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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
7
In London fashion notes a wave of ready-made garments offers affordable velveteen dresses with gathered bodices, lace trims, and velveteen sleeves. The piece highlights gowns, kimonos, tunics, blouses, and striped velveteen options, urging careful fitting and suggesting decorative trims like Irish lace and beads.
The article describes fabrics with mulberry or dark gray shades, broad kilts at the base, and three small tucks on hems. It notes satin kilts with alpaca tops for durability, and suggests improvements to buttons and fastenings. Ready-made millinery shapes are recommended, with beaver or velvet and satin options costing three to five dollars, plus trimmed bands and gold-corded cabochors as examples.
Instructions advise hanging creased clothes in a steamy bathroom with door and window closed and hot water running for an hour or two, then drying in the open air if possible. The method aims to relax fibers and remove creases after summer storage.
The text notes eye salve called Pettit’s Eye Salve with the first box sold in 1807 by Howard Brothers of Buffalo. It references long history and continued sales over more than a century.
A brief quip notes a man bringing his baby downtown and doing his best, only to be met with the infant’s loud demand for its mother. The humorous piece contrasts adult effort with a baby’s simple cry.
A statement argues fears about a visible scar at parties are not valid reasons to avoid vaccination. It notes there are many justifications men may give, but social embarrassment over scarring is not one.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form for 26c 50c and 1.00. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes at 25c and 1.00. The ad promises relief for red weary and watery eyes and granulated lids. Free eye books and advice by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
Curved mirrors concentrate Bum's rays onto a point to form a solar smelting device. The experiment aims to extract metals directly from ores in a South African trial.
Advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT in six to fourteen days and offers a refund through druggist if it fails, priced at 60 cents.
A brief quote reflecting on heroism and ridicule from a Virginia gentleman, noting that true courage invites mockery. The passage presents a philosopher’s view on public perception and the nature of earnest effort.
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