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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
3
A dramatic fragment shows a woman lifting her trembling hand and gazing with startled eyes. The narrator notes astonishment and dismay at the moment, culminating in the line about a royal flush. The tone hints at a high stake card game or symbolic moment.
A Cleveland Leader reflection questions if God sees everything and how large that sight is as a child asks if God's eye is as big as a window display eye. The piece closes with a definition of an artist as one who creates haunting power for the mind.
Munyon's Paw Pew Pills claim to ease the stomach liver and nerves while invigorating the blood and improving digestion. The 45 pill regular bottle is sold for 25 cents by Munyon's Laboratory at 53d and Jefferson Streets in Philadelphia.
Julia Bottomley describes children's hats that stay childish yet chic with simple laces translucent straws and light ribbons. The Corday model features a puffed lace crown and chiffon brim with ribbon rosette. a second wire framed hat uses lacy silk braid and daisies in a childish wreath with ribbons and shoulder tie.
Modern daytime wear favors dark blue striped silk stockings with side embroidery in red or white on black. Clocked hosiery, once revived, dominates street style while lace effects stay for home and evening use. Women with means mix three stock qualities, reserving thin transparent pairs for indoor or visiting in daylight.
The article explains sewing the skirt binding to the hem before pressing. Pressing flattens the fabric and risks stitching through thin material, making it hard to attach the braid cleanly.
The article notes that gloves made from natural yellow dec asxin are effective with costumes featuring gilt buttons or decorations of precious metals, suggesting a coordinated gold themed outfit.
Marabout and ostrich scarfs feature elaborate fluff with chiffon folds. Edging in black and white mara bout adds feminine daintiness to outfits. Cerise velvet bows with chiffon shade create striking accents on white frocks. Popular scarfs use shirred chiffon bodies with contrasting marabout edgings. A matching muff completes the smart look.
A description of satin featre silk highlighting its lustrous heavy weave, wide width, and wide range of plain and striped colors. The text notes its graceful heaviness, suitability for elegant afternoon or simple street dresses, and its striking effect in toilettes.
Lightweight gowns make silk and rubber dress shields uncomfortable. A practical substitute is four thick pieces of tissue paper cut into shield shapes and pinned to the dress. These should be changed daily and are especially useful when a dress is being fitted on a warm day.
A fragment notes a set that pairs well with an evening coat and suits theater costumes. The tone suggests adaptable costume styling for formal events or stage performances.
A traveling girl uses a large sheet of blue muslin placed in the bottom of her trunk. After packing, she folds it over the clothes and pins it with safety pins. This keeps garments smooth and identifiable at trip end.
A reader notes that sewing lace or open finishing braid over old hemstitched napkins and traycloths strengthens fragile hems, extends their life, and keeps them looking presentable for pew use.
Bright embroidery in oriental Persian and Bulgarian designs decorates a range of gowns with vivid color patterns enhancing their decorative appeal.
A Natick Massachusetts woman describes relief from nervous turmoil sleeplessness and cold limbs after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial promotes the product and offers confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
In a clipped dialogue a doctor scolds a notably underweight patient who evasively answers he has done nothing, while revealing he is a retired grocer. The exchange carries a terse, almost theatrical punch.
Advertisement urges mothers to carefully examine Castoria bottles for the signature of the manufacturer and notes the product has been in use for over 20 years. Parents are urged to trust Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children.
Not Particular reports Freddy Fickle has decided to marry and settle with a specific girl, provoking disbelief as the line ends with a sharp retort.
A quotation attributes the invention of the typewriter to Horace Greeley and suggests his handwriting inspired the creation more than any single inventor. The remark links Greeley to typewriter development in a humorous exchange.
On the sixth day of creation Miss Frances Hartz reads Genesis about forming man from dust to her Sabbath school class. A student quips asking if God left him in the sun to dry like mud pies, and the teacher smoothly continues with the lesson.
The phrase meaning death traces to 1725 England when Bolsover hanged himself on a beam while standing on a bucket and kicked it away. It evolved from self inflicted death to general use for any death over the years.
Revenue and purse references appear in a fragmentary verse about wealth and desire. The lines contrast disinterest in money with a purse large enough to influence wealth. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution.
An old advertising fragment promotes Allen's Foot-Base antiseptic powder to ease tight or new shoes with a free trial offer. It warns against substitutes and cites an address in Le Roy New York. The clippings also include jokes about marriage and a pitch for Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia relief.
A writer notes that sixteen women sue Riter for breach of promise. Riter defends by claiming he was gathering material for his annual batch of summer love stories. The quip from Puck highlights the literary defense.
A humorous tale from a church visit shows a young man unable to donate as he cannot find a cent and jokes he changed his pants. The nearby young woman searches for her purse in her dress, blushes, and admits the same predicament.
A man confesses to a friend that he bet on swallowing an egg whole with the shell intact. He succeeds, then fears movement will rupture the shell inside and cause his stomach to be cut, hoping the egg will hatch a rooster within him.
A college antiques collector asks the Bacon Ridge postmaster about finding antique mugs. Uncle Jason claims a place on Main Street in Hiram Spruceby’s shop, with Grandad Wheatley and Pap Simmons in for a shave, noting he is the oldest in the country for antique mugs.
Comedian Henry H. Dixey joked about marrying for money during a New York dinner. He recalled a claim that a young man who marries for wealth has a rough time, noting a wealthy wife who divorced her penniless husband to remarry and might restrict him to a small allowance.
St Paul city prosecutor John Burns argued before Judge Finehout that Mike Chicket tore a fence picket at Mrs Goesik’s property. The judge snapped that no lady is charged with taking a fence and noted the courtroom was no place for poetry.
A humorous exchange explains why ships are often referred to as she as Benson jokes about a ship growing attached to a buoy and Swenson replies.
A friendly dig reveals Edith questions a possible tumor while accusing Daisy of cheating at bridge, and Ethel wonders if this explains Edith’s push to pair Daisy as a partner last night.
A shopman offers to carry a pound of butter for a lady who declines. He insists he will make it as light as possible. The exchange is portrayed with polite humor typical of Punch.
The boss’s son jokes about being overworked as a quip about office life. He complains that previously he only tore the rages off monthly calendars. Now he must wind the eight day clock as well.
A discussion on how daily brain work requires rebuilding from food. It asserts brain material comes from diet, not air, and cites mineral salts, phosphate of potash, potassium, and phosphorus as major constituents, noting grape nuts as high in these minerals.
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