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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
A persuasive 19th century plea extols daily baths and skin cleansing to prevent disease and improve health. It argues that open pores aid toxin elimination, that hot baths cure internal inflammation and constipation, and that gradual cooling prevents harm while noting historical fears about bathing. It emphasizes moral duty and social impact of cleanliness.
A small present for a man is a folding pocket scissors set. A wash leather case tailored to fit the scissors adds value, with two-piece construction and edge binding. Inside, elastic at the neck keeps the blades secure, and initials can decorate both sides for donor and recipient.
Paris designers embrace bold yellows such as corn color canary and golden hues. Green satin empire gowns fade as topaz satins blend with golden gauzes. Chamois browns with a hint of gold and beige sands appear, while costume linen features burnt orange and creamy yellows trimmed in black.
In blouse making avoid a too deep initial neck cut. Try on first and outline a semicircle in front with pins, then cut evenly on a flat surface for a better fit.
A hostess can serve novelties for afternoon tea with rissole and rissolettes. Rissoles are croquette fillings wrapped in pastry and fried. rissolettes are thin pastry sheets studded with currant jelly or orange marmalade and baked or fried. Rolls of pastry enclose chicken croquette mixtures and are sealed with egg, then breaded and cooked.
To prevent colors from running dissolve one tablespoonful of pulverized alum in a gallon of cold water. Soak the article in this solution for about twenty minutes, then wash as usual.
Fashion reports describe a new bolero silhouette as a transparent sleeveless overblouse with a low neckline and short length. It features fine plaiting and metallic braid, worn over dark or light dresses to create a striking effect and offers a fresh touch for existing dancing frocks.
A teaspoonful of strong black tea tied in muslin with boiling water poured over it may be left on the eye all night to treat a sty.
A detailed crochet pattern for a baby jacket in two sizes using Lady Betty wool and ribbon. Instructions cover chain counts, stitches, row turns, shoulder shaping, sleeve construction, borders, and finishing with a ribbon neck and front trim. Includes precise pattern counts for front backs and sleeves.
Paris milliners and dressmakers recycle winter dyes into bright hats. Greens and blues lead with lichen jade azoff fir canard lapis lazuli sapphire peacock while unripe plum mouse gray prunelle ash banana bronze and old gold appear in straw trimmed headgear. Stiff hats gain color from bold quills and fading veils can soften outlines.
Fashions in collars and cuffs feature ecru French pique for collars and belts on children's blouse dresses in bright Scotch ginghams. Tub gowns in white linen or pique with calico sailor collars and cuffs, colored chambre styles for boys and shawl collar surplice dresses for girls exhibit rolling edges with buttonhole stitching. A black and white pique set with blue collar cuffs and tie uses white tailor stitching. A brown holland Russian blouse suit for a small boy displays yellow pique decorations and brass buttons.
A reader note advises treating an ear insect by pouring a teaspoonful of warm olive oil or camphorated oil into the ear and keeping the head tilted to retain the oil. The oil is said to cause the insect to die and come away with it.
A description of a myrtle green walking suit featuring a simple skirt, a wrapped front coat trimmed with buttons and simulated buttonholes, showing a silk brocade waistcoat. Velvet faces the collar and cuffs, with a matching myrtle green straw hat trimmed with feathers. Materials listed include seven yards of fabric, buttons, velvet, silk, and lining.
Plan a Dutch tea in a hall with a windmill backdrop and wooden shoe centerpieces. Serve oysters pickled herrings rye bread cheese and beets with Dutch songs and dialogues for entertainment. note Roosevelt once hosted a guest in native costume performing folk music.
A Redditch Worcestershire factory manufactures 70,000,000 needles each week, highlighting a high volume production operation in the Midlands. The article notes large weekly output and the scale of needles produced for likely industrial use.
Washington Star reports new members of the Sixtieth Congress oppose a resolution granting the body the right to distribute public documents and perquisites until December. Frustrated freshmen face scarcity of materials for constituents while veteran members, soon to be in control, worry about future limits. A farmer’s note to a member ends with a sharp rebuke about unmet expectations.
A Parisian invention by an acetylene specialist creates oxygen by dissolving a brown tablet in water. A guest in Washington recently demonstrated its effect, claiming the tablet freshens stale air as effectively as opening a window for an hour. The tablets are reportedly popular in France during winter.
Fashionable mothers in Gotham showcase doilies and napery embroidered by their daughters. Mrs. Mackay funds dainty schoolwork, rewarding exceptionally fine pieces. Brides and social leaders in England and Washington emphasize family linen making as a civic and social staple.
A profile notes Mrs. Roosevelt preserves humorous jingles in over a dozen scrapbooks. She has collected for ten years, sorting good pieces from poor, with the volumes bearing her initials I. K. R. on each cover.
Bishop J. C. Hartzell spoke with the president about the Liberian commission's work. The panel includes R. C. Ogden of New York, Emmett J. Scott, Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee secretary, and W. Morgan Schuster of D.C. Booker T. Washington was in conference but did not nominate a replacement for Ogden.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal account of his recovery after lengthy illness and hospital care. He claims to have weighed 148 pounds before using Dean’s Kidney Pills and 162 pounds after ten to twelve boxes, with complete relief from back pain lameness trembling and rheumatism. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Rosary Magazine notes Edmonia Lewis born near Albany New York around 1840 of African and Chippewa heritage. She studied at Oberlin, began sculpting in 1863 with a bust of Robert Gould Shaw, then moved to Rome where she has lived since. Her works include The Freedwoman The Death of Cleopatra and busts of Lincoln Sumner and John Brown.
A man with economical views jokes about his wife's bonnet before Easter. She replies humorously that the old bonnet is becoming worn and notes the upcoming bill for a new Easter bonnet, hinting at budget concerns.
A cautious suitor tells a poor but truthful young man he would marry for love with an income of 5000 a year over marrying a millionaire he does not love. The man retreats, recognizing no chance in his line.
During a tour F R Benson sought a London actor to portray Rugby in The Merry Wives of Windsor He sent Can you play Rugby If so come at once The reply arrived Arrive at 4 pm Played halfback for Stratford The anecdote highlights Benson misinterpreting rugby as a role and the actor's prior athletic credence.
A Georgia physician shares his experience with Grape-Nuts claiming rapid recovery from weakness and fatigue after trials in a mountain retreat. He prescribes the food to convalescents and urges trials of ten days, noting renewed health and the phrase There’s a Reason.
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