Fashion notes on underslip gowns and fall bustle dress trends
The article describes satin and fou sard underslips as foundation pieces for afternoon and evening wear, paired with overdresses in georgette and foulard. It highlights styles with box plaits, lace details, and plain necks, plus a new fall bustle inspired gown with draped sections and ribbon loops in blue taffeta.
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Fowlard
Georgette
The Last Arrivals in Blouses
A reader overview of blouse fabrics and styles, comparing cotton voile and lisere blends to silks like georgette and crepe de chine. It notes durability of voile with linings, hand embroidery potential, and cost of handmade pieces, plus two pictured blouses highlighting georgette and crepe de chine combinations.
Slicer Rivalry and Sly Neighbors Tale
Quips about a spouse who carves and a man bragging as a slicer surface in humorous vignettes. An Icebox style jab at extravagance and a Pittsburgh man’s line about neighbors’ sake punctuate the column. A late night door slam adds a domestic anecdote with a comic finish.
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Pittsburgh
America
Worms in Children and Grove's Tonic Claim
An aged advertorial asserts worms cause pale color and stomach upset in children. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system with a claim that health will improve and normal worm expulsion will occur. The ad cites a 60 cent bottle price.
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Grove
The Course of True Love in a Humorous Exchange
A witty exchange contrasts romantic ideals with practical amusement as two speakers discuss the rough path of love and the comfort of small pleasures. The light banter hints at enduring affection despite obstacles.
Age Counts in a Dirty Bet Between Two Boys
Two dirty youngsters argue over who is dirtier in front of a monument. One bets a nickel he is dirtier, then concedes the older boy is indeed older than he is, ending the playful dispute in a brief Indianapolis News item.
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Indianapolis News
Leech Weather Oracle Revealed in Jar Demostration
An 18th century device suggests a leech in a water jar forecasts weather. Motionless at the bottom means continued fine weather, while climbing to the top signals rain. rapid motion indicates wind. prolonged dryness precedes a thunderstorm. frost keeps the leech at the bottom, and snow drops it near the jar mouth.
Summer Plans Reveal Comic City Dweller
A light dialogue shows Mr. Comrox choosing to stay in the city instead of joining a seaside resort trip. He plans to write daily letters home detailing how hot and uncomfortable he is while his mother and daughters enjoy a summer holiday.
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Mother
Efficiency Theory Turns to Practice in Modern Workplaces
Leaders push efficiency concepts from theory into daily operations with new metrics and workflow changes. Teams adopt standardized processes, measure output, and seek cost reductions while maintaining quality and safety standards.
Only One Food Controller in World History
The quotation attributes unique success in feeding many with five loaves and two fishes as a historical feat. It credits such a figure as Lloyd George making a bold claim about mastery in famine or scarcity, juxtaposed with imagined peril from submarines.
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Sea of Galilee
Lloyd George
War Tax Tightens Marian's Luxuries
A child named Marian laments war tax cuts on treats like sundaes candy beads and her usual asks for goods. Parents explain purchases are restricted "on account of the war tax" while a new baby sister arrives and Marian questions the cost "plus the war tax" amid the household's adjustment.
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Marian
The Most Dangerous of All Diseases
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble threatens health and life, urging immediate action when nervousness, dizziness, back pain, or sleeplessness appear. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, claiming world wide use, imported from Holland, with refund if no relief, in three sizes.
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N. Y
Lydia EB. Pinkham
B. B. Zrenmeka
Weiss Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Eatonic
Haarlem
Holland
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