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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
6
Inventor JULIS BOTTOMLEY introduces the flexible velvet hat and the ding-a-ling style with a cone crown and rolled face. The trend spawns soft velvet hats and other winter designs, including a black velvet crusher with satin lining and a satin edged brim. Fur and varied color velvet trims create bold midwinter looks, with some hats untrimmed for street wear.
A simple pattern describes a present wear dressing gown in flannel with a braided trim and a braided waist gathered by a hooked band. Sleeves are puffed and drawn in at the back by a short braided strap. Material required: seven yards of 40 inch width. Slips of Italian silk with messaline ruffles are recommended for everyday petticoats.
The article urges a regular mending day or evening for all wardrobes to prevent tiny holes and misplacements from growing into large runs. It stresses organizing sewing tools, having supplies ready, and fixing or replacing items promptly, even proposing a preparation day.
Silk and satin flowers with bead edged petals decorate crowns and brims. White coney fur jackets and scarves are popular for young girls. Bead trimmed edges and jet bead bands appear on accessories. Black tulle with steel beads, bleude nuit tones, and coral color pairings feature in evening wear. Brocades crepe de chine and luminous weaves are in demand, with delicate handkerchiefs and lace centers noted as costly.
A long article outlines a simple, cost effective poultry yard design focused on clean coops, grass, and ease of feeding and cleaning. After extensive study the author endorses this plan as best except in snowy periods when conditions change.
A Rural New Yorker plan describes modular poultry yards formed of four by two by sixteen foot sections. The movable pens, roosting rooms and laying houses use plaster or lattice panels, galvanized iron tops, and simple frames. Grass regrows in about two weeks, sections are moved daily, and soil is fertilized by the droppings while two year rotation yields blue grass and clover beds.
An advertisement warns of hidden kidney danger and urges immediate use of Dean's Kidney Pills. A Pine Plains resident Albert Harvey Rogers reports gravel and kidney trouble improved after starting the pills. Since 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo distributes Dean's Kidney Pills widely.
A dialogue where Ferdinand asks for guidance and William replies to explore more of the world. The exchange frames travel as the remedy to the question and reflects a casual, humorous tone.
A note warns that advertising alone cannot sell worthless goods. It cites Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a success built on merit and word of mouth while warning readers to beware of fake tablets imitating popular national products.
A husband detests music and storms out whenever the orchestra plays an entr'acte, drawing puzzled reactions from fellow theatergoers. His wife comments on the strange prejudice as she notes his constant exits during performances.
Patent medicine label advertises Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children with claims to soften gums reduce inflammation calm pains cure wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Also a note condemns calculated piety as poor math.
A writer notes fattening 50 farm raised chickens yielded little profit. Three groups fed differently gained about one pound in three weeks at 11 to 12 cents per bird. Chickens bought at eight and a half cents per pound sold for ten cents per pound.
An old advertisement touts Hamling Wizard Oil as a cure for multiple pains and ailments. It positions a professional trader against a tradesman and promotes a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
A Cornwallville New York woman reports relief from change of life nervousness and fibroid growth after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites doctors suggesting hospital care but credits the remedy and invites other sick women to contact Mrs Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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