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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
5
This week we offer boots and shoes from Eastern manufacturers with guaranteed quality at low prices. Our Boys' Clothing stock is complete and on Saturday morning the entire stock goes on sale at a 25 percent discount. Navy and red wool items are 85c regular, 65c on sale.
Our Grocery Department showcases the best lines in stock with the lowest prices. The ad lists items such as Gold Standard Baking Powder Prunes Raisins currants macaroni figs sardines salmon corn starch lemons oranges and fresh fruit including apples pears peaches plums grapes with multiple bulk deals and per unit prices.
Our dress goods stock is heavy so we slash prices on all lines. See special values at 5c, 35c, 45c, and 60c. Dark shirting flannelettes and cretonnes offered at low yard prices. Black lustre waists reduced to 1.50, spools 6 for 25c, and white dove fabrics clear at 75c per pair.
A quick grandma style guide shows how to fold a handkerchief into a dainty baby cap in five minutes. Fold the handkerchief, form a triangle, fold and secure points, raise the front, and tack the folds with thread to create a scalloped lace edged cap with rosette bows. The cap fits well and can be made with quilted silk linings for musk in caps.
A period piece notes magic tricks with numbers and describes American made steel dolls from New Jersey. The dolls are durable, with jointed ankles, removable eyes, gloveable hands, removable hair, and optional phonograph speech, praised by Good Housekeeping for lifelike features and enamel skin.
The author muses on protruding ears and how they relate to overall appearance. Heuristics suggest that early correction can yield a smoother profile, noting nature’s variability and potential future use of art and science to refine ears and facial harmony.
The excerpt recalls Franklin's tale of long slumbers after bathing in Southampton waters. An unknown witness questions credibility while noting the event occurred around noon during a Martin's Bath session. Franklin describes waking after over an hour asleep without sinking or turning, an astonishing feat.
A damp paper section warns that food contact items should avoid contact with damp ordinary paper. It explains materials like wood pulp rags glue lime and acids and chemicals, noting dampness can transfer unwanted substances to edible items.
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