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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
3
A humorous mock dialogue unfolds around a bank about to be examined. An assistant janitor ribbed by the examiner quips about collateral, a wife’s pearls, and a racing car for a son. The cashier, tellers, and office runner are mentioned as the bank plans to prepare and file a report to Washington, with dusting of the safe deposit boxes noted.
A young man, J. Walter Clarke, was in white eyes seeking work and spoke of a discouraged look as he described an essay he read at his college commencement titled The World Needs Us, reflecting on the era’s employment climate and aspirations.
A burly, jovial turb broker upset by a New York girl's Florida resort note shared the letter with a friend. The line mocks Satan's gifts with a quip about a pair of ice skates, hinting at playful mischief and seaside chatter.
A terse exchange from the Catholic Times notes two messenger boys rumored to work in secret service roles. The dialogue pivots on whether one boy carried notes to chorus girls for a young De Miliqua, a claim later challenged as disproved.
A fragmented exchange features a flirtatious back and forth about old ruins and marriage. Phrases reveal coy humor and social banter, mentioning a trip abroad and a prospective suitor, amid amused mishearing and topsy dialogue.
Ida A Talbert reflects on the life of seamstresses, detailing hardships faced from demanding clients and poor pay. She recounts experiences with delays, demanding schedules, and unworthy compensation, plus practical laundry tips and advice for aspiring needleworkers.
A typewriter user shares homegrown tips to preserve a slim neck and erect posture. She and her grandmother favor head up eyes to ceiling, chest forward, and neck muscles contracted. They caution that a light collar harms a beautiful throat and recommend collarless wear when possible with a Dutch neck dress for evenings.
Praise from medical leaders endorses Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic women's remedy. It stresses perseverance, warns against expecting miracles, invites sick women to write for free consultation, and notes Pleasant Pellets as a gentle bowel regulator.
Recipe outlines cucumber cream using almond oil cucumber juice and benzoin with soap as a base. Instructions cover juice extraction simmering, sieving, mixing with alcohol, adding fig and apricot preservatives, and bottling in dark storage for best use.
Directions describe making almond meal from blanched bitter almonds after oil extraction. Ingredients include orris root powder, wheat flour, castile soap, borax, oil of bitter almonds, bergamot, tincture of musk, with exact weights and steps to mix and sieve.
Historical notes describe antiseptic hair preparations and lotions with ingredients like quinine bisulphate spirits of rosemary alcohol and various fats. Astringent and massage cream formulas include eau de cologne elderflower water alum and almond oil with glycerine and wax. A therapeutic slapping method to treat a hollow back is suggested, claiming to develop muscles and improve appearance.
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