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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
3
The description notes a garments made of Nattier blue cashmere with taffeta trim and cream lace chemisette. It highlights charm and refined styling, suggesting a fashionable suit or dress suitable for formal wear.
The article discusses popular fabrics for children's dresses, highlighting rough striped materials versus smoother ones. It describes a French style dress for younger girls with a short-sleeve dress in white lawn with embroidery, and a back view in red veiling with ribbon frills. It notes dressy white options, washable fabrics, and durable everyday wear using cashmere or vellings in pale blue and pink, with trims like lingerie material, lace, or embroidery net. It also covers everyday wear using dark cashmeres and vellings and explains the waist and skirt construction with a fitted body lining and yoke finish.
A sewing pattern description outlines a versatile gown using voile, henrietta cloth, wool batiste and similar fabrics. It features a fitted waist with a front closing, a vest portion, tucked fronts and backs, a chemisette, and a Bertha collar. Sleeves vary in length with roll over cuffs and deep finished cuffs. Materials listed for sizes and lengths.
A Worldport comparison shows London handles more coastwise trade while New York moves far more foreign commerce. New York exceeds London in tonnage by one million and has 404 miles of improved water frontage, enabling vast foreign trade, unlike London’s smaller export focus. The article argues New York's coastwise ports boost overall national trade efficiency.
The Rochester Ball Hotel sale recalls Dickens era lore with the Pickwick party and Jingle episodes. Barnard’s Inn in Holborn, tied to Pip in Great Expectations and to Dickens lodging, reappears in memory alongside Bar naby Rudge. The text trails into the London hall narrative.
In Tamauliapas Mexico flocks of double yellowhead parrots, famed for chatter, fill the woods from sunrise to sunset. Nests lie in tree hollows, while collecting fledglings is perilous, as dense tropical vines and large ants menace workers, sometimes costing lives.
The Santa Maria Jr. on a San Francisco to Seattle voyage accidentally used oil pumps instead of bilge pumps, releasing about 5000 barrels or 200,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. The vessel Santa Maria II remains at anchor as owners seek a new crew. Captain Lane has resigned to return to a New Jersey farm, with the first officer also out and other changes noted.
A concise note argues that many men's failures stem from scattered energies wasted on many objects. It urges concentrating effort on a single goal to achieve success. The text frames mental discipline as the key to overcoming distraction.
Warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury which damage smell and mucous surfaces. Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo contains mercury and is taken internally. Noted as a precautionary warning with testimonials offered.
H. W. Putnam, member of Harvard class of 1869, was chosen president of the Germanic Museum Association of Harvard at a recent meeting. He succeeds the late Carl Schurz.
An old advertisement claims Pao Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days. It promotes relief from itching bleeding and soreness and asserts rapid improvement with daily application.
An advertising claim extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debilitating after effects. It emphasizes natural action, physician approval, and urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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