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Newspaper
The State Line Herald
Location
North Lemmon, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
2
Guidance on washing white or cream curtains to avoid creasing and to keep starched folds. Do not iron before washing. boil wash, rinse in warm then cold water, wring without twisting, and air dry. Starching technique described with multiple steps to keep fringe and fabric in good condition.
Instructions detail a knitted three cornered shawl including materials and steps. It covers starting with tipi like pin, shaping rows, decreasing, finishing at ends, and wearing by draping over the head with corners over the whorls. The text reads as a vintage knitting guide with minor garbled phrasing and typographical errors.
A reader offers a cautious guide on modern window box setup and maintenance. The note mentions improvising with basic tools, choosing materials, and estimating costs for a planter box and flower arrangement. It contrasts professional installation with a do it yourself approach and hints at varied price ranges.
A detailed description of a violet messatine blouse designed to pair with separate skirts. Features include a lower bodice in white lace, edging around the jacket, and a dark violet velvet trimming with a gold buckle. Matching velvet used for the jacket frame.
The clipping discusses fabric choices for a small boy’s suit, including clutter velveteen and pine elements, and warns about ivy poisoning with remedies like gelndotia extract. It mentions a motor wrap, coats with tailored hoods, and adjusting dresses with bias panels and lining details.
A garbled quotation discussion spans political leaders and theatrical critique. It references Senator Sorghum and remarks on sincerity in leadership, with asides about Shakespearean plots and public speech. The sources mix Washington Star commentary and Catholic Standard tones.
A stout citizen recalls excursions with providers and eligibles who filled a lively scene. He notes how girls dropped suitors, Fate, and providers alternated with jabs as society’s tour ends in marriage. He ends with a rush to his car.
A fragmentary exchange reveals a distressed speaker accusing a husband of truancy and betrayal while a reader in Yonkers juggles social stigma and marital strain. The obtuse dialogue hints at reputational tension and domestic discord within a dated locale.
Rain falls delaying a local baseball or softball game, disrupting plans for the day. Players and spectators wait under overcast skies as weather clears or persists. No final score reported.
The text fragments reveal a bantering scene with quotes about a man named Bertie and a woman Gertie, mentioning mystery, nerves, and a possible kiss, with a line about a friend noting great responsibility thrust upon him and a reference to a time marker "Afty-seven neath" suggesting a dated or clipped era.
A fragmentary exchange mocks tales about cooks wearing fashion despite rumors. The speaker insists his cook would not patronize the dressmaker, challenging the credibility of the gossip and asserting disdain for the craft.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a vignette of taunting lines about starving a woman and paying the fiddler. It mentions multiple violins and a phonograph in a vaudeville context with fragmented speech and vague names.
A four year old hound chased a fox for five days and nights across Cape Cod from Wellfleet to East Wareham covering about 60 miles and then a second fox chase with the dog nearly dying of exhaustion. The dog finally appeared limping near East Wareham and was saved by its owner. The remarkable trek is described as possibly unique in Cape Cod hunting lore.
A French author Mile Mathilde Zeus surveys Moorish childrearing in Morocco and describes parental authority and schooling. Children greet parents with kisses, share meals, and begin school around age five with a party for entry. many are pulled to trades early. Education emphasizes reading and writing but favors literary over scientific study. religious scruples limit chemistry and natural philosophy.
In a brief exchange a Kindly Old Gentleman questions a hesitant man about his name and mentions a mother who married again yesterday. The dialogue hints at a domestic or social pause as the scene unfolds.
The speaker warns against unscrupulous actors seeking bribes for votes. He urges listeners to spurn corrupt offers, protect their dignity, and demand higher standards at the polls amid applause.
A terse message reveals concern about a father figure not told of a loved one's condition. The speaker notes the father, Papa, is not well and accuses another person of withholding the truth. The tone suggests tension over family information and care.
An advertisement touts a kidney medicine with claims of relief from back and side pains and "terrible" agony. It notes the product, Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, costs 50 cents per box and is sold by dealers. The piece also recounts a mother and child anecdote about a funeral that never happened because the cat was too dead.
Mrs Lavina J Henderson of 138 Broad Street Stamford Connecticut recounts a four year battle with inflammatory rheumatism. She describes skin peeling hair loss bed sores and poor appetite before using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and Ointment for hair. She credits restoration of complexion health and hair growth after treatment with Cuticura products.
The article notes Steichen's rise through gallery shows at 291 Fifth Avenue and the Glazener gallery box on Fifth Avenue. It highlights his prints selling for 50 to 150 dollars, marking the highest prices for photographic pictures and signaling growing connoisseurship and appreciation for print qualities over mass production.
A Minnesota reader calling himself the 7 Preacher recounts his battle with nervous tremors and coffee dependence. After trying coffee substitutes, he switched to Postum and reports lasting relief and renewed vigor. The letter promotes Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich, and an accompanying essay “The Road to Wellness.”
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