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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
7
A newspaper piece notes a shift from elaborate puffs curls and waves to a simpler hairstyle featuring a long braid or chignon and a bang across the forehead. It contrasts the old excess with the new understated look and mentions male observers calling for less elaboration.
The article praises the palm bang artificial fringe as a clever, appealing fashion in American coiffure. It argues American hairdressers lead in stylish, youthful looks and that men notice well-groomed women, with hair fashion shaping feminine appearance as taste and experimentation prevail.
A striking afternoon gown features a dull purple satin skirt with four sloped circular flounces and a high waist. The bodice is full over the chest, adorned with amethyst buckle and petals in purple and black velvet, with silver fish net and Lierre lace beneath. The sleeves match the petal motif and the lace stock is edged in gold.
Long waist chains gain accent with a locket design inspired by Victorian swooning era. A jeweled rim surrounds an open-work center holding concentrated perfume behind a grille. As a chain moves, a faint scent is released from the wearer.
The article notes Marquise gowns gaining favor as a decidide opposition to Moyen Age styles. They are typically black and white with lace and chiffon, feature an under petticoat and sweeping overskirt, a pointed bodice and tight sleeves with deep ruffles. Suited for women over 60 with gray hair.
The item details a dainty nut brown cashmere dress with a plain train skirt and braided shoulder bands. It notes a spotted net yoke, heavy lace across the lower part, deep cuffs, and puff sleeves with matching braiding, plus materials: six yards cashmere forty eight inches wide, two dozen yards Russia braid, four yard net, fourteen yards lace.
A vintage regimen recommends fresh air and outdoor activity to ease stomach nerves and prevent indigestion. It touts home made toilet water, bicarbonate before meals, and the bang hairstyle as a facial softener, plus rain water for complexion and long naps for refreshment.
A protector to prevent tearing at the top of fine stockings uses tape pieces one inch wide in white brown or black doubled over with a half inch eyelet in the upper half. The tape ends are hemmed and sewn between the stocking edge, the supporter button then fastens through the eyelet.
In Betzville Artabanus Biffle fights a nosy ghost of his great grandfather. Uncle Ashdod Clute advises boiling the specter to expand and rise away. A wash boiler explosion frees the ghost but swells Artabanus. he swallows the liquid ghost and the house blows apart. Artabanus fate unclear as both ghosts vanish.
A young suitor pleads with a woman who refuses more cake, insisting the decision is final. He threatens violence in a fit of jealousy and grief, but she remains calm and warns of a severe spanking if he continues the noise.
The article extols settling in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, citing yields of 40 to 60 bushels of wheat per acre and 100 bushels per acre for oats. It notes rail lines, schools, churches and towns expanding as prairie farms thrive. It urges readers to contact Canadian government officials to consider homesteads and investment, promising Canada's rise as a wheat exporter.
A collage of product pitches and social witticisms appears, including quack remedies for throat ailments, sales pitches with commissions, and cheeky quotes on jealousy and marriage. Notable lines promote Hamlina Wizard Oil and Laxative Bromo Quinine crediting Druggists.
An old pamphlet promotes a so called universal cough remedy described as the most effective cough prescription. It lists ingredients wild cherry bark cardiol and white pine syrup with dosing for adults and children and claims rapid cure for acute cough bronchitis and even consumption.
In a courtroom exchange the judge accuses a defendant of stealing a doctor's watch after a prescription error. The defendant pleads poverty and jokes that the doctor wrote for a spoonful every hour, and he had no timepiece.
An 1900s advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo as safe and effective. It notes internal use and direct action on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and pawnshop-style claims. The piece also includes a joke about marriage and a tunnel kiss.
A Cleveland Ohio resident reports relief from persistent dry skin after two applications of Ungt. Resinol. The writer says past remedies failed to improve condition and offers recommendations.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a dialogue about romance and a song. The speaker recalls a girl, asks why they did not marry, and mentions buying the song for 60 cents. The text shows stylized era language and unclear attribution.
A historical ad-like notice describes using Rough on Rats poison by mixing with food and placing in hoards under floors to deter rodents. It notes to seal large entries but leave small openings for rats to pass, claiming a single box suffices for many mice and rats. Also mentions Perry Davis Painkiller as a remedy and includes earlier moral commentary.
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