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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
3
An amusing exchange about a typewriter leads to a pitch for Defiance Starch. The ad boasts that patent starches from 25 years ago were inferior and credits a new ingredient for greater strength and smoothness, claiming modern Defiance starch omits injurious chemicals.
A humorous domestic exchange reveals a misunderstanding about a found item. One partner suspects drinking, while a misidentified object causes a clash. The misinterpretation escalates into a lighthearted moment sparked by a fireless cooker and a shoe box mix up.
An imaginative man asks what if a comet hit Earth and Mr. Fan son replies he favors offering an engagement on our home team. The exchange hints at strategic thinking and humorous speculation about defending Earth.
Farmers debate morality in a satirical exchange about justice and freedom. The dialogue mocks city enforcement and imprisonment symbols with quirky branding like Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a count of nine million.
A compact line notes that welcome always smiles while farewell leaves with a sigh, capturing the paradox of human sentiment in brief verse. The aphorism echoes themes of warmth and distance central to Shakespearean reflection on relations.
Design ideas for hand painted place cards include a pink rose chiffon gown damsel as a standee with a back banner and a name, plus variations like a basket of flowers Susanne Marie Rodocanachi, bells, rosy apples, and colorful gowns.
The description outlines a pale green bordered foulard used for an attractive gown modeled after a sample. A tan plaited white silk mousseline yoke forms the bodice with lace stock, tab, and side pieces. Bertha band and strap pieces use the border with an embroidered green ring and are edged in dark green velvet. Fancy crochet buttons are described as accents.
The article praises handkerchief linen, French nainsook, and fine batiste as the ideal soft fabrics for baby dresses. It notes that hand embroidered touches elevate the garment, with tiny eyelets, blossoms, beading, and scalloped edges. Elaborate Irish lace dresses suit christening robes more than daily wear.
A description details a blouse with four deep circular tucks on the front and four on the sleeves, plus a plain skirt where a dotted border serves as the hem. The design emphasizes tucked fullness and a simple lower edge.
In country houses chimes and gongs are increasingly used to summon families at meals. Many are decorative and musical rather than loud, often Japanese in origin, with ornamental gongs and bells on rods. A Chinese bronze figure variation stood on a buffet, carrying a rod with two small gongs and a larger one, a striker kept ready at its belt.
A fashion piece discusses low cut corset covers and sheer chemises needing a bridge item. It highlights slips made of strong mousseline de soie with round necks and short sleeves, sold ready-made in shops by the dozen, shaping shoulders and adding warmth in hot weather.
Mrs C R K Foresman of Canon City Colorado credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney complaints after years of rheumatism and dropsy. She says relief appeared after using two or three boxes and she remained cured. The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers at 59 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
An exchange reported by a New York tobacconist contrasts blue blood and frontier pride. A countess notes in Biarritz that aristocratic claim means little in the wild west while a Texas cowboy adds his own mixed heritage, joking about shared half-breed status.
A Virginia resident recounts severe eye inflammation affecting both eyes for about two years. After failed results from a family physician and two other doctors, Cuticura Ointment markedly improved symptoms within one week and nearly cured in two weeks. Now sixty five, he praises Cuticura. Potter Drog & Chem. Corp. Boston.
A newspaper ad notes the value of home laundering for white textiles and wash goods, emphasizing proper starching. It praises Defiance Starch for providing strength to stiffen fabrics without thickening, promising a noticeably improved finish.
Gen P P Parker recalls a Memorial day sermon in Phoenix highlighting a printers error in the Monday report. The item misquoted that the Rev Dr John Blank greased the pulpit, with the intended word being graced.
A dramatic episode reports an earnest stage aspirant threatening suicide unless given work. The manager calms her and listens, then retrieves a revolver from a desk drawer to quiet her. The incident is noted in gossip columns with cross references to Lippincott and Puck.
Two music critics duel over a recent piano recital. The first complains of a wasted evening while the second defends the performer, saying his playing was above criticism, framing a sharp, humorous clash of opinions.
Neighbor gossip reveals Amos Dore wore tight shoes to forget troubles at home as he logged with Lije every winter and stayed with him each summer. Aunt Em memory suggests marital harmony masked by the practice, a claim tied to a line from Youth's Companion.
A scanned column mixes fiction with moralizing advice. It recalls a boy's quip on an octopus as an eight sided cat, shares a bedtime prayer anecdote, and urges screens against disease bearing mosquitoes. It also promotes Defiance Starch for lighter, stronger laundry stiffening.
A late magazine excerpt lauds a tiny striking girl with vivid features then shifts to a Defiance Starch advertisement touting chemical free, strong starch for fine fabrics. Witty banter about marriage follows a quip on reform and worth.
Use Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen smarting tired feet and corns. Cures while you walk. Available at druggists and shoe stores for five cents. Sample sent free. Allen’s Foot-Ease, LeRoy New York.
A short dialogue fragment about fishing luck and baits contrasts worms with flies as fishers discuss adaptation to cooler weather. The ad copy promotes Chamberlain's products and a grocery brand, asserting pure and government-endorsed phosphate baking soda line. The tone imitates a vintage newspaper blurb with consumer product placement.
The note discusses how some women pursue economy by depriving themselves of foods their husbands prefer. It mentions a shift from 10c cigars to Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c and comments on people who speak without thinking. A stray line attributes the remark to Pope.
A government wheat estimate discussion cites “green horns” sources as flawed. A Dutch sailor misunderstanding vegetables buys peas, then is mocked by the captain. A separate quip notes a dignified judge’s reputation, followed by Dr. Osler on tuberculosis eradiation, highlighting hope amid persistent death tolls.
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