Woman’s age judged by dress when going out
A remark notes that a woman’s apparent age shifts with her attire before a night out, suggesting clothing influences how old she appears.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
7
A remark notes that a woman’s apparent age shifts with her attire before a night out, suggesting clothing influences how old she appears.
In out buildings mix Rough on Rats with any food and place on boards under floors. Close large openings to dogs cats or chickens but leave small openings for rats. A 25c box of Rough on Rats can clear hundreds of rats and mice in one or two nights. Sold at druggists 15c 25c 75c E S Wells Jersey City NJ. Compliments should be Fletcherized before swallowed.
An old ad touts a “cure a cold in one day” with Bromu uinine tablets sold by E W Grove. Druogists refund money if it fails and each box bears Grove’s signature. The copy ends with a quip about liars and naked truth.
A historical sketch recounts Captain John Smith’s survival in Virginia 1607 and Pocahontas saving him. It notes Smith’s many exploits, Pocahontas risked her life to feed the colonists, and her later reunion with Smith in London before dying.
The 1900 census shows New York housing 322 343 German born residents, more than all German cities except Berlin Breslau Dresden and Cologne. Chicago 170 738 Germans tops mid sized German cities except Frankfurt Hanover and Posen St Louis 58 781 Milwaukee 53 854 outpace Bonn 50 737 and Furth 54 142.
Westminster Gazette cites Horace Walpole's 1784 quip after Blanchard's hydrogen balloon ascent. He predicted deserted seaports turned dockyards for air ships and wind gun battles with roads broken for tillage. The Gazette notes it was facetious yet eerily echoes modern air travel.
The Gentlewoman notes amusing yet painful ballroom mishaps as dances like cotillions lead to collisions amid fashion-minded crowds. Mrs George Keppel suffered a nasty fall while attempting a rope jump in a cotillion, keeping her sidelined for a time. The piece contrasts social skirmishes with rising interest in ballroom sports. The piece also reports on South America’s wireless telegraphy push with Uruguay planning three stations at Flores Island Punta del Este and Cape Santa Maria while Chile weighs Valparaiso Juan Fernandez and Punta Arenas sites.
Charley asks if you would call his wife pretty and the reply jokes about speaking to Charley before judging her appearance.
Public notice-style item warning against mercury in catarrh treatments. Mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Company Toledo Ohio, internal use, price 75 cents, testimonials offered, sold by druggists. Includes stray jokes about heredity morals and sales offers.
An advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures for Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or refunds. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and a quip about gossip.
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