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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
2
The article outlines ostrich feather trims for hats and gowns, detailing plume shapes from curled drooping forms to bands and underplumes. It notes suede travel wear and embroidery with beads, plus a pattern offer with bust sizes and a request for 10 cents to obtain the pattern.
New leather wear designs feature trimmed forms and April-inspired frills. A duck green chrome feather crown with brown suede brim is paired with violet leaves in green suede, brown satin ribbon rosettes, and strings for a refined finish. Another feather bonnet uses colored suede with mandarin red piping and brown beads. Sashes mix two ribbon shades to echo dress colors, while crown and train details define current wardrobe trends for young women.
Walrd Hosiery showcases black and white fashion with vivid summer shifts and virid accents. Cretonne appliques, chiffon veiling, and two tone silk ribbing give depth. semiprincess dresses suit small women and girls. May Manton pattern 659 for ages 14 to 18, mailed promptly upon request.
Fashion notes describe handmade directoire coats dominating spring wardrobes. Wood shades in brown and red, including rose and mahogany, lead trends with bright linings in orange green or powder blue. Embroidered mull fabrics and decorative seams add texture to the outfits.
An aged fragment describes a pastel blue and green child’s dress with violet and yellow accents. It features a quiet lace ruffle and a jabot like collar, slip on over the head, sized for four six eight years, with patterns by May Manton and a postal price sale note in broken terms.
Metallic colors abound in spring millinery with copper and bronze tones praised for their glow. Glazed straws and ethereal braids gain emphasis as they rival white and cream hues, while evening gloves draw attention with gold embroidery at the cuffs.
The text describes decorative glove cords with elastic tops, new trimming like double tubing and fringed edges, and mentions Paris decrees on black velvet slippers for evening wear. It notes a plain seven gore skirt flattering to different figures, and advertises a May Manton pattern with sizes 22 to 1 waist measure, asking readers to send requests with payment and stamps for prompt delivery.
The article outlines spring fashion trends with grays and stripes, three quarter sleeves, and wide hems. It notes short jackets remain prominent, and fabrics range from fine to heavy cotton suited for summer wear. JUDIC CHOLLET promotes a May Manton pattern set for bust measures from 1 to 3, with sizing and price details.
The piece recalls Queen Catherine's ambition to claim Nazi and South America as crown appendages. Troilus de Messener, viceroy of France, sailed from Havre with a large force and was wrecked in the Atlantic. Strozzi died at the Azores while sent to seize South America. The map shows “the new world of the north” and “the few world of the south” as French colonies.
A vizier orders his slave Bedruddin Ejag to fetch fruits and sweets in a copper kettle. The vizier asks for a fruit whose sweetness lasts to judgment day. The slave leads starving orphans to the Meshed Husk house, where they eat the fruits, proving their enduring sweetness.
A quirky domestic vignette shows Robert compiling weekly bills for small favors from his mother, then confessing regret as he coins a mess of chores and apologies. The scene shifts to a flirtatious exchange where a young man jokes about making someone happy, echoing the playful tone of a comic panel.
Medical study traces somnambulism from ancient times to today. The text notes many theories about why people walk in sleep and how explanations vary, leaving even experts unsure which to accept.
A frustrated woman asks if the elevator car goes up. The operator calmly replies that the car is a cross town elevator, not an upward service, in a brief New York Times moment.
In a playful exchange, Mrs Gossip is humorously noted as restless in a public place yesterday, then revealed to have been at home. The dialogue from Cathboli Standard and Times plays on rumors and perception.
A gushing exchange between a Lady and a professor notes improved health after visits to Merien baths. They discuss shifts in wellbeing and a notable reaction from Reilly prompting further inquiry by Lonton Opinias.
A playful, cryptic query blends a child’s question with surreal imagery. The lines mention rain, a cow catcher, a trade, and a fictional Santa Fe empire, inviting interpretation as a verse puzzle rather than a factual report.
A clipped dialogue hints at damp weather and a bleak outlook with phrases about a Hebtr and a closing two periods. The text is fragmented and lacks complete context or clear event.
The article argues that many famed leaders and thinkers were physically small while excelling in intellect. It lists figures such as Alexander the Great, Confucius, St Paul, Attila, Theodoric, Napoleon, Nelson, and Edison, noting height differences yet praising brains over inches and the enduring impact of smaller individuals.
A Philadelphia Press fragment lists Bible statistics and trivia: total letters and words, verse and chapter counts, longest and shortest chapters, the middle verse, and notable word occurrences. It notes Isaiah’s eighth chapter holds the longest name, and Esther omits God’s name.
Five children two dogs a cat and four raccoons live with the teepsiy of the Boston Nght at the entrance to Boston harbor. They study history by visiting the lighthouse said to be America's oldest, built in 1715 by the British government.
Guests receive rhyme cards and four hint cards to illustrate verses. After time elapses players render drawings and guess the lines. A vote determines the best artist and performance.
A garbled OCR segment mentions names and actions in uncertain terms. A few legible items reference people and potential events, but many words are incomprehensible, leaving the core story unclear and the context ambiguous.
A collage of puzzle prompts and verse lines with entries labeled No 1266 1267 1288 1209 from South's Companion. Includes rhymed descriptions of a trout and a boy, charade and riddle clues, and notes on word transformations and multiple wordplay tasks.
Puzzles and wordplay items list in a 19th century style page. Contains a Bird Puzzle answer set and curtailment riddles with clues about strings of letters, word transpositions, and concealed names. Includes an answer key mapping to Pea ape avilaw, 5a¢tub, take-leak, denied.
Fragmented OCR text lists puzzle numbers and partial titles like Avagram Catastrophe Cherades and Natinn Puzzle with scattered words Finland Italy Siberia Denmark Cubs and Divided Wards. The reader sees miscellaneous items, names, and foreign terms, typical of a puzzle page.
A collection of word games and clues numbered 1274 1276 1277 presents riddling quizzes on acrostics antonyms and abbreviations. It includes a city puzzle and a whimsical narrative featuring Justice Owl and a clever trap tale with a playful moral about misdirection.
The excerpt presents a riddle about a mossy backer common to writing tools, a numerical cipher with letter-number pairs hinting at a known phrase, and a note on a postal card painter Bernolds with a backward reading clue. The fragment suggests a puzzle column mixing wordplay and cryptic hints.
Puzzle notices list homonym, transposition, transformation and riddles with obscure word pairings and garbled spellings. Entries reference zodiac clues, names, and invented terms, presenting a miscellany of puzzling items with unclear solutions.
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