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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
8
A designer article from Paris outlines simple, elegant valentine favors and keepsakes for luncheons or cotillions. It details three heart themed projects: a silk and linen sachet with a centered butterfly, a removable linen cover with routed eyelets and ribbon, and a satin heart box with embroidered top and chiffon trim.
A fashion note describes a jacket crafted from six handkerchiefs, each at least 19 inches square. White cambric, embroidered borders, or colored stripes are acceptable. The construction places one piece over each shoulder, with sections for each side front and back, forming a layered, pleated neckline. The design highlights a delicate, lace edged throat detail.
A fragmented historical snippet discusses eye combined with white tet and rib shading in embroidery. It mentions lace or net embroidery and notes some method for making it comparatively inexpensive, with references to chingibbons and shaded rib usage.
The article outlines trimming indoor gowns with net embroidery in soutache, creating a fashionable look for new shirt waists. It describes uses for heavy white net with rug designs in soutache, yokes, panels, cuffs, and embroidered net sleeves, plus color contrasts and fabric pairings for afternoon wear and evening cloaks in a Vogue style. It notes vivid color linings replacing satin, and describes specific trims like Cluny and Wallace lace.
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England reports a dramatic improvement after using Cuticura Remedies for her son Owens severe eczema. He suffered from raw skin and sleepless torment from age three months to fifteen years, with hospitals declaring the case hopeless before a six month course of Cuticura products restored his health.
A college athlete boasted home about about to distinguish himself by throwing the hammer. His father retorted he did not want to read such antics in the paper and warned that any broken windows would be paid for by the son.
Brown's Bronchial Traches earns world wide renown for curing coughs sore throats and relieving bronchitis and asthma according to historic advertisements highlighting its claimed health benefits.
A compact miscellany of moralizing lines and product pitches cites debt as ruin, praises Garfield Tea as a pure laxative, and claims Lewis' Single Binder 5¢ cigar rivals pricier brands, ending with a nod to Alexander Dow.
Charles Von Soehnen of Colfax Washington says he endured kidney pains back rheumatism and long frequent urination for decades. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with nearly full relief and urges readers to buy the 50 cent box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also includes a humorous Farmers Chronicle exchange about a cow and a seed promotion from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse WI offering free seed catalogs and 12c mail offer for abundant vegetable and flower seeds.
The Baltimore American quotes a quip about the Downtown Merchants' bank closing doors with cold weather. The ad style text mentions laxatives and quack cures, including Bromo Quinine and Paizo Ointment, touting cures and prices. The fragment hints at a signature by I. W. Grove and World over use.
A Massachusetts visitor staying at a Vermont farmhouse witnesses a frail woman do all household labor alone. He asks why she has no help, and she replies she is unsure if she can endure the winter yet, suggesting she might improve with time. The scene highlights rural gender labor burdens.
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