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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1910
Page
3
Millinery shops report a variety of customer tastes from popular familiar styles to original and unusual designs. A trend toward newer ideas grows as seasons pass, with some buyers seeking entirely new creations and others preferring velvet trims and winged accents.
The newest hosiery shows many charming effects with beaded instep designs and vinelike embroidery. Changeable silk effects and two toned looks stand out while plain lisle silk or gauze stockings remain popular for conservative wear and everyday use.
The article describes current fashion trends in women's wear noting a shift from heavy lace to shallow yokes. It highlights veiled yokes with chiffon, collarless waists, satin or suede turn down collars, and cream white high stock collars with black piping. Sleeves stay simple though three-quarter length in dressier tailor-made outfits feature elaborate cuffs.
Fashion notes two dress remodels to adapt princess gowns to current tastes. One uses side ribbon rosettes and a back connection to simulate a belt, while the other slash-and-yoke method turns a high empire gown into a tunic over a matching yoke, with fabric straps to finish.
The piece notes aeroplane curls as the latest fashion, worn under breakfast caps or theatre frills. They are small and fluffy, pinned at the sides to peek from lace, called Chantecler curls in Paris, and praised for matching real hair to avoid a false look.
A nile green silk voile waist with bands of English embroidery set in fagoting and sleeves with fine tucks trimmed to match. The little guimpe is made of white lace.
Wicker furniture including chairs tables and couches can be painted in almost any enamel color to match color schemes in bedrooms or sitting rooms. Available in light shades of blue pink purple and in darker hues like green and brown.
A California inventor scores a swimming training device that uses a padded support, pulleys, and ankle linked cables to mimic arm strokes and leg kicks. The apparatus guides the pupil through correct motion, with elastic returning mechanisms and safeguards to keep arms above body level while practicing.
A trio of young women spent weeks in a remote mountain village visiting a quirky postmaster. He dismissively tells them no mail for them that morning except an advertisement they would not want, which he promptly discards in the waste box.
A Sunday school teacher retells the Ananias and Sapphira story to a juvenile class. A bright student asks why the Lord does not strike everyone dead for telling a lie, replying that there would hardly be anybody left.
Johnny questions mathematical scaling in a story where 12 men take 12 days to build a house, implying 288 men in an hour and 17 280 in a minute. He doubts crossing the Atlantic by ships scaled to 12 by one day, abandoning the lesson.
Syrian Latakia tobacco from the port city Latakia is praised as superior, tied to ancient Laodicea and a historic trade hub near Mount Lebanon where cedar remnants still grow. The passage notes Latakia’s renown and enduring trade significance.
Benjamin climbs stairs and laughs at his wooden elephant. The toy slips from his hand and crashes to the marble floor. A baby below falls with a thump, startled by the sudden noise and event.
A simple aerial toy built from a thin metal or celluloid strip forms two wing blades on a central shaft. By bending the wings and attaching them to an eight inch stick, a quick twist launches the device to sail forward twenty to thirty feet before descent.
A child friendly primer asks about dental count body sensation sleep order and restful sleep positions. It explains why dogs sometimes see better at night and discusses basic first aid like applying a tourniquet and handling a fishbone in the throat or a rusty nail injury with simple steps.
A playful Q and A from a historical column with word riddles. It includes prompts like multiply a vowel by a vowel to yield an instrument, and fruit puns linking to pairs, dates, and olives. The item presents quirky mini puzzles and their answers.
A playful verse asks what hurts Tommy as he frets over a purple eye battered nose broken tooth and crippled toes. The child imagines larger status than peers, wondering what caused his troubles.
A brief note reports stone laying with great color and the builder reacts with disgust muttering about foreign cement. The fragment hints at a construction event and a clash over materials.
A handsome woman, famed for divorcing multiple husbands, returns from Nevada and meets her first husband Charlie in Chicago. They greet warmly, she reveals a habit of marrying strangers and laments ongoing restless marriages, expressing she hopes his life hasn’t been as rough.
Caution urged as parents are advised to examine every Castoria bottle for safety. Officials emphasize using only trusted, clearly labeled remedies for infants and children and to avoid unverified products.
Farmer Corntessel laments ongoing toils as summer boarders depart and the hired man remains a source of daily concerns. The exchange highlights persistent labor and caretaker tensions in rural life.
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form priced 50c or 1.00 for larger sizes. Murine Eye Salve packaged in aseptic tubes costs 25c or 1.00. Free Eye Books and Eye Advice offered by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
A brief dialogue centers on waiting for a 3 o'clock meeting with a wife at a street corner. The exchange notes there is no rush since it is not yet four. The tone implies casual domestic patience and everyday delay.
An advertisement promotes Spohn's as the top treatment for distemper, pink eye, and heave in horses of all ages. It notes prices of 8.50 and 1.00 per bottle, claims druggists and harness makers can stock it, and offers a free book from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Agents wanted.
A Lousiville Courier Journal cartoon features a boy weeping over a spilled pitcher with the quip about beer. The caption humorously contrasts childlike sorrow with a grownup beverage miscue.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Martel's Female Pill as a long standing standard medicine for women’s ailments. It claims scientific preparation, proven worth, quick and permanent results, and availability at all drug stores.
A playful exchange from Queen's High notes Briggins being cautious in cards. The quip suggests he never bluff until returning home to explain his whereabouts. The line captures schoolhouse humor and character quick wit.
An advertisement proclaims Pettit's Eye Salve restores damaged or diseased eyes and notes it is sold by Howard Bros. in Buffalo. It warns against accepting favors as ordinary and adds a health tip about constipation being linked to disease, recommending Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a family laxative.
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