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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
6
An NYC beauty parlor head touts a new complexion cream designed for summer use. The recipe blends thick cream, sweet almond oil, and tincture of benzoin. The operator demonstrates as a patron is treated, touting cleansing and soothing effects after travel with a light, nonodorous application.
Margaret Mixter of the Washington Star offers practical skin care tips. Use grease only briefly after cleansing, wash with tepid water and borax, then a benzoin and alcohol final rinse. Wear gauze to apply preparations, discard used sponges, and keep brushes wash cloths and sponges clean for best results.
A dainty dress suitable for a child five to twelve features embroidered lawn. The outfit includes blouse and skirt with a group of tucks and a wide collar edged with detail.
A description of a skirt finished with a love edged frill of plain lawn and a buch of liberty. It is paired with a mushroom hat of fine straw, encircled by a ruche of white washy silk and sprinkled with white field daisies.
A American firm crafted luxuriously priced baby shoes for Queen Wilhelmina's heir. Designs include cloth of gold and silver, patent carf, satin brocade, and silks costing up to 100 dollars a yard. One notable tiny carriage boot in satin brocade features white fur borders and satin bows, offered in white pink and blue.
A vegetarian family raised a kitten on an exclusive vegetable diet and reports it will not eat animal food or hunt rats. Puppies require three meals daily when very young, then two meals daily after five months. For delicate dogs, the first meal as a young pup is an egg beaten with cream.
A compact dressing table accessory can be made from a wicker basket of any shape. Silk lining, padded sides, and a lace frill hide closures and hold hairpins buttons and rings. Satin ribbon loops decorate corners while a cushion-like edge protects pins and brooches.
A fragment of health advice outlines hair washing tips for blondes and brunettes, eyebrow care with olive oil, and eyebrow growth, along with a method for a hard condition under cold water. It also suggests raising limbs when blood flow is poor, and notes that jumpiness and restlessness signal a run-down nervous system, advising nutritious food, outdoor exercise, and a tonic.
Pierrot collars in many materials help hide the throat as fashion laws urge less exposure. The corsage is cut low and these accessories are added later. Often a small ostrich feather ruffle is used for this purpose.
A historical sample contrasts English and French penal systems, detailing Duez the liquidator and a French prison culture. It notes smiling audiences, photographers, and jail delicacies smuggled in, with a married guard hosting meals and a prisoner boasting of swift returns.
A brief exchange explains a man’s gloom is not from happiness but from labor in a coal mire. The dialogue hints at hardships behind a cheerful exterior. No names or places are provided.
Mrs. Joseph Cross of Morriston Ark reports weeks of back pain swollen feet and dizzy spells until six doctors offered no relief, then Doan's Kidney Pills cured her. The ad urges readers to remember the name Doan's and mentions 50 cents a box available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph anecdote recalls a church heatedly reproving a late sister during a long southern revival. The sister explains the buckboard wreck delayed her arrival after the horse bolted at a passing train, noting she trusted in the Lord until the bellyband busted and she had to jump.
A classroom dialogue defines a mountain as land extending into the air. The boy Christopher answers with rapid confidence after mishearing the concept, prompting a moment of startled teaching. The excerpt showcases a playful misunderstanding of geographic terms among students.
Miss Goodley confesses to telling the minister she is twenty two to avoid exaggeration. Miss Gaddiet expresses surprise at her being a Sabbath school teacher. The minister advised understatements as better than exaggerations.
A customer report from Hacker Valley West Virginia praises Resinol Ointment for nearly curing eczema on a child’s face and notes sending money to pay for a sample. The message also mentions a community mothers meeting and a church group sale.
A seven year old girl with blonde hair and sparkling eyes plays with six friends. She taunts a boy by daring him to catch her and dodges with football-like agility until she is cornered at a fence. He catches her, she sighs that her laugh broke and she could not run further.
Knicker-Is Jones tries to quell the storm by riding the thunder. Bocker-No, yet he borrows an umbrella to shield from the shower.
A testimonial from Mrs Emma Ise of Milwaukee credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of female trouble and back pain after doctors recommended surgery. The letter, among thousands received by the Lynn Mass company, urges others to try the remedy before operating. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for free advice.
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