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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
8
A humorous 1900s dialogue recounts a father of four daughters proposing a reefed dress invention to save money. The imagined convention would unite fathers of girls to push adoption, while wives test garments and solve fit issues with reefing and future-allowing designs.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm can cure blood poison ulcers eczema carbuncles and more. It cites testimonials from Robert Ward and G A Williams and promises free samples and medical advice with orders via Blood Balm Co Atlanta. Sold by Goo 8 Alcorn.
The Board of Education met Wednesday night to elect a president and other officers. William A. Hising was elected to the position, Mr. Lynch was chosen vice president, and W. B. Bostick was selected to conduct the scholastic census of the city.
Fragmentary late news reports recount the death of famed baseball figure Ed Delehanty who reportedly leapt from a bridge near Buffalo. The dispatch notes a wave of casualties and unsettled political tension amid Italian factional rivalries.
The article reviews lace collars or pelines, heavy patterned lace on trims, and sleeve developments for garments. It notes color tones, use with velvets and satins, and cautions against over trimming while highlighting three quarter wraps, collars, veils, and fabrics like mercerized madras and linen etamine for shirts and warm weather wear. It also stresses shoulder fit and the evolving elaborate sleeve shapes with minimal trim on simpler fabrics.
Reports from Rome and St Louis describe spiritualists seeking pope insights with a claimed message from Pope Pius IX. The note mentions the pope’s illness and past surgery, while other items note deaths of photographer F. W. Guerin in San Francisco and Dr. Charles A. Helvie in Los Angeles, with coroner ruling possible self-inflicted chloroform death.
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