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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
6
London authorities report extensive and growing bath and washhouse provisions. In 1898 five million bathers used facilities, with 4,463,109 in private or swimming baths and 627,881 women in washhouses, totaling 83,360 pounds in net annual cost to ratepayers.
The Rio Grande Western Railway authorizes return fares to Salt Lake City for the L. D. S. Annual Conference on April 6 and 7. George W. Heintz, General Passenger Agent, issues the notice.
A reflective piece notes a French model gown dull blue pastel cloth and home care tips. It follows a verse about not singing old songs due to memories of bygone hours, feelings of sorrow, and the hope that in eternity the voice may sing them again.
Advice on home making stresses harmony and warmth in a woman’s home. Emphasizes open sunlit rooms, cheerful hospitality, shared purpose with a partner, and keeping life simple and welcoming while avoiding fussiness. Encourages love and openness to brighten daily life.
The text advises warm water eye baths and salt solutions for eye inflammation, with camel hair brush applications to the lid margins. It recommends boracic acid and alum solutions for serious cases, plus caution on soap use and nightly facial washing to improve complexion and reduce headaches from eye strain.
Description of a blue pastel outfit including dull blue cloth with cream satin insertions, narrow blue satin borders, shallow pleated skirt, deep curved belt, white felt hat with blue satin folds and rhinestone buckle, and a chatelaine bag worn on the wrist.
A wet ribbon runs through the bodice and ties in front creating a slim decorative detail. The image focuses on the texture and sheen of the ribbon as it lays across the garment.
An advice column urges each moth to store a well stocked first aid box in a safe accessible place. Include linen and cotton bandages adhesive plaster baking soda witch hazel absorbent cotton flannel a hot water bag and optional remedies for common child ailments kept locked with one key shared with a trusted maid.
In morning weddings the groom sports a frock coat white duck or pique waistcoat dark striped trousers patent leather shoes gloves and a silk Ascot tie with a white boutonniere. For evening weddings he wears dress clothes unless the bride travels, when a morning coat colored tie and no gloves are worn.
The teacher asks for a similar proverb after the line about a burned child dreading fire. Pupli offers a parallel about a washed child fearing water, illustrating a risk-averse response to prior harm.
A terse reflection notes how girls view emotions as games and may presume they can break hearts at will, expressing a caution about callousness and the consequences of emotional harm.
A baby girl born in a Cape Town suburb displays a strawberry colored birthmark on the right shoulder that resembles the British coat of arms with visible animal outlines and a unicorn horn. The father celebrates the child as special. The story notes a lightship captain’s use of signals and a digestion tonic advertisement.
A testimonial from Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin claims five drops cured five years of neuralgia pain. She notes immediate relief after the first dose and reports restored sleep appetite and color. The ad promotes 5 Drops with sample bottles 25c and large bottles 1.00 from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co Chicago.
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