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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
7
Fashion notes many wrap styles for young to elderly wearers with kimono shaped shoulders and sleeves. Evening cloaks show beaded trims and metallic weaves in bold hues from Indian red to peacock blue, with broad gold and silver braids. The practical long or three quarter coats remain, with few white wraps. the Smart Little wrap in golden brown cloth features Soutache braid and brown silk fringe, suited for travel and winter wear.
The text discusses tailoring and fit for wraps in various lengths from long to three-quarter. It notes fashion is extravagant and dazzle in any length, with evening and daytime wraps crafted from materials woven with gold and featuring manly worsteds, broadcloth, tweeds, corduroy, or similar fabrics.
Instructions explain transferring embroidery patterns to linen using carbon paper. Place linen on a hard surface, cover with carbon sheet and design, then trace with a sharp pencil to imprint. If only partial pattern is shown, measure and repeat. Pin design to window frame and ensure linen is thin enough for transfer.
A vintage note explains methods to reattach dropped hat feathers. One reader uses library paste with ink to hide repairs on black feathers. another option uses court plaster cut into strips glued to a fabric backing.
A practical decorative holder uses a circular tin of suitable size with three holes along the edge. Thin wire is threaded through and twisted into a loop for hanging. A silk cover is sewn to the tin edge, gathered into a frill at the top for a pretty finish.
In a dusky tent Adam confronts Eve after she faces ejectment. He recalls past scorn about the apple scheme and asks Who's looney now as Eve sobs, while the scene ends with the tension lingering in the camp.
J Fish and Ella M Fish of Mt Vernon Kentucky recount a three month old daughter's scalp eczema. After doctors failed they used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Within two weeks scales shed new hair grew and she recovered fully after five weeks of regular use.
A confrontation unfolds as Mr Kicker angrily challenges a bill while Doctor Slick replies with a rising charge of twenty dollars for sterilizing the system, highlighting a sharp dispute over pricing and service. The exchange captures tensions between customer expectations and medical billing.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims five minute relief from fermentation, sour stomach, and bloating, with a 50 cent case said to cure chronic dyspepsia, gastritis, and related symptoms.
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont urged women at a Colony Club luncheon in New York to unite for suffrage. She emphasized solidarity as essential to securing the vote, while responses from others appeared skeptical.
An advertisement touts Restinal Ointment and Resinol Soap as cures for eczema acne rashes sores pimples and skin troubles from shaving. It urges households to keep the remedy handy and notes a free booklet on skin care from the Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md. The piece sits among brief witticisms and quotes about war cost and rumor.
Murine Eye Remedy offers relief for red weak weary and watery eyes with soothing action. The product line includes liquid in 25c 60c and 1.00 options and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes priced 25c and 1.00. Eye Books and Eye Advice are offered free by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
Marmaduke jokes about never shaving again. Bertie asks what the barber said and Marmaduke recalls a boyhood game called Hunt the Hare. The humorous exchange centers on a barber's remark triggering a memory of a past pastime.
An historic advertisement proclaims Dr. Martel’s Female Pills as the seventeen year standard remedy for women’s ailments. It touts scientific preparation, proven worth, and quick lasting results, with sales at all drug stores.
A fragmentary plea prompts interest in a supposed asthma remedy called Wi care yea ttes oat torture Sena bottle connected to Alexander Senmanye at 44 Exchange Bure. Details are unclear but the items resemble an old time patent remedy or selling note.
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