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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
2
A luxury traveling bag for women packs an entire dressing room into a compact alligator skin case. It holds ammonia, toilet water, soap, peroxide, alcohol, brushes, powder, pins, jewelry, a clock, smelling salts, a curling iron, and more, with portable mirrors and amenities for train travel.
A text argues that brains and system make a happy home not rigid tradition. It says housework without brains becomes drudgery and women should control homemaking rather than be controlled by the house. The piece uses a quote about keeping the house instead of the other way around.
A Paris Letter notes novelty of wearing a small fruit bunch on the jacket to match a fruit trimmed hat. The piece highlights strawberries crab apples and cherries as smart color accents for costume, describing the fashion as bright yet slightly eccentric.
A simple home lotion uses eight tablespoons rose water one tablespoon glycerine and one drachm benzoin. It soothes rough skin and cleans the face while traveling or shopping and can be carried in a small medicine flask for pocket use.
A note recommends using small unused hairpins to secure vines and flowers on large iced cakes for fêtes or bazar tables. Pins fasten decorations firmly without leaving unsightly marks if placed carefully.
The text offers home remedies for skin and hair care and describes fashion ideals with a low broad forehead and hair worn flat at the sides. It also covers simple patient aid for choking and milk strangles in babies, including arm elevation and back slaps to dislodge obstructions.
A modest change in Puritan collars marks this season with a continuous padded buttonhole along the smooth edge. The collar features diamond shaped embroidery dots on white linen and pairs well with a green tie for a cool summer look.
A study of floral display emphasizes arranging flowers by season and color. It urges using seasonal blossoms such as carnations iris and tulips with careful placement to preserve beauty, noting crowding spoils harmony and suggesting appropriate vases for each stem.
The piece explains balancing flowers with vases to avoid overpowering arrangements. Rustic glass vases suit summer homes and can be used singly or in stands holding multiple small vases. Nickel holders and greenery like asparagus ferns decorate walls or bowls, tied with taffia and hanging handles.
A child's frock features blue and white striped wool with bias cut back and sides, a cross wise striped front, and plaited blouse. A narrow box plait fronts with buttons, a large blue silk collar with cloth applique, a blue silk girdle, and a white lace chemisette accompany the outfit.
This sketch describes a pretty hanging photo frame made by amateurs. Use a square stout cardboard cut to specified proportions with an oval or chosen portrait space. Pad the front with cotton wool, cover with silk, affix a glass front, and seal with paper. Attach a ribbon loop for wall hanging or a cardboard stand for table display. Embroider an initial for a personal touch.
The article describes white linen belts with Delft blue motifs and cretonne belts with blue figures, plus options like embroidered landscapes and hand painting. It also gives cleaning tips for baby shoes and white leather, recommending gasoline or white powders, chalk, or flour, and cautions on chamois boots and ammonia use.
The article explains shirt waist extenders with a long top ruffle and adjustable tape casings to fill hollows. It notes additional tape strips with hooks and eyes or ball and socket closures for princess and skirt backs, highlighting time saving and alignment benefits.
An old note promotes using beef marrow oil as a nourishing scalp treatment. It advises obtaining marrow bones, extracting healing fat, scenting with violet, and applying directly to the scalp with both hands for maximum nourishing effect.
Lloyd Clarke, 59, longtime President's engineer and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers member, died at Memorial hospital Long Branch N J after years of kidney disease. Deaf since 19 he ran 2 000 000 miles with no passenger deaths and one wreck at Sea Girt in 1903.
A discussion notes vast seedling plantings intended for future railroad ties. Seedlings grown at a forestry reserve will be transplanted onto railroad lands after about four decades, six feet apart, with survival uncertain. Railroads hold long term ground along rights of way and vacant lands for future use.
In the heat of Guayaquil, Ecuador, horses and donkeys suffer from biting insects. A veterinary notes equine sunbonnets are helpful but suggests equine trousers to protect legs in the city’s thick swarms. The description highlights the extreme heat and buzzing insects seen in the streets.
Boston launches project for a grand world’s fair in 1920 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim landing and New England’s founding. The Herald endorses the plan noting 16 years since St. Louis exposition and 20 years since Paris 1900.
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from a third abdominal operation. She says two doctors warned she would die without surgery after inflammation and a small tumor, and details her recovery after three bottles. The ad urges others to build up the feminine system and remove distress through the herbal remedy.
The benedict praises his wife’s cooking while the bachelor quips she might not cook well. The brief exchange highlights playful marital tension and differing expectations in a domestic setting.
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lists patent grants for M. Berg Battle Lake Minn valve gear R Carter Rush City Minn game appara tus A F Cralle Aberdeen S D extensible ladder J Henry Grand Forks N D grain door for cars J A Larson Hawley Minn belt guide and thrower J A Linn Vermillion S D child s folding bed B McIntock St Paul Minn relay
Paris designers from top houses to established milliners are shifting focus to the chapeau taileur. The trend sets a swift pace as demand for this tailored headgear rises, drawing even specialists known for elaborate hats to join in.
A report notes that unscrupulous sellers increasingly push cheap imitations of Wrigley’s Spearmint, exploiting consumer trust with aggressively marketed counterfeit products and deceptive labeling.
A reflective line about men treating life as if they carry secret instructions to be opened only once they reach the middle of their journey, emphasizing uncertainty and unseen directives guiding choices.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to cure swollen smarting hot sweating feet corns and bunions by shaking into shoes. It claims 25c at druggists and shoe stores with samples available and warns against substitutes addressing readers directly about a funeral remark.
An advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as both preventive and curative for bowel troubles akin wounds colds and other ills. It markets 35c and 6c sizes and suggests gifts may be more blessed to give than receive except for weddings.
Wrigley's Spearmint presents a mild claim of aiding digestion on the wrapper. The message emphasizes the product as a chewable mint with a spear motif on the packaging.
A saying highlights love as priceless, noting its value lies in its generous, selfless nature beyond measuring costs. It celebrates enduring affection and quiet sacrifice without naming individuals or events.
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