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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
12
New fashion trends show ruffles on sleeves and skirts to add fullness while capes, Breton basques, and Spanish ruffs appear in various fabrics. Stripes multiply across serge, silk, and jersey with bold collars, long coats, and ribbon accents shaping the silhouette.
Paris fashions favor a bath coiffure with hair waved and drawn back from the face into a soft chignon. A natural ripple, silky texture, and tortoise shell pins shape the look. Evening wear features ornamental combs and a light frizette with a series of small curls at the back, modestly elevating the head.
The article describes two veila items: a fine hexagon mesh face veil and a draped plateau veil worn over a small hat. The plateau veil uses open filadora mesh with borders at ends, crossing the hat so bordered ends fall below the shoulders while the face veil drapes closely. The description reflects prevailing winter fashion and hat coordination.
Early spring waists feature georgette crepes crepe de chine and linen fabrics with trimmed fronts and high collars. Styles include metal or silk embroidery and bright colors such as flame blue green and rose. Sheer cotton in smart trims with white accents remains popular alongside newer crepe fabrics.
Fragmented OCR text mentions fashion notes on season’s prettiest looks with emphasis on feminine fade and fiber materials, noting a comparison to Wied at dite and a lack of easy look. Unable to extract clear entities or events.
Kentucky experiment notes outline yearly spray programs for apple orchards. Use lime sulphur or Bordeaux mixture to control scab and leaf diseases, with arsenate of lead to combat codling moth and curculio. Apply cluster bud spray early, then petal fall spray, mid July second brood spray, and mid July to mid August for bitter rot in western Kentucky. Monitor for green aphis and spray with Black Leaf 40 and soap to aid spread.
Ormsby Jane Segis Raggie owns Pine Grove farm Elma Center New York and with registry 160986 set a seven day milk yield of 721.4 pounds producing 36536 pounds of butterfat surpassing E P Pontiac Lass 685.9 pounds milk and 36343 pounds butterfat set in 1912. Born November 24 1910 the cow’s test was supervised by New York State Agricultural College officials.
A Nebraska College of Agriculture winter study shows daily gains of about 8.02 pounds per pig using a self feeder. Reports indicate gains near 300 pounds and total output around 900 pounds with tankage priced at 2.50 per hundredweight. Calculations estimate sale value at six cents per pound and corn at 88 cents per bushel, reflecting cost and revenue factors for the program.
Dear Mr Editor a reader reports relief from backache left sided pain frequent urination and rheumatism after using Anuric tablets from Dr Pierce Buffalo NY Experiments at his hospital claim Anuric is 37 times more active than lithia and a trial package is offered
A promotional note for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming spring illness is due to poisons in blood. It touts Golden Seal and blood root herbs, alcohol-free, to purify blood, remove poisons, and restore vitality.
A newly invented electric table fan features horizontal blades and a top dish designed to hold flowers or fruit, combining cooling function with decorative use.
United States produces the majority share of world oil, accounting for about eighty percent of production. Advertising copy extols Dr. Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver, bowels and stomach with a laxative and cathartic claim. A sensational note claims the czar of Russia earns around eighty dollars per minute.
A historical ad-style recipe advises mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly to reduce dandruff improve softness and gloss without coloring the scalp or leaving residue. Ends with a quip about Bliss and marriage.
Resinol ointment clears itching and accelerates healing for eczema, tingworm, rashes, and other skin ailments as doctors have prescribed for over 20 years. With Resinol Soap, it aids in clearing pimples and dandruff quickly and cheaply. Sold by all druggists. A Chicago inventor patents phonograph attachment to double as a burglar alarm.
An advertisement claims that meat forms uric acid overworking the kidneys and urges cleansing with four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia mix, a mild effervescent drink said to flush kidneys and prevent bladder irritation, warning of rheumatic discomfort if untreated.
A promotional note extols California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting, gentle laxative for children. It claims to cleanse stomach and bowels, relieve feverish, sour stomach, and improve moods after a few hours. Advises mothers to use a teaspoonful for coated tongues and common ailments. Mentions a 50 cent bottle with dosing directions and notes Copenhagen consumes 24,000 pounds of American salt pork daily.
The text references a sealed remedy for colds and grip with Bromo Quinine branding and a mention of the bishop of London having three secretaries. The fragment is ambiguous and lacks coherent context or dates.
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