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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
A vintage medical pitch extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the only remedy of known value. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases, acting pleasantly and naturally. The ad promotes California Fig Syrup Co. as the genuine manufacturer sold by leading drugstores.
In a discussion about sending two daughters to a resort, Madame A weighs options between the Fenshoe and an inland water retreat. Madame D recommends Sulphur Springs as a key element in matchmaking, noting its reputed health and social benefits.
A Virginia reader describes severe infant eczema lasting six months, with skin raw and oozing. After doctors failed, the Cuticura remedies were used, including eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and the child recovered before turning three.
Blackduck Bemidji and Bagley plan publicity meetings to be held in their cities with a visiting delegation of speakers. The program covers immigration land settlement, tourism advertising, Minnesota stock industry, and northern dairy farming managed by noted experts including George Welch and A J McGuire with aims of vigorous attendance and practical guidance.
A physician advocates Grane-Nuts as a cure for malnutrition heart palpitations and sleep loss. He reports personal improvement after using the food with cow's milk and urges readers to trust the product as a rational, scientific feed. The piece invites readers to read more letters and notes the ongoing appearance of genuine testimonials.
A fashion brief explains crafting gowns from novelty bordered silks. It notes the challenges for dress makers, favoring a solid body color with a wide border used on the top and sleeves. The design emphasizes a continuous one piece waist and sleeves to create a kimono like line.
A housekeeper recalls recovering an entire family suite, detailing steps from removing old covers to choosing tapestry and lining, pinning and fitting with guimpe, and using brass tacks and cords. She notes exact preparation, material selection, and careful pinning for a smooth finish.
A Norfolk style outfit described with a navy blue diagonal serge skirt in deep front plaits and a regulation Norfolk jacket lined with striped silk. Fancy enameled buttons fasten the jacket and a white straw hat features a blue silk bow. Materials listed include 514 yards serge and 3 yards lining silk.
A historical garment description details a lace guimpe reaching the shoulders and crossed by velvet ribbon straps in a bracer fashion that join the bordered pieces. The passage emphasizes decorative trimming and construction of the bodice elements.
A historic health tip recommends wiping oily skin with diluted alcohol once or twice daily to reduce shine. Borax and ammonia may help in small amounts, followed by light, pure face powder to disguise oiliness and improve appearance.
The piece extols good nature as a facial beautifier. It claims cheerful expression lifts dull eyes and smooths wrinkles, adding a pink flush to cheeks. It asserts a genuine smile and happy eyes win admiration, while grumpiness repels others.
A home carpentry sketch shows converting a hall corner into a dust free cupboard. Build a wooden roof supported by two wall bars, add two peg rows below, install a fabric curtain, and place a small bamboo umbrella stand with a fern on the roof space for ornaments.
A dress exhibits simple chic with high quality material and precise cut. The Saxe-blue chiffon outfit features a tabbed front wrap, embroidered galloon trim, a tucked kimono over-bodice, crepe-de-chine blouse, finely tucked yoke and puckered sleeves. Crinoline hat with ribbon and feather completes the look. Materials list notes seven yards at 46 inches and four yards trimming.
In Paris these slender satin ties clasp the collar end as a small bow or jabot. Crafted from soft satin finished silk, they feature a tassel in gold or silver thread and pair with lace chiffon bodices or elaborate Ingerie gowns.
The article outlines creating elegant bedcovers from Persian lawn or India linen. It features shadow embroidery of chrysanthemum sprays tied with ribbon bows on sheer fabric, edged with lace, and lined with sateen matching the room color.
Fashion notes praise striped fabrics for summer wear and explain that a cutaway coat is achievable with good patterns and clear directions. The hip length tailored coat and well fitting skirt are recommended, with inexpensive striped materials like mercerized textiles and flannels valued for stylish, easy outfits.
The drawing string and the ear-movement muscles appendix are obsolete as skirts shift to sheath shapes. Dressmakers now demand underwear adjustments as carefully as the gown. Drawing strings once pivotal have become mere convenience and cause welts under garments.
A new fad features genuine rosebuds heavily coated in gold to become stickpins. The idea parallels candied mint leaves and violet blossoms, with buds used as pins watch fobs and pendants. Pearls added here and there complete the dewdrop illusion.
A practical home made gift for husbands or brothers a shaving case for travel that holds razors a brush and shaving papers. Shown in art serge lined with wash leather the simple folded design ties with ribbons fits in a suitcase and suits week end visits monogram only on the outside.
The article praises foulard styles with simple development and minimal trim. It highlights the princess jumper paired with lingerie gulmpes, describes decorative button details, and notes satin bands at the hem and below the knees for a tailored effect.
Personal testimonials claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved women from surgery and cured tumors and inflammation. The ad cites Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago and Mrs B A Williams of Gardiner Maine praising relief after physicians recommended operations. It promotes the product as a thirty year standard remedy for female ills and invites sick women to write for advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A playful debate among steamship people over naming a new vessel ends with humorous options. The crowd jokes about exhausted syllables ending in ic and ponders witty ship names like Gastric and Dyspeptic, imagining a parodic family liner.
A question asks whether a grand opera prima donna was ordered by the emperor to perform. The brief piece explores if the command influenced her voice, career, or public reception.
Homeseekers may acquire irrigable public land near Rock Springs under the Carey law with perpetual water rights and favorable payments. Couples eligible for a section of productive land with free timber and improvements, white pine lumber at 16 dollars per thousand, and ample hunting and fishing. Ready for entry June 6, no drawing for numbers. request official bulletins by sending four cents in stamps to L. S. Trapp, Canal Lands Agent, Boulder and Rock Springs, Wyoming.
A speaker declares starting a business, noting he has already begun by ordering a tailor to make him a business suit. The exchange emphasizes a practical, early step in launching his ventures.
An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease claims to cure painful and burning feet and growing nails, relieves sweating, makes new shoes fit, and offers a trial package free. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with no substitutes, A. 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
A public figure notes that someone must wear the first straw hat of the season, stressing civic visibility and communal spirit in opening days.
If you have common sore eyes or blurred vision you need Pettit’s Eye Salve priced at 25 cents. Sold by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York.
Partial OCR captures a sly exchange about originality and weather. The meandering dialogue toys with cold season clichés and summer persistence, hinting at a humorous clash over common phrases and fresh wording.
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