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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
2
A graceful model wears a plum colored browneth dress featuring freely placed ball erc buttons. Embroidered patches cinch the waist with a perpendicular strap to the full skirt. The sleeves are tinh and bell shaped with a snut collar finished by embroidery.
Royal blue velvet peasant gown features a snug basque with an apron like tunic. Pockets imitate Normandy apron style. Short full skirt. V neck with turnover collar lined in white satin.
Joseph Timberlake came back to Greenfield Saturday after attending his brother Robert Timberlake's death. Allen Hamblin returned from Cedar Rapids Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hamblin.
Mrs Ellen Hanford, longtime Bedford resident, died this morning at about 3 o'clock at the home of Chris Mosier after a long illness. The notice also advertises Cox Poultry House buying cream poultry and eggs with prices listed for chickens ducks geese turkey and eggs. 538-1
An old advertisement explains irritable, fretful children may suffer from intestinal worms. It promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a humane remedy, claiming it eliminates parasites and improves vitality, priced at 265c a box.
The box coat for misses is very youthful and becoming. Flare coats with fullness from shoulders or yoke are short and jaunty. Some coats have flare backs with fitted fronts. Russian styles win favor among young people with side or front fastening. Belts appear at various positions and high collars predominate. Coat sleeves are set on low or raglan with flare and gauntlet cuffs often tied.
For sale a two year old Duroc Jersey boar with pedigree. Price thirty dollars. Contact Charles S Terrill at phone 63 Q. 51-1f. Only church notices follow.
E B Piper Livestock Auctioneer reports his strongest fall sales season in twenty years and offers to arrange sale dates by mail or phone. He notes abundant demand, limited January availability, and promises successful sales with Merry Christmas and New Year wishes from Corning Iowa.
Judge Evans argues that taxing women without representation amounts to tyranny and notes the suffrage movement increases their burden in the political process. The discussion continues a broader debate on rights and civic duties.
A speaker argues women deserve direct vote and voice in public affairs including schooling, sanitation, and legislation. She cites wartime maternal stake, emphasizes moral influence, notes western states' lead on equal suffrage, and endorses the Iowa constitutional amendment to be voted in June 1916.
After years of persistent stomach trouble and failed therapies, the narrator describes consulting Dr Trimmers and beginning his treatment, noting continued efforts for improvement. The account emphasizes past ineffective remedies and pursuit of relief through the doctor’s plan.
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