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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
3
The walking dress features pale blue and white striped zephyr with a pleated front skirt and matching bodice trim. An alternate handsome visiting dress showcases pale green face cloth with a high waisted pleated skirt and yoke net bodice edged with lace and silk, plus a hat trimmed with roses.
Discussion on flower arrangement emphasizes loosening stems, using foliage, and selecting vases. Notes that many flowers benefit from leaves, with exceptions like chrysanthemums. Describes vase types, color pairings, and rules against mixing different flowers. Ends with contrasting fashion notes on tailored styles and French looks.
The article notes modistes offer varied girdle embellishments that personalize outfits. It describes two foreign methods: rings with silk edging to thread ribbons and floral silk sashes with central knot placements. A white organdy lawn party dress with lavender and pink blossoms is cited, plus tips on teacup etiquette for proper handling.
A charming summer hat for a young girl features a simple white trim with soft white braided band and delicate baby pink roves, creating an appealing, feminine accessory.
A fragment from the Whiteett Courier mocks heavenly streets by noting no automobiles exist yet people are allowed to walk them. A spectator recounts a chaotic riding mishap as a mule toppled from a town wall during a fun spin, with bystanders and a startled rider involved.
An amusing tale describes a pickpocket in a saloon volubly advising a diamond owner on safeguarding his jewel with a rubber band over the screw to prevent theft. The column also notes a tearful bedside request, then shifts to ads and anecdotes about Grape Nuts nutrition and a reader letter about wellbeing.
A New York lawyer recently called to a hamlet in Berks County Pennsylvania tells a self revealing tale about misreading directions from a German woman and a forgetful pace along a rural road. The piece blends comic misfires with product ads for starch brand Defiance and a humorous exchange about Latin terms.
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas says four years ago he pilfered miln ery with mrabage and that Dean's Kilney Mis removed a kidney ailment after a short time. He asks others with kidney trouble to profit by his experience and mentions the remedy sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Tulsa.
A garbled OCR item discusses supposed cures for catarrh and other ailments claimed by a local advertiser. The text mentions Cheney and Co as proprietors and references a questionable claim involving a snake bite incident, with scattered names and places amid the unclear writing.
The fragment discusses a busy London port with a sale of Murwe Rye Remo cure eyes mint and other dubious goods. It references Druggist endorsements and a motto about honesty and debt. The text is garbled but centers on port activity and patent medicines.
A period piece explains the risk of adulterated white lead paints and promotes National Lead Company. It urges buyers to seek genuine Pure White Lead with the Dutch Master trademark as a mark of quality. The offer includes a free painting test book via National Lead Company in New York.
The text extols rapid vocabulary growth from science and invention and notes the emergence of Ethergram as a new word. It observes the acceptance and potential spread to Great Britain, asking why not if proven useful.
Thousands of American women in our homes sacrifice their lives to duty. To keep the home neat and the children well dressed women overdo and suffer in silence. They drift from bad to worse, knowing they ought to have help to overcome the pains. Daily life becomes a burden for these faithful women.
Claims a thirty year standard remedy for female troubles including displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities and period pains. Testimonials from Mrs F Ellsworth Mayville NY and Mrs W P Boyd Beaver Falls PA praise recovery and urge women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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