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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
2
The article describes use of spangies as decorative metal discs for fashion work. It covers patterns for hairpieces fans and bags, sewing techniques to create continuous lines, and materials like chiffon net moire and leather. It provides project ideas from butterflies on pins to coin purses and boxes, noting affordable prices and accessibility for readers with limited funds.
A well dressed public man betters his appearance with manicure in a public carriage. He whittles nails using a pearl-handled knife and whistles as a hidden toothpick is revealed. An observant girl records the moment noting the transformation from Dr Jeykll to Mr Kyde via a nail-file.
A tale contrasts Clarence and Clarissa who repeatedly miss engagements and betray friends. Clarence forgets dances and invitations, while Clarissa swaps plans for shopping and parties. Their behavior shrinks their circle, hinting at an inevitable social clash as isolation deepens.
Laura and Mabel argue about tidiness while Betty jokes about orderly habits. The exchange centers on the old adage a place for everything and everything in its place with plans to improve habits despite misgivings and humor.
A vintage sewing note describes crafting a girdle from delicate lace to complement lace gowns. It advises Empire shape with a high back and six inch front slope, bone detailing, and finishing with light blue or pink accents to suit white, black, or colored gowns.
A Paris newspaper recalls a woman known as a swallower who bit coins for luck and now serves time. The piece notes statistics claim a one in seven chance of swallowing a coin and warns that touching money with lips or dropping it on dirty pavement risks disease. It ends by asking if every coin should come with a microscope.
A报story reveals a dressmaker who acts as a shopping intermediary earning 5 percent from customers and 5 from stores. She describes how years of effort yielded sizable yet variable income, with Christmas orders and gift lists shaping her commissions and client relations.
A discussion on growing bedstead simplicity from wooden to iron and brass frames. Advice covers mattresses, pillows, bedding cleanliness, airing, and regular beating to reduce dust and dusting needs for ornate beds.
A family discusses a child named Bobbie who wakes screaming at night, claiming creatures emerge from wallpaper. A doctor suspects the red and white sewer design disturbs an imaginative child and advises repainting with plain or striped paper. Other remarks note wallpaper myths affecting an aunt and emotional distress.
The article warns that a cayenne like substance fed to canaries to enhance color is not cayenne but a non heating substitute sold at seed stores. It advises against green food for young canaries except in extremely hot weather and only in small amounts, recommending ample approved bird food and a bit of dried pulverized eggshell.
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