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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
7
A fashion piece describes a striped military waist with hidden seams under straps, a yoke join, and front closure adjustments. It notes bold chevron effects, belt accents, and the impact of straps on the overall fit, plus coordinating hats, gloves, and violet or orchid corsages. It also covers bangs making a comeback with pincurls along the forehead.
A skirt with a Spanish flounce features bordered material and fanciful trimming. The design appeals as fashion demand grows, offering a decorative finish reminiscent of current fairytale inspired styles.
A colorful survey of seasonal windowmaid attire describes striped and tailored materials, pongee parasols, and ornate headpieces. It notes tuneful fabrics, lace, and ribbons shaping among stylish outfits, with attention to parasol embroidery and border details.
Women wear jet cutlery and necklaces, long chains, bracelets and pins in a GU finish as part of mourning attire.
A Church Echo item laments unseen sins of omission in daily life. It warns that delaying or neglecting spiritual duties such as church attendance, reading the Bible, or sharing the Word can be deadly to character and lead to greater sins. It urges watchfulness and prayer against this quiet danger.
Bound to Go Right recounts a recollection by Rev Mark Guy Pearse of a London encounter with Rev Charles Spurgeon at Spurgeon’s Tabernacle. Pearse recalls confessing how Spurgeon's preaching shaped his early zeal and how Spurgeon expressed gratitude, blessing Pearse for the remembered influence.
The historian Guiza starts as a free thinker declaring that reason will solve all He grows troubled by doubts and perplexities then seeks solace and authority in the Scriptures as the Word of God in Home Herald The piece frames his spiritual journey with emphasis on doubt and conversion.
A quotation from Rev Charles Bayard Mitchell of Cleveland on the toll of business that consumes all time and stifles culture and personal growth. The remark notes that remunerative work, while necessary, leaves little space for developing the nonbusiness side of life.
Fragmentary verse line declares God everywhere and near readers within heaven’s reach, expressing reverent awe and a belief in divine presence throughout creation.
A Nikolsk Ussuri district deputation of impoverished men forms a bride importing firm. Men travel to central Russia to select brides, transport them by rail, and auction them to pay for dowries, with profits of 25 to 75 dollars per match plus vodka. A separate twist notes washerwomen supplying starched garments for funerals and banquets at moderate prices.
The guide explains that mercury spills form small globules that roll away. To contain a wet ring, wound the spill with a wash bottle or similar tool. Once ringed, globules cannot cross the boundary, allowing collection with a small shovel made from card stock or a standard envelope.
Southeast Missouri lands have been reclaimed by thirty drainage ditches or canals totaling about 660 miles. The ditches reclaimed roughly 255000 acres, about 382 square miles, turning previously worthless land into values of 36 to 65 dollars per acre, according to Palmyra Speetstor.
The Muho and Kuanying Shan gold mines in Heilungkiang China have been restored to China by Russia to repay Tatler expenses of recent years. They are rich and could prosper with sufficient investment, as Dr. Tal ks of Food extols Grape-Nuts and its benefits. A board of health president urges proper food for health, citing personal experience with the cereal and milk improving malnutrition and sleep.
James J. Smith of Dumid Virginia recounts a six month old daughter severely burned by a disease destroying skin and causing bleeding. He credits Cuticura remedies with eventual recovery after extensive suffering and months of care.
A Dickensian meditation on how rough strains of memory and change gnaw at mind and heart. The passage contrasts agitation with aged attachments, noting that affections wound deeper yet are less easily stirred than passions, as old comforts fade and routines break.
An old patent medicine advertisement touts Ball’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Catarrh Cure as internal remedies that reach the disease’s source, claiming reliable success and endorsements from physicians. The piece also notes France’s wine production rising from 41 million to 51 million hectoliters between 1895 and 1906, with 1907 importing 7 million hectoliters from Algeria.
A routine testimonial column touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles including tumors and inflammation. Read claims from Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago and general notes on the product's thirty-year history and invitation to women for advice. Also mentions a smoker anecdote and a Glasgow buildings fact.
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