04 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
1
A writer extols transforming cheap lace into attractive embellishment for blue silk muslin and other garments. She notes twisted embroidery cotton creates a blue outline on a dress, with lace used for blouses cuffs yokes or chemisettes, sachets, and cushion covers.
Take six silk squares about four and a half inches, fold diagonally, stitch sides A B and B to C. Leave C to D open to turn and stuff the boot with sand A, bran, and wadding. Use three silk colors, three colors total, and arrange alternately with openings together and toes outward. Sew tops, reinforce bottom with heavy thread and cardboard disk, pin front buttons, wind lacings with tinsel cord, and crown with a bow for a novel cushion.
A charming dancing frock for a seasoned belle features opal satin with a white warp and pale blue pink and yellow woof. A mousseline robe with opalescent fringes drapes the bodice and skirt, fringes 6 to 8 inches long on the bodice and twice that depth in four rows on the skirt, with a boned girdle and sash ends. Festooned bead strands replace sleeves, bowing toward the elbow.
A homemaker shares practical decor ideas using her daughter’s watercolor flower panels as a nursery frieze, a cement screened window with decorative plates, and muslin screen art. It suggests friezes for nurseries and libraries as standalone wall accents. A dinner plan without wine offers a multi-course menu and table service tips. Church fairs are advised with old-fashioned handbills and booths for home goods, treats, and activities, plus a tea room and shooting gallery to boost attendance.
Madame Merri writes to A B C explaining Sunshine work and how to run Sunshine day. She suggests using a motto Pass it on and dressing with yellow decor while serving orange desserts. Five minute talks should note how small acts of kindness brighten dark days.
A busy real estate office scene centers on a man seeking a three flat block. The visitor bursts with baseball anecdotes about Cleveland and New York players while the broker extols flats features. The encounter ends as the client hurries out for another engagement.
Charles F. Taft on behalf of Secretary Taft replies to Senator Foraker’s challenge. He says Foraker’s statement shows he seeks the presidency and the senatorship, while Taft’s friends push a direct head to head vote in Ohio primaries. The Taft camp asserts Roosevelt administration supporters favor the presidency, opponents the Senate.
In Chicago labor and railroad officials discussed the conductors and trainmen dispute. Interstate Commerce Commission chair Martin A. Knapp and Labor Commissioner Charles P. Neill reported progress but no definite agreement. Labor chiefs hinted at concessions while managers doubted the vote reflected true sentiment. A joint meeting may occur today.
San Francisco evidence in the graft probe implicates Pacific States Telephone Company executives. E S Pillsbury Homer S King and Timothy Hopkins deny knowledge of bribery aimed at defeating competitive franchises for Home Telephone. Abraham Ruef allegedly paid over two years as a private payroll employee earning 1200 dollars monthly, prompting objections and salary increases.
Tiye Mayflower reaches Colon early yesterday with Secretary Tult and entourage. Welcomed by Chief Engineer Stevens, Dr. Gor gas, sanitary chief, General Manager Bierd of the Panama railroad, and others, the party departs by special train for Panama. Voyage described as uneventful and all members in good health.
Unprecedented rough seas along the northern Porto Rico coast for two days prevented entrance of vessels into San Juan harbor. All freight and passenger steamers were forced to remain outside for a day. The New York bark Julla lost its anchor chain and was driven ashore at Areolabo. total loss expected, crew saved, and about two-fifths of cargo likely salvaged.
Suffolk publisher J D Daughtrey reports passing 214 pounds of gravel over years with kidney trouble. After three years on Doan’s Kidney Pills he has not passed a stone. He praises the tonic, noting a box of 14 stones remains but pales beside the total. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
A Bays advertisement urges readers to treat blood disorders by using a homemade remedy. It recommends Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla and instructs shaking in a bottle to be taken after meals and at bedtime. The claim is that the mixture normalizes kidney function, clears uric acid, and restores red blood cells to 95 percent.
A San Francisco contractor bought obsolete smooth bore cannons from the Mare Island yard. Attempts to break them with dynamite blasting powder and even an electric drill failed. The unbroken pieces were moved to hills near Point Richmond where another break attempt was planned. Some cannons later proved to be from armament of ships sailing in 1812.
Mrs. Kate Wilson, reputed to be the only woman professional lobster catcher in Maine, operates a small boat powered by a four horsepower gasoline engine and reports strong success in her venture.
A Midh. woman credits Postum with curing years of nervousness and bilious attacks after quitting coffee. She notes better sleep, appetite, and energy within a month, and praises the booklet The Road to Wellville. The testimony references Postum Company of Battle Creek, Michigan.
A Bakersfield California reader recounts a granddaughter's recovery from a severe rash after an illness. The letter claims the Cuticura Remedies cured the child in five days after initial failure with other treatments. Dated June 25 and July 20, 1906, it emphasizes rapid improvement and long-term wellness.
Charles Manners, famed opera singer and amateur milliner, is hailed by a London expert as among the finest in the craft. The reviewer ranks his work highly, noting it rivals leading French models in elegance and technique.
Mrs M Wight of Auburn Maine recalls 1901 birth health decline and recovery after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports improved strength for herself and her baby, later using them again during a rheumatic flare with speedy relief. Druggists sell the pills 50 cents a box. six for $2.50 by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady N Y.
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