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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
6
A feature on cretonne window decor describes old style lambrequins as artistic and attractive. It notes variations from straight across tops to festoon drapes, with emphasis on color effects, lightness, and minimal side curtains for a balanced proportion in rooms.
Styles described include plaited side curtains with three inch top shirring for elegance, triple box plaits for fullness, and under fastenings. Simple bedroom drapery uses plain side panels with a deep cretonne valance. lace or netting under draperies, ruffled valances, arras lambrequins, and applique or stencil work complement mission furnishings.
Fashion notes describe tassel finishes on high belts, worn slightly above the waist for a long front line. Morning dresses in light fabrics feature bows below the guimpe and a trend toward a very low corsage line as guimpes grow in popularity.
First tas reported that taffeta might be rubberized, then Pongee took kindly to the process and now mohair has become water and dirt proof. This is a great acquisition for motorists as the material is light, cool, and wears like iron. Pongee and silk may remain preferred for raincoats at social events, but mohair will excel for driving, automobiling, and coaching. The prettiest coats are white with charming models that look little like storm wear to the uninitiated.
The description praises Alpaca or tussore as light materials for a coat with a high waistband creating a short-waisted look. It notes a fancy metal clasp, tree cuffs, and a turn-over collar with fine Tuscan straw buttons and lace crown framed by velvet. Five yards of 46 inch wide fabric required.
A quotation attributed to Fliegende Blätter features a child declaring hatred of mediocrity, while a parent emphasizes not necessarily being first but avoiding last. The exchange reflects themes of ambition and humility in a humorous period context.
A Brooklyn Life dialogue shows Mrs Ball asking Mrs Lotte if she voted for school commissioner. Mrs Lotte replies she voted for Mr Husler, then learns he opposes women's advancement and plans to vote again to oppose him. The exchange highlights voting agency and gender issues.
A Salvation Army lad quarrels over a small boy’s discarded item in a brief street scene. The exchange includes two improvised voices and a punch line about learning to say no.
A dialogue notes a man who writes few letters while arguing penmanship is poor. The point is that despite April 1907, he continues dating his letters, highlighting the odd habit and humor in the exchange.
A romantic girl asks about her present fiance's ring at the door. The practical partner answers with a light remark about it being the latest design. The scene conveys playful tension over a symbolic token of commitment.
A Houston Post excerpt warns about long strings of numbers on car backs. It notes how tracing such numbers would be impractical if a chase occurred, potentially forcing a long pursuit miles from town to decipher the code.
Fragmentary OCR snippet appears to quote a youthful purchaser gifting gum and relatives reacting with remarks about money. The passage shows informal dialect and possible mispunctuation, lacking coherent event,人物, or setting.
A collage of quips and brief anecdotes features Sir Oliver Lodge a golfer and club member recounting a moral edge learned at St Andrews. Jokes touch on winning hands in cards schoolyard missteps seasons football and a savvy real estate firm.
G W L Nesbitt of Marion Kentucky recounts chronic kidney trouble and near death but after three months of Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered. He reports rapid improvement and return to work. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A dramatic exchange reveals a person signaling liberation after months of domination, with sharp taunts exposing resistance and a shift in power dynamics.
After rheumatism sores appeared on her husband s legs s days of torture ended with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent three weeks to dry sores and three months to full recovery Mrs V V Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine testifies July 21 1907 to the relief from burning pain and healing.
It cures hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet with Allen's Foot-Ease. Sent feet. Sold by all druggists. Price 25 cents and no substitutes accepted. Trial package available. Address Allen S. Olmsted Roy Nebraska.
A father recalls his ten year old son Bobby joking about prohibition and a postage stamp during a family dinner. The boy asks why a postage stamp is not a prohibitionist and answers that it sticks to its licker. The father notes the humorous quip amid discussions of the South going dry.
Charles Nicholson Sr. grew up on a samial farm after being brought to Texas as a slave in 1855. He cultivated pecan trees and now tends a single tree that bears record pecans. The nuts were sent to Washington for verification and last year sold $54 worth. He sold young saplings at $1 each, with none left yesterday.
A letter claims stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee improved chronic dyspepsia constipation asthma and heart and stomach symptoms. The writer cites W C T U state president Jady and several female friends reporting relief and better well being after quitting coffee and adopting Postum.
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