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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
3
Milton W Mault leaves Saturday for Indiana to reside for light or heavy hauling calls Star Transfer 4201. Numerous residents head to San Francisco Buffalo Houston and Cal for visits and relocations. Chehalis County W C T U picnic at Electric Park today.
An advertising claim touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy lozenge that expels worms and restores health in children. The testimonial from Mrs. J. A. Brisbin of Elgin Illinois says it rid her children of worms, with a 25 cent price and availability from druggists or by mail.
The notice lists the church at First Street near Broadway with Sunday School at 10, church service at 11, Wednesday evening service at 8, and a reading room at No 231 Finch Building. It also notes weekday hours from 1:30 to 6, excluding Sundays.
Local feature notes fashion etiquette in a lighthearted item about summer rules requiring girls to wear sunbonnets for modesty and style. Includes playful social expectations and community norms.
Out door dining on the club veranda features a hat of white lace over a wire frame. Pink roses and wistaria in lavender tones border the sides with velvet wistaria ribbon streamers at the back.
A New York City exhibition from the Dry Goods Economist proclaims a shocking fall fashion season. Dresses may reach extreme silhouettes with skirtless skirts and boneless corsets, while colors clash wildly with purple over orange and emerald overlays. Beads and buttons appear multicolored and daring, reflecting a frantic modern aesthetic.
Text critiques ruffles and plaitings on garments, noting poor seaming and uneven trims. Describes how fat women appear dumpier and thin women look sharper, with a judgement on cubist autumn styles.
A girl plans a tailored dark blue serge suit for next fall. Her hair frames the outfit as she embraces a neat, stylish look appropriate for the season.
A description notes a figure coiled beneath a walking derby with heavy dogskin gloves and a monocle on a black ribbon swinging over a neat ascot, capturing a period attire moment from the illustration.
A card party plot suggests fastening pencils to table corners with a ribbon and thumb tack. About a yard of ribbon is used per pencil, tied to one end and fixed under the corner to keep pencils from being carried away. The hostess pinned pencils at each corner so every guest had one.
The notice recommends using sulphur ointment nightly after hot soapy washing to remove blackheads. Steam the face weekly, then press out large blackheads and reapply ointment. It advises salads stewed fruits and greens, avoiding fatty foods and sweets, plus a nightly dose of flowers of sulphur and a morning saline drink.
A provocative statement declares there is no girlhood in China, arguing girls move from childhood to early marriage and womanhood by age twelve or thirteen, prompting readers to discuss cultural expectations and gender roles.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York says Dr Kings New Life Pills are the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. He keeps a box at home and recommends them to friends. Price 25 cents and recommended by all druggists.
Mr. W. F. Diers of 1401 South 40th Street Tacoma praises Plant Juice for relieving his rheumatic back pain and overall improvement. The ad claims rheumatism stems from uric acid in blood from weak kidneys and credits Plant Juice with dissolving acid, toning digestion, and energizing the body, with Eaton & Swaney Drug Company's store selling it.
A domestic Agnes says she soaked the clothes after being asked by Mrs. Browning. The pawnbroker offered three dollars for the whole outfit, and Agnes apologetically presents the money and explains why she was harried.
An American asks a booking clerk for Sapsworth at Liverpool Street Station. The clerk denies knowledge, then explains country people pronounce Sawbridgeworth as Sapsy, with a lighthearted exchange revealing local dialect.
The Cantab, Cambridge University weekly, asked Rudyard Kipling to contribute. His reply begins with a quip about a writer who says, Dear Sir I am sorry to state It's no good at the prices you quote.
Barbour asks about exercise while Waterman claims he danced with mutes and swung dumb bells all evening at a city event reported by Michigan Gargoyle.
Wallie recalls calling on Zella who reacted like a weather forecast. Wardie asks how it went and Wallie replies it was fair and very cool. Kansas City Star.
Abbreviated recruitment notice from Arthur W. Isaacs of 216 South H Street Aberdeen seeking cascara bark suppliers. Will discuss prices contracts stumpage and top market prices for bark delivered.
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