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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
A scrambled Beaver Herald page relays varied items on early flight, gender roles, finance, Panama Canal timing, and society gossip. It cites aviation dangers, insurance questions after balloon wrecks, and remarks from Miss Anna Morgan and Col Goethals with references to 1915 openings and political intrigues.
A guide on at home beauty care and grooming includes using rubber bands as dental aids, singeing hair for growth, and wardrobe advice. It covers hair thinning prevention, wart treatments with anticylic acid and collodion, and folk nose sprays with listerine borax and soda. It also gives posture advice for sloping shoulders and a lemon rose water facial rinse.
The article highlights raphia embroidery for curtains and furnishings, noting low cost and easy handling with split raphia needles. It also describes October traveling gowns with three-piece outfits in blue and brown, using corded ottoman and cloth fabrics.
The article details a jacket made of gray tweed suitable for serge or cloth with tahuftting back and front opening. Velvet straps edged with silk trim shoulders, collar and cuffs in the same material, fronts fastened with a silk cord. Materials listed include two yards of 48 inch fabric, half yard velvet, half yard silk on the cross.
Instructions describe methods to lengthen skirts by letting out tuck, adding facing, extension hem, insertion rows, and decorative trims. For older girls, add circular or pointed yoke at the top. Emphasizes maintaining length and matching design while modifying garments.
A note describes carrying baby milk during travel by placing the bottle in a regular handbag with a Lee bag and chipped ice to keep it sweet. It advises using pure water stored similarly and warns that some means of cooling or warning is needed for safe preparation.
William A. Radford offers readers free advice on balding subjects and home design insights. The note mentions his address in Chicago and a design featuring a gambrel roof, highlighting space gains and interior finishing tricks for upper stories and roof areas.
Editor praises thoughtful house plans detailing linen and clothes closets, practical cellar access, and a strong roof. Discusses gambrel roofs, gable proportions, and front hall to kitchen connectivity. Describes a six room layout with living room 12 by 16, fireplace corner, and emphasis on quiet, utility, and eventual servant needs.
The article notes a new fashion detail the five buttons on the conte jacket. It explains Chinese influence with the mandarin jacket kimono sleeve and chrysanthemum embroidery. The five buttons symbolize the virtues of humanity justice order rectitude and prudence as urged by Confucius.
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville writes about stomach catarrh and indigestion. She credits Dr Hartman and Peruna with relief after trying doctor prescribed medicines and Manalin. The letter appeals to others with similar ailments to seek Peruna.
An insulted Andrew Thomas earned a reputation as a poor debtor who forgot to repay money and return borrowed items. A friend challenged him about five dollars, prompting a dignity filled, evasive reply. The piece ends with a moral note on honesty and temper.
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