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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
7
Harriet Hubbard Ayer argues that children mirror their elders, and harsh or deceptive family behavior imprints lasting facial expressions. She praises truthful, open parenting to foster frank, happy youngsters and warns that anger and deceit shape a child's future look and character, urging mothers to model nobility.
The French Rell, a mysterious ultra fashionable trend, grips design and fashion circles, spreading through stylish bedrooms and feminine spaces. Experts describe its delicate presence across headboards and interiors, sparking curiosity and stylish onlookers.
A historical note explains a pasteboard pillow substitute covered with decorative material. It is tied loosely at the ends, removed before use, and serves purely ornamental purposes rather than a functional pillow accessory.
The piece describes various folk charms used by mothers in different nations to protect newborns, from Roumania to Wales, and notes a nursery rhyme predicting birth day destinies. It includes an endorsement of Cumberland’s Coca Cola Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Rev. J. M. Yingling and a local sale note by S. Kingston, druggist.
The Pan American Exposition in Buffalo presents a half mile long Midway with a new ride titled A Trip to the Moon aboard the airship Luna. Passengers board at a convenient landing, rise to about two miles height and view Rochester Albany and more on a night sky backdrop.
A Washington observer recalls European hat etiquette in diplomatic circles. In Belgium and France, formal salutations include removes of hats, bows, handshakes, and ceremonial greetings. The writer contrasts Continental politeness with American hurried salutes, noting exchanges with diplomats and officials during travels in Brussels and Washington Evening Star commentary.
Poem fragment describing flowers found at a door including windflowers and cowslips, with imagery of an elder tree, pale blooms, and ivy weaving around ivory doorposts. The speaker folds dreams against windy weather, contemplating nature and domestic space.
The article warns that thin women must shape up for summer outfits with new gowns and large elbow sleeves. It prescribes a slow arm exercise to strengthen the muscles from shoulder to hand, claiming ten twists per session, three times daily, for a month. It also touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a popular, pleasant tasting remedy sold by Kingsten druggist.
An advertisement touts King's New Discovery for Consumption as a universal cure for coughs colds bronchitis and related ailments. It claims speedy relief and offers the remedy at 50 cents to a dollar, with White's Cream Vermifuge priced at 25 cents. A Civil War era note cites testimonial from David Taylor of Wind Ridge Greene County PA praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now available from druggist S. Kingston.
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