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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1900
Page
15
A short notice from Jas F Coffee in Dubuque lists bill posting and distribution services at reasonable prices. The ad mentions handling U S and Canada bills and positions as a bill poster with motto a place for every bill and every bill in its place.
A New York fashion column surveys cosmetic and dress trends influenced by Paris and U S cities. It notes rising use of complexion artists and beauty clinics, the hot water and electricity regimen, waist shaping, and the popularity of dramatic hats and capes with black ensembles. It highlights soft colors and leather gloves, fichu necklines, and flesh toned silks for summer style.
Read as a bustling early 20th century guide, the piece details beauty treatments in a Parisien studio, including scalp oil therapies, electric massage, and rouge application. It then surveys spring millinery trends with Leghorn hats, chic capes, and decorative trims, emphasizing color and ornate fabrics.
The article details nail maintenance focusing on the lunar at the base, frequent cleaning, and careful trimming. It advises using a nail brush twice daily, softening toe nails in hot water, lifting the corner to ease the quick, and applying ointment. It recommends square to rounded nail ends and monthly toe trimming, with a V shaped cut to redirect growth if nails tend to grow into the quick.
The Chicago Great Western Railway removed its City Passenger and Freight Office to No 698 cor 7th and Main Street as noted in the Evening Herald. The move shifts local rail services and access points downtown.
In Dubuque Dr Fr A Seeman advertises the only Roentgen X ray machine west of Chicago with no danger in operation. He claims to reveal internal organs and cites numerous patient testimonials from local residents detailing cures for catarrh deafness piles and nervous debility among others.
The advertisement offers treatment for epilepsy and nervous prostration plus women’s ailments including bearing down pains backaches and menstrual issues. It claims cures for hair and mole removal by electricity and for syphilis, blood and skin diseases. Privacy assured, free consultation, and correspondence.
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