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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
1
A detailed look at trimming cloths and dress designs featuring velvet, blue brocade, and bullion braid. Describes garment construction for a six year size dress with lace, yoke, and bishop sleeves, plus home made trims using cord, braid, and decorative rosettes.
A historic method describes escalloping potatoes. Peel thinly, pack in a dish, simmer fifteen minutes, drain, add butter to melt in hot potatoes, pour seasoned milk with salt pepper onion juice and minced parsley, bake covered fifteen minutes then brown.
A stylish Kiited skirt with a round yoke and plaited lower section ideal for street wear. Made in cheviot brown and tan with brown braid trim, the seven gore cut design features a circular yoke attached to the skirt and adjustable trimming straps. Instep length for the season with material widths 27, 44, or 62 inches and standard sizes.
The piece surveys various outerwear styles including ve ste and waletcoats in many forms. It notes extremely short options ending at the hip and double-breasted fits with fastenings, reflecting current dress directives and street fashion tendencies.
Japanese gowns use silk fabrics and printed silks in kimono shapes. Designers favor hand embroidery with large bright sprays along the sides and hem. Elaborate oriental motifs make the gowns striking and expensive.
An Austrian designer creates a waterproof hat for women woven from delicate straw and molded into flower shapes. The hat resists heavy rain and is becoming popular in the city for its waterproof properties.
An article describes a coat with a contrasting vest in black velvet and white silk, suitable for suits and wraps. It notes material versatility including cloth and vesting, showcases a turnover collar with embroidery, and provides fabric yardages for medium sizes and sleeve design details.
Fashion notes highlight machine stitching as a key fall trend mimicking handwork. Velvet revers, varied sizes, and draped details appear on waists and bodices with lace chemisette details. The look pairs velvet hats with matching frocks for a cohesive style statement.
Pedlist combinations appear in the new stocks a high stock of Pique edged with a minia ture of point da venise under this runs a skirred ruille of net edged with tace The stock clogs in the front with a bow like the tailored girl wears with her onen collar Some stocks are deep fall below the shoulder neck Wear with bertha net and silk ruffles alternate or jaca and ribbon pleatings rise with a bow and loops
Recipe excerpt shows preparing tomato halves with dusting of salt and pepper a dab of butter in each and baking in a slow oven for twenty minutes. Serves on both plates.
A disjointed handwritten note speaks of affection and longing with lines about unity and roses. The unclear script mentions a forthcoming day and asking for a name for happiness, hinting at a betrothal or romantic proposal with uncertain details.
A young girl notes a man entering a gate as her admirer reveals Uncle Cyrus plans to end his life at noon the next day. Guy Cheevers arrives with an ominous box, and Lizzie pleads while Maddox steels himself. The scene pivots on thwarting the suicide and unsettled loyalties unfold.
A tense scene unfolds as Mr Maddox confronts Guy about his fiancée Miss Silver and a will. Guy unveils a box of macabre devices intended to coerce Maddox into a fatal act, describing spikes, a neck wheel, torpedoes, and autoglycerin as options. Maddox resists, calling the displays cold blooded.
In a fragmented Chicago Journal excerpt, Cyrus Maddox clashes with visitors as tension rises over a memorandum left on a table. The scene hints at family tension and an upcoming confrontation while Maddox maintains health and social ties with Ches yers and his wife.
A Whipple tale from the American Automobile Association recounts an autoist touring the White Mountains. Dressed in grease stained gear and a worn duster with a visored cap, he asked a New England farmer for work. The farmer offered a seasonal scarecrow job if he had arrived earlier before winter snow.
The article urges letting children roam and rest between activities. It warns against over-scheduling and notes children will play or nap when tired. It emphasizes allowing ample recreation and only scheduling study or duties with interspersed playtime.
Fragmentary gab about Danny Scot and Andrew Carnegie with a smoking car scene. A searchman requests a match from neighbors but none have one as he sighs in Scottish phrasing.
A Whitechapel seamstress told a London court she started the week on Friday July 1 and worked until 9 Saturday morning. She was dismissed for refusing to work after midnight the following Friday, with two other workers dismissed for the same reason. The employer was fined £106 10s.
The readable fragments describe a scene with archaic language and varied phrase ordering. Characters or figures are not clearly named, but there is emphasis on humility and solemn tones as a crowd or audience contemplates the passage. The piece lacks complete sentences and concrete events.
The readable lines show a clerk and two speakers discussing a gamble request and phrasing to finish a letter. Names Nobley and Ingulred appear amid garbled dialogue about trust and order.
A newspaper note describes a coroner examining a writer's poems to determine if the editor should reveal the author. The exchange hints at medical or literary controversy while investigating existing verses. The fragment suggests editorial interest in the poems and their potential significance.
Fragment of dialogue shows concern over money with the poor fearing lack of funds and the rich fearing loss of wealth. The passage captures universal financial anxiety and social disparity through spoken lines.
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for women as a remedy for female health issues tied to blood. It recounts a Lawrence Kansas case of prolonged menstrual suppression improving after use and promotes the pills for anemia pallor and nervousness. It invites readers to request a free booklet from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
The remark suggests that even a henpecked husband and a bachelor scarred by failed romance might envy one another. It frames envy as a common, humorous reaction to love’s trials, highlighting mutual frustration and irony.
The F Mayer Boot and Shoe Co of Milwaukee introduces Honorbilt and Western Lady, claiming superior style fit and durability. Dealers praise Mayer shoes as highly satisfactory and likely to influence readers toward trusted quality. A Philadelphia Ledger quip and Seattle restaurant tale follow as brief anecdotes.
A reported patient from Baild claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney trouble after trying six doctors. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes similar claims, stating the pills can treat conditions from backache to Bright's disease.
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