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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
7
A Washington Post discussion on dress as art contrasts fashion fame with genuine styling. A society matron argues true style shows in how one wears gowns, hair, and accessories, noting differences between artful dressing and routine clothing.
The piece argues a woman’s neckwear reflects character and style. It contrasts precise collars and bows with sloppy stocks and large collars, warns against low necks in public, and urges careful neck adornment as central to appearance. Fashion cues highlight prominent differences between New York and London standards.
The New York Times profiles Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of J Pierpont Morgan, noting her tireless charity work and practical approach. It mentions her modest allowance, weekly hospital visits, and supervision of departments, plus her simple dress and height. The piece also comments on shirtwaist box trends and upholstery prices from $1.75 to $10.
The article lists ready to use summer cottage covers in white linen and India muslin with embroidery, mats for dressers and tables, and white or colored to suit rooms. Prices start at fifty cents and rise to several dollars, while Willow wicker furniture is praised for porch and room use with couches from 15 to 30 dollars and wicker pieces from a dollar fifty upward.
Dealers debut lisle and silk gloves as favored summer street wear. They suit moist hands but cannot replace well fitting kid gloves that keep their shape. Elastic gloves permit full muscle movement. Prices range from 50 cents to 2 dollars and up to 2.50 for embroidered styles.
Judge Charles E. Teale of Brooklyn urges wives to restore courtship at home and make the dinner table a welcoming oasis. He cites a wife’s habit of talking too much and poor potato cooking as common causes of desertion, and he advises couples to discuss issues calmly after recalling happier days.
During a tour of England Sousa, famed band leader, declined an inviting dinner from a society woman known for entertaining celebrities. She pressed for his attendance and to meet his band, but Sousa replied that only fifty members could accept as the rest had other appointments.
New York May 4 report says a woman, rejected for renting a Bayonne house because she has nine children, misled a real estate dealer. She obtained a year lease after claiming all nine children were in the cemetery. The family will move into the home with their parents.
An article notes pongee fabrics popular in Florida hotels this summer for their durability and tear resistance. Dots in raspberry pink carnation red brown pale green and turquoise appear in silk pongee weaves offered as all over patterns. Consumers can also stamp and embroider strips for neckbands collars girdles wristbands or funnel cuffs.
Practical tests with X-Rays show catarrh of the stomach comes from repeated indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is advertised to cure indigestion and dyspepsia and prevent catarrh. It digests what you eat and makes the stomach feel better. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A Chicago Tribune fiction-like exchange shows a horticulturist on travels asking about San Jose scale problems in the region. A stage driver responds he cannot be certain but heard bosses refused to sign it, implying local resistance or uncertainty about action.
In many neighborhoods deaths from colic or cholera morbus occurred before medical help could arrive. A reliable remedy should be on hand and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved lives and eased suffering. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
Dialogue captures Clarence and Clarissa weighing a marriage proposal in cautious terms. The scene centers on mutual hesitation and a request for assurance before committing to marriage.
An aging body wastes two pounds of tissue weekly, requiring proper digestion to rebuild health. Kodol Dyspepsia cure claims to restore stomach function, digest food, and form blood that renews tissues. Marketed as a spring tonic and sold by Houseworth Bros.
A Washington Post fragment cites Maud and a joke about Jack not marrying the best girl unless she used Rocky Mountain Tea. It notes 35c from Houseworth Bros as the product source.
Suppressed text notes a weather bureau reference and a judge related remark. The readable fragments imply a formal notice or directive but lack concrete actions, dates, or identifiable names.
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