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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
5
Practical points in making the most of one's opportunities discuss how art guides dress to display the human figure, tracing history from Greek robes to Pre-Raphaelite gowns, and noting how American fashion tempers French types for health economy and modesty. The piece argues art should inform dress while treating current fashion as a vehicle for beauty.
The passage cites Lady Randolph Churchill in 1902 noting the broad latitude allowed in women's dress. It argues that personal preference governs attire, with no need to follow rigid fashions, and that outfits once deemed extravagant now attract little comment.
The article summarizes how the Inca nation controlled wool from llamas for clothing and religious rites. Government stores held agricultural products and mines, with officials managing distribution while idleness was punished. Wealth variance was minimized, and hereditary labor roles limited individual riches.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line extends over 100 miles on the Pacific Coast extension through South Dakota and North Dakota with new towns opened. Lemon in Butte County will host an October 24 1907 opening sale and Hettinger will be county seat of Adams County with auctions for all lots. Bowman will follow as county seat of Bowman County. Regular service connects MoBridge Lemon and Aberdeen with chances in mercantile or professional work and farming opportunities along the line. For details contact C A Padley Milwaukee or I A Miller Chicago.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York credits Electric Litters with reviving him from indigestion nervousness and debility allowing him to resume his business. The tonic is advertised by O H Soetje Syracuse druggist at 50 cents. The Syracuse Post Standard notes a heated NY Evening Mail debate over whether clam digging is fishing or agriculture.
Advertisements note Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for croup and colds, used for a decade by families in Waverly Virginia Star City Indiana and Topeka Kansas, with testimonials praising its speed and safety for children. Also mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a digestive aid and various notes from papers.
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