This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
3
The page showcases Little Folks HEN clothing models for children ages from five to eighteen, featuring a Russian blouse suit in white pique, pink calice dress with pink embroidery, cream cashmere dress with old rose accents, a hand made Mother Hubbard gown with Valenciennes lace, and a light blue Tyrian silk gown with silk sortache braiding and lace trim.
Novelty lunch ideas for bridge parties offer inexpensive refreshments suited to city customs and party time. Suggestions include cold midday menus with canteloupe halves, jellied gumbo cups, boned chicken, Virginia ham, olives, sherbet, and iced coffee, plus compact alternatives like cheese sandwiches and cake. Card cake cutters shaped like card suits and shaped cup cakes enhance the theme.
New hats feature soutache braid forming the decoration with tam crowns braided in rows and satin brims in black and colors. An unusual satin hat trims wings of guinea hen and dick, arranged at the front in opposite directions and secured with large braid disks tied by knotted loops.
A new type of silk for scarfs has appeared, heavier than chiffon and resembling crepe de chine in weave. Printed with handsome designs in rich colors, it ranges from 22 to 2 inches wide and costs two dollars per yard.
Despite forecasts the very large hat remains in vogue with trims now flatter for day wear. Smart plumed hats for afternoon and evening retain height and drama. A noted shape offers street wear appeal with a tall gown and a wide brim. Descriptions include corded silk tops, black moire underbrims, and trims of black ribbon bows or gourah feathers.
Fashion notes highlight taupe ruling hats satin and pearl bead trends. Silks trend toward taffeta and crepe de chine dominates fabrics. Velvet leans toward fruit tones with winter coats featuring short waists. Fur felt hats return for winter wear as silk usage expands to linings and dresses.
The text outlines shop demand for tat tera fabrics this season with trimming rules. Sleeves and back panels are arranged in groups of three to four lines, with back widths on the flat skirts carried in about five rows. Frock material or satin is used to match or harmonize the trimming.
A yard long trimming with different colored wings inspired by an Indian head dress has been dubbed the Pocahontas. It runs across the hat and sells for 75 cents to one dollar, available in all colors.
A promotional notice touts health and happiness through trusted products approved by the Well-Informed of the World. It promotes the genuine Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna as an ethical remedy, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, and sells it through leading druggists.
Patient complains of persistent coughing this morning, says he has been practicing all night, doctor notes unusual strain and investigates possible causes and treatment options.
In a humorous tale Mose Fowler is seen by his pastor with a worn fishing rod. The minister jokes about Fowler’s age and sermon influence. Fowler admits borrowing the rod from Dick Perkins to prove a point and vows to stand his thirteen children in a row to finish the job, then return the rod with a clean conscience.
An Irish worker on a hill put up a warning sign reading To Motorists this hill to dangerous at the bottom of the slope. His employer found it there and scolded him for not placing it higher where accidents occur. The man quipped that accidents happen at the bottom, eliciting humor.
Mrs I J Gates has been elected one of six aldermen in Magee Tenn. She has long engaged in local educational work and pursued a vigorous campaign. Voters overall seemed pleased and believe she will be a capable alderman.
A reader recounts how a 71 year old grandmother, long invalided by stomach and bowels, recovered after starting Grape-Nuts. The letter claims the doctor was astonished, no medicines used, and attributes the recovery to the right food. It promotes Postum Co. and a sales flyer.
A fragmentary dialogue between two speakers, Arabella and John, recalling past visibility and current prominence in a social exchange. The line hints at changing status or attention between the characters. No further context is provided.
Laundry work at home would be more satisfactory with Defiance Starch. It requires far less thickness to achieve stiffness, keeping fabric beauty and wear quality intact. Defiance’s greater strength lets it be applied thinner than other brands.
An old Scottish narrator warns his son against marrying for money, recalling his own frugal wedding. He jokes that his wife brought only a farthing and halfpence, and that the odd sixpence still haunts their marriage after fifteen years.
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes a Cure for all. The copy touts F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure taken internally and promises testimonials and dealer addresses. Also mentions Dr. Wm Devine as a contact and a patent remedy for constipation.
A woman who stays single after her beloved dies young is praised as a heroine. A man who remains a bachelor after losing his dear one is often viewed as a fool, reflecting gendered expectations about romance and sacrifice.
The note urges careful use of Castoria for infants and children as a safe remedy while advising to speak only edifying words. It adds a moral line from Gurilon about prudent speech and lawful exhortation.
A fragmented prewar style note mentions Pettit's Eye Salve and a curious claim of restoration. Partial text references Simonet, Buffalo, and fishing for compliments with hints that bigger results escape notice. The passage reads like an odd promotional aside rather than a cohesive article.
A Boston couple turns on a pile of love letters with humor as a husband calls the keepables junk while the wife protests. The exchange underscores the blunt view after marriage. Also promoted is Defiance Starch praised for safety and strong stiffening power for fine fabrics.
About 300 tons of waste paper left the city bound for a Michigan paper mill to be ground into pulp. It represents four years of canceled money orders and totals 2,500,000 sheets with a value of 1.5 billion dollars.
An old ad style passage promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten fabrics and restore whiteness. It mentions a large two ounce package at five cents and blends in various promotional lines for products and aphorisms about life and leisure.
A Columbus reader reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual symptoms. The letter extols the product as a standard female remedy for displacements inflammation and related pains and invites other sick women to write for advice from Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.