Spring Styles Redefine Silhouette for 1925 Paris Fashion
Paris fashion writers note the end of the plain straight line in 1925 spring wear. New modes favor flaring skirts, intricate cutouts, and varied waistlines with collars and scarfs. Designers Chanel Lanvin Patou Premet and Vionnet showcase updated necklines hems and sleeves while practical knitwear from Chanel inspires a knit sweater coat trend.
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Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Paris Haute Monde
Chanel
Lanvin
Jean Pateu
Jenny
Premet
Worth
Jean Patou
Drecoll
Bernard
Lelong
Madeleine Vionnet
Cannes
America
Prince of Wales
The Burro Chiquita and the Laugh of Magdalena
Valencia flees through mountain canyons after Magdalena is murdered by Luis’s rival, haunted by Magdalena’s silver laugh. The chase ends when Valencia falls to the precipice as Chiquita the burro stands by the edge, bells jangling.
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Hiquita
Magdalena
Chiquita
Valencia
Luis
Rancho de Los Cerritos
Valencio
Ranchos
Tonia
Christ
Proof That Pygmy Men Once Lived in Britain
In Britain traces of European pygmies are found in cairns and subterranean Picts houses across Scotland Ireland and the Hebrides. The sites show remains of food and fire proving habitation while tiny elf shots suggest pygmy weapons once used against cattle.
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British Isles
Scotland
Ireland
Hebrides
Wittsburgh
Britain
Another Fish Story Husband in Angling Tale
A man returns from an angling trip and brags about his catch to his wife. She quips that Mrs Naybor saw him in the fish shop, implying a fib about selling fish from the trip. He doubles down defending the tale.
Aspic Jelly and Lunch Recipes from The Kitchen Cabinet
Instructions on making aspic jelly from various stocks with eggs for clarification. Includes several green pea and olive salad recipes, peanut butter biscuits, raspberry jam sandwiches, and picnic friendly egg anchovy cucumber fish and onion flavored sandwiches. Also covers veal pie prep and variations with lamb or beef.
Experience of nervous woman in Cincinnati and Philadelphia
The ad recounts two women's experiences with Lydia E. Pinkham medicines for nervousness and weakness. Mrs F Cortell of Cincinnati cites sleeplessness crying spells backache and recovery after using Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine Liver Pills and Sensitive Wash. Dora Hout of Philadelphia reports improved health and willingness to answer inquiries after using the same remedies. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. K.cortell
Peete Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Philadelphia
Lydia E
Teamster Sends Remarkable Cure Letter for Peterson Ointment
A West Park Ohio teamster William Haase reports a decades long leg sore finally healed after using Petersons Ointment. He praises the product and mentions doctor hesitation, while the company cites hundreds of similar cures for eczema piles and skin diseases.
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Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
Willam Haase
West Park
Ohio
P. G. Reitz
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Stray Stories Excerpt on Youth and Allowances
A dialogue about a father and son presents a critique of indulgence. The son’s reckless spending is blamed on allowances, suggesting generational impatience and lessons in restraint within a parental setting.
Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney Ailment Remedy
Advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. Claims quick gentle relief and broad success across thousands of cases. Encourages trial with a ten cent sample from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and asks readers to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Refusing to Lend Becomes Home Bookkeeping Lesson
A brief note suggests that true bookkeeping can be learned at home by refusing to lend money to others. The idea frames financial self discipline as a practical, do it yourself approach.
How Robert M Koenig Found Remedy for Pimply Skin
A man describes years of breakouts until a doctor's article linked skin to stomach issues. After using Carter's Little Liver Pills for a few days his skin cleared and stomach and headaches improved. He now tells friends the remedy and endorses Carter's pills.
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Robert M. Koenig
Carter
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