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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
3
The article explains how hat choice reflects age and taste, urging the matron to prefer youthful, harmonious hats and the young girl to favor large, simple designs. It highlights features like round soft hats for matrons and felt hats with silk flowers for young misses, noting decorations such as flowers ribbons wings and ostrich feathers for varied ages.
Debutantes favor neatly dressed hair with prim puffs and curls under all over nets to tame stray hairs. Veils remain in demand with fine thread nets and small rings. hats feature large nets as drapery accents. Striped linens and silks for service blouses appear in brown blue white and other combos while elastic steel belted leather accessories from French importers complete ensembles.
Jeweled tassels dominate fashion pages with pearl fringe and twisted ends used to finish pearl chains. The description notes tasseled tops and reef motifs, highlighting decorative finishes for hair accessories and hair jewelry popular in the era.
The article explores jabots crafted from fine laces, especially old point laces, and how Parisian influence shapes American fashion. It discusses lace arrangements to avoid damage, variations in jabot length, and combinations with high linen collars, ribbons, and satin blouses, noting color trends and the role of Valenciennes lace for budget wear.
In Rome a plan to build a contemporary hotel near the Oratory of Saint Bernardino in Perugia would partly obscure its famed pink marble facade and plaques. The oratory, built in 1450, honors Bernardino of Siena whose life inspired moral reform. locals fear modern development erodes artistic heritage and the view of the facade.
A stork named Marinette in Algiers became the first of its kind to profit from higher civilization by getting a wooden leg after a broken left leg gangrene threatened its life. The owner amputated above the knee and fitted a wooden leg, and Marinette now walks easily.
Agricultural tips urge regular feeding for sows and poultry, steady care for cattle and horses, and prudent investment in hedges, equipment, and local fruit production. Practical advice covers barn hygiene, calf and colt training, whitewash uses, incubator prep, and a call to thoughtful, debt–free farming.
An appeal notes Syrup of Fire and Elixir of Senna as valuable laxatives among many, praising their gentle cleansing, sweetening action, and lack of after effects. It urges buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. and available at leading druggists.
The Nobel prizes were suggested by the eighth earl of Bridgewater, son of the bishop of Durham. He left 40000 to the author of the best treatise on The Power Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation. The judges divided the money among eight persons.
Advertisement claims catarrh is a blood disease and that a tonic and nasal preparation from Cheney & Co. is a long trusted remedy. The text touts the product as one of the best tonics, linked to mucous surfaces, with a claim of proven efficacy and a call to purchase through local agents. It also mentions a separate treatment for constipation with Ave Pills.
Swiss watchmakers rush orders for finger ring watches in 19th century markets. An London firm manager recalls seeing them over a decade ago. Queen Victoria reportedly owned several. Plain gold rings with insert watches cost about $100, while diamond or gem encrusted versions fetch $5,000 to $10,000.
A neatly dressed young man enters a Chicago hotel and registers under the name William Henry Tyler III. A middle-aged man following him writes John Smith MCDCCCLXLIX on the pen after the clerk offers it.
A reader recounts a mother plagued by seven years of nervous headaches who remained enslaved to coffee until switching to Postum Food Coffee. A cousin had quit with Postum, prompting the mother to try it and break the coffee habit.
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