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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1897
Page
7
Readers encounter a mash of 17th century style jokes and product pitches. The page mix includes quips about a strange three stomach man, No-To-Bac tobacco relief ads, Salzer seed catalog promotions, a marriage quip about partners, and various beauty and health aids.
In Woman's Corner explores fashion notes on home wear and intimate dress. It highlights wedding ring symbolism, perfume hints, and the rise of boudoir style in princess gowns and indoor dresses. The piece catalogs satin crepe and velvet jackets, pale tones, and Russian green cashmere influences shaping refined yet discreet bedroom ensembles.
Description notes light green silk sleeves adorned with embroidery. The fabric is shaped into bell ends at the hands and the upper portion finishes with a small cloth puff, highlighting decorative tailoring details.
A physician recommends fomentations with dry or warm flannel for internal pains, noting heat tolerance and cleanliness. The piece then recounts a Cantonese style story of women’s slippers, detailing heavy wooden soles, fresco-lined insoles, pale blue satin finishes, and various shoe styles including red Russia leather and patent leather accents.
Readable bits describe stomach pain flatulence and liver discomfort with a urged tonic remedy. Mentions a trader named Micah and a tailor who flatters customers with quick orders. The tone mimics a shop or patent medicine ad from a bygone era, urging regular use of the remedy.
A magazine note suggests decorating a large parlor as a music room with a one quarter longer length than width. It favors a medium yellow or warm gray with gold accents, warns against clashing tints, and recommends one or two gilt moldings for balance.
A humorous note from Texas Siftings describes Pat O Hooligan finishing memoirs when a goat named the goat chased the manuscript. The beast charged, swelling to twice its size, leaving Pat concerned about the manuscript’s safety.
Tan Maclran claims Kansas agriculture is a total failure noting widespread crop shortages and farming dysfunction. He argues even poultry in the state face barren conditions and points to systemic agricultural decline across regions.
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