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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
6
An all-white costume trades for dining-room wear while browns rise as the season's favorite for day and evening dress. The piece describes a dead-leaf brown tulle gown with stitched panne bands, a full tulle flounce, applique carnations, steel paillettes, and a brown silk damask bodice with carnation lace bertha.
Boiling cream enriches the next morning coffee. Underground vegetables benefit from scrubbing with a stiff brush. Green vegetables keep color if cooked uncovered. Irons stay clean with frequent washing soaking and dry storage. Woodwork can be cleaned with hot wrung flannel and a dry rub. Soup should be cooked in porcelain lined kettles and not left overnight. A lazy tool called Lazy Tom aids reaching items from a chair. Tom O Shanter caps for children showcase designs in fabrics like camel hair and zibeline.
A fragment describes table linen dresses among season novelties, noting linen fabrics that resemble house furnishings and summer dresses. The shopper confuses departments while fabrics are offered in three yard lengths and hems, with the cost for men deemed excessive.
Japanese use more toilet preparations than any other people and Chinese follow closely. American manufacturers reap huge harvests as women are the main customers. In Japan women bathe three to six times daily using toilet lotions before and after each plunge. Witch hazel, new to Japan and China, is a prime favorite with violet coloring becoming a latest fad as New York shipments head east.
The article outlines a pale blue lisine gown with a ground sweeping accordion pleated skirt and a matching accordion plaited waist. It features a Venetian lace neck yoke, loose sleeves of lisine chiffon and lace, and a narrow blue velvet girdle dotted with French accents.
The text notes bold waist boots creating contrast in outfits and discusses shrinking pocketless styles. It mentions tiny glove handkerchiefs, now designed to fit the palm of the glove, with new decorations and white embroidery on colored fabrics. The era’s chic includes delicate prints and all over embroidery.
The illustrated toque features plaited white chiffon with its top and back described. The description notes the material texture and construction details typical of elegant headwear.
Artificial camellias return to fashion with plaid enamel belts and lined house jackets. Dainty collars boast autumn leaf embroidery in national colors. Wraps feature trims of passementerie and furs, with new drooping hats expected to rise next season. Cravat furs, rare and distinguished, cross under the chin for a crisp silhouette.
A vintage fashion description presents a light gray covert cloth shirt waist suit with a strapped waist and skirt, dark gray shoulder belts, and three-button fastening. Extras include a black velvet turban with crushed gray satin band, tall feather rosette, and a long fox fur boa enhancing the simple gathering outfit. The piece features Persian novelty trim on stock cuffs and a decorative front garniture.
Bad back from kidney derangements. Mr W H Hammer of 125 N Hinde St Washington DC reports Doan's Kidney Pills cured his bladder inflammation and urges others to try the remedy. Free trials available. price 60 cents per box. Also includes ad lines for Red Cross Ball Blue Starch Defiance Starch and other products.
In Fort Scott a jury acquitted after correcting an illegible larceny verdict, while in Pittsburg a different panel whispered a mangled line in court. The foreman read the clerk’s garbled statement, “We, the jury, agree to disn i Biee,” revealing a comic misfire in a criminal case.
Excavations planned in a marsh near Sannazzaro along the Sarno River near Poiniello aim to uncover an ancient city and necropolis buried during Vesuvius eruption centuries before Pompeii. Naples museum already holds vases and ornaments from the eighth and ninth centuries BC. Further discoveries are anticipated.
Representative Belchler of Ohio boasts of his intelligent tax terrier. He recalls cuffing the puppy’s ears and tossing him from a window after milk spills, then the dog reportedly cuffed its own ears and jumped out the window, illustrating surprising wit.
Dra Richards Van Camp of 1404 FurngSt Omaha Neb offer a three month cure plan for catarrh with a guaranteed result. The package includes a dented inhaler and constitutional therapy, with a promise to cure nose throat or jaw discharge within ninety days or refund the money. Instructions to write for more details.
A fragment speaks of engaged couples examining each other’s virtues and then dropping pretenses on their wedding day. It also notes a母her blamed by her children becomes a state enemy, suggesting harsh views on motherhood within a kingdom.
Mrs. Josie Irwin of Nashville says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound meets widespread demand. Across the nation women report relief from female ailments and write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice at no charge.
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