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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
7
A fashion feature notes a shift to taller heels and streamlined footwear among women. Elevated heels dominate housewear and afternoon wear, with military-inspired boot heights rising, new navy blue foulard gowns driving a midrange shoe class, and calfskin options trending for summer comfort.
A description of a decorative barb worn around the neck with a square front yoke. The barb outlines the yoke in front, fastened at the left corner with crossed ends. The lace is real and showy though not finely worked.
A pale blue English waist features an undersleeve with fine tucked muslin and lace insertion. A flitting cuff slashed to the wrist sits over a corn colored silk band with white cord and black thread embroidery outlining the yoke.
Linen and cotton blend with elegant silk gowns. A corn colored silk bodice features white linen collar and cuffs with black velvet trim. Embroidered cream batiste delights chemisettes and yokes paired with contrasting silk or cotton gowns.
Nid dAbeilles nest of bees is a pretty silk up town fabric with basket weave in blue and white. It sells for thirty five cents a yard, is twenty one inches wide, and can be made into stylish gowns.
The description details a skirt built from lengthwise tucks and alternating rows of silk and inserted blond. A pink silk yoke is fastened to the skirt by white beading, with the tuck pattern continuing below the initial rows. A small divided skirt of tucks and insertion is attached beneath the main garment.
A French garment described as a union suit and corset cover featuring inch and a half lace insertion around the entire piece with mull between the lace, no sleeves, and a straight finish under the arm. The item emphasizes delicate undergarment construction and refined trimming.
A charming corset cover sewn from half inch pale blue moire ribbon with matching lace. The back uses bias-cut ribbon and insertion meeting in a centre seam while the front is bias cut and gathered at the waist with a narrow blue ribbon beneath a band of insertion.
The piece explains women prefer handmade French undergarments made from fine mull not imported. It cites prices for chemises and night dresses, noting intricate hand-tucked details, embroidered scallops, torchen lace, and point d esprit as desirable trimmings.
The description notes that French undergarments avoid yokes, relying on darts for shaping. When extra fullness is needed, it is gathered with ribbon or tape. It mentions elaborate chemises crafted with reverse inserts of lace forming bow knot patterns.
The piece notes that underwear has lacked fullness for years and proposes a circular flounce as a new method. Instead of tucks, the ruffles are cut in points to create a flat, swingy effect edged with narrow lace.
Simple wrappers feature pale striped French fabric with fichy front, dimity embroidery, wide collars and cuffs with handkerchief points, and white edgings bordered by color matching the dimity in pink blue and lavender.
All the society belles who spent their master at the shore went to breakfast in flannel shirt waists of old rose sage green or red with a white tucked flannel shield in the front either a V or a whole vest. The trend has become popular with the addition of
A detailed description of a beautiful white mousseline negligee gown features lace insertions, an empire waist marked by a blue ribbon under turquoise buckles, an open front panel, and decorative blue bows and bands. Lace patterns in yellow create corn color effects, with blue ribbon accents on the stock, waist, and back.
The article revisits Paul Revere’s 1775 1776 patrols and the April 18 1776 ride that warned of the British advance. It notes his role with Hancock Adams Warren and others, signals at Christ Church, and his later life as a foundryman engraver and lieutenant colonel. He died May 10 1818 aged 84 buried at Granary Burying Grounds in Boston.
Does it pay to buy cheap remedies for coughs and lung troubles. Boschee's German Syrup is advertised as a universal cure for throat and lung diseases, healing tissues, reducing inflammation, aiding expectoration, and improving sleep. Sample bottles advertised at Joseph Emmert's drugstore. Also mentions Chamberlain's Pain Balm and a Philadelphia ordinance banning loose circulars under doors and porches.
Ontario proposes a survey of a vast tract between the forty seventh parallel and Hudson Bay. The area covers about 146000 square miles and contains valuable timber though it has been little explored.
W. W. Mayhew of Merton Wisconsin hails One Minute Cough Cure as quick safe and effective for coughs colds croup bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia and throat and lung diseases He says early use prevents consumption Mothers endorse it and children like it Also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills and sugar beet experiments in Britain Ireland with similar endorsements The passage also notes Tunis Arab girls schools and education in the state
An advertisement claims Grain-O as a healthful coffee substitute praised by a female user after a week of use. It touts Grain-O as nourishing for all ages and urges purchase from grocers with simple preparation. A separate note reports about 700 Icelanders planning farming in British America near Doukhovor settlement.
An Atwater Ohio man Chas Replogle could not work due to kidney trouble. After four days on Foley’s Kidney Cure he was entirely well. Also mentioned are J Moogk and W F Jungkunz in the brief notice.
A series of pointed phrases covers trust, politics, social ease, and human foibles. Observations critique candor, opportunity, and marriage, with aphoristic contrasts like the bear as Curry animal and the writer’s ermies. The tone echoes a metropolitan column of wry, compact asides.
In the past year Dr. R V Pierce has donated copies of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser at a cost of 25000 to cover mailing. The 2008 page family reference answers common questions on sex and health and may save lives. New Zealand ships about 18000 sheep daily to Britain, roughly 6500000 carcasses yearly.
A scrambled note cites Foley's Honey and Tar for lung strength and Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney health amid miscellaneous medical claims. It mentions Hawaiian missionary descendants comprising much of the white population, uric acid linked rheumatism, foreign cosmetics sales, and a Chichester workhouse with twelve men averaging 87 years.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages by a constitutional internal treatment. It promises a $100 reward for any failing case and urges readers to request testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and lists Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co as suppliers.
A fragment notes a chiropodist and manicure visit to Mrs Hale at a Pennsylvania house cottage to treat coins bunions and related foot conditions. The text is brief and lacks dates or clearer context.
To points within two hundred miles at one and one third fare for the round trip will sell July 8 and 4 return limit July 5. 518d how to render requires. J B Sweart agent.
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