Government exhibit displays adulterants in foods
The piece notes Congress and state legislatures consider banning adulterants in all foods. A government display at the St. Louis exposition showed over 2,000 adulterants in prepared foods, including breakfast cereals. It questions why federal law does not prohibit deleterious ingredients in interstate commerce.
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Congress
St. Louis Exposition
To Make a Snow Elephant in Simple Steps
A simple guide explains shaping a snow elephant using a large oval body, a broomstick trunk, and smaller snow balls for legs. It describes attaching the trunk with a sharpened stick, carving the head with a table knife like implement, and adding tusks eyes and a rope tail for detail.
Proverb Game And Bedtime Musings From St Nicholas
A collection of playful games and verses from St Nicholas includes The Game of Proverbs where players quote words in order, plus light anecdotes about the Woodchuck’s laziness and a child’s view of grandpa’s spectacles. Readable snippets capture youth activities and whimsical poems.
Yukon baseball games draw crowds under midnight sun
The Port Townsend Call reports Sheriff Bil beck from Dawson bringing the latest baseball news. Games run from 8 PM to midnight, drawing several thousand spectators, with Yukon officials explaining calls in earnest to the crowd.
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Yukon
Port Townsend
Sheriff Bilbeck
Dawson
Chocolate Creams From Simple Meringue Balls
Beat egg white until very light then fold in confectioners sugar to form a moldable mass. Flavor with vanilla, roll into balls and dip each in a chocolate mixture.
War veteran touts Peruna remedy in appeal from Oakland
Army chaplains and veterans describe long bladder and kidney trouble, claiming Peruna cured them after failures with other treatments. They urge contacting Dr Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus for free medical guidance, noting confidentiality of all correspondence.
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David L. Jaycox
Clarinda
Broadway
Oakland
Cal
Peruna
Peronse
B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Piso's Cure for coughs and colds advertised
An old advertisement promotes Piso s Cure as a remedy for coughs colds and consumption. It notes a price of 25 cents and availability at druggists.
Pseudo Cures and Philosophical Reflections in One Page
An assorted page features dubious claims for a cold remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine Tepe priced at 25 cents, a cheap pudding recipe, quotes about heaven and hell from religious figures, endorsements for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, a haLL’s Catarrh Cure testimonial, and miscellaneous quotes on reason education and China Japan relations. The jumble includes personal names, a Toledo oath, and promotional lines for cures with refund promises.
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W. Grove
Veterans suffer kidney and bladder troubles from exposure
Hundreds of war veterans endure kidney and bladder complaints attributed to impure drinking water and exposure to wet cold conditions. Sleeping on the ground and harsh weather are cited as factors leading to catarrh affecting urinary organs.
Lule's Fright Then and Now
A girl named Lule hides under a kitchen table drawing with chalk. She creates a spooky face that scares her, then trembles at the sight of it, fearing a mouse, a bear, or a wolf. The tale recalls her later fame as an artist while her brothers recall her childhood fear.
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Wireless telegraphy traced as an old invention idea
John Gordon Gray told the Engineers' Club that wireless telegraphy is not new, citing primitive claims from Salvia in 1842 and 1854 Scotland’s James B. Andee, with earlier demonstrations across water and earth current theories. The note then debates long English words and linguistic coinages in The Oxford English Dictionary.
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Ground that will not produce grass guaranteed by Shields Co
Dry ground described by M. J. Shields & Co. of Moscow Idaho as ground that will not produce grass yet will yield hay and pasture in any season. Grower offers assurance of reliable ground suitable for hay and pasture all year. line
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Moscow
Idaho
North West
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