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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
7
The article urges plain neatly tailored attire for women in top offices. It stresses simple outfits, clean nails, minimal jewelry, plain hats, and well groomed hair as giving a favorable impression. Employers prefer well bred but unelaborate dressing in clerical staff.
A navy blue serge costume is described with a firm, well made up look. The plain skirt requires 20 yards around and clears the ground by 3 inches. The coat features a black satin collar and buttons, a navy velvet toque with bead trim and feather mount. Materials listed include 7 yards 48 inch fabric, 4 yards skirt lining, 6 yards lining silk, and 1/2 yard satin for facing and buttons.
A brief fashion note describes crafting a scarf from dotted swiss fabric with large dots. Embroider shadow petals beneath each dot on the underside and yellow thread over the dots on the right side, producing a field daisies look.
A frugal guide describes crafting an asbestos dining table pad for about 40 cents. Materials include a 12 cent asbestos sheet and five and a half yards of tennis flannel at 5 cents per yard. The drawing shows assembly and extendable section inserts.
The piece argues that home life tests courtesy more than public life. Familiarity breeds contempt at breakfast and daily routines, demanding constant patience and consideration. It urges not to relax manners at home and to avoid thoughtlessness to respect the heart of love.
The hostess plans a game to pair guests by using each woman’s earliest obtainable photo. Photos are numbered and a list matches numbers to names. Pictures are drawn face down from a basket to reveal partners quickly during refreshments.
The article notes Dutch collar pins fading from fashion replaced by Pierrot pins. The fan shaped Pierrot complements necklines while bar pins rise in popularity. A black velvet collarette with jeweled ornament serves as a matching accessory.
New York officials and druggists clash over a city ordinance banning sale of morphine containing preparations without prescription. Caswell Mayo cites surveys showing most habit formation from prescribed drugs, not proprietary remedies, while health boards emphasize doctors’ role in the morphine problem. A London mosque project is previewed with cost and backers, alongside a cartoonish exchange about scandal and social status.
Distemper in all forms among horses and dogs. Spohn's Distemper Cure claimed to cure and prevent. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Available from druggists or by mail from Spahn Medical Co Goshen Ind. Agents wanted.
A witty line from Judge's Library questions why couples celebrate silver weddings to display endurance, reflecting on lasting marriages and social customs. No specific event or individuals provided.
A dialogue excerpt contrasts service standards with a maid’s training. The piece notes early U S candle trusts, citing 1750 Massachusetts exclusive rights for sperm candles by Benjamin Crabb for 14 years, then rapid factory growth in New England and Philadelphia cutting prices from five shillings per pound.
The text urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and notes Castoria's 30 year use. It adds a light domestic joke about serving toast stood on edge, reflecting a household habit from early married life.
The Houston Post notes a witty exchange about keeping secrets when a wife is away. Henry Lee argues praise lifts a man, urging cheerful faithful duty.
Berlin reports a trend among the Tiergarten circle of rich ladies to be painted while asleep. Countess Czivek sparked the idea. an artist, delayed by pages of French novels, sketched her asleep and then painted a full oil portrait as she feigned slumber.
A fragment mentions a robber and questions about heroism, then shifts to a medicinal ad praising Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for sore throats linking it to quick relief from diphtheria and quinsy dangers, with a quotation from Helen Hunt Jackson on love’s strength.
An ad promises cure for piles in six to fourteen days with Pazooint Ment, offering a money back guarantee if it fails. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a line about mistaking soft words for tender love.
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston reports five years of rheumatic stiffness that blocked work. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla he improved quickly and now says he is entirely cured and urges others to try the remedy.
Sikeston Missouri woman describes seven years of illness ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits relief from regular pain, weakness, and backache and resumes daily tasks and social activity. Also mentions a New York City girls country school and contact details.
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