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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
7
A watch salesman boasts of expanding sales capturing the African watch trade with cheap clocks that tick loudly, likening the sound to a boiler factory and claiming the tick could be heard through a feather mattress.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It states Wall's Catarrh Cure works internally affecting blood and mucous surfaces and offers a hundred dollar reward for any case it cannot cure. Includes address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mr Citicuss returns home from the office and jokes about his father in law’s sore throat. Opa’s first walk in New York prompts a playful jab about greeting everyone he passed. The quip appears in the Puck cartoon caption.
A collection of ad copy references multiple products including Marine Eye Remedy claims relief for tired eyes, Pazo Ointment promises pile cure in days, and various line items from Taubert Tannery to Crescent Creamery. The tone imitates early 20th century marketing with scattered proverbs and health claims.
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers in St. Paul Minnesota the list includes inventors from North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin. Items cited cover ventilator cultivator fire escape circuit controller shock loader corn planter and furnace with inventors named such as M Ashcroft I Biss G Feyman H N Randall J D Reekie.
Edwardian queries cover Embroidery Club refreshments, morning wedding dress, stag dinner etiquette, invitations, serving from kitchen versus table, and place cards. Madame Merri recommends simple menus like coffee and nut sandwiches or oyster soup, and advises on attire for groom and ushers with gifts.
A married man may issue stag dinner invitations by informal note or card to potential guests. It is acceptable to invite guests to an event on a private basis as long as no spousal or ethical conflicts arise and all guests are clearly informed of the event’s purpose.
Describes a blue cashmere dress with pleated skirt details and ribbon trimmings. Includes a blue straw hat with marguerite wreath. List of materials: cashmere six yards, passementerie six yards, ribbon ten yards, spotted net forty four yards.
Hat crafted from rose felt with black satin lining and white swan’s down edging. Pale pink rose clusters sit at each side, creating a refined early fashion accessory.
The description notes a gown bodice with a side tied ribbon bow, passementerie edging above a band, and a yoke of spotted net creating a slightly full look.
Silk hats give way to velvet as winter fashion dominates, with butter bowl shapes and dipping brims staying. Paris milliners influence tall hats with chiffon velvet and frill rims, while grotesque styles emerge amid spindle gowns and high headgear. Two toned stockings in iridescent black bases feature pink blue mauve and other hues.
A millinery debate pits large versus small hats with both sides agreeing to avoid eccentric styles. Some French authorities note the large picture hat is gaining favor among top houses while small hat advocates favor cone shapes with gauze or chiffon trim and a black veil. Large hats push a flat sailor style with an osprey feather, while the eccentric turban is not promoted by either side.
Instructions describe cleaning white hand painted velvet by covering with talcum powder and brushing. The process involves laying the velvet on a table, applying powder thickly to all painted areas, rubbing with a small soft brush, folding and resting for two hours, then brushing and shaking to air. If unsatisfactory, repeat.
A French company introduces a watch that measures a one minute pulse quickly without calculation. The device also functions as a chronograph and timekeeper and is suited for physicians and nurses in the American market.
Instructions advise adding a small amount of sugar to the rinsing water to stiffen the veil during washing. Then stretch the fabric in a doorway to air dry, allowing a free current of air to aid drying.
A slender wire is used to lift the center of a ribbon bandeau creating a curved uplift. The effect enhances the hairline, offering a subtle improvement over a flat straight band.
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