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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
9
Henna tea made from crushed leaves steeps twenty four hours to color hair auburn. Strain then shampoo and dry, apply tea evenly then sun dry. Repeat washing with fresh tea to deepen shade. Strength of the brew determines the final color.
A fashion sketch features a white dotted net Charlotte Corday hat with pale pink rosebuds and a blue taffeta ribbon. Health tips discuss posture, complexion, and avoiding wrinkles, plus a note on foot binding and rising female independence. The piece cites six million women at work and questions national civility and fashion norms.
The passage advises cleansing creams for the face and weak salt water or boracic acid for eye inflammation. It notes 40,000 women seek work while many cannot find it and cites 303 vocations for women as listed by the census. It observes women’s labor advances threaten family life and asks if society will rely on large boarding houses and state rearing of children.
Instructions advise washing hair every three weeks and rinsing scalp with cold water after washing. A shampoo recipe uses a raw egg beaten with lime water, rubbed into the head before washing in gear water. Every other night the scalp may be massaged with boracic acid and alcohol mixture.
The piece reports Minister Wu stating streets show no girls under ten with bound feet and that elderly women once bound have lived with grips for years, signaling a cultural shift.
A French visitor and Mrs Richardson of the Woman’s Home Companion admire American working women. They praise self supporting women for good taste in dress and the indies’ well kept appearance and smart shoes on the job. They claim no other country matches this standard.
The article highlights neck finish in selecting a schuier Sucque or wrapper. It notes many women skip this detail and choose only a low cool neck, leading to unsatisfactory results. The described garment uses cretonne in a fine quarry with a dainty design and small fan insets beside the front.
Chicago Journal reports Father Bernard Vaughn of London attributes women's greater talking to their temperament and need for safety valves. He argues nature endowed women with a drive to talk to prevent emotional bursts and rebuff attempts to silence them.
A fall bridal box described for trevescan articles. Cedar boxes with a front drop lid reveal drawers for storage and lock securely. Dark cedar features brass initial lettering and brides design, offered in a convenient form.
Fragmentary text describes a southern woman in New York watching cars and asking why machines carry bio preservers. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent facts, names, or dates to confirm a specific news item.
A Tennessee inventor unveils a horseshoe shaped pincushion mounted on a sewing machine arm. A bowed clamping sprig holds pins inside for instant access, allowing the operator to reach pins without stopping the machine. The device promises time saved for heavy sewing workloads.
In a village near Enderby a fever outbreak challenges George Greswold's sanitation efforts. A dairy well tainted by manure leads Dr Porter to suspect typhoid, linking the illness to the careworn well near the dairy and implicating farm staff in potential contamination. Lola and Mildred face shared worry as Porter is sent to examine Lola and the village awaits news.
An English gentleman confides to the London Outlook that his wife believes England holds the greatest revenue while learning of the national debt. She questions how a nation with such figures can be so deeply indebted and vows not to claim Englishwoman status abroad.
A humorous Punch example shows a teacher asking what a hypocrite means and a pupil answering that a man “ain't” speaks louder than a dictionary about language. The tale highlights how children grasp meaning beyond formal definitions.
A humorous Home Herald snippet shows an artist arguing that selling pictures proves worth in other fields. A passerby retorts that the artist could sell anything, suggesting insurance or steel bridges as big money ventures.
A quaint exchange from The Methodist Records recalls a child asking about bay rum in a bottle. The mother explains it is mucilage, sparking the boy’s remark about his hat not coming off.
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