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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
7
The piece describes lustrous fabric borders and patterned bands used on summer gowns. It notes nine cashmere and marquisette materials with borders that create smart exclusive outfits. Skirts feature wide bands and tiered materials with patterned borders and lace hides corsage details.
A listed hat features deep purple satin fabric, gold lining, and a prominent gold osprey motif, indicating an ornate design and rich decorative details.
Borders on muslins vary from pink-edged white muslin with dotted lines to palest pink and white muslins. Marquisettes and roses feature colored borders, while a novelty fabric showcases tiny drawn work squares suitable for simple toilettes.
The Kansas City Star urges self control to profit from late summer bargains. Buy safe items like simple hats and durable fabrics, avoid ultra styles, and consider purchasing multiple shoes, dress materials, and timeless linens while discounts last. Home goods and furnishings also drop in price as the season ends.
The Dry Goods Economist notes a popular mid-width skirt for fall and winter. It balances a straight silhouette with enough fullness for comfortable walking, adding a few pressed plaits without flaring.
The article praises the pearl necklace as the favorite ornament whether long or short. It notes the Jow cut corsage and the return of the narrow black velvet choker as old world styles that heighten the pearls and emphasize the whiteness of the throat.
Reverend Samuel Briggs pays dog licenses to save 25 hounded hounds from execution. He moves them to his barn, releases them to leave, and leads a chaotic chase as Mastiff and canines pursue him through mud and streets, ending with a police arrival and his battered return home.
A baby is left to sleep in the open air in a pram at Platte Fougere Lighthouse station Guernsey. A cigar box in the pram contains a telephone transmitter and clock wired to the house. The clock ticks to show the transmitter works.
The bluejay favors thick woods but ventures into fields and orchards for food. It shows a proud air when found, with purplish blue upperparts and purplish gray underparts, blue wings, black bars, and white-tipped tails. It nests about twenty feet high, lays four to six greenish drab eggs flecked with brown, and can mimic other birds. It often teases the owl and sparrow hawk by imitating a wounded bird, sometimes ending in a hawk attack.
Mrs. Mary Taylor of St. Clair Missouri describes a fifteen year eczema ordeal with watery blisters cracking and bleeding on her hands. After trying salves and home remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a doctor’s advice and reports a complete cure with no remaining symptoms. The ad invites readers to request a sample and the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
In London a benevolent elderly hunter helps a man who dropped a five pound note. After confirming ownership, the finder refuses a reward and jokes that many others lost money in the big city, noting the owner was the 131st to report a loss today.
Lhasa, capital of Tibet, long known as the Forbidden City for political and religious exclusiveness. A British expedition broke its isolation in 1904, ending widespread European travel restrictions. The city has about 35,000 residents.
Mothers urged to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the SS signature. The message promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 30 years and notes children cry for it.
Ernest Feldkirch an eighty six year old Gottingen carpenter prepared for his burial after his first coffin at age sixty. He built a second coffin when the first decayed and now plans a third if needed, declaring he will make one more and will not quit his task. He remains hale and cheerful despite no relatives.
Berlin officials report the city's sewage is now pumped through large pipes to the municipal system, preventing direct discharge into the river. The upgraded network aims to reduce pollution and improve urban sanitation.
Two nations delay action over hagglings about shares of moving picture receipts. The dispute centers on percentage allocations rather than armed conflict, reflecting financial stakes in cinema distribution.
An advertisement touts Cole’s Carbon salve as stopping itching and smoothing skin. It urges readers to buy from druggists with prices listed, and also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product with claims of whiter clothes. The copy includes social quips and unrelated lines about targets and water adulteration.
Mrs Martha L Holltoway of Odd, Virginia says she recovered after years of anemia back pain and exhaustion due to changing life. She praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the health turning point and urges other women to seek its help with confidential replies from the company.
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