Hints for Housewives Good Tips for Emergencies and Home Care
Practical household guidance covers emergency first aid alcohol for porous plasters cleaners for linoleum cold tea to wash linoleum dampened hems for curtain rods sewing button technique remove shine from black fabric with turpentine rub tomato on hands use canned tomato when out of season keep meat hot with steam avoid leaning on patient bed and speaking during meals Keep floors celery ends and dried celery useful for soups avoid dampened sleep or missteps in meringue preparation
On Time Nursing Emphasizes Pure Air and Cleanliness
The article stresses pure air as essential to invalids with open windows, iron beds and light blankets, and highlights skin cleanliness. It cautions gentle sponging to avoid chilling and excessive surface exposure while guiding nursing basics.
Little Kitchen Helps from Old Time Pantry Tips
Orange marmalade pairs with boiled ham while curry powder enhances baked macaroni sauce. Prunes stewed with pot roast deepen meat flavor. Bananas belong out of the refrigerator and should stay above sixty degrees to ripen properly. Enamel stains vanish with hot water and potash solution.
Fashions In the Clouds For Ballooning Ladies
Ballooning attire for women features gaberdine or glazed wool fabrics in green, a short fleece lined coat with multiple pockets and hand rests, an adjustable skirt, and a ballooning cap. Accessories include a slip on waterproof, Canadian mitts, and dark brown boots.
Darning Table Linen Skills for Damask Patches
Instructions explain darning damask table linen using a torn raveling, placing a matching patch under the hole, and sewing backward and forward. When done properly the patch remains invisible after laundering, a skill once deemed essential for a finished young lady.
Independence in the Telephone War Aims at Peace
In Chicago on June 4 the International Independent Telephone association begins a three day convention at the Auditorium hotel. About 1,000 delegates and manufacturers will discuss a plan to end fierce competition with Bell interests. The Indiana compromise could extend to Ohio independent firms and expand independent lines nationwide, improving service for millions.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
International Independent Telephone Association
Auditorium Hotel
Bell
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Capitol City
Alexandria
White House
Colorado
North Dakota
Texas
Florida
James B. Hoge
Narrow escape with a jammed thumb and salve cure
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recounts four years ago jamming a jammed thumb with a jimson bar. The doctor advised amputation but he refused and used Bucklen's Arnica Salve which cured the wound. Available for 25 cents at Stewart's pharmacy.
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G. W. Cloyd
Plunk
Bucklen
Stewart’s
Piles Relief Ointment Sold in Shows Jars at Trade
Dr Shoop's Magic Ointment promises quick relief for piles with a positive effect. It claims to end itching pain protruding or blind piles. Large nickel capped glass jars priced at 50 cents sold by J H Stewart.
Weather Outlook for Iowa Shows Showers Tonight and Friday
Weather forecast from Washington D C notes showers in Iowa for today and tomorrow with likely rain tonight and on Friday. The report emphasizes wet conditions and unsettled skies across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Isj
Iowa
Christian Citizenship and the Church in Temperance Work
A paper before the WCTU argues the church as the key force in opposing the liquor trade. It asserts temperance requires Christian citizenship, spiritual guidance, and church activism to eradicate legalized drunkenness and achieve national reform through faith and prayer.
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T. U
Church of Christ
Church
Christ
United States
Keota businessman visits city yesterday
W. H. Kerr of Keota was a business visitor in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Kerr
Keota
Foley's Kidney Cure Proves Worth in Willimantic Tale
Reports from Willimantic Connecticut cite Alvin Stimpson restoring health after many failed remedies using Foley's Kidney Cure four bottles. A separate Iowa incident notes Ernest Miller crushed to death at Hocking colliery after his clothing tangled with a loader mechanism. Also mentions Orineat laxative, church dedication program at St Mary's Riverside, and a local ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
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New England
Foley
Alvin H. Stimpson
Willimantic
Conn
Albia
Iowa
Ernest Miller
Hocking
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Oxfords
Frank L. Wilson & Go. Fine Shoe Repairing
Corrent Moe
Dougherty Bros
Clothiers
Independent Telephone Association
United
States
Weather Forecast
Orineat
Vienna
St. Mary's Church
Riverside
James Davis
D. D
F. Kottenstette
Jos. Hauser
John Adam
Jos. Sueppel
A. Zaiser
A. J. Schulte
A. Niermann
J. W. Bulger
John Walsh
H. Hogan
Henry Knebel
Geo. Giglinger
J. F. Nugent
Bishop
Dr. King
Academy
The
Graham
Kien
C. S. Lemmon
Washington, Iowa
A. Harwood
South Side
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