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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
4
An item on elegant dressing-table boxes and linen monogrammed accessories contrasts with an advertisement for Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to cure rheumatism by cleansing blood. The ad cites Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario and customer testimonials.
The article describes historic style stocks returning as a fashionable accessory for women. It notes plain white collars with narrow nainsook ruffles, bib shaped bottoms, lace insertions, and linen varieties. Some bibs are embroidered with buttonhole stitches and all stocks fasten with a central pin.
Round centerpieces OMD and square pieces vie for popularity with teatable covers and doliies in demand for luncheon decor. Importers report steady demand for square centerpieces despite claims of a round table vogue. Madeira embroidered centerpieces and English eyelet doilies are rising in popularity this season.
Instructions describe cutting the eyelet center to form four arms then folding each section back and under with sharp scissors and stitching around the edge. Repeat for all four sections until the eyelet edge is covered. Take up only a small amount of material with each stitch.
The article notes embroidered garments as a current American fashion with two women and a child wearing new embroideries. It praises handwork as easy for women with basic needlework skills and highlights shadow embroidery on light fabrics in white and color, while French and eyelet stitches remain popular.
A civil engineer named Zuschlag led a state aided effort in Denmark to curb a rat menace. The International Society for the Rational Destruction of Rats formed with 2000 members, claiming a single rat pair could yield huge losses. In eighteen weeks around Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, 163000 rats were destroyed at a cost of about 3680 dollars, with an estimated saving near 190000 dollars.
The article notes drawnwork from Japanese and Mexican origins launders well and remains a favorite for home decor. Irish hand embroidered bed sets and damask towels are showcased in major retailers, with many designs affordable and varying from solid embroidery to openwork.
The passage explains creating raised effects on silk flowers by placing light shades against dark ones. Turnovers are worked in long and short stitches along diagram lines, using the lightest silk shade for the highest, most light catching points of the flower.
The length of stitches varies with surface area and the number of shades. In small spaces with several shades, short stitches should not exceed one thirty second inch. For large spaces, long stitches approach half an inch and short stitches near three eighths of an inch.
A pincushion displays corner designs with scattered blossoms and butterflies in varied colored linen threads. Applique and fancy stitching blend on new pieces meant for bedroom and dining room use, with foliage around the bottom edge and flowers rising halfway up.
Instructions describe casting on sixty stitches on three needles and knitting in simple stocking stitch until ten inches. Then perform a series of decreases on the three needles and alternating rounds, shaping to forty eight stitches, followed by increases to sixty stitches. Finish with thirteen more inches, cast off, sew ends, and press for a silk tie.
Instructions describe stitching petals row by row with even outer edges and irregular inner edges. Begin with back petals and proceed to front ones using the diagram of shades, holding the flower in hand to align the visible surface for the centerpiece placement.
Instructions describe crystallizing rose petals as a preserved garnish. Process uses an inverted sieve to dry petals, makes a light sugar syrup, flavors with rose essence and cochineal, then dips petals in syrup and dries on a greased sieve until firm.
An admonition to avoid skimping on meals and comforts. Skipping a cab in rain risks danger. overworking harms health. walking after long days preserves energy. Do not buy items you do not need just because they are cheap, and cherish nourishment and proper travel to stay well.
A bold claim promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a modern remedy safe for infants and free of opiates. The ad contrasts old practices with current science and asserts government analysis backs its safety and efficacy for common childhood ailments.
The Daisy Chain HE double daisy chain feature uses for let me nots blue forget me not blue and pale yellow beads on a silk thread. Single flower chains use two colors while double chains add transparent gold or silver beads with three colors. Beads are opaque and stringing is simple with a No 10 or 12 embroidery needle and sewing silk. An optional addition places large oval blue or white beads between existing ones.
A rising statesman notes that original remarks are rare since policy topics have been thoroughly discussed. He explains that new statements often risk being inaccurate because the field has been exhausted.
A mass of health claims touts a home made mix of Dandelion extract, Margon, and Sarsaparilla to cure rheumatism and kidney trouble. Advertisers urge use with meals and water, while praising the tonic as cleansing for kidneys and blood.
A string of humorous vignettes and self help quips. Holloway's Corn Cure is praised for corn removal. A tramp and a lady discuss patience while Allen's Balsam is claimed to banish a cold. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted to cure biliousness and restore vigor.
Instructions describe scalloped and buttonhole stitched towel ends with eyelet and French embroidery on one end and initials on the other. Letters four to six inches high are padded with three layers of outline stitches and satin stitch over padding, keeping outlines visible.
A Quebec man reports a cut turning serious within two days and swelling of hand and arm. After trying multiple ointments, Zam-Buk allegedly drew out inflammation and healed the wound in a week, with a testimonial praising its speedy cure. Zam-Buk Co. offers 50c a box post paid from Toronto.
A collage of short anecdotes and vendor gags features a jeweller inspecting a watch bought at auction, warnings about imitations of a patent medicine, a quip about a cookery book, a burn care tip with Cerato, and a morphine joke from a chemist interaction.
In Munsiede l Bavaria the Wanner bequest funds an old age home. Dying in 1451 Christopher Wanner left stipulations that residents wear a beard and dress in his style. After 450 years pensioners still roam Munsiedel in fifteenth century costumes.
A brief medical note reports a case of bronchial catarrh successfully treated with Peru-Na. The account cites rapid relief and notes the remedy’s apparent efficacy in this instance.
In Ottawa, J C Hervus Pelletier of Agriculture endorses Peruna as effective against catarrhal lung and bronchial issues citing six bottles cured his bronchitis. A Potlatch Herald editor, Wickliffe Smith, reports curing throat and bronchial catarrh with Peruna after trying other remedies.
An ad-like piece promotes The Well Land and The St. Catharines Well as restful environments away from sanatoriums. It invites the public to apply via the manager St. Catharines or any agent of the Grand Trunk Railway System to access moderate-cost recuperation.
A court scene discusses a violence claim as a young woman alleges harm. meanwhile old ad copy touts Worm Exterminator, Menthol Plaster, Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, and other patent medicines claiming cures for rheumatism digestion and colds with confident, salesy language.
Mr. Magley expresses desire for Miss Vera Stout to attend the theatre with him that evening. He asks if seats are secured and teases about her being heavy, prompting a playful exchange.
A tense scene unfolds as Doctor Anderson and a guardian clash over a young woman's state. The guardian urges calm and studious focus while the doctor hints at deeper concerns and the patient's fragile mood.
A fragment from a narrative follows Miles Anderson as he pursues a difficult task while Grace and Hope clash over marriage and control. Hope, young and unsure, resists Grace's influence, shaping tensions with Miles who underestimates the depth of his wife and sister-in-law's feelings and loyalties.
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