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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
4
An old-time druggist declines a suitor for his daughter Amy saying he cannot let him wed Amy because she is promised to his partner's son. He offers the suitor five other daughters as a consolation rather than objects of wedlock.
Promotes a herbal laxative claiming to regulate liver and kidneys and relieve constipation. Includes phrases about women and moral observations, mentions a prisoner, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and colic, and a sea bottle motif.
The piece advises asking for fresh kidneys from beef, lamb, or veal and cooking them by parboiling until tender. It details broiling or frying with bacon fat, and making a milk roux sauce with egg yolk, parsley, lemon juice, and paprika to serve over buttered toast rounds with kidneys placed atop and sauce poured around.
The article explains washing method for delicate white swan down fur used on children's trims. It warns against rubbing or squeezing to avoid breaking the down, recommends shaking in soap lather, rinsing in warm water, pressing to remove moisture, then shaking during drying in front of a fire.
A recipe describes making three colored batters red white and blue by creaming sugar with butter then folding in milk and egg whites. Each mix includes flour cornstarch or four and leavening with cream of tartar and soda. The red white and blue batters are layered in a bake pan and baked in a moderate oven.
A method for preparing pork tenderloins involves Frenched slices, a poultry style dressing, and salt pork layers. After assembling and browning, the dish is served with a cold angel applesauce made from red cooking apples, nutmeg, and stiffly beaten egg whites, arranged in pyramids with currant or bright apple jelly.
four pound veal loin seared in butter then simmered with water until tender. Thickened stock poured over as gravy. Garnish with cube carrots and potato balls seasoned with salt pepper and butter. Serve hot with separate gravy.
The guide suggests postponing laundering if face-near parts are covered with cheesecloth. When dirty, cheesecloth is easily removed and washed. Cut cheesecloth wide as the blanket, hem ends, fold lengthwise, and tack half on each side of the blanket.
To remove slight scratches and brighten the surface rub gently with a clean pad of fine cotton wool, then with a similar pad covered with velvet and fine rouge. The surface will gain a brilliant polish free from scratches after this treatment.
A historic note states that using soapy water to prepare starch yields smoother, non sticking surfaces for glass. The method promises a finer finish and easier handling in production.
To keep rugs from curling at the corners make a triangle from thin card and place it across the wrong side. This will make the rug lay flat.
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace St Red Bank New Jersey near centenarian age shares his kidney trouble history. After 40 years of pain and nightly awakenings he found relief using Deans Kidney Pills. He reports full relief and urges others to try the remedy sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A schoolmaster asks if a son should study dead languages. Mr. Koffin replies he will require the boy to assist in his undertaker business.
A Newark Delaware man recounts seven years of persistent eczema on his hands. After trying many remedies and doctors, he states Cuticura Ointment and Soap completely cured him after two boxes and one cake. He emphasizes the severe cracking that could hold a pencil and how quickly relief came.
The piece notes the elevator's origin in Central Europe with Napoleon I mentioning a flying chair at Schoenbrunn near Vienna. A shaft built to lift it dates to about 1769, the chair richly furnished with red hangings and counterweights. It also recounts a dramatic rescue in Serbia after two wolves hunters descended a foggy Dry mountain.
Cyrus Townsend Brady recounted a dinner tale in Toledo about charity and salvation. A dying millionaire asks if leaving about $100000 to the church would assure salvation and the minister replies cautiously that it might be worth trying.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts for older adults emphasizing easier digestion and brain nourishment from wheat and barley enzymes. It cites a 74 year old user and a 92 year old who credit their health and regularity to Grape-Nuts and Postum, noting improved well being and mental clarity.
A letter from A Kaltenbrunner, Commissioner of Immigration in Winnipeg, praises homestead farming in Western Canada. He describes 160 acres yielding 9000 bushels oats and 70 acres of wheat with 20 bushels per acre, noting No. 1 hard wheat and strong crop results despite adverse conditions. He argues Western Canada crops cannot be checked even by unusual weather.
White Lead is the standard paint material produced by corroding metallic lead into a white powder then mixing with linseed oil. Adulterated brands imitate appearance with barytes or rock. The blow-pipe test proves purity, National Lead Company offers test gear and booklet on request.
The winter worsened feed shortages and low quality forage pinching cattle and horses. Farmers prepare a home tonic using Germas Compound, Willow Charcoal, Ginger, salt, and oil cake fed to livestock twice daily. A St Louis businessman named John Smith served on a jury during the financial flurry and answered with blunt responses.
A historical note offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials from Walpin G. Kinnans and Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo praising F J Chenery. A joke and Harvard Lampoon quote follow about cigars and dancing.
An old newspaper item highlights remedies and health claims including Allen’s Foot-Ease for foot ailments with trial package offer, Brown’s Bronchial Tracheas for hoarseness, Pazo Ointment for piles with a 14 day guarantee, and K Lewis’ Single Binder cigars with pricing and seller notes.
Dialogue notes intimate claims of past kisses between two people. He acknowledges kissing others not known to the speaker. The exchange reflects social restraint and private coupling themes typical of the era's periodical humor.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E. W. Grove on box 25 cents. Success seldom comes to a man who isn't expecting it.
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