Cotton Vollee Patterns for Summer Dresses
A large assortment of Vollee patterns described as popular for summer dresses. Price listed at 25 cents per yard.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
3
Lawns and Batistes for Cheap Summer Dresses
Yard goods advertisement offers lawns and batistes in all colors and patterns at 10 cents per yard, promoting their suitability for inexpensive summer dresses.
Bairds Offers Better Values Than Portland Stores
The catalog touts Wool Dress Goods newest weaves and patterns and invites customers to compare prices, claiming Bairds provides better values for less money than large Portland retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird’s
Portland
Parisiana Corsets Offer Seasonal Fit and Value
The advertisement promotes Parisiana Corsets offering a range of styles priced from $1.00 to $3.00. It guarantees quality and asserts the corsets suit any figure as the season requires.
Ladies Summer Undergarments Sell in Special Value
Readable ad notes gauze vests at 3 for 25 cents and union suits priced at 50 cents each, pitched as a dandy choice for summer wear.
Summer Hose for Ladies
Silk finished summer hose for ladies advertised as cool and comfortable at 25 cents per pair.
Curious Privileges and Modes for Ambassadors
The piece explains unique privileges of ambassadors beyond ministers. It notes the right to turn away from the sovereign when dismissed, with adjustments if the sovereign is a queen, and the privilege of remaining visible through folding doors. It also mentions the exclusive right to demand admission to the sovereign at any time.
Portraits of Hans Christian Andersen spark criticism
A critic assails Hans Christian Andersen noting his vanity and constant self-presentation. The piece highlights Andersen’s numerous photographs and his morbid fear of being buried alive, with a slip of paper kept by his bed as a personal talisman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian ‘Andersen
Ing
Mindful Guest Showed Genius Behind Childlike Demeanor
A historical passage recalls a host who tolerated an exacting guest despite eccentricities. The subject’s unusual behavior and trance like remarks are noted, yet his genius and playful innocence drew forgiveness. The piece highlights the tension between strict expectations and creative brilliance.
Barbarous relics of skull decorations on gates
Ancient custom of victors placing skulls on doorposts is largely gone yet surviving in stone markers. In some African regions skulls still adorn homes and gateposts as grisly relics of past barbarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
A Convenient Ranch And The Mountain Claim
A fragment from a British Columbia real estate tale cites dealers accused of victimizing settlers English and Scotch. A swimming man on a mountain top path asks about a ranch while recalling falls into a lake and a boat. End of item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Long Range
Kootenay
Dream That Turned Real Brings Telegram From Mother
A man recounts a dream that felt true as he received a telegram he feared showing his wife. The telegram turned out to be from his mother announcing a two to three week visit, a twist that shifts suspicion to familial plans rather than infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Wise Division Keeps Daughter In Home Or School
Mrs Wunnchick talks with her husband about their daughter schooling. He prefers quiet and suggests she stay with the teacher for singing and piano lessons while allowing drawing at home.
Knocker Up in England Arouses Mills Waking Workers
A New York Press summary describes the traditional English practice where workers in north England mills are awakened by "knockers up" using long wired poles. They wake entire streets to meet 6 am shifts, paying a fee, with rapid rousing aided by close-packed housing and audible calls from a dozen houses away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
New York Press
Origin of the sermon text tradition from Ezra
The custom of basing sermons on a text began with Ezra who led a public gathering of men and women, ascended a pulpit, opened the book of the law and, after a prayer, read aloud. This act established the precedent for sermon texts in religious practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goa
Ezra
Hats in Mexico and the vanity of royal headwear
The article traces hat culture from Hapsburg era Mexico where grandees wore hats before royalty. It notes a long tradition of hat display and rivalry, and mentions sugarloaf hats still sold in Mexico today for 500 to 1000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Boy Recalls Hill Sledding and School Slapstick
A six year old boy Ralph was sent to a school after home training. He returned with a cut lip and swollen nose claiming he hit a tree while sliding downhill. He noted that every classmate exclaimed Gosh in response to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Magazine
A Trick of the Trade in Local Curiosity Shops
The London Tatler notes that small town curiosity shops are kept afloat by London firms. A study of human nature shows shy buyers of old store or silver in main streets avoid town centers but readily purchase such game objects when found in back streets at higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aple
Ad Street
Piccadilly
London Tatler
Building Materials Offer in Newberg
A local ad at 306 N Main St Newberg Oregon promotes building materials promising lasting quality to withstand wind and flood and save buyers from future regrets.
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E. C. Baird
Barbariem
Yamhill Electric Co
M. H. Pinney
N. Main St
Newberg, Or
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