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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
The piece notes a move away from heavy winter hair elaboration toward natural styles. Marcel waves fall from favor as hair is styled into loose waves with soft face framing curls. If artificial hair is used, it is concealed and kept modest, signaling a broader shift in salon trends.
Practical sewing tips emphasize prepping a sewing space and machine. Suggestions include two matching thread spools, prethreaded needles, an empty upper drawer for clips, a pincushion within reach, and ready to use basting threads. A small vial for broken needles and pins keeps tools organized.
A dated fragment describes a bride planning a charity shower to raise funds for a hospital. Guests would contribute by buying treats and a hostess would provide a recipe card paste, with rules about etiquette noted. The piece praises such showers as popular and beneficial for charitable causes.
A note warns that fur sets are ruined by careless handling after wear. Do not store damp or compressed furs in closets. air them, dry thoroughly, brush, and hang or box them. Minks and chinchilla need tissue paper layers and occasional cleansing with masque. Slight stiffness may be eased with a damp cotton patch with gasoline.
A brief market-style note on facial cleansing habits notes women wash with soap and water and wipe with a stiff towel before leaving the house, implying the routine standard of the time. The excerpt emphasizes simple steps in personal grooming and daily care.
The season reveals a pale groundwork challis line with flowers and odd figures in tunic skirts and bodices. Fabrics join bordure patterns with silk soutache borders and lace embroidery, creating chic, coordinated bodice trims.
A detailed note describes a girl's costume using dark blue face cloth, a skirt arranged in naits toward the center front, a narrow stitched strap on the trimmed foot, a strapped coat with rounded flower edges, silk cords and buttons for ornament, brown velvet facing on collar and cuffs, and a mushroom shaped blue felt hat trimmed with grace silk. Materials list includes seven yards of 46 inch wide cloth, three yards lining silk, and half yard velvet.
The piece warns that careless habits can take days or weeks to undo. It advises not washing with hard water, or using cold cream and an old towel to clean if time is short. To soften hard water it suggests benzoin, bran, or omimedh in the basin.
The latest street suits emphasize tallormade construction for general wear. Dark blue varieties with a tiny white stripe or plain blue or gray are shown, with semi-fitting cuts preferred to allow ample ease for comfortable walking.
Mary and John Sherman balance ten years of marriage amid frugal disputes over money and child welfare. Her thrift causes neglect, illness, and near disaster, culminating in a disastrous bid for a “rainy day” by purchasing a Billy goat for milk and mischief.
J N D Reeves owned Muggs who objected to his master's sale of a horse. The dog bit the halter and refused to release it until Reeves bought back the horse, ensuring the pair stay inseparable companions for years.
Nature notes reports of a new treatment for consumption involving removal of diseased lung tissue by operation. The novelty is the use of hot water or steam to control hemorrhage, though excision has occurred over the last 70 years in rare cases and would only aid a few patients.
Canadian parliament is asked to grant a charter for the Port Simpson and Fort Churchill road in northern British Columbia and Assiniboia. The standard gauge line, about 1600 miles, aims to connect British Columbia with Hudson Bay, backed by American capital with an anticipated total cost near 100000 dollars per mile. The project expects to open mineral-rich regions and create a Europe to Asia freight corridor once the Hudson Bay branch of the Canadian Northern road is finished.
A Montreal visitor in Boston bought a wrecked horse for 2.50 and shipped it by rail to Montreal. After a train mishap the horse died en route but he filed a claim for 200, with unknown recovery. The tale underscores the man’s shrewd resourcefulness.
A veteran railroad conductor admitted stealing two dollars per ride from students over twenty years, amounting to 2400 dollars, by slipping a silver dollar into passengers’ cards. Despite the confession the company chose not to prosecute and instead raised his salary.
The Namti valley railroad project in China records a 70 percent death rate among workers, higher than at the isthmian canal. Even so, construction often halts and crews are withdrawn during the summer rains.
A long straight section of track on the Cape to Cairo railroad near Bulawayo extends 71 miles without a single variation. The feature highlights the unprecedented uniformity of the route through the region.
The article traces how home made remedies in early America gave rise to the patent medicine industry. It notes household formulas like picra and hop tonics evolving into mass produced cures. Peruna is highlighted as a former home remedy popularized by Dr. Hartman of Mennonite origin and now sold widely for respiratory and other ailments.
A pessimist grumbles about a climate that is dusty or muddy in turn. The optimist counters that it is a blessing not to suffer both conditions at once.
The article defines neuralgia as nerve pain and notes its rise in prevalence. It cites two main causes impoverished blood and weak nerve force, and prescribes pain relief with St Jacobs Oil followed by nourishing food to strengthen the muscular and nervous systems.
A dialogue shows a green reporter asking Editor McKelway what line to use about his boy Henry allegedly laying an egg on the table. The editor replies sharply that if Henry can crow, let him lay it on the table. otherwise have him place it there.
Advertisement notes that Our Complexion Brushes are used by many women who care about their skin. A sample brush costs 50 cents and is claimed not to injure the skin. The message is from P M 1 Supply Co based in Piermont, New York.
Washington asks for 100 additional policemen but Congress plans to fund new laws instead. The exchange contrasts expanding police with legislative action that could change enforcement priorities.
An advertising block extols a trusted laxative product as a world approved, ethical remedy for family health. It urges purchase only of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists and appeals to Well-Informed of the World for endorsement.
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