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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
7
The article details three dress styles with elaborate construction notes. First a fillet insertions, tucks, and a puffed sleeve with a rose adorned straw hat. second a striped zephyr circular suit with epaulettes and cross-cut straps. third a cream serge five-gore skirt with a simple blouse and a cotton voile patterned top with lace trim.
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York describes years of back and hip pains from kidney trouble. After five years of failing relief she finds quick improvement with Doun's Kidney Pill and now reports excellent health. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells them.
The coming season favors glossy faced materials with satin leading for elaborate events and satin faced wools for day wear. Broadcloths, Venetian cloths, prunellas and serger remain in high demand for supple yet firm textures. Velvet grows through separate coats and skirt updates, while petticoats evolve but are unlikely to vanish.
Instructions outline a clover gathering method including cutting, piling, drying on newspapers, and drying in a warm place to prevent loss. The process yields leaves and flowers ready for case making, with notes on avoiding wind disruption and ensuring thorough dryness.
The article describes thin sachet holders and light trims, with a focus on draped and filled net bonnets resembling earlier styles like the Charlotte Corday. High crowns, drooping brims, and low-placed bonnets suit pretty or piquant faces, paired with sheer summer frocks. An illustration offers a model peek.
Instructions describe inserting drawstrings so they stay fixed. Place string as long as hem or facing, anchor with 10 small stitches at each end, then sew up. This method prevents drawstrings from pulling in or out during wear.
The vogue settles on sleeves that reach the wrists and extend over the knuckles with thumb holes in some cuffs. The look is quiet and precise, minimizing display while maximizing a subdued, study appearance. The fashion notes emphasize measurement and cohesion over ornament.
A fragment describes fringe bets grouped near the back of a bend, noting familiarity with a cabbage bow motif. The obscure line hints at quirky betting culture and recurring oddities linked to fringe attire.
A stylistic note describes an all black hat featuring a soft bow and four deep black fringe ends that hang over the brim. The fringe is praised as graceful and particularly suited to a woman nearing middle age, enhancing the hat’s dignified appearance.
A rural New York wedding tale notes the contrast of old and new as guests arrive to Staten Island celebrations in modest settings. An autos arrival surprises attendees, with guests dressed in formal attire and a touring car spotlighting the day's festive mood.
A Montreal mother recalls severe childhood eczema in three daughters and a nursling. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, all symptoms cleared. The letter dates to May 21, 1907, describing dramatic skin relief and recovery.
A vivid look at Canada’s western wheat belt from Winnipeg to Calgary. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba push toward record yields with estimates averaging 25 to 35 bushels per acre while some fields reach 50 to 100 bushels. The piece highlights climate benefits, strong profits for homesteaders and the boast that Western Canada may become the world’s premier grain region driven by settlers who build modern homes and farms with rising prosperity. It notes imports of Canadian wheat to refine grain quality and cites a settler from Regina as an example of farm earnings.
A garbled OCR page parcels stray dialogue and aged snippets including editor contrasts, editor conundrums, random names, weathered advertisements, and stray jokes. The readable bits hint at a historic paper page filled with editor chatter, local ads, and stray quotations from a bygone era.
A customer letter extols Postum as a palatable coffee substitute with constant flavor. It claims fewer headaches and gall bladder issues since switching, praising taste stability and noting the slogan There’s a Reason. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, invites readers to send similar testimonials.
A Denver woman writes that after a failed operation and worsening condition she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from backache bearing down pain and periodic palps and urges other women with similar troubles to try the product.
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