Reviving Summer Ball Gowns With Light Fabrics And Color
A guide reviews affordable options for warm weather dresses with airy fabrics like tulle and chiffon-voile in pale colors. It recommends accordion-plaited gowns for dining and home wear, favors taffeta or satin for dancing, and notes Oriental satins for budget-conscious wearers. Accessories include lace, tucker, and muslin petticoats to finish elegant looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berthe
Tucker
Evru Net
Ciel Blue
Fragmented diary of a farmer’s struggles and markets
A garbled reminiscence describes a farmer in Louisville adjusting to seasonal harvests and price changes. The narrator notes efforts to raise hogs and crops, mentions tax or cost pressures, and recalls a period of sympathy from others as market costs shift.
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Louisville
Society of
Nellington Post Vets
Coleridge’s Hidden Works and Jerusalem Projected
Coleridge once read to his publisher a list of eighteen works he never wrote. He contemplated a heroic siege of Jerusalem by Titus and planned items such as a Treatise on the Corn and a Book of German Belles.
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Coleridge
Uttle
Jerusalem
Titus
Fragmentary Reflection on Morality and Johnson Gibben
Fragmentary 18th century style discussion critiques moral writings by Johnson and Gibben. The text riffs on performance and pantomime and hints at a satirical stage piece. It references Trafalgar era society and dramatic imagery of a woman in peril within a choreographed act.
Paper making from Egyptian rags exposed in National Geographic
The article explains that white note paper may contain fibers from decayed Egyptian garments. Ragpicking houses in Mannheim collect European and Levantine rags, often under harsh conditions, for shipment to New York. American mills then use these rags and wood pulp to produce paper.
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America
Mannheim
Rhine
Europe
Levant
New York
National Geographic Megazine
Seven Days Feast for Idest Daughter of King Henry VII
A garbled account describes a seven day marriage feast for the eldest daughter of a knighthood of King Henry VII. It mentions feasting, wine purchases, venison, and dishes, with guests and ceremonial toasts spanning Sunday to Saturday afternoon, and notes wedding attire for the groom.
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Henry VII
Marereus Theras
Wits
Adil
Chicago
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Cough Cure Endorsed
Fresh testimony pours in from Benterville Virginia where T J McFarland says three years of bronchitis ended after using Dr King's New Discovery. The ad claims effectiveness on lung and throat troubles including consumption pneumonia and grip. Trial bottles are free with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Charcoal Dressings Help Heal Wounds, Says Japanese Doctors
Japanese doctors describe treating MH men with dressings made from finely powdered charcoal obtained by burning straw in closed furnaces. The ash filled pads are applied to wounds, claimed to possess antiseptic and absorptive qualities that hasten recovery.
Defoe on English Marsh Wives and Damp Climate
Daniel Defoe in 1722 described marshland life in eastern England where men often had multiple wives. A cheerful informant claimed many marriages and superficial health in fresh air, but foggy marshes brought ague and shorter lifespans. Defoe cautioned the tale may exaggerate his own numbers.
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de Foe
England
de Fue
For Sale Farm in Rock Island County Near Moline
One of the finest farms in Rock Island county six miles from Moline with 100 acres of bottom lands and 60 acres of bluff land. Includes good buildings and reliable water from springs, windmill, water tanks, pipes, and more. For prices and terms inquire C F Hemenway or Geo. W Walker.
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Rock Island County
Moline
C F Hemenway
Geo. W Walker
Tax on Babies and Herbal Remedies Advertised
An old advertisement warns that extreme weather taxes babies' digestion and promotes Whites Cream Vermifuge as a tonic to aid feeding and strength. It also touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a germ killer sold in tea or tablets, with Battles' Pharmacies and F W Uhrus as sellers.
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Hollister
F W Uhrus
Great Teenpit The ipost pita cel work of archi tecture
The project, a white octagonal wearable statue memory of a favorite queen, features turquoise, agate, dynethysts and sapphires. Construction spanned twenty years with free gifts and labor, while estimated total cost reached 16 million dollars.
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Hindustan
Jehag
The Girl and the Book Ree the Young Girl Reading
A young girl named Ree reads a book and weighs its merit. The author and publisher agree it is good, while older works seem inferior. The piece notes keeping up with new books is valued, though not essential to life.
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Yonex
Orl
Tired Housekeeper Declares Neat Home Prompting Bath
A tired housekeeper boasts of a home cleaned to perfection and plans to bathe, while a little brother and sister discuss interruptions, hoping no one calls as the place stays spotless.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera And Diarrhoea Remedy
The uniform success of this remedy makes it the most popular bowel complaint preparation. It is recognized as the dependable and pleasant to take medicine. Especially valuable for summer diarrhoea in children and credited with saving many young lives yearly. Sold by all druggists.
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Detroit
Indigent Decatur Woman Credits Electric Bitters Cure
Mrs. 8 H Newson endures three years of indescribable pain from indigestion stomach and bowel trouble as doctors failed. She finally tried Electric Bitters and improved at once, claiming complete recovery. The remedy is marketed for liver kidney stomach and bowel issues at 60c with Battles' Pharmacies guaranteeing satisfaction.
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H Newson
Decatur
Ala
Study described as a well used book room with scattered volumes
A quoted reminiscence describes a cluttered ground floor room with a large baize table and shelves. Books are mostly in tatty or unbound condition, some stacked in rows. overall a cramped, overfilled study reflecting a lover of books and neglect.
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Lord Cockburn
Jeffreys Hibrary
Carlyle
Lila Urilliant
Cowntruman
Arnica Salve Best for Burns and Wounds
Living remote from civilization, a family relies on Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns wounds and ulcers. The Battles' Pharmacies offer a 28 cent supply as a roadside remedy.
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Bucklen
Earth
Constipated Bowels Remedy Ad Claims Lasting Use
Mrs. L Edwards of Wichita Kansas writes she uses Herbine to regulate the liver and bowels for ten years. She promotes daily laxative action and expulsion of wastes, noting a 60 cent price at Battles' Pharmacies.
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L Edwards
N Maio
Wichita
Kansas
Real estate and farm listings for sale with agency notice
A long list of properties including a two story frame blacksmith shop and store room in East Moline at 700. several houses on 12th avenue, 26th avenue, and 19th street with varying lots and prices. 163 acre farm near Joslin station at 80 per acre. 140 acre farm near Bar stow with 85 acres bottom land. 160 acre farm near Green River station at 70 per acre. 90 acre farm within 8 miles of the city at 100 per acre. seven acre 7 room house with barn on 30th street at 3500 and 11 5 acres adjoining at 1500. agency for Southwestern Oklahoma Indian Territory Northern Texas Manitoba and South Canadian lands. Kuehl & Donahoo, Room 7 McKinnie block.
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East Moline
12Th Avenue
26Th Avenue
19Th Street
30Th Street
11Th Avenue
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Manitoba
South Canadian
Kuehl & Donahoo
McKinnie Block
Office Over First National Bank Mo Line
Notary Public listed at Room 8 P O Bidg News phone 8423 Moline M1 details unclear but references an office location near the First National Bank with a Mo line and a contact by notary public.
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First National Bank
Moline
Lil
Notary Public
For Sale Real Estate With Coal Rich Grounds Near Mineral Springs
For sale 40 acre farm near Mineral Springs and a 300 acre farm with half under cultivation and 120 acres of vein coal with two shafts active. Also several lots in M Y Cady add Candee Grove and 12th Avenue with small payments. Houses available city wide. Fred R Young Agent 432 Sixteenth Street.
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M. Y. Cady
Candee’s Grove
12Th Avenue
Fred R. Young
Sixteenth Street
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Esa
Choy Web
Subpee Taffit
Pat
Godewin
Herol
Trafalmar
Actis
Elsy
Fug
Agosta
14Th Street
August Colberg
Meline Trust & Savings Bank
H P. Coaner
Skinner Annex
Coal Valley Township
Mary Murphy
Coal Valley
Lota
Hunt
McKinnis Block
Michigan
C. F Hemenway
16Th Street
Old Library
16Th Ave
Lincoln School House
M Simonson
Lib Ave
Canada Lands
Lana
F Hemenway
15Th Street
B Street
15Th Ave
Rock Island
H W Techentin
Hageboeck Bidg
Davenport
Fredd Young
C. F. Hemenway
18Th Street
Bluff
Bath
W A. Jones
5Th Avenue
Wantbed
Watertown Hospital
H P Cosner
Skinner Anexx
Insurance
Skinner— Agent Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Newark
N. J
Fire and Accident Insurance
Fifth Ave
Moline, Il
Chamberlain
Merchant Tailors
Co L. Landholm
Merchant Talor
Perryst
Lows
George W Wood
Moline National Bank Building
Third Avenue and
Fifteenth Et
Jeffrey x
Acme Packet Co
Clinton
Inter Points
Winons
F W. Black
Diamond Jo
St. Lows
St. Paul
Ghorgh-Lamont
Atréet Rock Teland
Lawrence Macgill
Burton
Shallberg
Tri-City Electric Co
W. J. Ball
People’s Furniture & Carpet House
Sales Ghattels
Third Avenue
P. Cosner
Room &, Skinner
Ee — Tor Salh
Alaska
Otto Kennenberg
Undertakers
A. V. Esterdahl
Bennett
J. D. Metzgar
Sulgor
6Th Avenue
ST. Marie
4Th Avenue
Fred Graflund
Maple
The
Hennings Gre A A
5Th Street
Moline Rape” En Haart
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