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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
7
A fragment notes an émigré seeking aid from a mend as they left France for a new colony. The passage mentions today’s availability in New Orleans old French Market and hints at the future building of the French Market Mills.
A 19th century fashion note argues four piece costumes balance style and economy for women with limited means. It discusses bodice, waist, skirt color contrasts, and the use of fabrics like silk and chintz, noting historical ties to French makers and ready made garments influencing current practice. An illustration hints at a plain street dress with a decorative yet practical waist and collar.
A reader describes making cardboard dollhouse furniture with simple tools. Instructions include tracing a chair diagram, cutting from board, drying, pasting on by thin acetate, bending parts to form proper positions, and finishing with velvet-coated tips for stability and appearance.
The readable fragments describe making furniture from cantheans and using a diagram to bend cards with a pen knife. It mentions inventing articles, a rough diagram, and selling Carpentine at a price, with scattered garbled phrases about tools, names, and locations.
The article details latest fashion fads such as tuniny and carpet embroidery on collars of coats, fur ensembles with black velvet, wide skirts, and bold sleeve and collar designs. It notes vegetable dyes, wool work, and decorative mosaics, plus a noted emphasis on navy, mauve, and rose tones. It mentions specific items like the manket coat and double layer yak with rovers, and hints at the influence of Central European embroidery.
Wanted a turpentina stiller and copper combiner. Good prices to the right man. Must be sober, furnish good references. Apply to J. M., Nichols, Cottonwood, Ariz. Lod.
A fragmented OCR line reads as a brief item mentioning Foie at a venue named Worsen. Details are unclear, but the snippet suggests a note about a tasting, event, or dish related to foie gras in a local setting. Further readable context is needed for precise facts.
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