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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
3
Julia Bottomley surveys social gowns showing draped skirts and high life wedding attire. Designs favor straight drapery lines, lace inlays, embroidery, and Oriental inspired color schemes, with chiffon coats enhancing the sparkling, globally influenced ensembles.
The fashion description touts a blue striped dress for a young girl. It highlights a princess style with wrapped seams on the panel back and front, a skirt of box pleats, and a dark shade fish-wife trim.
White washable belts to accompany white shirtwaist suits are attractively priced. Small pearl buckles detach for laundering. A one and a half inch white duck belt costs 40 cents, plus 18 cents for a wider jacquard embroidered belt. Linen embroidered belts sell for 25 to 35 cents.
How to fashion decorative hat pins using plain sealing wax. Form a red wax knob on a pin as a foundation, shape the pin in a half molten state, cool in water, then add color layers and designs for varied effects. With practice a girl can make many stylish pins at low cost using long pins and wax.
French writer Marcel Boulanger urges girls to value movement and charm over looks. He advises good posture, health, alert minds, and regular exercise while avoiding slouching from long bridge games.
Whimsical exam responses from Washington public school pupils reveal misunderstandings about races and body parts with jokes about organ names and a strange take on poison. A sixth grader also misstates Longfellow biography, claiming he wrote Billy the Blacksmith and noting Bowdoin connections.
Rural Free Delivery carries nearly 3,000,000 letters and parcels annually across all states and territories. A 41,000 strong carrier force operates daily, costing $36,000,000 yearly in staff and route operations, with 110 Washington staff handling data and route changes. The service reports over a million letters annually to and from the department and notes only 165 dismissals in a year, all for incompetence or disobedience, none for mail theft.
A 1,000 strong crowd watches Washington mark Independence Day with readings and a morning parade. Amid a baseball clash between Boston and Washington, the megaphone interruption sparks a chaotic scene as the crowd shifts from ceremony to news of the game, ending with Boston’s win after 14 innings.
Senator Burton stayed at a Swiss hotel while a mountain climbing party prepared to ascend a peak. A local guide boasted of past climbs and losses, but Burton did not attempt the ascent during his stay.
A recent writer catalogs ten leading life mistakes. They include setting a personal standard for all, judging others by our views, demanding uniform opinion, expecting youth judgment, molding dispositions, seeking perfection in ourselves, worrying about unfixable issues, refusing to yield on small matters, refusing to alleviate problems, and not allowing for others' infirmities.
In a sharp social twist Mathilde Browne insults an overdressed elderly woman on the street. The woman is revealed to be the Brownes' new wealthy cook, and the Brownes find themselves penniless as the aunt approves nothing for them.
Bob returns home from college and asks his father if he has worked hard. The father affirms, then urges the son to start working for himself. The exchange closes with a concise, wary nod to independence and life lessons.
Cautionary note urging mothers to carefully examine every Castoria bottle for infants and children to ensure safety and compliance with medical guidance. The message emphasizes reliability and due diligence in selecting remedies for youngsters.
Real Novelty reports Knocker-Say with Second Senior delivering a standout moment as the Knocker-Hero clinches the game in the eighth inning rather than the ninth. Yule Record notes the standout hero and decisive late performance.
If you are sensitive about shoe size, use Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into shoes. It cures tired swollen aching feet and promotes rest and comfort. Great for breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere 25c. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A reminiscence recalls a preacher describing a sermon that stings like an adder and bites like a multi tool. The anecdote centers on a character named Johnnie and a question about the minister's message.
An old advertising notice from Murine Eye Remedy Co promises relief for red weak weary and watery eyes using Murine. The Chicago company offers 60c at druggists and a free eye care booklet.
An old time ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes. It touts a 2 oz package priced at five cents. The rest of the text drops into miscellaneous commentary about sanity and love.
A tenant and a janitor clash over a water outage. The janitor apologizes for the disruption, while the tenant acknowledges the fault lies elsewhere but remains affected by the shutoff.
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