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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
3
Pattern No 3136 offers a stylish shirtwaist design with a distinctive collar and matching cuffs. Pictured in gray blue madras with smoke pearl buttons, it can be made in linen French flannel tafetta or pongee in sizes 32 to 40 inches, with yardage requirements listed and pattern priced at ten cents.
The item combines a fashion note on a Paris Pattern No 3138 for silk serge outfits with drift into a feature on Capt. Herbert Edward Greenstreet, veteran sea captain of New Zealand Shipping. It recounts his life from a Worcester boy in 1866 through perilous rescues at sea and his current command of the Rimutaka with three round voyages per year.
A discussion on Central Canada land, 160 acre homesteads, and profitable farming in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The piece notes high yields from crops, new rail lines like Grand Trunk Pacific, and rapid town growth along the line. It urges readers to seek government information and consider settlement, contrasting with U S prospects.
An old remedy advertisement touts Allen's Lang Balsam and another syrup as cures for coughs and chest conditions. It urges readers to stock 8 bottle supplies, claims quick relief, and includes a detailed “half ounce” preparation with wild cherry bark and ingredients to mix. The ad warns against common cold dangers and urges sharing the cure to save from consumption.
A Venice Figaro letter reports an upcoming fresco claimed as the world largest. Venetian painter Bruchi creates a 70 meter long work in Venice’s municipal loan establishment. The note recalls Paris Wald Nord painting and the Würzburg palace ceiling piece as historic rivals.
A collage of excerpts including humor exchanges about biscuits and work, a note on Japanese sleeping directions, pest control advice for outbuildings with Rough on Rats, a joke about a stolen watch and a prescription, testimonials for Resinol and other products, domestic humor about lace curtains and doors, and various advertisements and stray lines from a late 19th or early 20th century publication.
In a Chicago Record-Herald humorous fragment Eve laments new costume woes after renting leaves. Adam reassures with a quip about talking clothes, noting they still have each other and humor amid outfits.
Caution against mercury containing catarrh remedies notes dangers to the sense of smell and overall health. Falls Catarrh Cure by F Cheney & Co Toledo is claimed mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
An advertisement list touts Dr Detchen's relief for rheumatism claiming a six hour cure with first dose benefits. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pellata for constipation, Perry Davis Painkiller for lumbago and other ailments, a fur company ad, and various quotes about doctors and morals in a dense, fragmented catalog style.
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