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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
2
A collage of witty quotable lines from different newspapers features pithy exchanges on marriage age, a sci school exam joke about gastric juice, a theater figure’s wish for posthumous praise, and a cannibalism joke about thanks to a predecessor.
A collection of light witticisms and dialogue snippets from various papers. Includes lines about a boy named Boyd and a remark about scratching one’s head. Also features quips from Aunt Eliza and jokes about luck and money, with a shipboard misadventure about a cat left in a house.
Fragmentary dialogue shows characters debating color names and moral instinct. Nell asks why a shade called messenger blue is guaranteed not defattions, while Wend Parent discusses instinct guiding what is right. Tommy answers a riddle about water turning to ice and price change.
The article notes lightly embroidered white linens, striped madras fabrics, and fringe covered parasols. Cream and pale yellow chamois gloves suit wool or mohair suits, while silk gloves suit warm weather. A new hair piece resembles a barrette with short teeth for secure hold. Gold embroidery and bullion adorn afternoon and evening frocks, silver used less. Eighteenth century ruchings appear on new gowns and wraps. Anna Held, with $1,000,000 saved, sails to Europe and retires after the coming season. White buckskin shoes feature burnished gold buckles and new silk parasols have matching handles.
Post Toasties are described as firm and substantial in a brief boastful copy. The ad asserts a lingering taste and appealing mouthfeel, emphasizing a lasting flavor experience.
Fashion column compares crinoline and coarse straw textures as in vogue, noting their shared prominence in dress and accessories of the period.
Mrs. Matilda Holtert of Providence BR praises Allen's Foot-Ease for relieving sore and tired feet. The ad notes the product is sold by all druggists with black and white hat fashion mentioned as a rage.
A home treatment claim offers immediate relief and permanent care for piles with a new absorption method. Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana is named to receive details and trial supplies. The notice also markets various fashion fabrics and accessories from the period.
Poignant verses reflect on aging and absence as a narrator urges not to forget the elderly while a second poem laments a loved one gone home. Attributed to Will T Hale and Robert J Burdette, the pieces explore memory, loss, and the lingering presence of departed family.
A vintage column parodies how travelers abroad shape views of Americans. It notes patriotic zealots, boorish behavior by Germans and English, French restraint, and the blunt truth that nations often expose their own flaws through traveling citizens.
A witty exchange about a husband’s political leanings shows the canvasser asking a lady whether her husband is Liberal or Conservative. The lady replies that at home he is perfectly nubile and courteous, while in public he mirrors his company. A separate aside notes girls with toothpicks look worse than when hair is in cast papers.
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