Minnesota Editors Tour Western Canada and Report Growth
Minnesota editors toured Western Canada returning home and sharing views in their papers. They describe vast railway expansion and a surge from wilderness to grain fields, predicting Canada as a future breadbasket. They note land regulations and 1908 crops, with Milestone Saskatchewan yields around 30 bushels per acre and 600000 bushels shipped.
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Minnesota
Canada
West
Hutchinson
Western
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
The Sour Milk Cow Tale
A farmer tells a false story to a new-to-country woman about a so called sour milk cow to test her gullibility. He claims a tail is cut from one cow daily and sun heat sours the milk, a claim she accepts despite its dubious truth.
Upward Start From Coffee to Postum Promises Health
Tenn lady recounts nerve and stomach relief after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. She describes improved eating, strength, and calm nerves over five years, crediting Postum as her main beverage and calling it an upward start.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Women Return to Dainty Footwear Styles This Season
The article notes a shift from mannish to dainty footwear with plain leather and cloth shoes, patent leather vamps, and curved heels. It highlights a return to old-fashioned vanity as women pursue smaller-looking feet, white skin, and slender hands, while sporty fashion persists in skirts and coats.
Circles About the Eyes and Home Remedies
Many people especially brunettes suffer dark circles under the eyes caused by fatigue or internal disorders. Do not overdo things. liver issues may play a role. A morning teaspoon of Rochelle or Carlsbad salts in water benefits health and helps circles. Massage tightens skin with gentle circular rubbing of eye areas morning and night.
Novel large round buttons trim gowns with ruffles
The article describes a fashion novelty using two to three inch round satin or velvet buttons crafted on a mold. Edges feature two or three widths of bias cut ribbon or material ruffles, no central embroidery, and most used on fur top coats with two at the bust or waist.
One Sash for Many Frocks
The piece advises economical women to wear a single sash for multiple outfits this winter. It notes sashes appear on street suits and ball gowns and suggests a black or white satin sash on a boned foundation with featherbone, hooks, and eyes for a good fit without a stiff tied look.
Becoming Coiffure Wows Theater with Jet and Tulle
A striking coiffure at the theater features two jet tones and black plaited tulle. The vivid hairstyle captures attention among attendees at the event.
Easy to Make Wall Calendar for Reusable Display
A simple craft project outlines building a hanging calendar using cardboard a fabric cover and seccotine. Cut six slots on a sturdy base attach fabric, embroider the year date, add floral design, and thread ribbons for days months and dates for easy daily updates.
Choosing Furs to Suit Figure and Face in Style
The article urges selecting furs by individual height weight and complexion. It notes long fur sets may suit tall or very small builds, while medium height should avoid extreme lengths. Emphasis is on heads tails and paws finishing furs, with plain pieces fading from fashion.
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Erntime
Embroidered Gowns Show Fancy Handwork Details
The article describes hand embroidery on gowns as affordable for women who can do quick embroidery. A black chiffon gown features a wide bottom band of water lilies in black silk with occasional silver threads. Another pattern, two inch disks, forms a border on net gowns for an attractive effect.
Fashion Notes on 19th Century Women's Garments
Describes era dress details including skirts cut to instep with long trains, coats with longer backs, gowns with mixed sleeves, six-way tucks on frack, guimpes of three materials, hats covering head and hair, and concurrent black and sinker earrings.
American beauty waistcoat for smart fashion detail
A black coat suit gains livening style with a waistcoat in American beauty satin or velvet. The waistcoat is a smart touch that signals fashionable taste and can be fastened down the center with black velvet or jet buttons.
New Style Barettes Mirror Greek Hair Fashion Trends
Readers note rising popularity of Greek inspired hair accessories with fillets and bordered bands sold in shops. Elaborate designs include inlays and gold mounts while a new satin ribbon barette pairs with a slim shell bodkin to secure a soft pompadour. Handkerchief styling emphasizes colored, hemstitched, or monogrammed options to elevate daily attire.
Tidiness and Good Looks Through Proper Drawer Care
The piece urges neat storage of hats, ribbons, lace, and clothes to maintain beauty. It warns that disarray in drawers and dusty accessories mars appearances, stressing careful folding of garments, hanging suits, and tidy placement of combs and shoes to keep a woman from looking unattractive.
Clogged Pores Cure Told By Girl And Nurse
A girl recalls a nurse who treated typhoid explaining a skin preparation to clear black heads. Mix half a teaspoon boracic acid, two tablespoons rosemary spirits, six tablespoons water. triple the batch and bottle. Rub onto skin at night with friction and after dusty street exposure.
Ivory Toilet Sets Replace Silver for Easy Care
Women favor ivory or imitation toilet articles for easy cleaning. Ivory brushes and trays require only a soft wipe, avoiding rubbing and weekly polishing. The range includes dressing table requisites and decorated boxes with floral sprays for those preferring more than plain backs.
Warm and Pretty Coat with Velvet Trim
Description of a school coat in checked tweed with a simple gathered back, a loose front fastening band, twin side pockets under the band, velvet collar and cuffs, velvet-covered buttons, and a soft felt hat with a feather pompon. Materials listed: 3.5 yards of 46 inch tweed and 0.75 yard velvet.
Cleaning Felt Hats for Restyling
A hat refurbisher advises retrimming last winter's felt hat by first cleaning it. Mix ammonia with water and sponge the hat, then remove grease with Fuller's earth to restore the surface.
Genuine California Fig Syrup Co. Laxative Ad in Plain Form
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs, acts naturally, and has no debilitating after effects. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Sista
When a man is sober he knows he has no sense
A succinct adage notes that sobriety highlights self awareness of lack of sense while intoxication erases that recognition. The saying contrasts clear judgment with drunken forgetfulness. It reflects a common caution about temperance and perception.
Severe Hemorrhoids and Eczema Cured by Cuticura
An 80 year old man from Hopkinton narrates a long battle with piles that bled and protruded, followed by a painful eczema. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with dramatic improvement after one month and long term maintenance.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N
Parents press for grand weddings for their daughters
A general mood favors lavish weddings for daughters with families pushing for elaborate ceremonies and costly celebrations as standard expectations.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson patent lawyers. Names include H. C. Gustafson Souris collar stay R M Holland Elkton smut machine J Kouba Pisek mailbox A Link St Paul plane F Moench Le Sueur pole socket W S Telford Duluth shoe H L McCoy Minneapolis and a colander.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
H. C. Gustafcon
Souris
N. D
R. M. Holland
Elkton
S. D
J. Kouba
Pisek
A. Link
F. Moench
le Sueuer
Policy Won’t Prevail Says Skeptical Observer
A cautious voice warns that those relying on clever schemes cannot make the policy succeed, urging practical consideration over clever manipulation. The remark frames a doubt about the viability of theoretical plans amid real-world constraints.
Become an Operator Course at Aaker's Telegraphy School
Complete course in telegraphy including typewriting and penmanship offered for 50 dollars at Aaker's School of Telegraphy in Fargo North Dakota. The teacher has 25 years of experience as an operator and train dispatcher and invites readers to send for further information.
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Aaker’s School of Telegraphy
Fargo
N. D
Try to love your neighbor as your self
A philosophical note urges kindness toward others while acknowledging limits. The line contrasts ideal neighborly love with personal difficulty, suggesting compassion remains the aspirational standard.
Fargo Tannery Advertises Hides and Leather Goods
Fargo Tannery of Fergo North Dakota advertises hides and skins for tanning to harness leather and robes. Robes mended, hides bought, leather and robes for sale. Send for price.
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Fargo Tannery
Fergo
N. D
Treat friends to lemonade not sour gifts
A concise reminder to offer refreshing lemonade to friends instead of giving sour or disappointing items. Emphasizes thoughtful hospitality and positive social gestures.
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