Town milliner's Easter hat sparks price talk
The sole milliner in a small town displayed a $1,000 Easter hat in her shop window for ten days. Observers wonder if the bold display aims to soften men toward the cost of hats sold for their wives.
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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
6
The sole milliner in a small town displayed a $1,000 Easter hat in her shop window for ten days. Observers wonder if the bold display aims to soften men toward the cost of hats sold for their wives.
A Bohemian excerpt quotes a moralizing bachelor on life as confinement and a girl replying that solitary confinement is worse for men who choose it, highlighting gendered social commentary.
The piece recalls Jinx ailing and mortgageed with broken form and asks about an auto. It notes the death of Dr George F Shrady, last Grant surgeon, and previews his May Century memoirs detailing Grant’s final days and the humane side of the once feared figure.
Mr Young hub questions a colander while Mrs Younghub explains it is an openwork saucepan. She asserts it is the latest thing and jokes about the moment of searching for a towel when eyes are blinded by soap.
Dr W A N Dorland expands discussion from The Age of Mental Virility to a May Century piece titled What the World Might Have Missed. He presents a concise summary of notable work by men over forty across science art politics diplomacy music and especially literature. The work cites Philadelphia physicians and their long study highlighting achievement in middle age.
In a charged exchange a reformer questions jail penalties as criminals use a forged rescue plan. The native defends fines, but the tale reveals organized prisoners forming the International Penalty Company, issuing bonds, paying fines, and leaving a jail mortgage and surplus for themselves.
In Yonkers the Statesman reports a humorous exchange about a safety razor. A worker asks about its use, the reply notes he never used one, insisting a hoe would not be used on his face. The light moment contrasts with plain talk about everyday tools.
A New York barber shop scene finds a multi millionaire being shaved while patrons spar over his thoughts. He reveals he was simply watching two flies perform on the ceiling, prompting amused speculation about finance and Wall Street.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents claim one hundred dollar reward for any failure and urge testimonials. note also a recommendation for Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Maude F Forgie of Leesburg Virginia reports lasting relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the prescribed treatment She says she has become strong and well and thanks the doctor for the benefit The ad promotes the decades old remedy for female illnesses and invites letters for advice from Lynna Massachusetts
A lively collection of home cooking guidance including muffin batter methods for bread flour and cornmeal, baked potato tips, orange pie with citrus notes, a desk pad craft project, and kitchen safety with asbestos placement. Also covers mustard baths for fatigue, benzine stain removal, spinach soup, and pie crust moisture control.
Instructions describe loosening stubborn jar lids by inverting in hot water for five minutes then prying air beneath the lid. The date pudding is a recipe using dates walnuts sugar and eggs baked for about 15 minutes until brown, served with whipped cream.
A loafing man in railroad yards pinned a small glittering object to his coat then collided with a slow freight train and fell insensible. The yardmaster. assistant Patrick Doyle. and a dispatcher search his pockets and confirm the badge reads Lady Maccabee. Also a note from A D Bruce Aurelia Iowa touts Sloan's Liniment for horses with fistula and sweeny.
A collage of vignettes runs from Florida duck hunting and train humor to Paris card racks and a bull terrier quip. It shifts to medical anecdotes praising Grape Nuts and Cuticura remedies, with short moral quotes and stray notices about teething syrup and a George Eliot quote.
A mixed page iteming on Deans Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Mrs. Rebecca Mack of Columbus, Ohio, plus a parade of short notes on advertising, domestic tales, and light humor. The clipping highlights medicine ads, household hints, and social quips from a late 19th century publication.
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