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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1899
Page
15
Ellen Osborn reports on New York society's ballroom era rituals as hosts shift entry from stately stair landings to grand entrances via elevators. Debutantes showcase opulent gowns with sheer fabrics, sequins, and jeweled embroidery while gowns range from white spotted nets to black lace over white satin.
A Paris fashion critique notes Americans tire of French styles as politics alter taste. Empire gowns, satin and lace gowns, and early century revival trends appear at a dinner party with gowns in velvet, mousseline de soie, and chenille embroidery. SADIE MERRITT.
Territorial reports detail Methuen and Buller setbacks with heavy British casualties and wounded, while Boer forces under Joubert showcase superior mobility. The piece notes 100,000 British troops now in South Africa, with calls for 100,000 more, and cites logistics challenges around Colenso and the Modder River as the war grinds on.
A fire extinguisher idea describes a mixture of three pounds of salt and one and a half pounds of sal ammoniac dissolved in four gallons of water, prepared for immediate use. The fragment notes a wedding and a husband returning home at 9 43, with fragmented dialogue about waiting and departure.
Charles Davis of Bowerston Ohio suffered two years of severe lung trouble believed to be consumption. He began using Dr King’s New Discovery and reports instant relief and a permanent cure. Reliable cures have proven the remedy’s power for twenty five years. Priced at 1.00 and 1.50 with a money back guarantee. Free bottle offered at T W Ruete’s drug store.
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