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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
7
White Victoria lawn or thin cambric for a pretty apron with nar row tucks to shape the body, a wide flouncing yoke, gathered sleeves into straight cuffs, and a deep hem. A jaunty bow ties at the back, with center back buttons for closure. pattern costs 10 cents via Pattern Department.
Paris pattern 2738 offers a morning shirt waist in black and white Viyella flannel with two rows of front tucks and a box plait back. The vest like bias cut front, bias funnel collar, lilac flannel buttons, and full length sleeves with cuff details complete the design. Pattern comes in sizes 32 to 42 inches. Dust copy available for 10 cents by sending name address and size to Pattern Department.
Doctor D M Shively of Kansas City and ex catcher Jack Sweeney arrived in Sedalia to discuss an interstate league possibly including Leavenworth St Joseph Atchison Kansas City KS Sedalia Nevada Jefferson City Chillicothe and Moberly Shively and Sweeney met with F V Leist Sedalia manager to explore circuit inclusion if formed Kansas City rail rate cases begin in federal court with 2 cent passenger and low freight rate challenges. Ah.
Dorando Pietri spoke on amateurism versus professionalism at New York banquets, noting romance fades in an unromantic age. He recalled a restaurant scene where a rich Italian contractor professed love while praising the lobster at his table with a beautiful girl.
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland recounts relief from intense itching and disfiguring eczema after four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment and two sets of the Cuticura Remedies. She hears of a specialist but finds no relief until the Cuticura line is used. January 9, 1908.
An advertisement touts a rheumatism mix of whiskey Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound with doses before meals and at night. It then recounts Wagner's London visit of 1855 noting critics and a misattributed Beethoven score. It also promotes Tial's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co claimed to cure constitutional catarrh with internal doses.
In a lively exchange, the public discourse targets a famed millionaire accused of tipping a waiter a nickel. The dialogue labels Jones as the writer behind the anti tipping articles. The piece reflects social tensions over etiquette and wealth in a dated urban scene.
A fragmented theatrical exchange features characters Firat Barn Stormer and Second Ditto with rapid lines about eating roasts and strained romance. The short text references Hamlet and Shylock style dialogue, plus a closing punchline.
A Montreal paper notes Western Canada will likely harvest at least one hundred million, possibly one hundred ten million bushels in 1908, with high quality and prices. Rail traffic, trade, and bank lending rise as immigrants settle, and Grand Trunk Pacific expansion could open new lands. Cardston Alberta reports 1908 yields with winter wheat 63 bushels per acre, spring wheat 48¾, oats 97, praising Alberta as a farmer’s paradise and predicting a strong 1909 if seasons stay favorable.
A fragmented notice hints at a periodic football related matter and a detective figure. Obscure phrases reference a yearly sale at a park and a warning about rapid recovery after illness. The text blends scattered names and odd terms, creating a surreal, puzzle-like item.
A bachelor contemplates marrying a woman equal to him but a married man warns that women who accept such treatment are not desirable. Also brief notes on dandruff causes and a sales pitch for a book by Goujon, plus a joke about scene settings and a cigar advertisement.
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