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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1892
Page
3
The piece notes women of rank and American women in nursing in Europe and America. It then urges readers to buy washable silk pongee or silk skirts, detailing construction ideas for front and back fullness, lace edging, flounces, and ruffles. It argues washable skirts stay fresh all summer and favor feminine simplicity over dry cleaning.
The piece notes belts and girdles linked to blouse fashion across materials such as silk with Liver trimmings velvet sackinet and finest white gray or black kid with silver or rolled gold clasps. It describes delicate kid belts as neat and attractive and mentions coin and metal ring belts and straight unbroken band designs.
Minnesota celebrates Sara Pollard a standout Polk County farmer who works half her land solo, plows feeds and harrows with no help except harvest season. She recently added a quarter section via years of industry wearing practical outdoor attire.
A New York News reader describes two must haves for heat relief paper issue and Florida water. She carries both in her bag and uses tissue to wipe dirt from face neck and hands in a sheltered store toilet. She finishes with Florida water for a refreshing uplift.
The article advises on glove choices for women emphasizing proper fit and color harmony. It discourages small squeeze fits and loud colors like green and scarlet, favors tans, vale vrayos, whites, and suede for day wear, and recommends do skin gauntlets for tennis.
A curious bound volume in a drawing-room houses intimate family gossips and sentimental maxims. It preserves inscriptions, quotes, and hints of the writers mood, reflecting character and temperament like a private diary of daily events.
The fragment hints at a reflective line about summer time and fashion themes. It references the idea of summer mood and attire in a likely literary or period context. No clear person or organization is identified in the readable text.
Colors in children stockings favor black and plain tones while shot silk blouses pair with English serge skirts. White ooze leather shoes with white stockings are in style. Nightgowns feature deep frills with or without lace and colored frills. Chiffon over silk gowns suit sultry evenings. Silk mulls, nets and grenadine decorate toy caps and summer dresses. Polka dotted hosiery rises in Paris and seaside wear.
The note explains warming new patent leather shoes before wearing to soften the leather and prevent cracking, then creasing them once to extend life. It highlights that good boot care saves money and mentions Chinese cobblers who house themselves during repairs and Asian traditions of passing shoes down for state occasions.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat interview claims pie shapes American character and history. The speaker links diet to temperament, cites Lincoln and Washington enjoying pie, and contrasts pie with parries from France England Germany Italy and Spain.
Reports from Dahlonega Georgia describe renewed mining vigor along the Calhoun road as new ore discoveries intensify. Mines like Bertha C and Calhoun are modernizing with mills, assay offices, and experienced supervision to expand output and profitability for stockholders.
A New York Recorder report recalls a woman fainting in a fitting room of a tailor shop. Attendants say such episodes occur nearly every day, usually from standing too long rather than tight lacing, as customers struggle to stay still during fittings.
The Ladies urged to use Syrup of Figs for gentle, safe relief under all conditions. They warn buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. name printed near the bottom of the package to ensure authenticity.
The quote contrasts theory and practice about poverty, noting that while being poor is theoretically hard, in practice many people become or stay poor with apparent ease. It implies societal and economic factors shape poverty.
An advertisement touts Beecham's Pills as stimulating the saliva gag reflex and piyana, lifting low mood, increasing appetite, and aiding recovery. The claim emphasizes quick relief and renewed well being based on the product's energizing effects.
The largest bung factory in the United States is situated in Elizabeth, West Virginia, signaling a major industrial hub for container closures. The facility anchors regional manufacturing, employing a sizable workforce and supporting local commerce.
A garbled ad notes Dr Hoxsies Certain Croupture as a great family medicine that distorts opium and causes no nausea. It is sold by leading druggists and manufactured by A P Hoxsie in Buffalo New York. The snippet also mentions typewriting machines produced at a rate of 100 per day.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case by Hell's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claim honesty and solvency. W Treax and other Toledo druggists endorse. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials free. sold by all druggists.
The passage notes that prized violin wood comes from the seasoned timbers of aged houses. It emphasizes long maturation and improved resonance linked to historic timber sources.
An invention claims a soda-water fountain that operates on the nickel-in-the-slit principle. The description mentions afflictions of sore eyes and a Dr Isaac Thom related to the proposal.
Mr. Darius Waterhouse of Chattanooga Tennessee states Bradycrozine costs little and a trial will prove its cure for headaches. All druggists offer it at fifty cents. A new Japanese cruiser has launched.
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