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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
6
The article details crocheted waistcoats in striped two color wool for autumn gifts and outdoor sports enthusiasts. It explains materials, sizing, stitch patterns, and a two-part construction method, emphasizing even tension and matching sides.
The article notes a woman observing daily traces of directoire style in gowns distant from classic direc toire, with hints of the extremes that previously set fashion abuzz. A sketch illustrates a new design trend influenced by these remnants.
The article promotes pocket atomizers for women on the go. A screw closure guards perfume during travel and dense city heat. Women on long motor rides carry these devices filled with pungent cologne to refresh face and wrists after dusty journeys.
The piece highlights a crescent moon of diamonds with attendant stars on a simple bandeau a second design features a conventional draga of the Roman period. The description emphasizes chaste artistic simplesty and the modern vogue for bandeaux in jewelry.
French designers showcase oversized satin ribbon roses used as trims on gowns, bodices, and skirts. They suit black ensembles and can embellish net, chiffon, grenadine, and liberty cloths, with velvet often favored for effect. a black velvet one piece uses satin roses along the front panels.
A lavender luncheon dessert uses a custard base made by heating milk with sugar and grape juice then stirring in rennet extract. The mixture is set in a wet glass bowl, chilled, and served with whipped cream and candied violets, with optional mold-and-tipe presentation.
The Tattler notes colored shoes in delicate champagne blue or gray rival brown footwear in fashion. White ribbed silk hose pair with white sued shoes and buckles, highlighting new emphasis on footwear details in ensembles.
The piece recalls historic judge wardrobes from damask gowns to lace bands and caps with figures like Thesiger and the Jord chancellor. It notes gowns costing 2500 to 3000 pounds, five gowns for the king's bench, and the shift from wigs to perukes, plus anecdotes of judges commenting on loud waistcoats affecting speech.
A Life magazine excerpt portrays bachelors as organized social groups in cities, living in bachelor apartments and clubs. It argues they avoid marriage to conserve resources, describing their habits from day to night and labeling them as the nation’s bulwark.
The young millionaire describes mountaineering as harder than motoring. He details gear: wood, nails for boots, a lamp, an ax for steps, rope, a cold, a staff, and a sack of supplies. Snowshoes hang between his shoulders to prevent sinking in soft August snow.
A hungry hobo complains of soggy potatoes while a charitable woman offers aid. He jokes that snowballs beat soggy taters, claiming winter meals are cheaper and tastier. He dodges a flatiron and runs along the street after the exchange.
A Kansas City Journal report recalls the Bay of Fundy surf as tides drop fast in a sunny summer scene. An urchin watching the spectacle cries out in awe that someone has pulled the plug on the ocean.
Rankin says the open house this summer has been frequent but less so now. Fyle agrees it felt too open and notes glare interrupted the events three or four times without major trouble.
In a Richmond hospital Mrs S longs for company and meets Edmonia a new maid. Edmonia boasts of school and work history then recounts a gruesome anecdote about a housemaid who died from gas the night before the prosecutions.
Mrs T W Hyde of Brentwood Essex recounts a severe eczema case starting on a daughter’s chest and spreading to the back and head. After two doctors offered little relief, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills were tried and the eruption disappeared within three quarters of the ointment, with the patient regaining comfort and sleep.
A traveling rider meets a motionless old man fishing on a bridge who explains he keeps biting to a minimum to save time. The piece also recalls quips from Greater humor pieces about double meanings and a boy working in a store’s cheese department, all in light, anecdotal tones.
A humorous snippet recalls Julius Caesar entering Rome in triumph. Cicero snaps him to hurry before a transfer is torn up, then Caesar exits at an unexpected crossing. The piece closes with a wry note about listeners praising themselves after talking into a phonograph.
A defendant admits theft after a judge berates him for ingratitude. The judge recalls the man’s employer offered aid and a job in Fiore, yet the culprit stole from the cash drawer, claiming remorse of conscience as the motive.
A reflection on a man who cannot travel yet finds delight in travel. He studies costs and attire, checks timetables, and plans excursions in books of travel, turning imagination into a captivating occupation.
After seven years of female troubles Sallie French of Pancaunia Indian Territory reports regaining health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts 30 years of proven female health aid and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham, urging readers to write.
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