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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
3
A colorful survey of Easter headwear highlights diverse millinery designs. Turbans, shepherdess shapes, and flaring sailors are showcased in linen tones with crepe crowns, ribbons, fruit accents, and bright floral touches. Each style emphasizes feminine expression and fashion rather than mere function.
An inexperienced needlewoman lists hand sewing guides with needle sizes and cotton numbers for hemming plain sewing and overcasting. It also notes using beerwax to prevent thread knots during buttonhole gathering. A gown idea blends dark blue serge with wool plaid, while Mozambican women in Africa make a whitening cosmetic from ground wood used with water to reduce wrinkles and blemishes.
The article describes bloomers and night robes in crepe de chine and silk for warmth and freedom in movement. It discusses hike skirts with matching pants, combinations with lace trim, and corset covers replacing underpetticoats. A pictured bloomers set and a new sleeve design for a nightgown are detailed, noting easy at home sewing by Julia Bottomley.
A guide describes using a hot iron on a stenciled pattern to set color so it cannot be washed out. If overpainted, place a blotter over the smear and press with a hot iron to absorb excess dye and reduce visibility.
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion and foul gases. Claims a 10 cent box cleanses stomach removes bile and waste, and gives a clear head by morning. Mentions children favor Cascarets due to nongri p ing action.
An ad extols C J Johnson of Lincoln County and proclaims astonishing oat yields from last spring. It promotes Alfalfa and Potatoes seeds, farm supplies, and a catalog of various seed varieties. John A Salter Co of La Crosse Wisconsin is listed with a request for twenty cents to receive the big catalog and samples. The text ends with a stray conversational line about cognizance and drinking.
Wealthy widow or young love dilemma frames a tale that blends agricultural opportunity with personal choice. A Northern settler recounts success in Alberta, noting land, crops, livestock, and a thriving mixed farm. Nearby regions promise homesteading with clear land, water, and timber for building.
An old advertisement extols Jad Salts as a kidney cleansing tonic made from grape and lemon acids with lithia. It claims to ease backache and urinary discomfort by flushing kidneys, recommends reducing meat intake, drinking water, and taking Jad Salts daily to keep kidneys active. The piece touts safety, affordability, and pharmacist endorsement.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs Styles warns Jenkins about rough road, asking him to hold onto her husband who she says left ten minutes earlier. The scene then advertises Dan's Monthholated Cough Drops as a magical relief available at druggists.
A fragmentary chat questions a woman's appearance and asks if her father is wealthy, implying rumor and vague judgment without clear context or sources.
Claim promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. Ads promise fading dandruff and stopping hair loss, with instructions to apply nightly using a sponge or brush and claim quick, noticeable darkening by morning.
The user asks a philosophical question about truth's resilience after being crushed, followed by a jagged phrase about being floored, expressing uncertainty and a brief personal sentiment. The text blends quotation and fragmented thoughts without a clear event or identifiable source.
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.