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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
4
Extracts discuss fashion and manners highlighting snubs in noses and turnups as signs of personality. Advice warns girls to judge fiances by breakfast behavior, notes jewel wear limits, and mocks the American princess in suburbia savoring front porch life and soda at drug stores while courting suitors.
A recipe describes heating oil for ten minutes then combining two tablespoons of butter with sugar, orange rind, and water. It adds flour, cools, then stirs in four eggs one by one, and cooks spoonfuls in hot fat before dusting with powdered sugar.
The Ladies Field muses on how fashion respects time and surroundings. It argues a gown succeeds only when in harmony with its setting. overdressing harms look as much as shabbiness, and the best frock depends on context and balance.
In District Court Judge Neelen fined Miss May Walters five dollars for crossing the line of propriety on a damp Milwaukee night. Patrolman Becker described a specific skirt height in rear and front terms and testified no inner ruffle was seen, supporting the arrest.
Miss Flora Wilson daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington D C has sent a ripple through fashion with a gown described as a symphony in green. Eight shades of green compose the ensemble with a deep green chiffon broadcloth base and tunic detailing in sea green light green and copper beading. The gown was brought from Paris after five years residence and features a velvet bodice outline with copper silk and bead accents.
A Success Magazine quotation extols chaperonage as supreme in handling any situation, praising the skill and poise of a woman who expertly navigates diverse challenges. The remark emphasizes control, composure, and strategic presence.
The column surveys natural pongee trims, small to medium hats, Billiken belt buckles, pink Paris gowns with black accents, lattice velvet braids, upstanding aigrettes, glittering embroideries, polonaise inspired house wear, Filet lace trims, twostone wings, and string cord decorations across wash frocks and dresses.
Unemployed workers and union members in New Zealand stage protests against assisted immigration into the colony. The action highlights ongoing labor tensions and concern over job competition and settlement policy. Local officials monitor demonstrations amid broader immigration debate.
A long effort to breed a thornless rose culminates with Mrs. W. J. Beggs of Seattle credited with the honor. She previously lived near Luther Burbank in California, where the project had ties.
A sensational offer claims Epilepticide cures for epilepsy and invites readers to request free trial bottles and literature from Dr May Laboratory in New York City. The piece also notes a newly elected Oregon legislator plans a bill to criminalize shooting people under the belief they are game.
A mother describes severe infant eczema that caused constant itching and bleeding. After spending over fifty dollars on doctors, a dollar fifty worth of Cuticura remedies cured the child. The note endorses Cuticura soap, ointment and pills from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston. The rest of the text includes unrelated ad copy about cough remedies and Chinese scholars from ancient times.
A 500 page illustrated volume titled Memoirs of Dan Rice, the Clown of Our Daddies, promises broad American humor. Maria Ward Brown presents jokes, caustic hits, anecdotes, songs, and show life sketches from half a century, with delivery by Book Publishing House at 134 Leonard Street, New York City, for $1.50 postpaid.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Dr Detchon’s Relief for rheumatism claiming radical cure with quick results. It also mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething easing gums calming pain and wind colic, priced 25 cents per bottle.
The record notes the earliest use of a folding envelope design in the aeite period, marking an early step in mail handling and document presentation. The exact date, origin, and inventor are not specified in the fragment.
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