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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
The article urges women to reduce and tighten silhouettes to suit current trends. It laments that fat figures are out of fashion, praising close waists, draped sleeves, and long coats to minimize hips and shoulders for a more graceful look.
A Copenhagen blue chiffon voile afternoon gown with a tucked skirt and overskirt effect. The kimono surplice bodice has self-tone satin bands and cream lace motifs with gold thread, an embroidered net motif, blue dotted chiffon frills, and short sleeves finished with satin borders.
Advice on decorating tables for formal luncheons or dinners with daisies and ferns. Suggestions include centerpieces, wreaths around oysters and fruit glasses, molded daisies for tees, green and white candy, and giving guests floral centerpieces as keepsakes.
A tight collar causes most discomfort and linen collars often shrink after laundering. Small white flags with red ribbon can decorate the back, or ribbons through the ends with eyelets make a neat finish.
The text urges discarding cheap veils when stained and dusty. It recommends cleaning inexpensive veils with an oddless cleaner, shaking them, drying on a bed, and smoothing fabric to cover or prepare for use.
Minneapolis March 3 A local obituary notes the death Sunday of Dr D Cushman aged 89 born in Virginia descendant of the Covhinan family. He is credited as the first to invent the human voice over wires and is linked with early pioneers S F Morse and Horace Greeley in the era of rapid mechanical progress.
Bishop William W. Duncan of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died early Monday in Spartanburg after months of illness. Born December 27 1839 in Randolph Macon College founder line, he previously led Randolph-Macon College as president before becoming a bishop of Quebec.
The commonwealth presses murder charges against Beech Hargis for killing James P. Hargis former judge and feud figure in Breathitt County. Judge Adams presided Monday and A Floyd Hurd led the Jackson citizens in prosecuting for the state.
Three Italian laborers burned to death and 15 others seriously hurt by jumping from windows as a blaze destroyed three workmen's shacks on the north side of Manhadset Bay Sunday. All men were employed on a rand bank.
A blaze in Wakefield Bessemer Michigan on Monday destroyed two boarding houses three saloons a furniture store and a barber shop. The estimated loss is 20000 dollars. Fireman Herman Hunshew fell from a ladder sustaining fatal injuries en route to the hospital.
Cattle receipts around 10 000 at Kansas City with steady to strong values for native and southern stock. hog receipts near 10 000 with firm to strong demand. sheep receipts about 1 000 with steady pricing. Chicago markets show mixed cattle and hog movements with notable receipts of Texans and western classes. St Louis reports subdued prices for cattle and firmer hogs. Omaha and Minneapolis listings indicate ongoing movement of cattle hogs and grain futures.
Letter argues rural mail delivery costs are minor compared to benefits. It claims rural routes boost farm values, raise rural literacy, and connect towns with wealth centers. Proponent believes nationwide returns exceed expenditures despite uncertain revenue.
The economical woman saves by frugal planning and prudent use of what she can command. Economy is a virtue when within means, avoiding penury and unnecessary waste. A frugal, industrious woman can stretch a modest income, serving herself and others, with economy as a dowry richer than gold.
A tract promoting peace through intellectual, artistic, and spiritual wealth rather than material wealth. It argues honor and duty should expand to the nation, envisioning a future where wisdom governs and needs determine distribution, with gradual social progress.
Reports from Coaldale and Warner describe winter and spring wheat yields, oat and potato values, and hay production. Details include acreage, bushel per acre figures, prices, and notes on stubble land and breaking work. The letters cite farm activity in 1906 1907 and praise local conditions, with a short fiction piece about a tramp in a farm setting.
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal relates how Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her three daughters of eczema and helped a newborn with neck skin irritation. She notes success after trying many treatments and records the May 21, 1907 date.
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a mild natural laxative. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debilitation or need to increase dosage, and emphasizes genuine California Fig Syrup Co. manufacturing and widespread drugstore sale.
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