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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
12
Fashion notes describe a tulip inspired dressy skirt for light cottons with pink, mauve, wistaria, and purple tones. Overlays include chiffon overskirts, silk underskirts, and flowered taffeta options with Swiss or mull fabrics. A reversible satin petticoat offers dual color ribbons and crisp edge flare for evening wear.
A New York shop showcased dainty summer corsets crafted from three layers of chiffon with translucent reeds and hackalite clasps, including lace trimmed designs and a sporty side-laced model. Innovations include pastel taffeta options and slim cami structures, promoting a close fitting silhouette without extra underlayers.
Bright sleeveless silk jackets in pinked tasselled edges pair with white net and organdie dresses, echoing 60s fashion. Describes belted peplums, long cord waist ties, beaded or embroidered pockets, and Peggy blouses as dainty novelties reshaping the white dress look.
The article describes using a sewing machine to mend fabric by stitching across a hole in any item such as tablecloths napkins socks or stockings. It advises using an embroidery hoop to keep fabric flat and sliding under the presser foot with matching thread color for neater results.
An expert explains how hasty land purchases and poor initial cultivation ruin fruit orchards. Blasting stumps and rocks with dynamite cleared hardpan and enabled horse drawn machinery, restoring growth. The method transformed a failing hillside orchard into a productive, money making grove.
C E Sanborn editors guidance on hive sanitation and management to maximize honey yields. Proper handling prevents waste, supports year round honey supply, and discourages swarming by using full length supers and careful frame preparation.
This lettered appeal presents testimonials from women noting relief from displacement, backache, and fatigue after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Patients from North Crandon Wisconsin Lawton Oklahoma and Roxbury Massachusetts report improved health and urge others to seek guidance from the Pinkham concern.
A hostess asks Flossie if her papa says grace. Flossie wonders what grace is and learns it means giving thanks for meals. Her papa pays cash for everything, not giving thanks. A garden interlude with Nancy ends with her admiring Clarke as nicer than daddy.
A long promotional notice describes Dr Pierce of the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo claiming Anuric as the best uric acid solvent. It promises rapid relief from scalding urination backache and rheumatic pains, urges a hot water routine, and offers a 50 cent package or trial kit. It also includes unrelated humorous or stray quotes for filler.
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