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Newspaper
Lemmon The State Line Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary piece titled The Song of the Red Legged Stork frames a whimsical stork visit. The text references a stork theme event with homemaking, merriment, and festive feminine participation amid disjointed lines and unclear chronology.
The text blends dreamlike phrases and foreign fragments, mentioning arches of shimmering blue and a south wind, with surreal imagery of a red legend and distant skies. It references a person named Larry Gude and a dreamlike Sweden in a clouded Italy context under a TURBAN TOQUE.
A fragmented account describes a patient dealing with painful, inflamed skin from repeated washing with pumice and harsh treatments. The text mentions waxy powders and cold cream, noting the struggle to find gentle care and relief from the irritated neck and skin during cleansing.
A fragmented children's item appears with garbled text about a bed and pillow, mentioning names and actions in a disjointed way, conveying little coherent narrative or context beyond disarrayed phrases and partial words.
A described illustration features a prayer book carrier or merit carrier with an accompanying case. The material appears silk and wool with a velvet sheen and a thin cardboard border. The design aims to avoid clashing with gowns and presents subtle decorative choices.
Fashion notes describe ostrich feather ruffs worn around the neck, with wide white plumes and a tight band. Instructions cover steaming, shaping, and attaching rosette accents, plus tips for wearing over a turban and coordinating with a hanging skirt.
The article extols white drapery as the lasting in vogue choice for bedrooms, favoring fine white materials and narrow lace for trims. It discusses new ideas like narrow white braid designs over embroidery, and favors fine muslin with hemstitching and careful edging to preserve an old fashioned, refined room look.
Revival notes in Spanish flames bring simple, attractive flounce skirts as new models emphasize fullness. Coats or sweaters with long sleeves and turnover cuffs are shown in leather brown, hide green, and gray with striped borders. They promise practical warmth and fashion for county wear this season.
A care preparation combines equal parts olive oil and castor oil with grain alcohol and perfume to treat thin or dry children's hair. The mix aims to nourish while fragrance remains.
Neck trim options stand out in street fashion with Uslek ruches of tulle and narrow silk plaits. Silk stocks under lace collars pair with delicate lace, while quilted Watteau ruches appear on smart day wear. Evening attire features a ruche of small flowers mounted on tulle.
The item offers a mix of home health tips and fashion advice. It suggests a glass of something unnamed before breakfast with a cleanser and tonic to cleanse the system, an oil of lemon drink for oily skin, daily light-dumbbell exercise to cure round shoulders, and a baking soda paste binding corns nightly as a three week remedy. It also notes extensive use of bows worn in various positions on the body.
The article notes knitters turn from silk neckties to handmade sweaters, highlighting a knee-length single breasted coat sweater with pockets and pearl buttons. It provides stitch methods, color contrasts, and directions sold with wool for beginners. Also suggests reviving an old satin gown by altering the skirt with lace to update the look.
The article explains Mendelian inheritance in wheat, detailing how lax and dense ear shapes and the beard trait pass through crosses. It notes dominant beardless and recessive bearded traits, with hybrids producing distinct ear types across generations and the potential to fix certain forms in breeders' programs.
Fragmentary dialogue from a serialized piece quotes a sportsman on hunting and character. A nervous wife, a charity solicitation, and a young man who remembers a name as a test of promise appear in the incomplete scene.
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