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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
6
A near fire at a theater after a lit cigarette and stray match in the snow prompts a dialogue on safety. The feature includes other health notes about tuberculosis campaigns led by women nationwide and a community anecdote about Postum replacing coffee for digestive relief.
Two fashion descriptions detail an elegant dragon fly blue cashmere dress with a long slightly trained skirt and velvet piping on the sleeves, plus a second oak ripple brown cliffon faced cloth dress with wrapped seams and spotted net underslip. Materials listed include eight yards cashmere and seven yards cloth.
A society trend brings back candle lighting with ornate candlesticks from brass to silver. Antique shops report rising prices as old brass and empire pieces return to favor on library tables and dressing tables. Baby frocks also trend with intricate yokes, beading, and lace. A New York woman repurposes a gold chain into a handbag accent, a clever no spend fashion fix.
Simple described pinafore with embroidery decoration. Instructions note an eight piece design, square neck band, gathered body, and hemmed edge. Materials listed include one yard of fabric 36 inches wide, three quarters yard insert, and embroidery floss.
A guide advises rinsing the mouth at least once daily with an antiseptic wash. The recommendation highlights oral hygiene as a preventive measure and mentions benefits for overall health.
The passage notes varied sleeve fashion from fuller three quarter to long sleeves, urging individual judgment in choice. It cites a muslin garden party frock as smarter with shorter sleeves, while tailor made sleeves exposing bare arms look poor.
A woman in social days must nightly brush her hair to avoid lasting damage. Combing cannot restore growth angle near the scalp. brushing can counteract the ducuity. The ball must be held to lift it, and upon release guiness and gumes remain unattainable otherwise.
Practical Fashions presents Paris Pattern No 2918 for a three size miss collection 12 to 17 years. The design features a blouse with an applied plastron yoke trimmed in red mohair, a plaited skirt attached under the belt, short sleeves with buttoned bands, full bloomers with an elastic gathered hem, and a removable red mohair chemisette. Material yardage for a 15 year old is listed for multiple widths.
A Paris pattern No 2008 showing an every day shirtwaist in Hinen cotton voile Victoria lawn or striped fabric. It features three quarter sleeves with turned back cuffs and narrow edging. Material estimates vary by width and bust size with yardage guidelines.
Uncle Eben speaks in dialect about tariffs and their limited effect on farmers who toil in the fields and keep to the fence corner with their plows purses and rusty hoes, arguing the policy does little for rural livelihoods.
The guidance states when writing using a style that requires etiquette, do not begin the first sentence with I unless necessary. If the topic mandates the personal pronoun, structure the paragraph so that the I appears after an initial clause or statement. This keeps tone formal and avoids front loading the pronoun.
The column repeats a spoof ad for Allen's Foot-Ease claiming thousands of testimonials and free samples. It then presents a humorous captain’s report about tourist questions on a trans Atlantic liner. Finally it notes new iron ore fields in South Finland and the Ladoga region, citing ongoing mining research and a Lord Palmerston quote on knowledge and ignorance.
A Lomburger shipment forced into a rough coffin on a passenger train leads the baggage handler to guard the box as the owner claims a dead relative. The station man consoles himself with the notion that the kin is indeed beyond living trouble. A separate oddity from St. Louis notes a child’s defiant take on prayer after a kitchen cow riddle.
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