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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1901
Page
3
A collage of fashion trends is described with gauzy shirtwaists and summer gowns in shop windows, alongside domestic guidance on home lighting, hygiene, and sensible living. The piece frames stylish dress as compatible with practical household knowledge, citing sources like Women’s Home Companion and Good Housekeeping.
The article notes spring fashion belts in round form with dip free fronts. Leather and velvet belt designs feature central velvet bands, bordered stitching, and long gilt spikes. Rosette collars called L Aiglon appear with rosettes and pendent strands, as shops explore combining rosettes with light wool gowns. Correct sleep posture favors lying on the right side with limbs fully extended.
The text advises sleeping with arms by the body or in a comfortable position not raised above the head, keeping the mouth closed and muscles relaxed. It explains slower breathing during sleep, urges lying on the right side to aid circulation, cautions against sleeping on the back to prevent snoring and wrinkles, and notes the heart’s left-side position.
A Washington Star fashion note discusses the rise of flat collars as companions to 1860s sleeves. It contrasts new Parisian neck decorations with high ornamental stocks, noting stitched taffeta collars, lace and ribbon details, and shimmering chokers in white, black, and pink satin.
Silk flannel shirtswaists and corduroy jackets dominate the season’s styles. Gingham vests and broad sailor collars pair with white pique reverses. Delicate tulle hats feature pink poppies and yellow roses, while Parisian black mousseline stock with pearl lines and a butterfly bow signals chic. Paune cloth waistlines glow with panne-like sheen and gold buttons. Various tags and bead decorations garnish neck ribbons. Skirts show long ruffles and front breadths with pointed edges. green flannel waist with white vest and stitched cutouts contrasts pale gray variants.
A compact list of maxims on morals, conscience, and public opinion. It contrasts inner virtue with crowd approval and notes the misalignment between personal growth and external validation.
A London Express report details how tribes like the Bhils and Mahsuds resist pursuit by British forces. The Bhils boast of theft skills, using both deception and camouflage such as concealing clothing under shields and posing as tree trunks to evade capture.
Foreman Henry Wagner caught a 12 inch dark gray fish at the Columbia Ironworks dock. It has a shark-like mouth a bump on its head wing-like sides four legs and a long fin. Workers studied the creature after placing it in alcohol, noting it as unlike any species previously seen.
The St James's Gazette laments church buildings repurposed as warehouses and shops. It notes Hatton Garden’s former Edwards Irving ministry site now a chemist, Nottingham’s Carey sermon chapel as a storehouse, a North London Wesleyan chapel used by brewers, LuTher house in Germany as an inn, St. Giles Cathedral Glasgow used as a prison post office and business exchange.
The article warns that fashionable dyes may hide poisons as aniline dyes, chrome yellows with lead, arsenic in greens, and muriatic blue. It cites a French case of boot paste causing poisoning, notes difficulty distinguishing harmful from safe dyes, and gives cautions for needles, hosiery, and indigo testing.
The Lewiston Journal recalls the Bugle Cove salmon saga of the Mooselock magnetic and the anglers who failed to land the beast after repeated battles beneath a birch. It also notes two London gates, the Horse Guards arch and Marble Arch, where passage honors are debated by officials and sentries. Lighthouses and lightships line Great Britain's coast every fourteen miles.
A sick woman describes a troubling sex specific ailment to her doctor but withholds details. She writes to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and follows their correspondence, which is kept confidential, to seek effective guidance and relief. Many women share testimonials praising the health improvements from Mrs. Pinkham's remedy.
A Sherman Wyoming tale recounts a shabby prospector who set up a shoe shop near a 60 by 60 foot stone monument to Oakes and Oliver Ames. He claimed homestead rights, prompting railway lawyers to recover the land and settle the title at Union Pacific’s expense. Also notes Russia’s port trade, an Illinois farm’s wealth, and Garfield Headache Powders ads.
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