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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
Seaside season at Trouville opens brilliantly as English French American elites mingle daily. The trend favors pule colored linen and tussor coats with delicate pastel skirts, especially mauve and pale shell pink, replacing pure white seaside looks. One piece molded skirts intrigue observers.
A pretty embroidery project for a girl to imitate Italian umbrella designs with bold long stitches and bright colors. Also a home method using French chalk and a warm iron to remove grease spots from dresses.
A white linen dress features a corselet skirt and a blouse with openwork embroidery and solid embroidery motifs. The sleeves are one piece with the blouse and a satin girdle adds decorative detail.
Advice on stomach troubles from improper fruit intake and cold drinks, facial grooming tips using eyebrow glue and lemon glycerin lotions, breastmilk and infant feeding cautions, and fashion notes on empire gowns ending the extreme waist trend. The piece mixes home remedies with fashion commentary on corset decline and waist expansion in Parisian trends.
Women on crowded streets or dusty rides carry pocket atomizers with screw caps that keep perfume secure even with heavy bulb pressure. Filled with pungent cologne, they refresh the face and wrists after long motor trips and dusty days, offering a not too sweet aroma.
A Washington Star letter imagines a future federal district where the White House, war and navy, courts, and commerce occupy a unified plan. It urges persistent planning for a grand, urban vision that preserves landmarks while modernizing the capital, praising Col. Bromwell and urging expropriation if needed.
The Englishwoman advances in medicine as the College of Physicians admits all its examinations. The Royal College of Surgeons debates admitting women with fellows largely in favor and members opposed. The London Hospital argues opposition stems from ignorance and fear of competition, while agreeing skilled women deserve honors.
Two boys visiting Washington D C from another city misread a laundry wagon tag. They argued over the inscription Wash Dirty Clothes on the back, confusing it with Wash D C as a proper label.
The city of Washington is portrayed in a bright green June tone with many ornamental trees and vast parks. From above the Potomac forms a silvery band, the Capitol and Library of Congress appear as white dots, and the White House sits among gardens with yellow and red specks nearby.
In Coaltown a hungry wanderer named Mugsie shoots a plan to sell a non alcoholic stomach stimulant called the Chinese Conqueror. He travels door to door delivering fake samples of brook water labeled as the product and uses a staged demonstration to spark a crowd into buying. He nets about fifty dollars before catching the next train, already planning his escape on wash day.
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas reports relief from severe lumbar pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He states the remedy removed his suffering quickly and urges others with kidney troubles to try it. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
At Sight a romancer quips about a daughter's marriage to a titled stranger. Mr. Cumrox replies the match began with love at sight and now faces a draw at sight as he glances from his check book. The fragment presents a witty exchange between the romantic woman and Cumrox.
Patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson report issued patents from E Eckstrom Cromwell E H Gregory Sioux Falls G M Ingebo Veblen L D Koch Dewey F Schimmel Faribault J G Smith St Paul and J Tessier Antler for tools auto belt guide sliding door fastener cross line buckle piano action and car coupling filed in last week.
A fragment from a feature titled Asleep at the Switch quotes Mrs Newrich a former telephone operator. The dialogue shows a guide addressing a delayed audible reply and an Echo responds with repeated hello. The exchange highlights communication gaps between operator and user.
An advertisement proclaims a marine eye remedy cures eye ailments. It claims the product strengthens weak eyes and soothes eye pain without causing stinging and lists a price of 50 cents.
A Cherbourg market incident reports fishermen and fishwives clashing with a police inspector over by law limits. Widespread uproar led to the market closing and fish being returned to boats. Authorities later removed the inspector, ending the strike.
A Virginia mother testifies that Grape-Nuts strengthened her and nourished her four month old baby. She recovered health after doctors advised against nursing and credited the cereal with improving both her strength and the infant's condition. The ad emphasizes Grape-Nuts made from whole wheat and barley and contains key minerals for brain and nerve development.
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