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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
3
Representative Harry Maynard recounts a Virginia church where a one year excommunication for blood fights was followed by a mourners bench reinstatement. A final outburst from an old black member halted the practice, declaring he had done all the forgiving and was tired of it.
Miss Goodley defends a misstatement to a Sabbath school crowd claiming the minister was twenty two. Miss Gaddiet expresses surprise at the claim and her role as teacher. The exchange centers on understate versus exaggerate in the minister issue.
A sharp exchange unfolds as an angry woman disputes a photographer over her husband’s appearance. The photographer remains blunt, noting she chose him. The quip shifts to romantic wit, suggesting courting a sweetheart is pleasant but courting one’s wife is warmer and cheaper.
A seventy year old hostess hosted an annual tea for young girls, inviting mothers to share the same willow ware and tea. Guests enjoyed a poem read by the hostess, games with favors, and lively chatter. Favors ranged from bonbons to paper hats and parasols, with mingled nostalgia and merriment pervading the gathering.
A cotillion style euchre party entertained 40 guests at a spacious country house. Tables were scattered through the large rooms as each guest found her place to begin the game and social rounds.
The passage describes inviting guests in fringed tissue paper, requesting paper costumes for all, with women guiding men, and outfits like plaited paper negligee shirts, leatherette belts, and paper cuffs. Prizes, favors, and decorative elements such as tissue flowers, lanterns, and napkin rings are noted, plus a hat making contest at MADAME MERRL.
Distinctive designs appear on newlisle thread stockings and a chantilly scarf for evening wear outlines with gold. Two toned taffetas named Chameleon gain popularity this spring. Side closings on waists, coats, gowns, and suits become a pronounced feature. Smart plain colored coats pair with checked or striped voile or silk fabrics.
A new hair roll uses tulle from the dress trimming and a fluffy neck bow for support. Lightweight and ventilated tulle helps maintain a natural look, and it can be bought cheaply. Chosen to near match hair color, it improves on heavy pads that can look artificial. Tubes are twisted to size and hair arranged on them.
Seek out polished steel buttons from past styles for lady beauty, from shepherd’s plaid to navy serge and mulberry linen. Any shape will do, ball buttons preferred. rub with leather and polish metal. Button bags yield better finds than lining. Canopy parasols look stacked as if two separate parasols.
Clean mirrors with a damp sponge and water then dust with fine whiting or powdered blue. Polish using a silk handkerchief or soft cloth. If dry and grease-free, the charred candle portion makes an excellent polish for a looking glass.
A vintage advertisement claims kidney issues cause back pain headaches and nervousness in women. Mrs Joseph Cross of Morriston Arkansas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing swelling, dizziness, and back pain after six doctors failed. The Foster Milburn Co advertises 50 cents a box.
A Mt. Vernon Kentucky family details their three month old daughter’s scalp eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, the severe itching and scales cleared in two weeks and hair regrew. The child, now sixteen, remained healthy with continued use of the remedies.
Spreading the News reports Postmaster Fuller of Rockland Maine delivering a mock solemn announcement that his name has been sent to Washington for reappointment. He shares the tidings with his wife as distant as the district, prompting a humorous salute to his political clout. Then a dry goods merchant’s twins arrive and a four year old requests another baby.
A stark funeral vignette from the Princeton Tiger describes a mourner laying a white form to rest, her heart beating with restrained grief. Without sobs she endures one broken cry then silence, and she departs, noting she will lay another egg tomorrow.
A customer letter from Mrs Emma B McConkey of Hacker Valley West Virginia reports the Resinol sample almost cured her daughter's eczema and praises the product. Additional lines include advertisements for Marine Eye Remedy promising relief for eye troubles and a Krishna quote about love.
In a New York interview Professor Percival Lowell says Martian canals are not literal lines. A Boston maid witnesses a parlor magic trick as a magician hides a letter under a rug. A seven year old fairy girl laughs and dodges before being caught, her giggle ending the chase.
A brief quotation contrasts youth and age as Jagson notes that a young man seeks to show knowledge while an older man tries to hide ignorance. The line reflects a witty observation on learning and pride across life stages.
A newspaper ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarh, asserting it cures constitutional disease through internal treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any failure and invites readers to request a list of testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Limit to Woman's Suffrage reports that women in Krain, Austria, can vote in person with a designated time for casting ballots. The text notes a single constraint on their rights and references funeral and editorial quips, including a Life remark about editors and fashion.
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