Republican township convention candidates named
Harrison W. Godfrey and C. EB VanAlstine are presented as township trustee candidates. E. Darling Jr. seeks township assessor. William J. Sigerfoos listed for Township Meetings. Republicans urged to meet May 19, 1908 to select delegates to the Island Park convention June 19, 1908 for trustee and assessor posts.
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Harrison W. Godfrey
C. EB. VanAlstine
Concord Township
E. Darling, Jr
William J. Sigerfoos
Republican County Central Committee
Island Park
Elkhart
Township Central Committee
J. D. Braden
Earl C. Rich
Fashion Tips From Paris Lace to Pongee Fabrics
A Paris fashion note highlights Cluny lace used on blouses and skirts, with color-matched satin linings and cautions against buying fleeting rage colors like Copenhagen blue. Pongee fabrics surge in summer wear, with linen and wash skirts, while crochet belts rise in popularity and ostrich plumes are styled with wire for millinery.
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Paris
Copenhagen
Fribbles of fashion spark raffia belts and sheer veils
Fashion notes feature raffia belts woven in nine to twelve strands with a large buckle. New scarf veils drape elegantly and a four in hand knot secures them. A plain shirt waist gains flair with a double frill edge. One piece shirt waists sew in under an hour for quick smart dressmaking.
CHIC STYLES AND FALL FASHIONS IN UNDERWEAR TRIMS
The article describes underwear trimmings new for the season, with sheer ruffles and hemstitched frillings supplied with drawstrings for easy edge finishing. It notes long sleeves on tailored shirt waists and the trend toward sweeping gowns even in sheer lingerie fabrics.
The Egyptian Mummy and the Tailor's Art
The piece contrasts ancient Egyptian beliefs on body preservation for the afterlife with the tailor’s craft. It notes embalming to prevent corruption and describes how a tailor seeks a natural pose to best fit garments, echoing portrait painters in shaping a subject.
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Earth
New York Sun
Buckingham's Pranks Beyond the Crown's Fall
After Charles I's defeat Buckingham hid as a mountebank in London and mocked Puritans for days. His sister the Duchess of Richmond witnessed the spectacle from a carriage as the mob pressed to seize him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Charles I
London
Duchess of Richmond
Twins Grow Wise About Age Difference
Tess and Jess spar over age and weight with witty barbs about denial and vanity. The exchange contrasts youthful twins now five years apart in perception, highlighting social cleverness in a light humor piece from late 19th century columns.
Mi o na Stomach Tablets Guaranteed to Cure
An advertisement proclaims Mi o na Stomach Tablets as a guaranteed quick acting indigestion remedy. It touts relief from flatulence stomach troubles and builds up digestion with a money back offer. A testimonial from Mrs. Brewer of Whiteland Indiana is included and Houseworth Bros market the product with a 50 cent box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworth Bros
It Saved His Life say Naples man on Dr King’s New Discovery
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after years of use for coughs and colds. The ad proclaims the remedy as preventing pneumonia and healing weak lungs, sold at Houseworth Bros drugs for 50c to 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
Lucretia and Local Business Notices Amid City Update
E. B. Zigler relocates law office to ground floor at 111 W Lexington Ave. 2030 promotes Pasteurized Butter by Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co. Home phone 1175. Gold Medal Flour touted as a tenfold gift through Anest silk EuGenia.
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Wambaugh Sanitary’ Mill Co
E. B. Zigler
Lexington Ave
Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co
Lucretia
EuGenia
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Harriet Martineau
William Cullen Bryant
Alexander McDowell McCook
Mercury
James EB. Watson
Fremont C. Goodwine
Fred A. Sims
John GC. Billheimer
Oscar Hadlings
James Bingham
Supreme Court
George W. Self
Lawrence M.turnan
J. L. Peetz
Quincy A. Myers
David Myers
Elkhart St. Joseph Superior
Vernon W. Vanfleet
Republican County
Francis E. Berlin
Leander Anderson
Daniel J. Troyer
W. E. Wider
Aaron 5S
Zook
John Ziesel
Charles A. Croop
Walter A. Stauffer
Harold A. Keith
Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran, Ge
Houseworth Brros
Elkhart County Abstract Co
Monger Bldg
Earl C. Rice, Secy
Hannier
la Mode
Puck
Tess
Bess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
the Twins
Cholmondeley
Marjoribanks
the Daily Review
Frank Laidlaw
Clark Street
Indiana
Indianapolis
BIG Four
Soe
Hes
Benton Harbor
Review Office
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