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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
3
New York City fashion report highlights chin length coats for young girls with novel pockets. Describes scarf drapery, waist tong ends on clingy skirts, and the popularity of Crepe de Chine fabrics in satin and silk weaves. Parisian modistes push dressy sawns for autumn wardrobes.
The piece reviews season apparel and accessories including light weight wraps for cool evenings, elastic corsets with front silk insets for comfort, the new flat hat with large crowns, embroidered buttons and drawn work on buttons, and a circular tunic skirt gaining popularity as a stylish, versatile silhouette. It notes color and fabric trends such as broadcloths and sailing materials.
A mix of fashion details describes a golden brown broadcloth coat with velvet trim, material quantities for a sixteen year old girl, and current shawl and skirt fabrics. The sermon by Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Locke at Hanson Place Methodist Church centers on faith turning the impossible into possible, citing biblical miracles and social reform.
A reflective meditation on search for peace and happiness. It suggests that many pursue wealth and distant journeys for fulfillment, only to discover contentment was nearby all along as life nears its end. The piece cautions against neglecting simple riches overlooked in youth and urges recognizing what sits beside us.
The Examiner argues that men who deny Jesus Christ’s spiritual supremacy and lordship cannot be true Christians, even if they admire His morals or teach divinity. Denial of the Lordship means they lack the right to bear the Christian name, for they do not bow to Christ or confess Him as Lord to the glory of God the Father.
The author advises turning to God for inner peace rather than seeking approval from people. True peace and glory lie in devotion to God, not in human judgment, urging steadfast faith over external critique. Isabella Fitz Mayo reflects on enduring wisdom and spiritual focus amid worldly opinions.
A brief, reflective note quoting Professor Blackie on sin and salvation. It likens life to a journey where milestones pass behind you. remaining stationary means losing the chance for a nobler life as petty failures accumulate. The passage emphasizes progress and reform.
A temperance address by Indiana Governor J F Hanly denounces the liquor trade as intolerant, greedy, and corrupt, urging strong laws and predicting the end of the unholy traffic under Old Glory. A Home Herald note shares a temperance anecdote where a young woman’s lemonade rebuke halts a drinkers’ intrusion. Also discusses raw materials for paper and the looming forest supply issue tied to the liquor industry’s labor pool.
Sir Victor Horsley in Glasgow denounces teetotalers barred from Wandsworth workhouse. He claims relief applicants chronicle alcoholism, drawing debate over temperance. Separate item notes Taunton and Pawtucket railroad banning liquor advertisements on its cars.
The article argues that alcohol harms extend beyond the drinker to his family and the state. It contends that injury reflects social and economic costs, weakening workers, residents, citizens, and soldiers in times of peace and war.
A compilation of old advertisements claims Cuticura remedies cured an itch and blood poisoning, with patient testimonials from Milan Missouri circa 1907. The page also touts Mire Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, hygiene advice for boys, a note on deafness remedies, and a South African sugar industry figure of $7.3 million invested and 40,000 tons production valued at $63 per ton.
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