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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
3
The article describes evolving tea gowns blending visiting tress and evening dress styles, noting increased fanciness and feminine charm. It highlights lace over satin combinations, peignots, rich embroideries in jet and steel, velvet bodices, and fur-trimmed details.
The article explains a step by step method to fold a napkin into a leaf fan, detailing corner alignment, creasing, and palm folding. It covers initial flat positioning, successive folds, center plaiting, and final placement in a glass, with figures referenced for each stage.
A six year old pupil brings home a prize from a private school tales reveal a strange quiz prompt asking how many legs a horse has. Confusion arises as classmates dispute the answer while the boy claims his award was for natural history.
The description details a velvet girdle with embroidered velvet reverses, white net surrounding the town edges, lace frills, and a white China silk design on a princess lining. The front closes center, a cross-strap secures under the arm, with gold sequins and jewels in the embroidery. The sleeve lining is ruffled silk and epaulettes are silk muslin lined, with velvet collar and girdle ends extending toward the hem.
Lettered testimonial claims Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured a seven year old boy’s diphtheria complications described as paralysis and severe head pain. After starting the remedy, the child improved within weeks, regained appetite, and could attend school part time, concluding with a note granting permission to publish.
An advertisement praises Hood's Sarsaparilla from Cumberland Maine as a blood purifier and tonic. It stresses medicine's quality and strength, urging belief in its curative powers and its role in boosting health.
A collection of vintage patent medicine ads and quips including No-To-Iac cure for fifty cents and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Also mentions Cee's Cough Balsam and Athlo-pho-ros cures plus silly lines about marriage and a merry go round. Includes addresses like Seattle and Sioux City with multiple price cues.
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