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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
8
The article surveys mourning fashion focusing on white crape hats and veils, black silk grenadine, and mixtures for dignified mourning. It notes elegant Paris millinery, the use of crape as a trimming, and cautions about moisture damage to crapes and grenadines with tips on testing and reviving fabrics.
A novel twirling tray fits 24 inch tables and rests on a center standard. It holds butter, preserves, bread, molasses, and relishes within reach, reducing wait times. Optional embroidered cover and flowers dazzle. sectional dishes fit for extra large families. Used at breakfast and luncheon, even without servants.
A morning of detailed housekeeping is eased by a 11 minute brisk walk. Time spent outdoors refreshes the mind and lightens the heart, enabling better productivity afterward.
The article describes a new separate color collar for a white blouse made of fine mull with black silk muslin edging and small round silk buttons. It notes a front bow of plaited mull with lace butterfly, suggests pairing with white suits and black accessories, and mentions other neckwear like a large messaline bow priced around $1.50.
A modiste showed a lilac voile traveling dress worn two seasons by a customer and renovated with narrow braid trim on collar and cuffs a braided back design and lilac colored front coat. A black straw hat edged in lilac silk and lilac flowers completes the outfit for town and travel use.
Instructions describe making essence of lemon by infusing rind in spirits and discarding the yellow pith. Rind is soaked to produce a usable extract, claimed to rival bought essence. The same method applies to essence of orange.
The 22 year old Miss Laura Marguerite White of San Francisco abandons city society to mine in Nevada. She joined her brother Wilmot White at a mining camp near Death Valley, locating rich claims and actively working ore with him. She toils daily hoisting ore, wearing mining clothes, and sleeping in a canvas tent while earning recognition for her successful prospecting.
A safety note warns buyers of white lead to avoid risk from adulterated paint and endorses the National Lead Company Dutch Painter mark as a purity guarantee. It invites readers to write to National Lead in New York for a simple test outfit and a free paint book. The rest recaps a Suburban Life anecdote about an Indian woman and a U.S. dean with a humorous marriage license moment.
The quotation argues reform must be comprehensive and transform domestic life and social order. It calls for plain living and high thinking, ending caste, replacing domestic service foundations, and each person choosing a vocation by innate genius with earnest devotion.
Professor H. C. Wilson is quoted in Nature suggesting Halley’s Comet’s return in 970 will follow similar conditions to its 1066 appearance. The 1066 event was among the grandest celestial displays and left a profound mark on medieval history.
Milford Me resident Sylvanus O Verrill credits Dean s Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function after a severe injury left him paralyzed and using crutches for months He reports rapid improvement and eventual full recovery after continued use and discontinues crutches Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sold nationwide at 50 cents a box
The speaker notes completing a portrait of the late Mrs. Peck described as a speaking likeness and asks the widower Peck if it would be possible to adjust the image to reflect that feature. The exchange centers on the artist’s offer to modify the portrait per the widower’s request.
A man from Newark describes his eczema cured after two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Soap. The piece also profiles Holland, Belgium, and Northern France fisherwomen, noting their nets, distinctive costumes, and long wading for prawns and shrimp.
An old item notes a Hungarian washing machine using electrified water. It mentions Lewis' Single tinder as a famed straight product, advertised as always best quality, with the dealer listed as Lewis' Factory in Peorm HL.
A sword swallower faces a choking episode when a fishbone obstructs a throat during a performance. Medical staff respond, ensuring the performer’s airway is cleared and safety protocols reviewed. No serious injuries reported at this time.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, taken internally to affect blood and mucous membranes. It offers a $100 reward for any unrecovered case and urges readers to send for testimonials from Fr. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a blustery exchange, Merlock hints the farmer spared the spring chicken, noting the hesitation before the fatal blow. A local ad boosts Spohn Distemper Cure for horses chickens and dogs, promising a free book and agent opportunities from Goshen Indiana.
Advertisement fragment touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming relief for wind colic and pale gums. Mentions 25c per bottle and promises easy use despite garbled wording.
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