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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
7
An import display highlights spring costumes with new sleeved jackets worn with gowns instead of matching three piece outfits. Jackets use the gown trim in cloth or silk, offering lighter weight and preserving the gown’s under sleeve, with embroidery and braiding designs in Chinese Japanese and Italian motifs.
Reading notes trends in season wardrobe updates including braid embellishments for plaid skirts and new sleeve and plait treatments. It discusses hoe to apply soutache trims, near knee plait lengths, and tailor-like finishing for a refined debutante look. It also covers chiffon velvet combinations and draped empire effects with velvet accents.
The piece laments antique sampler stitching and urges pulling out saved patterns for old fashioned pillows and holders. It notes the appealing rise in color choices and neatly blended rainbow tints while praising grandmothers and descendants who cherish the original pattern and its artistry.
Instructions describe a thin dainty Ute cushion hung on a looking glass corner. It features a cushion 4% inches in diameter, palm or pink pale green velvet, open embroidered center, cambric beading edging, and a back that opens halfway for removal. Ribbon loop forms a large bow to hang it.
The article discusses la Militaire broad fat silk braid used on rimming to an unprecedented extent and narrow soutache as a rival. It notes coats bordered with fat satin ribbon or velvet, and comments on watoto coats worn as fronts of the coat with thick cloth contrasting shades.
In the realm of millinery large moondraced examples in pale Copenhagen blue prove a formidable rival to rich browns and yellows while violets remain competitive in the Newent accretions of headgear.
A man from Barret Street, Balen, Va, recalls severe kidney trouble after a heavy lift. Six weeks bed rest and failed remedies gave way to Dean's Kidney Pills, which restored his health. He praises the remedy and notes it is sold by all dealers for 60 cents. Foxter Milburn Co. Buffalo is listed as a distributor.
In Barney the arrival of automobiles attributed to W. Willie-Thee prompts debate. The discussion centers on expected effects and predicts an increase in the number of wild men.
The state will open 245000 acres of irrigated government land in the Big Horn Basin under the Carey Act for settlement. A drawing will be held on May 12. The Irrigation Department has published a report with illustrations maps and plots. interested parties may obtain a free copy from 405 Home Insurance Building Chicago.
A compilation of humorous anecdotes and sayings recounted by older figures. The quotes contrast attitudes toward luck, faith, and propriety with regional wit from Tennessee and urban newspapers.
The Western Canada wheat belt, once ranching country, now ranks among the continent’s best winter wheat districts. Yields range from 30 to 60 bushels per acre with farmer returns of 25 to 50 dollars per acre. Land sells for 12 to 20 dollars per acre as crops thrive across Magrath and surrounding areas. Notable growers like H Howes, J F Haycock, J F Bradshaw, W S Sherod, and R W Bradshaw report strong yields, high per-acre values, and extensive acreages in wheat and oats, with robust cash returns and ongoing ploughing into late November.
A Penny doctor shares a patient story about Grape Nuts curing indigestion and biliousness. The note from Maud of Battle Creek Michigan claims renewed vitality and mental clarity after two months, describing a transformation after trying the breakfast cereal.
An early 20th century advertisement touts whiskey mixed with Toris Root Compound and Syrup of Sarsaparilla as an infallible cure for rheumatism. It prescribes a half pint whiskey with one ounce each of Toris Root and syrup, taken in tablus popntul doses before meals and at night. The Globe Pharmaceutical Co. of Dayton, Ohio is cited as the lab source.
Fragmentary tale recalls a neighborly feud between Brown and Perkins sparked by a cat depredation. A peacemaking note about Brown's cat dying leads to a sharp reply, illustrating the long running discord between the households.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women’s ailments. It claims immense testimonials and letters from users, says the product saves many from surgery, and emphasizes herbal, drug free ingredients that restore feminine health.
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