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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
6
The article describes baby and toddler bonnets evolving with embroidery lace and velvet trim. It notes new shapes secured on white flannel foundations, ribbons and ruching, and imports like poke bonnets from France. White corduroy and soft fabrics wash well, with durable black velvet and fur accents recommended for cold weather wear.
A sketch accompanies a simple wall hanging watch stand. It requires a piece of wood half an inch thick about 6 and a half by 4 and a half inches. The design is straightforward and suited for easy visibility.
The piece describes a wall stand with velvet covering and brass hooks for a watch and chain, plus wall rings for hanging. It also notes a rose messaline gown with Dolly Varden flounces and lace trim, and a wine hair rinse proposed by French peasants as a tonic but to be used sparingly.
A prominent beauty expert extols sleep as essential to beauty. She promotes the beauty nap as rest plus cosmetics, detailing green rooms, pillows with rose leaves and pine needles, violet scents, and various pillow heats to aid rest. She notes sleep clears the mind, improves voice and charm, and urges calm thoughts before napping while warning against tight hair, cold feet, and restless minds.
A French actress in London defies etiquette by wearing a large hat to dinner and is asked to remove it. She claims Islam to keep the headgear, but ultimately the hat must come off. The tale links to stage crowds and the awkwardness of dress codes. The column offers elbow care tips and hints at salon manners.
A child's dancing school frock in white vatiste features an embroidered dotted blouse with a lace yoke and tucked batiste bordered with lace insertion and ruche. The skirt mirrors the trim, with zigzag upper edge and short puffed sleeves finished by lace rules. A prettily knotted sash in blue liberty completes the ensemble.
A brief feature notes how Mr Woods’s personal journey mirrors the broader struggles of many people facing similar challenges. The piece highlights shared difficulties, resilience, and collective hopes for improvement across communities.
O M rnard P Woods of Jackson street coning Md reports exhaustion from hard work and heavy lifting causing tired mornings stiff limbs and frequent dizzy spells headaches. He mentions secretions disordered and treats available from dealers at 60 cents a box Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An overhead sparrow chatty with a pigeon cracks a joke about a man sending his best girl 48 kisses by telephone. The scene appears in a playful wit item from a Minneapolis-based publication.
A fragment notes the Higgs family hosting Mrs. Jones for a lengthy stay at their countryside residence and hints at affectionate remarks about her. The line suggests a social circle with candid humor about personality among local figures.
Patent lawyers Lothrop & Johnson report patents granted last week to Northwestern inventors in marine propulsion carrier stop cornplanter potato digger ironing board and nail ing tool. Names include J H Bradley Kenyon Minn C R Brooks Little Falls Minn J Mold Sunrise Minn A Olsen Sherman S D M Pearson Robbinsdale Minn and A Beeble Mayville North Dakota.
Natural curiosity seekers flock to near Heber City Utah to view conical hot water cisterns rising up to fifty feet high and a hundred feet across at the top. The porous rock and silica deposits feed waters heated underground for bathing and drinking. The pots grow taller over centuries, with hollow underground rumblings heard by travelers, sparking questions about a possible vast cavern below.
A reader testimonial extols switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. It recounts a mother plagued by nervous headaches who quits coffee after family influence, with headaches fading after the change. An accompanying note from Postum Co. invites readers to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville.
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