The Summer Toast Napkin Typing Project
A freelance stenographer recalls typing toasts on thousands of paper napkins for a women's club. She notes the task was pleasant but warns guests may leave with purple ink smudges from the non copying ink used.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
7
On His Upper Sides Consolation and Confession
A witty line notes that when a man is truly struggling there is little comfort in knowing an honest confession benefits the soul.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Promoted in Trial Package
A fragment promotes Munyon's Paw Paw pills as a reliable laxative and canalytic remedy. It emphasizes confidentiality and careful handling of the reader’s case, noting the product contains no calomel and induces liver activity gently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Paw Paw
Fine lingerie trends and hand sewing in 1900s fashion
The text discusses delicate underwear fabrics and styles. It highlights soft finished dimities and satins, the importance of good hand sewing, and dainty trims. It describes chemises drawers skirts and combinations matching outer dress lines and notes practical uses for lace, lawn, and Val encasing undergarments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valenciennes
Trimming for the Suit with Black and White Stripes
A decorative guide notes black and white striped silk as a standout trimming for tailored suits. It describes widths from one inch to pin stripes and suggests coordinating with linen or serge fabrics, with accents in green blue red and royal tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hraid
Gutter's Help and Butler's Table Accessory
Describes a revolving center table accessory for the dining table used at breakfast and supper to hold sugar cream bread and small dishes. Available in wicker, decorated china, and various woods with mahogany favored.
Dress for a Young Girl with Box Plaits and Quaker Collar
A dress described for a young girl features three wide box-pleats across the back and front stitched to the waist with a leather belt. It has a Quaker collar and cuffs of white lawn with a finished hem suitable for school or seaside wear.
Cripple Creek Short Line Rail Ride Lures Colorado Travelers
The piece promotes the Cripple Creek Short Line railway between Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek. It extols mountain scenery and engineering feats, claiming the ride is unequalled globally and urges travelers to experience the journey through gold camps and canyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Mountain Top
Great Gorges
Grand Canyons
Crippie Creek
Lorado
The Supreme Test in Harper's Bazar Quip
A quoted quip on schooling from Harper's Bazar notes no complaint about a child’s education. The line contrasts Brownly and Jones and comments on parental tolerance of schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownly
Jones
Townely
Harper’s Bazar
Farmers urged to work hard for a better life in Saskatoon
A fragmented plea from a Saskatoon commissioner to farmers stresses hard work as the key to improved life, naming the Board of Trade and Western Canada. The message appeals to rural readers to stay focused and diligent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Gore
Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
The Grandest Old Bore Seeks a Long Past Summer
Methuselah taunts with a boast of a 700 year old memory as the crowd retreats in embarrassment. The scene hints at a fable style gathering where humor and lore collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Gold Embossed Birthday Post Cards Offer
Beautiful post card free with two cent stamp for five samples of Gold Embossed Birthday Flower and Motto cards. Art Post Card Club at 731 Jackson St Topeka Kansas invites readers to request samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Post Card Club
Jackson St
Topeka
Kan
Work as Reward and Strength, George Sand Quote
A quoted reproach to laziness emphasizing that labor shapes character and honors effort, attributed to the writer George Sand. The brief note presents the maxim as a statement on work’s value and personal virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sand
Washingtons Trial by Henhouse Lesson
In Tuskegee during hard times Booker T. Washington plans a school in an old chicken house. He asks a seasoned helper to join at nine the next morning to clean the henhouse. The elder resists, doubting the temper of starting such work in daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Washington
Success Magazine
Stop the Pain Burn Salve Ad and Teething Syrup Ad
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carboli salve stops burn or cut pain and heals quickly with little scarring, offering samples and prices in 2d and 50c by J Cole & Co. It also promotes Curtis Yorke quotation and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with 36c per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. Cole & Co
Blackiver Falls
Wis
California
Memory Aids and a Pricey Cigar Reminder
A quirky note contrasts memory lapses with fixed ads for Lewis' Single Binder extra quality tobacco cigars priced higher than standard five cent cigars. The line about a child showing its toy bank adds a playful, mnemonic twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
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