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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
3
A fashion preview notes the fall move away from mannish tailored lines toward heavier fussier suits. Dark color blends dominate with velvet trim and large buttons returning, skirts lengthening and plaited styles fading in favor of princess silhouettes.
A guide to mixing fabrics and reviving outfits with same color fabrics, adjusting sleeves and shoulder lines, and using braiding and yokes to refresh frocks. Instructions include cleaning white silk by dusting washing with warm water and blue rinse, avoiding overblue water, and treating grease stains with pondgear or magnesia under pressure.
The gown features a Saxe-blue colienne fabric with a very full, high backed skirt and a slight train. White tucked chiffon forms the deep yoke and mitten cuffs, gathered on the shoulder and set under a glace silk band. Silk straps and bows trim the cuffs. materials list includes eight yards satin, chiffon, silk, and buttons.
A devotional note titled A Dungeon Made Glorious presents Jeremiah the Prophet cheered by a heavenly visitant. Scriptural references Jeremiah 32:2 33:1 3 and 38:1 6 anchor the analysis.
Sermonette highlights how prisons and dungeons become sites of divine encounter for figures like Jeremiah Joseph Daniel Paul Bunyan and Jesus teaching that faith lifts the soul above physical confinement. It stresses persecution strengthening truth and ministry through hardship and that God reveals new truth in adversity.
The prophet Jeremiah defies royal pressure and proclaims judgment on Jerusalem. Princes seize him and, fearing the crowd and famine, throw him into the Maizhiah prison dungeon where he sinks into mire as he fights to surface and speak God’s truth.
A narrative recounts Jeremiah trapped in a dark pit with no rope. He finds solace in Psalm 130 and experiences a divine visitation as Ebed-melech the Ethiopian frees him. The tale recalls his prayerful endurance and eventual deliverance by God and his messenger.
The 37 Chinese crew members of the Braemar, after sighting the Statue of Liberty at sunrise, moved below deck in a pantomime of awe then returned to deck to bow and burn incense before the giant statue. Interpreter Hi Wen explained the reaction as reverent and astonished as they prepared to enter America.
Simple guide for making elaborate stockings at home using lace motifs and embroidery. It covers selecting motifs, basting, buttonhole stitching, trimming edges, and finishing with vertical lace insertions for an attractive, affordable result.
The article describes increasing height in plaitings and frills atop boned stocks, with collars and hats growing larger. It warns few faces can bear the ruching demand, favors small plaits over oversized ones, and urges keeping the stock very high to avoid unattractive drooping edges.
A humorous Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a leek scented vegetable soup that tasted odd after a wife sends leeks home. The husband insists he did not order them, but the grocer and wife reveal the leeks were actually Mrs. Jackson's tulip bulbs left on the counter and accidentally added to the shopping basket.
A humorous letter to Bunch recounts travels in Europe with Alice, poking fun at French phrases and cafe life. The writer recalls a New York moment with lamb chops in French and mocks Fred Perry and Henri Leoni for their limited French while praising street names in Paris. He notes poker antics in Paris, the joke about nine million francs, and mentions country neighbors visiting.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a poker night with Uncle Gregory Grant and kin, noting quirky habits and rivalries at a Kansas City visit. The piece shifts to Triumph for Mean Man, where a boss reads John Wesley's diary to workers to argue against vacations, praising lifelong labor and early rising.
A discussion in the medical community grows over using whiskey to treat rheumatism. A proposed formula combines whiskey Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound with meals and before bed. The piece notes Toris Compound is from Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago.
Travelers along the Third and Second avenue elevated lines wonder how the small graveyard at New Bowery and Oliver street came to be. It marks the first Jewish cemetery in the United States, established in 1656.
Dr McNaught a medical investigator reports that typhoid bacilli placed in tea cooled or lukewarm are greatly diminished after four hours and completely disappear after 24 hours. The finding suggests tea acts as a germ destroyer in this test.
Mrs R Crouse of Fayette Street Manchester Indiana reports two years of back and hip pain and sleep loss due to kidney issues. After using Deans Kidney Pills the kidney action normalized and backache ceased, improving her health substantially. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Silas exclaims the ride makes him feel fifty years younger and Mandy responds with surprise. He recalls how they were treated similarly in the past, implying a fond reminiscence of earlier times and connection through the experience.
A farmer dismisses political rivalry, saying he is too busy with his own work to engage in future elections. The quote appears in the Washington Star reflecting voter indifference amid campaign pressure.
After seven years of female troubles Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory writes she was run down and nerve wracked. Doctors offered no relief, but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she became strong and well.
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