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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
6
In a tense exchange family members discuss a baby's appearance provoked by a mother and brother. The mother asserts the baby resembles her while the brother retorts that spiteful remarks aren’t spoken to someone’s face. The dispute centers on family feelings and gossip.
A motorist derides a rival machine as ugly, loud, dusty, and dangerous, amid banter about buyback bets and a junked old auto. A suitor’s nine year courting tale ends in alarm as Niagara Falls’ drying rumor looms over a bridal trip plan.
A brief 19th century cartoon caption notes one man asking for a dollar for a day while another explains funds are currently allocated to others and will be returned when possible. The exchange reflects financial constraint and humor from the period.
An ad notes promoter Every Lover of Good Music should seize the chance to advertise with this paper. Remick Co of New York offers the words and music of nine popular pieces from Marrs Widow Opera, currently fashionable in London Paris and New York for 25 cents.
The readable fragment suggests a scene where Spaniards sit down and act as bon. It mentions they enjoyed something, but context is unclear and no concrete event, date, or names are provided.
The article describes making cold frames from rough lumber with 2x4 scantling, covering options of glass or canvas, and tips for south facing setups in the southern states. It explains frame dimensions, ventilation, watering, and the need for drainage, manure enrichment, and pest control, with specific build details for both single and double frame designs.
Fashion dictates slimmer silhouettes with tightly laced waists and reduced hips. The editor warns that fat figures are unfashionable and urges women to reduce to fit the current style. Close drapery and long sleeves minimize shoulder width, while cutaway coats suit those with slender hips and bust.
Copenhagen blue chiffon voile dress features a tucked skirt over the hips and an overskirt effect at the bottom. A surplice kimono bodice crosses at each side, finished with self-tone satin and cream lace motifs with gold thread. Embroidered net and blue dotted chiffon frills complete the no-neck neckline and short sleeves.
A vintage luncheon table plan uses daisies and ferns for centerpieces and garnish. Suggestions include green lamp shades, oyster shells with fern wreaths, lemon nestled in daisies, maidenhair twine on sherbet glasses, and wreaths of daisies and ferns on fruit servings.
A tight collar causes discomfort and a new linen collar is often a bit small after laundering. Small white rings sewn on the back with ribbon threaded through create a neat finish or ribbons sewn on the collar ends and tied. Four eyelets at the ends with ribbon threading provide another tidy finish.
Instructional snippet advises discarding cheap weils to avoid spoiled complexion and cleaning costly ones with odorless fluid. It suggests shaking, drying on a board, and pinning corners to straighten and set them.
A guide on clean barnyard design and milking practices to ensure sanitary milk. Emphasizes drainage away from stables, gravel bedding, direct manure disposal, clean white milking attire, hand and flank cleaning, dust control, and avoiding pre milking distractions. Recommends post milking transfer to a clean ventilated space with aeration and cooling for milk quality.
An appeal asserts the value of a laxative, stating it aids permanent success and credibility across walks of life. It claims Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna are among trusted remedies, highlighting its sweetening, gentle action, natural effect, and lack of after effects. It emphasizes purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A stranded Frenchman in New York explains to a lawyer that his claim about Le comte’s guilt is not that the friend stole his purse. He says Le comte helped him search, and without that aid he would have found the purse himself. The exchange reflects delicate shades of expression noted in the Youth’s Companion excerpt.
In a terse exchange two dog owners clash over a recent canine scuffle. Champ complains his dog Sharpe bit a piece from the other, while Sharpe’s owner laments the aggression and jokes about a vegetarian lifestyle. The remarks reflect a heated but humorous confrontation over pets.
An advertisement claims deafness is incurable by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering a $100 reward for any deafness case from catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Includes address for J Cheney & Co Toledo and mentions Hall's Emily Pills for constipation.
A dialogue about a spouse away on week long canvassing trips. Mrs Parkway laments loneliness while Mrs Nexbrok notes her husband Harry trains their parrot to mimic his speech, highlighting domestic dynamics and humor.
The notice urges careful examination of Castoria claiming it is a safe remedy for infants and children with the signature 08 Canny Tilden. It stresses the product as the one you have always bought and refers to a proverb about a good name versus riches and avoiding jail.
The item touts chocolate pies as healthy and nutritious with easy directions using "OUR PIE" and ready to use ingredients. It promotes grocery availability at 10c and urges orders while noting a philosophical Toynbee quote about fearlessness. Also mentions weather changes affecting bronchial issues and Jamaica ginger yields.
From October to May colds are the most frequent headache cause. Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to remove the cause. An ad notes E W Grove box price 25 cents. Also mentions fur buyers N W Hide & Fur Co Minneapolis and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. A quote from Detroit Free Press cautions about hypocritical smiles and Goethe warns against ignorance in action.
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