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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1898
Page
3
Notes on up to date corset designs for women and maids with fashion details. Discusses the shift from the Vampire corset to newer guimpe dressed gowns. Describes Maize colored wool dresses with black polka dots and white taffeta, ribbon trims, and sash. Mentions prices and style notes.
A fashion note suggests wearing two corsets in rotation. Wear one today and the other tomorrow, then air the unused garment. When soiled, clean by rubbing with hot ammonia water and plain laundry soap.
The article notes a shift in attitudes among female shop workers who previously avoided domestic tasks and stores due to pride and fear of supervision. Now some are willing to endure long hours and stern temperaments for low wages if evening hours offer freedom, yet some educated workers question whether night freedom balances the pay and toil.
In a dated domestic advice tone the piece argues marriage should occur only when a girl can understand and fulfill wife and housekeeper duties. It extols competent homemaking and cooking, then veers into a long feature on fantastical predictions of the world's end and a March 1899 prophecy by Captain Charles Totten.
The London Mail flags France as unsettled in soul with drift toward empire dreams and vanity. Critics blame Parisian decadence for national distress, citing rhetoric about Russia ties, provincial decay, and alleged Jewish influence while debating the modern Frenchman and cultural decline.
A garbled entry mentions eggs, rings, and terms like lekewerm and seger with unclear measurements. Readable names or places are not identifiable. the action or context remains unresolved.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a personal name and garbled phrase with unclear meaning or context. No readable event, date, place, or organization evident in the text. Further legible material needed to produce a coherent news item.
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