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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1908

Page

4

Jaunty hip length coats for girls tease spring fashions

New York City designers present jaunty hip length coats for young girls with novel pockets as a leading style for the coming season. The coats suit both outfit fabrics and separate jackets, suitable for immediate wear, between seasons, and early autumn, with options for long or three quarter sleeves and works well with light weight broadcloths. Pointed back and front coats give way to coats with pointed sides as the next trend.

New York City

New Elastic Front Corset Lets Relaxed Breathing

A new corset design features two silk elastic bands positioned along the front to provide comfort. The style aims to improve breathing and ease of wear while maintaining support for everyday use.

Simple yet graceful tunic skirt for every fabric

A fashion note outlines a graceful circular tunic skirt with draped front, darts for hip fit, and pleated drapery. It suggests textiles from voile and marquisette to crepe de Chine and cashmere, offering options for home wear or street length with inverted pleats or habit finish.

Patterned Velvet Coat for a Girl of Sixteen

The illustration shows a golden brown broadcloth coat with velvet collar and cuffs. It features fronts backs and side-backs with numerous seams for a good fit, side-front pockets, machine-stitched edges, and a versatile collar that can match or contrast. Sleeve cuffs are rolled over with stitched bands.

Empire Waist Line Makes a Fashion Comeback

Paris fashion houses unveil two to three new models showing the waist line returning to normal at both the front and back. The look relaxes the silhouette for women of fashion.

Paris

Scientific miscellany from 3 March era notes

The excerpt reports diverse items from 3 centinc development and serum cures ptomaine poisoning by Professor Wasserman in Berlin. It covers a 310 mile wireless telephony test by three French naval lieutenants and explains acre and rainfall metrics in practical terms. It also notes new dynamite freezing points, vocal strain risks in small rooms, static electricity in factories, and bird flight comparisons.

Wasserman Berlin

Horseflesh Slaughterhouses Build in Vienna for Food

Vienna has built new horse slaughterhouses amid rising horseflesh consumption. The brick complex covers 3,300 square yards with stables for 200 horses and a main slaughter hall over 300 by 50 feet. It includes stalls for 59 slaughtered animals and a 2,000 pound double lift to move meat to cooling. Last year 20,225 horses were slaughtered for food and most meat is turned into sausages of various brands.

Vienna New York Tribune

Vegetables Win Favor Over Meat In New York Markets

New Yorkers embrace vegetables with porterhouse at 30 cents and round steak at 24 cents. Potatoes, green peas, and asparagus hit high seven day sales. For twenty five years prices show asparagus and hothouse tomatoes cheaper than dressed meat. Best asparagus costs 25 cents, while butchers lift handling charges due to rising garden truck demand.

New York Pittsburg Dispatch

Doctor prescribed Cuticura for infant eczema recovery

A mother recalls her one month old son's severe facial eczema and a prior unsuccessful course with a physician. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he improved, with no recurrence by age two. Separate note mentions long hours for Canadian farmers and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents.

Whistle Versus Bells Suggestion Sparks Church Fund Idea

A church committee sought subscriptions for a church bell chime and visited nearly all the congregation. A low income member offered what he could and quipped that a whistle might be cheaper, highlighting thrift and humor in the fundraising effort.

Argonaut

Living costs in New York City rise by twelve percent

A price comparison shows New York City living expenses are twelve percent higher than three years ago, reflecting persistent inflation.

New York City Saviou Industria ACE Inc Broadway

Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham’s Compound With Cure

Mrs T C Willadsen of Manning Town writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of severe female ailments and costly treatments. She followed the advice and regained health, urging other sick women to write for guidance.

Lydia FE Pinkham T. C. Willadsen Manning Town Mrs. Pinkham Tecanory Lydia EE. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham

Not All Taken

An irate stranger tells Farmer Sorntossel that malaria remains in region despite summer boarders leaving. The farmer concedes his prior belief, noting the absence of remaining cases after visitors departed.

Farmer Sorntossel Washington Star

The Wrong Feeling Life Comic Quote

A dialogue frames a husband and wife noting amusingly how a hostess makes guests feel at home while the husband resists the sentiment. The exchange highlights social nuance about hospitality and personal discomfort.

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