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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
7
Low rattan seats without backs look pretty for a young girl's private room. Placed in front of the window they become a cozy seat with gay pillows. Available in all lengths and finishes natural or stained to match woodwork. A loose cushion enhances comfort and envy-worthy style.
The passage describes weaving edges of wider braids and a decorative braid effect on new cloth cut and stitched into designs ready for any task a young mistress might assign. It also portrays a black mammy holding a baby, a debutante, a maid of all work, and a trained nurse among various occupations represented.
Fashion note predicts a revival of stiff linen collars and high stocks for summer. Chin supporters, once tied in back bows, reappear with turnovers at top and bottom and a black satin band. An adjustable shirt waist collar over a deeper linen collar enables the white detail essential to current costumes.
Scarlet straw hats and crimson geraniums dominate spring millinery with scarlet ribbons and velvet trims. An upturned model frames the face with dense red flowers and touches of green leaves for contrast. A left side trim features clustered blossoms and narrow geranium velvet loops.
Braiding appears in wide varieties from starkly simple to richly ornate. The season showcases narrow contrasting braids as well as elaborate patterns seen throughout shops and street wear.
Wedding gowns feature crepedochine silk satin chiffon or velvet with simple cuts. The princess style with a draped front is favored for its adaptability to all figures, reflecting current trends in bridal fashion.
Practical guidance for women on beauty and health, warning that rich living can cause biliousness and yellow skin. It cautions against excess tea and recommends hot water at night and morning and drinking plenty of pure cold water for health and beauty.
Enameled watches fetch high prices as desirable jewelry pieces. Many feature clasps matching the watch back and intricate designs. A notable example shows green enamel with an emerald heart encircled by diamonds, with a large emerald and diamonds on the pin.
The gown features a gray cloth dress with plaited skirt and a tailored jacket. White cloth straps pass through slits forming trims on the collar sleeves and a girdle seen only at the front, creating a chic look.
A feature on diverse dolls including a golf doll dressed in smart golfing attire with a real golf club. The piece surveys the playful variety of dolls reflecting human likeness and hobbies.
Condensed workboxes or companions have appeared in leather. They come in natty boxes with shapes including round, crescent, square, miniature trunks, imitation cameras and hat boxes, fruit shapes and other assorted forms.
Gloves care tips describe proper handling from first wear to storage. Do not jam fingers into place. sprinkle powder, inflate with breath, and adjust each finger carefully. After use, store flat between tissue sheets, dry slowly in a cool room, and massaging restores pliability.
The collarless gown rises in popularity with new yoke styles. Many models in batiste gandic and dimities feature blouses without collars. Homemade cany collars cost little, shops charge about 9 to 10 dollars, and clever girls can trim with linen ta ffeta and lace embellishments.
A stylish bouquet guide suggests tying blooms with black ribbon to enhance color. Sweet peas with asparagus fern or daisies with maidenhair create striking contrasts when bound in black.
A Popular Science advertisement touts an Improved Hot Air Syringe for heating air or vaporizing medicaments. It describes a rubber bulb and nozzle device with a heated air coil, water supply options, and a protective nonconductive shield. The design includes a reservoir for alcohol and a vaporizing nozzle, aimed at dentists physicians and California designers.
Dr. I. Gotch of Oxford described electrical fish and their shocks, noting absence from British streams. He detailed organs in skate tails and the powerful electric organs in eels and torpedo fish, with up to 2,000,000 compartments, their nerve-driven discharge. He cited gymnotus in North Africa and an Egyptian tomb image as supporting evidence.
Santa Barbara inventor Winfield Harbaugh introduces a dust removing device using two counterbalanced flat metal plates suspended from a bracket. The garment hangs between the plates and is beaten to eject dust without damaging nap or fabric, reducing fatigue compared with single beaters.
Prof. Petrie reports discoveries at Hierakonpolis showing 5500 to 5000 B C palettes used by royal ladies for facial paints. The carvings display high skill and zoological interest with extinct animals like the hartebeest. Warriors appear bearded and armed with bows spears javelins axes and lassoes.
A Chicago inventor unveils a low cost shower bath apparatus that can be placed on any ordinary tub. The design aims to bring luxury bathing within reach for households unable to afford expensive installations.
The report notes experiments turning pine and birch sawdust into alcohol and sugar. French cabinet makers convert sawdust into carved wood like fine furniture. A Canadian inventor claims a railroad track telephoning system uses rails instead of wires. The Automotor Journal describes a traction engine called the pedrail that climbs stairs and hauls heavy loads.
The Mercury Vapor lamp uses vaporized mercury in a vacuum tube and electric arc to illuminate. It is claimed to require one third the energy of an arc lamp and one eighth that of an incandescent filament.
A Bloomington resident has invented a wireless piano. He built a five octave steel comb reed placed on a bridge and soundboard and gradually developed a fine harp like note. He has spent eighteen years pursuing this invention.
A playful remark warns that collecting excessive wisdom grants no real control. The speaker jokes about hoarding knowledge and challenges the idea that brilliance alone equates to power or dominance.
A mother gives a tongue in cheek ethics talk to her newly married daughter. She warns against striking a husband with kitchen tools and jokes that avoiding hair on pastry or potatoes preserves a wife’s esteem, noting poker as a ladylike alternative in tough moments.
The manager recounts closing a performance after actors demanded real money during a counterfeiting scene. They refused to proceed without occasional authentic notes, citing safety and authenticity concerns amid public interest in realism.
The Village Parson jokes about fast horses ruining young men then quips that it is the slow ones, sparking a humorous exchange with a waking Deacon about moral danger in rural life.
A legislative committee member questions who gains from a deal while a state reform advocate insists the people should benefit. The exchange ends with a relieved acknowledgment that the reformers seek a real change for the public good.
The Cheerful Idiot asks a quip about the sultan of Turkey and a continental tourist. The victim remains unfazed as the idiot explains differences with a jab about Europe.
An impulsive remark about a friend's praise clashes with Senator Sorghum's quip on employment. The exchange highlights political satire as the dialogue contrasts trust with the need to train a novice in business.
A lighthearted quote shows a professor proposing to treat Native Americans’ ancestors as they treat others, suggesting making monkeys of them as a jab at academia. The remark draws criticism for racial insensitivity and prompts discussion on scholarly respect.
Mazie praises the speaker's appearance while Daisy retorts with a sharp repro in a New York Sun exchange. The brief excerpt captures a playful yet pointed personal exchange between two named speakers.
A citizen rushes into the fish market saying I am going to have a number of friends to dinner tonight and I will want some lobsters. The fish dealer asks how many lobsters will you require.
A suitor confronting his fiancee's father declares only $100,000 will be given as a dowry. He asserts ancestral gravitas would frown upon marrying a commoner, highlighting pride and money in a contentious family moment.
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