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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
1
A pretty eight year old girl’s dress in cashmere of tan shade with self-tone embroidery and a touch of red. The front features a center box plait and two side tucks, the back has matching tucks beside the closing. The sleeves and blouse are in one.
Guidance on hanging heavy mesh curtains to admit light while keeping gaze out. Describes plain hangings for single wide windows, with borders of chintz, wrong side bands, and machine stitching for neat edges. Also covers filet net curtains with lace bottoms, crochet floral designs, and ready-to-slide tops with ring hangers.
The skirt strap is a self fabric stitched strap that holds skirt pleats in place. Seen on new heavy cloth skirts, it aids amateurs by keeping gores and pleats aligned, saves labor in cleaning and pressing, and gives a tailored look.
A soda mint bottle with a top makes an excellent holder for needles for damp climates where needles won’t rust. It can be made attractive by lining with the bag’s material, preferably silk, and given as a present adds a distinctive touch.
A fashionable scarf shown recently features gray moire on one side and mauve satin on the other with small bows in gray and mauve satin and a silk covered wooden bead. Another white nizon and sole scarf for half mourning showcases large chenille dots in a refined pattern.
The item highlights charming pinafore designs shown in an illustration. It suggests wearing over any dress and notes pinafores provide protection for housework. The text advises practicality and caution to avoid disruption during tasks.
The article discusses table linen color schemes, favoring old blue and white, with advice on motifs, embroidery methods, and color balance. It describes scalloped mats, blue outlining, eyelet and satin stitches, and a wreath design using white with blue accents, noting color durability and the risk of fad.
A brief note discusses pillow making using a thick cotton sheet for the pillow cover. It considers how the texture and feel are affected by embroidery and various weights of fabric.
Flowers on new hats are silk or velvet while some use cama bric and ry nnion. Material is galored as Sea Leaves made from cretonie with each leaf cut from a pattern.
Elder Windes recounts a trek from Phoenix to Globe in 1888 with family and wagon train. He details hard descent down Reno Mountain, camp life, a near Indian outbreak, settling in Globe, church politics, and a new Baptist mission. He notes conflicts over union with Methodists and the challenge of building a church as the town faced uncertain prospects.
A Georgia Baptist Association passed a resolution condemning papers that carry whiskey advertisements and urged Christians everywhere not to patronize them.
A reflective piece notes how speaking kindly in church and on stage lifts others. It urges greeting everyone with good mornings and evenings as a simple action with broad positive impact.
A reflection on faith drawing sweetness from sorrow, comfort from pain, and songs from adversity. The text emphasizes Christian resilience and spiritual perspective in hardship.
Last week 18 corporations representing 1 727 600 dollars were organized in Alabama and Georgia. Australia has closed her doors to trusts and combinations. Believe in your job put faith energy and vim into it.
The Moulton Advertiser recalls fifty five years of labor behind a three ton press and a modern factory. It praises the crank of its 2 horse engine and a busy folder and marker while celebrating the paper’s 1828 founding and the White family’s long editorship.
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