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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
2
Advert shows a claim that women suffer neglect and fatigue and can be restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It asks how many women know someone who is perfectly well and strong, countering common complaints of exhaustion.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including mood, backache, and irregularities. It features a testimonial from Miss Kate McDonald praising the product and inviting readers to obtain a sample and write for free medical advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The Journal's Woman's Page notes a growing tendency among mothers to let children roam at country or seaside retreats with light clothing. It argues that liberty and real living are essential for children, criticizing excess clothing as hindering health and happiness. Waterproof garments for girls and boys are highlighted as practical, protecting tender feet and enabling carefree play.
An 18th century style coat pattern described in English terms for a lady’s garment. The design offers options in mohair serge silk cashmere with variations in stitching and insertion trim. The instruction lists yardages and buttons and directs readers to request the pattern from Elizabeth Daily Journal Fashion Department in Elizabeth New Jersey with a payment in stamps.
Thoreau the Prophet of Nature shaped a new form of outdoor living as a literary vocation. His ego and ownership of nature helped create a modern American cultural current and offered a refuge from work and wealth. The piece cites Mabie in Outlook and reflects on temperamental traits and enduring influence. It also includes home dressmaking notes on long seams and fashion details for coats and collars in blue shades.
The passage recalls Mt Elmo's fire and the fires seen on ship masts known as St Helen St Elmo St Peter and St Nicholas with sailors viewing them as omens. It cites 1890 notes by M de Forbes counting over thirty nights of dancing lights and describes beliefs about luck and peril during voyages.
The description details an excellent skirt design with matched china edges at the center front and upper darts for smooth fit. It notes provisions for inverted box plait or habit back and a round medium sweep, with black and white plaid as preferred though other fabrics are unavailable. The medium size uses one and three quarters yards of forty four inch material.
By 1670 a British warship lay at Ningpo harbor amid mutiny and desertion. Haynes and Bruner, two Americans, join French agent Bupry in a perilous expedition to recover treasure from an old pirate ship wreck on the Human Islands. The wreck yielded cash and jewels but the expedition failed. captives endured torture and delay before truths emerged as authorities recovered little, while the treasure vanished and the pirate gate, Chingtao, kept compounding tales of pursuit and punishment.
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