack of pursuit
A terse note quotes Meggendorfer Blatter claiming a partner has not run over anything in weeks, implying jealousy and loss of affection. The line mirrors a playful or accusatory mood about attention and action.
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Meggendorfer Blatter
Tragic Blow Ends Life of 7 Year Old Detroit Boy
Michael Zito, a seven year old Italian pupil, died after a base ball bat blow to the head during recess in the school yard last Thursday, the incident occurring in Detroit.
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Detroit
Michael Zito
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Kidney Bladder Troubles
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can cure kidney and bladder ailments if the patient is still capable of medical aid. It asserts the remedy never disappoints and is available from all druggists.
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Foley
Copper Cable Lightning Rods Offered at Low Prices
A local supplier advertises copper cable lightning rods at the lowest prices. The listing credits Leo Shel angouskle with contact at R. R. 3 and includes a brief price note.
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Leo Shelangouskle
R. R
Vacation Tours by Iowa Central Ry for Summer Getaways
The Iowa Central Railway offers lowered excursion rates this summer to eastern resorts and to Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado Utah California Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming and South Dakota. Tickets on sale daily from June 1 to October 31 with liberal stop over privileges and flexible routes. Call or write A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Iowa Central Ry
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa Central Ry Aids California Trip For N E A Meeting
Due to the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles Iowa Central Ry will sell round trip tickets to San Francisco and Los Angeles from June 22 to July 5 with return up to September 15 1907. The rate is one fare for the round trip and may use any direct route for outbound travel and a different direct route for return. Stopover privileges granted. Address A B Cutts G P and St A Minneapolis Minn.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa Central Ry
San Francisco
Interior farm for sale near town with house barn well
120 acres five miles to town features include a good house and barn a productive well fruit trees and rural delivery with telephone service near the school. Seller accepts small town property in exchange and will quote price and terms on request.
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R. D
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Charles Kingsley
Nigola & Harmon
North Side
Soch
G. P
ST. A
Chas. D. Gorham & CO
Garden City Bargains
Garden City
Kansas
Illinois
Washington County
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