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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
2
The Sun Bath urges more sun exposure for health noting reports from Germany on air bath cures. It suggests using sheltered porches for time outdoors with light clothing and warns readers to ignore neighbors’ judgments while enjoying barefoot or sandalwear in private spaces.
An open air regimen advocates sun exposure and light exercise in airy clothes or a steamer chair to build strength. Cites a German institution where open air sunlight and mild calisthenics reportedly heal rheumatism neuralgia paralysis and nervous disorders in men and boys.
A 1900s fashion note weighs summer hat options by material and use. Lingerie Panama and crin hats dominate. crin remains versatile for all ages and occasions while light trimming preserves airy quality. Leghorn and Panama suits limited wear. lingerie hats may suit mature taste.
A guide to trimming evening gowns with figured net, noting its rise over fabric use and detailing a pate blue net dress with pink rose motifs. The style favors younger girls, with flowered net forming panels, borders, and wreath accents on the bodice and skirt.
The piece praises the shirtwaist as the ideal summer wear for business women. It argues that a well cut simple design, properly fitting, offers neatness and style in hot weather, especially for slender figures, pairing well with a tailor made suit.
A noted doctor warns that overfeeding worsens heat effects and sunstroke. He urges lighter meals, reduced meat to once daily, and spending on fresh fruit and vegetables to ease work and heat during warm weather.
The model features a pale pink silk lounging robe with silk braid trimming and a ribbon border of rose bouquets. Soft silk, cashmere, or fine French washable flannel noted for the fabric choice, with pointed over sleeves, pink silk tassels, and undersleeves of ruffled lace.
A simple sewing trick uses a hairpin laid across the button to secure it. Sew over the hairpin, pass thread through the needle eye, then pull the button up and wrap thread around the shank several times. Fasten beneath the fabric to keep the button attached through wear.
Hatpins now dominate hat decoration with pieces nearly as large as dinner saucers. Makers craft hand sculpted horn hats in pale gold tones and Gothic rose window styles, some featuring turquoise inlays or precious center accents, offered at varying prices.
A girl introduces a veil-based technique to shape waves in wavering hair. Hair is dampened before pins, a thin veil wrapped around the head tied at the nape, with a small knot mid veil to add fullness. The result yields waves when hair has any natural kink. The piece also notes the fashionable Sailor hat trends.
A dress described in blue and white checked voile with a box plaited skirt and a blouse featuring a front box plait. The outer elbow sleeves have detailing, a white taffeta collar with blue ribbon, and a white linen band with large rounded tabs and buttons. The yoke bears Irish lace chemisette and blue ribbon belt and rosette.
In a Wyoming town sheriff and elderly gunslinger Jem Peace plot a swap to free Fred Turner. Peace offers a square deal for Turner in exchange for Peace to see his estranged mother Kate Connolly and a townwide ruse before the nine o'clock stage tomorrow.
The article lists simple household cures for common ailments and skin care. It includes carrot butter salve for erysipelas, Epsom salts for headaches, hazel rose water mixtures for complexions, buttermilk for sore hands, naphtha soap for warts, stewed rhubarb for rheumatic troubles, hartshorn camphor and citronella ointment for insect bites, tea leaf poultice for bites, and wet soda for bee stings.
The text presents a jumble of dialogue and misread phrases including college education, wealth, a taver n, and spiritual references. It appears as garbled OCR from the Atlanta Constitution with mismatched names and scattered quotes, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.
In a novel touch, many women have embroidered German script letters on the front of white linen Russian blouses. Letters in red or blue cottons form the child’s initial or surname, sometimes standing three inches high, giving a distinctive, if quirky, individual look.
One woman notes advice to hold herself upright failed until she pictured her chest suspended by a cord. A beauty doctor endorses this, claiming the motto to “hold your shoulders back” is a mistake. She urges keeping chest and chin up so shoulders follow naturally.
The piece reflects on how lilacs have diversified beyond the simple old varieties. It notes Persian, Chinese, Japanese and Manchurian lilacs evolving into many new varieties. It mentions cultivation in many states and best growth in highlands and in springtime in England.
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