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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1904
Page
3
Latest fashions in small home accents include miniature cretonne baby room sets with fitted drawers and satin bows. New rattan willow and wicker porch furniture features pale French color schemes, stained enameled finishes, and multiple pieces like reading tables and tea stands.
A linen frock designed for a ten year old features damine fabric in blue with white embroidery and novelty banding. The yoke combines tucking and insertion, the waist sits over a fitted lining that can be cut away for a transparent effect, and the straight skirt is grouped to create flare.
The item lists fabric needs for a May Manton pattern No 4440 altered for ages 8 to 14, plus mail order info. It also offers jewelry cleaning tips noting brush, temperature, and drying methods for brooches and gold chains. A girl’s blue voile party gown is described with shirred waist, embroidered cuffs, and sash accents. Fur stoles remain fashionable, with emphasis on circle form.
The piece notes a shift to simple homely dainties in dinners, with fudge and cream candy replacing French bonbons. Table decor favors green and silver, and entertainments lack elaborate show, reflecting a broader move toward economical tastes and growing use of home sweets impacting confectioners.
The article notes trimming trends such as flue rilk fringes and knotted headings, with sewing sith and twist varieties in vogue. Large fringed tassels adorn model skirts and evening wraps, while narrow fringe insertions edge large tucks and corsages in the Tom Thumb fringe style for chic evening attire.
The article discusses using up holsters d'mittes in old English rtyde for bedroom decor including bedspreads curtains and cushions. It also covers wedding veils recommending a yard wide veil with teal dac edging and a ball wreath finish and mentions a home remedy butter for bruises claimed to prevent black and blue marks.
Senders can secure any May Manton pattern illustrated above by mailing blanks in coupon and payment with 1e coats. Address I. Harrison & Co 65 Plymouth Place Chicago. Pattern will be mailed promptly.
In a lively exchange two girls discuss a ghost story game at a holiday house. The blue blouse narrator recalls borrowing a short story book, imagining herself as the heroine, and winning a prize as the gray blouse rival grows envious.
Mr. H. Jonah recalls a streak of bad luck at Tivoli pool on a night with three South Side friends. With 26 cents bets and six shots per game, Jonah repeatedly posted the highest scores despite efforts to avoid them, prompting a one dollar pot for the lowest score and a surprising turn of fortune.
Chaplain Hale stops asking Sena to join in the morning prayer after no response was received. Newspaper reports sparked anxiety at the Senate about senators knowing the prayer. Senator Tillman quips about testing, while a South Carolina drowning story is cited for contrast.
A fragment tribute praising faithfulness to friends compares steadfastness in life. a separate note records Henry R. B. Briggs seeing eight deer grazing about a mile south of the village, describing them as sleek and picturesque.
Two testimonial letters describe relief from chronic catarrh after using Peruna. Flora Hauser from Indianapolis reports four weeks of use cured head and nasal congestion and no further trouble. Amanda Johnson of Fairchild Wisconsin notes eye pain and general head catarrh vanished after Peruna, with improved health.
R Hartman publicizes Peruna as a popular cure for chronic catarrh. The claim cites widespread use and extensive studies on catarrh effects on facial features. The article asserts Peruna’s fame and widespread consumption across the United States.
The ad claims Peruna restores faded beauty and youth by cleaning mucous membranes and improving facial symmetry. It says a Peruna course surpasses scientific devices for beauty and cautions it also cures catarrh, advising preventive use and offering free medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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