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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
6
The article explains how to test White Lead using a pea sized amount on charcoal to see if it reduces to metallic lead, signaling purity. It warns against adulterated leads and notes National Lead Company offers a free blowpipe test and a booklet featuring the Dutch Boy Painter as a purity guaranty.
Hannibal reads a letter and orders his stenographer to positively refuse sending trained elephants on the vaudeville circuit, turning away a proposed tour.
An 1890s ad offers a $100 reward for cures Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It lists F J Cheney Co of Toledo and testimonials from local merchants Waring Kinnan Marvin and others. The notice promotes internal Catarrh cure and sends testimonials free with price per bottle. It urges Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A humorous observed line notes the office boy’s mood tied to his grandmother who has reportedly struck and refuses to die during the baseball season, a quip reflecting seasonal tensions and family disruptions.
Cure for tired feet callouses and swelling sold by all druggists. Price 25 cents. Trial package offered by Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Do not accept substitutes. Address listed for purchase.
A speaker notes humor masks truth to avoid trouble, warning serious talk may provoke a harsh response and a sharp rap on the ear. The line reflects caution in speaking openly while jesting.
Fragmented dialogue mentions spring routines and remedies including vitisky quinine and disinfectants. An implied wartime or hardship tone hints at scarcity and self reliance. References to a fur and wool company suggest advertising within the page.
A fragment mentions Stack covers awnings tents and related tags with prices from American Tent & Awning Co in Minneapolis. The text also contains quirky lines about a person Mildred and a playful exchange, plus generic musings on wisdom and a silly girl with a dimple.
Fashion notes favor jumpers as a versatile popular choice for women. Success hinges on top finish, balance with skirts, and careful shaping for different figures from short waisted to stout, with design tips like bands, yokes, and V reshaping to flatter varying torso lengths.
The article discusses the enduring appeal of the Eton jacket amid fashion doubt. It notes that fashion authorities remain optimistic about its continued demand as long as the high waist hue persists, with coats shown in plain and ornate styles paired with various skirt silhouettes.
A three piece baby cap styled as a melon bonnet uses circular triangle cuts sewn with lace or embroidery. Variations include dotted Swiss and Irish lace middle panels or fine nainsook with heavy embroidery. The design centers joins behind the ear and features valences of lace or pink linen with hand embroidery.
Pongee parasols showcase allover embroidery or deep borders in self color. Some feature Chinese and Japanese designs with rich blues greens and yellows on natural toned透 fabric. Others are plain with wide gay striped borders or color dotted embroidery.
A Paris Letter to the Delineator notes that styles have become passe yet remain distinctly chic. The piece anticipates a later season showing in rough silks and linens for a refined look.
A new technique ties each bloom to a flat cardboard with ribbon through two holes, securing them in a box to prevent contact and jarring. Sprinkling with water before shipping extends freshness to three or four days, aiding arrival in good condition.
Do not store boots and shoes in damp places as mold harms leather. in dry spots they dry out and wrinkle. A remedy is to rub articles with a rag dabbed in oil of turpentine, which preserves leather and deters rats and mice.
Popular diabolo themes inspire new charms brooches and hatpins. A pincushion shaped like a diabolo spool appears in a sketch using an old spool two small cushions at ends and rib bon bows at center. A long ribbon loop with a bow finishes the piece for wall hanging or across a looking glass corner.
A Vogue writer extols straw models and sombreros suitable for school wear and dressier events. Styles include rolling brim sailors, Tuscan and Milan caps, wide-brim stiff hats, and textures like Milan, Leghorn, and lace straw. Trimmings range from ribbons and silk cords to flowers and net weaves.
The piece notes China shawls once worn by sentimental maidens now retrained as tunics. It mentions prices from $30 to $150 and describes dyeing to create runic style garments. The conversion offers a graceful distinctive look for those receptive to the trend.
A fashion boom surrounds Brussels net fabric praised for quality and fit. Shops display a closely dotted net with quarter inch dots priced at 2.10 per yard and filet net with larger figures at 2.75 per yard, highlighting its square mesh as especially effective.
The article describes tiny hats for very young girls with broad fronts and wide ribbon strings, often topped with a flower wreath. Ostrich tips are avoided for infants, aiming at daintiness. Spring bonnets trend toward large floppy hats with modest crowns, ribbon and quills, and wide stiff straw hats trimmed with a cord and a couple of quills.
The description highlights attractive new beltings including a tubular self fitting variety. It notes a ribbon and weaving method creating a smooth outer surface with no visible pliable lining, emphasizing the belt’s seamless appearance.
A society maiden suggests powdering the inside of slippers to reduce friction and wear on silk stockings. Another girl uses a velvet band inside the slipper edge to prevent holes at the back of the heel, protecting embroidered stockings.
A neat little article shows how to fold shaving papers into a square cardboard panel covered with material and edged with cord. A lower slit stores the papers folded to pull out one by one, with silk lettering and a ribbon loop for wall hanging.
The item describes a new coat slirtwaist look with a double-breasted vest and sit chemisette creating a coat over a shirt front. White butcher linen forms the fabric, with bishop sleeve cuffs in contrasting linen and facing on the shawl collar.
A Vogue description praises how fabric drapes along the waist without distortion. It highlights a flexible fit and lightweight feel, with outer ribbons offered in rich colors and brocaded contrasts against standard shades.
Linen hats stay popular with wire frames covered in crinoline and lace under the brim. The crown lacks a seallop and drops over the sides, finished with a ribbon band and bow or ribbon and flowers. The brim measures 17 inches and the crown six inches in diameter.
Satin charmeuse described as the loveliest material for evening gowns. The fabric is noted for its exceptionally soft and silky texture resembling Oriental satin with the richer depth of satin duchesse.
A southern newspaper staffer urges returning to farming as a path to stability amid economic turmoil. He cites prominent figures who grew up on farms and notes Canada offers free 160 acre homesteads and rail access, with Canadian government agents ready to provide details on land and railway rates.
A snippet contrasts two lines about courtesies and a sharp quip about seeing ancient jades in Peabody versus coeds in Chittenden. The exchange hints at campus banter and social attitudes.
Reported by patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson at the Pioneer Press building in St. Paul Minnesota. The list includes J. Chan Lowry of Minnesota pump attachment F R Harris Kenmare incubator alarm W 8 Hasley Keister Minnesota corn planter and Johnson Duluth saw-set O L Larson Minneapolis smut machine C A Murphy Chatfield Kalama rail-tie I A Spivak Sunrise Minnesota grain heater and other notes.
A fragment reflects on home as a world of love shut out by strife and a world of strife shut out by love. The lines hint at tension between harmony and conflict within domestic life and society.
An old remedy claim offers a syrup to ease children’s wind colic and stomach discomfort. The text notes soothing effects and suggests relief for infants and babies through a generic calming preparation.
Ad offering home purchases on crop payments in Minnesota and Red River Valley. Includes contact at Burchard Manhattan Building St Paul for full information. Weathered phrasing hints at a transitional sales notice with regional rural housing appeal.
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