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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
7
A Kansas City perfume manager states that 60 to 75 percent of department sales come from violet scented products. The story notes violet remains the top selling fragrance, with violet based perfumes and toilet waters driving demand amid a wave of imported scents from Japan and France.
NICKERSON Kaw March 7 K C Beck owner southwest of this place operates Medford Game and Propagating Farm, one of the nation s largest birdland animal farms. The venture began with $30 invested in pheasant eggs and grew through ten years of hard work as Beck developed a thriving enterprise despite community scepticism.
Ill of bad breath and indigestion can seek relief with Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges. The ad promises odor absorption, belching reduction, and even a laxative效果, claiming a free sample by mailing name and address to F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
A chaotic yet thriving avicultural scene centers on Mr Beck's Arkansas farm with 3000 English pheasants and a global trade in fancy birds. The yard hosts a borrowed menagerie including peacocks, ducks, and geese sourced from Europe and America. The pheasant collection is diverse, with seven varieties and striking color variants.
A survey of smokers contrasts the so called natural smoker who can enjoy any tobacco with the finicky consumer who relies on a single brand. Imagination, habit, and exposure affect taste, while some can’t enjoy a different cigar without losing pleasure. The piece notes a Havana loyalist who switched briefly and suffered a “smoker’s heartache,” then returned to his prior smoke.
A fragmented notice praises using old lace for a new themed collection. It hints at limited opportunities for rare dances and embroidered pieces, noting value but modest appeal to extravagantly minded buyers.
In Poughkeepsie on March 7 Miss Inez Milholland of Philadelphia Vassar president and athletic standout charms court with reform ideas She assists Judge Sherill with a wayward boy and plans YWCA backed probation effort by Milholland and fellow Vassar students to guide truants through compassionate reform
A humorously cautious piece advises young men to defensively assess a sudden marriage proposal during a leap year. It emphasizes confirming the right partner, maintaining distance, and delaying commitment, with playful guidance on handling kisses, engagements, and social pressures.
A garbled warning urges caution to avoid accidents at pleasure spots and travel by sea or rail. It mentions keeping a dignified public image, avoiding night outings, and maintaining vigilant attention as danger looms, with fragmented phrases about a stranger and a burning wreck.
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