This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
10
The feature describes Bishop sleeves revived from a decade ago, suited to house dresses and tea gowns. It explains soft gathered sleeves with cap and cuff, their versatility for various fabrics, and how they can refresh old sleeves by using bodice material for the cap and cuff while using lace or net for the puff.
The piece extols charming attire appealing to slender figures and emphasizes the bishop sleeve and draperies as key elements. It notes the thin woman’s continuing influence on style and describes the statue-like lines of refined dress and varied mid-length silhouettes.
Advice on selecting medium weight interlinings for coats to balance warmth and appearance. Warns white wooly felt hairs may bleed, suggests dark felt interlinings. Describes lingerie trimming with lace butterflies for chemises and nightgowns and outlines hand-stitched finishing technique.
Instructions describe using charcoal tablets to cleanse the stomach and freshen breath, a corn starch paste with alcohol for tender skin, and egg white for burns. It also covers nightly hot baths with a bath brush, cold cream massage, morning sponge bath, and dietary advice to avoid greasy foods. The text ends with a garbled note about lemon juice and glycerin for irritation.
Dame Fashion declares waist and skirt must match in color across fabrics and trims. Net bands and embroidered effects appear on waists, with old rose, delft blue, and green palettes. Narrow stripes trend in tailored waists, nets over whale bone, and long cravat neckties with decorative ends.
A period dress description outlines a short waisted bodice with extensive tucks, a skirt top also tucked, and a joined bodice. It features a two inch hem, three tucks above, wide Broderie Anglaise insertion along the bust to skirt, narrow matching insertions, lace, and ball fringe. A white crinoline hat with pink roses completes the look, with materials listed as nine yards of fabric, insertion, and fringe.
A simple domestic method suggests placing a teaspoon of soda in a cup of cold water with three drops of carbolic acid. Gargle the mixture for a fast relief, described as a reliable cure for throat irritation.
The Say's Room suggests decorating a small boy's room with peacock blue wallpaper, Scotch plaid options, an Indian dance scene frieze in green and yellow, a green white ceiling, and a green counterpane on the brass bed with matching bolster or pillows. A green and tan rug, a small mission table and chair, and few pictures complete the design.
The piece highlights green as the season’s press color for autumn and street wear in olive and soft shades, with green for evening gowns. It notes a remarkable green beaver hat of velvet softness in an alpine style, trimmed with a large cabochon ribbon gem in the same green.
Nagduli, a familiar tughorse, failed to meet expectations in a dull finish. Despite early promise, the horse showed limited speed and stamina, ending the race with a disappointing time and placement.
A Chicago artist recalls Paris visits full of mock scandal and witty asides. She recalls packing, bathrobes for fat men, and a feverish spree of packages and perfumes that strained finances and pride, ending with relief that critics call it artistic temperament.
The trackless trolley, now common on the European continent, may enter U S service soon. It runs on electric power from a trolley wire, has no track, and can be added cheaply without disrupting existing street traffic.
The Sentinel elm in Orange, praised as Greece’s beauty and strength, towers two miles from North Orange and five miles from Athol. Standing on a high ridge, it marks the old fort where settlers hid from Indian attacks. The ascent is steep, but the view spans roughly 150 miles, visible from Warwick to Pully.
The United States Bureau of Entomology estimates annual honey value at 20 million dollars. Bees aid in fertilizing fruit blossoms, possibly more valuable than honey. Due to contagious disease, experts recommend restricting apiculture to special wings and regulated circles.
An intricate family tale describes an Italian sailor who marries a widow with a daughter. The sailor’s father marries the daughter making the father his son-in-law and his step-daughter his mother. Their children create a web where the sailor becomes his own grandfather through a sequence of marriages and familial roles. The story explains how paradoxes arise from blended families.
A Shetland colt drew spectators as it moved toward a creek beyond first base. Walker Brannon and Lloyd McKee followed and found the colt’s mother trapped in deep mud with her head just above water. Rescuers freed her promptly.
A photograph depicts one of two specially built motor-cars fitted with quick firing guns at the international aeronautic exhibition in Frankfort. The gun trains at any angle and fires time and contact shells. some projectiles carry knives to tear fabric.
A high stiff collar cut an artery in the neck of Howard Lateril while he played baseball in a San Francisco park. He nearly died from blood loss.
A century ago Hamilton Grange hosted bright social fetes and politicians who sought Alexander Hamilton’s counsel. Now jammed beside a church on Convent Avenue, the house serves as the rector’s residence and echoes the statesman’s hospitality in its rooms and veranda. A tablet on the veranda pillars bears an inscription commemorating the house’s historic role and Hamilton’s death.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.