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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
7
A guide to making embroidered pillows using pendants like pongee china silk satin velvet or velveteen with Kensington stitching and gold thread plus laundering tips. It covers color schemes for boudoirs, backing materials, and neat finishes for decorative cushions and inset lace patches.
Frills of chiffon added to the lower edge of fur muffs create refined contrasts. Brown furs pair with brown, black with black, and white with ermine or white fox. When fur supplies are limited this trim is especially advantageous. Large round muffs feature quilled and looped ribbon at the hand openings.
A guide to improving short curtains with deep decorative borders on solid color fabrics. Skilled seamstresses or clever homemakers can achieve the fashionable effect using Egyptian or Byzantine motifs, borders bought separately, and versatile placement options for top sides and valances.
Fashion notes show velvet buttons and muffs dominating trim styles while Paris proclaims dark hats. Clinging robes and unlined skirts trend, with sable pelts and black gowns shaping opera wear. Detachable fur linings appear on top coats as gold accents surface in trends.
Fashion note describes blouses made from wide lace flouncings with back and fronts shaped by a V edged net foundation. Lace caps drape over snug net sleeves with lace bands, a high net collar with a wide frill, and a black velvet rosette at the neck similar to street ruches.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls Samuel Mather’s habit of funding hospital deficits. When a vase breaks at a hospital visit, nurses joke “Poor Samuel” as he quietly covers losses, illustrating his long standing, generous support of the institution.
Missionary wife reports her daughter's scalp cleared of dandruff and a baby's milk crust improved after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She cites success with both conditions and calls Cuticura a blessing. Mrs. J. A. Darling Carthage Ohio January 20 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp sole props Boston.
A playful scene shows a scientist reassuring Miss Hash with a microscope to inspect her meal as a humorous take on kitchen science and curiosity. The dialogue hints at lighthearted experimentation and domestic wit in a period setting.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as treatment for deafness caused by catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by the remedy and promotes circulars, with sales through druggists and a product for constipation.
Hon Emil Kiang of Vienna writes that SPOHN'S DISTEMPER COMPOUND has become the standard remedy for distempers and throat diseases in Europe. The medicine relieves horses of great suffering and saves money for the owner. $0.50 and $1 bottles. All druggists. SPOHN MEDICAL CO. Goshen Indiana.
The piece argues children now trust fairy tales less than Santa Claus and predicts future generations may discard children’s books. It notes an era with abundant literature for young readers despite growing skepticism among adults about magical beings.
Public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and to trust the remedy that has been in use for over 30 years. It emphasizes that Castoria is the kind you have always bought and is safe for infants and children.
A brief dialect exchange speculates on a saying about Satan waiting until the crowd is gathered to swoop in and seize everything.
This saying by Locke asserts that reading supplies knowledge, but true understanding comes through thinking. It emphasizes active mental work to internalize ideas, not mere consumption of text.
Mrs John H Wreht of Mitchell South Dakota credits Dean's Kidney Pills with ending ten years of backache dragging pain dizzy spells and irregular kidney secretions. She reports feeling better than in years and recommends the remedy sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Binghamton Press reflection extols doctors as moral, patient, and selfless in a demanding, exacting profession. The piece notes the shortened life expectancy tied to such work and the relentless nervous energy it consumes. A comic exchange then shows a doctor advising restraint before violence and an adversary offering a punch.
The article describes Prince Rupert's drops as molten glass drops quenched in water, forming tadpole shapes. The thick end resists hammering, while removing a tiny portion of the thin tail causes the entire drop to shatter explosively into dust. The piece notes they were introduced to England by Prince Rupert.
A Boston woman says she cannot live with her husband because he is too good. The comment suggests the husband is "too good to be true" and the idea of a rare change in personal life. An ad touts Garfield Tea as a liver stimulant and laxative.
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Advertises PazO ointment for 50 cents with refund offer and simple usage claim.
An old fashion advertisement promotes Lewis' Factory Peoria cigars as a source of happiness. It also features Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen feet and immediate relief. The copy targets general consumers with endorsements and price mentions.
A home remedy claims a foolproof cold cure using one ounce Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla one ounce Toris Compound and a half pint of whiskey mixed well. Take a tablespoon every four hours and expect relief within 24 hours. Ingredients are available at drug stores.
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