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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
3
A series of testimonials praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating female ailments and restoring health. Includes Mrs O A Bianes and Mrs W E Linskey letters, confidentiality note from Lydia Pinkham Co, and a humorous exchange about a doorstep robbery and a sewer soundproofing claim.
Readers glimpse vivid new costume blouses featuring georgette crepe in flame red orchid purple and emerald with embroidery inspired by American Indian and East Indian motifs. Lingerie blouses use fine voile or tatiste with handwork and lace, priced twelve to twenty five dollars.
A historical note advises using a small wooden wedge like a match or toothpick to hold a roller shade at a chosen point when it refuses to stay unrolled. The tip is described as an emergency device and may cause injury to the tubing if overused.
Velvet dominates the season with hats in capeline casque toque and turban forms. Designs feature two velvet types and colors, draping that emphasizes graceful lines, jet ornament, and hourward crowns. A gray velvet birn with iridescent winged scarab stands out among the varied shapes.
The writer recalls a time before motion pictures when people spent leisure hours quietly at home, noting they once knew more about neighbors private affairs than in the photoplay era. The piece contrasts gossip habits with the rise of cinema culture.
Old standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised for malaria protection and system build up with quinine and iron. The note cites 60 cents price and claims on each label. Also mentions German nitrogen production rising from 380000 tons in 1918 to 300000 in 1916 and projected 320000 this year, costing six cents per kilogram per Frankfurter Zeitung.
The Capitol Petroleum Company announces a drilling campaign in proven fields and offers its first stock at two cents per share. Send for free information and maps from 829 Foster Building, Denver, Colorado.
A Cal carpenter over draft age wins his wife’s approval to enlist. They play a coin toss with tails winning and Desmond enters field artillery. A device blows ice cream from molds is described and a quip about the golden rule for proposals is noted alongside other jokes and lines.
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