Paris Theater Styles Spark Fashion on Stage
Paris fashion reports from the latest theater season highlight Ventura’s La Voile Dechire debut dress by Jenny in beige brown chiffon with a buoyant tunic and seven-skein sable trims, plus Lanvin pink tulle over gold cloth with hoop-like floral support and rose tulle ruchings. Lanvin emphasizes black and white for spring with Kascha and cashmere serge, Moravian embroideries, and three-year-order exclusives, including cuff trousers that form pantaloons with embroidered hems and matching slippers.
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Paris
Ventura
Jenny
Lanvin
Riviera
Rodier
Embroidered gowns and new umbrellas dazzle fashion scene
Descriptions of Lanvin dresses in black satin with bell sleeves and pantaloon cuffs reveal elaborate embroidery and blouse waists. Evening gowns feature semi-decolletage bodices and debossed embroidery. Umbrellas emerge as chic accessories with carved ivory handles and clublike sticks in brown and tortoise shell.
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Paris
Kidney Health Advice Through Salts and Water
A historical health ad promotes Jad Salts and lithia-water as a kidney cleansing remedy. It urges high water intake and daily tablespoonfuls of salts in water to flush toxins, claim bladder and kidney relief, and to keep kidneys active.
Eskimo Stays Put as Cold Keeps Landlord Away
In Arctic Advantage a witty remark notes an Eskimo remains in his home for months due to extreme cold. Mr Growcher comments the landlord cannot travel to serve rent increase notices, highlighting harsh weather and remote living conditions.
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Mr. Growcher
Boschee’s Syrup Ad Highlights Cold Dangers
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a long standing remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation. It claims influenza deaths surpassed wartime casualties and touts a good night’s rest and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely.
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America
His Occupation Gone
A London Answers remark notes a burglar client of yours feels ungrateful after acquittal. He says the defense proved him so innocent his criminal associates wont trust him with a big job.
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London
Mothers urged to examine Castoria bottles for safety
A health advisory stresses mothers should inspect every bottle of Castoria, the well known infant remedy, to ensure safety and proper use for children before administration.
Agriculture plan to standardize farm terms nationwide
The Department of Agriculture aims to standardize farming terms long used in practice but not in dictionaries. It notes words like vitamin and blood line lack agreed spellings and definitions and will publish approved usage for publications and eventually for dictionary editors, inviting expert cooperation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Division of Publications
Department of Agriculture
Better Potato Seed to Increase Yields
The Department of Agriculture in cooperation with experiment stations reports seed-improvement work across major potato states. By selecting disease-free true-to-type seed stocks, the aim is to raise yields and produce stocks that are true to name and high-yielding for seed purposes.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Alfalfa Gains Ground in Wisconsin Farms
A Wisconsin bulletin from the Madison experiment station notes alfalfa has spread to about 60 000 acres and outperforms other hays in yield and value. Trials show alfalfa yields nearly twice clover and three times timothy, with an acre producing triple the protein of clover and nine times that of timothy.
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Wisconsin
R. A. Moore
L. F. Graber
Madison
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Sowing Suspicion in a Boston Transcript Brief
Mrs Young claims her husband calls her his right hand while her mother fears he acts without his left hand knowing. The Boston Transcript notes an uneasy marriage dynamic and possible hidden actions.
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Boston Transcript
New Dress for Old With Diamond Dyes
Diamond Dyes guarantees rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or blends. Package directions explain how to diamond dye over any color and match fabrics using the Diamond Dye Color Card.
Moonshine Compared With Starlight In Quiet Debate
A playful exchange contrasts romance with practicality as one speaker praises starlight while another asserts moonshine is more substantial in a lighthearted moment. The dialogue hints at whimsy and domestic humor.
Cover Broken Window Pane In Poultry House
When a window glass becomes broken in the poultry house it should be replaced or covered without a day's delay. Do not leave the aperture overnight. Tack a thick piece of muslin or white cloth over the hole to keep out wind and let in light. Paper can be used if muslin is unavailable. This is a temporary makeshift until glass is obtained.
Ely's Cream Balm opens blocked nostrils fast
An advertisement promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh by applying Ely's Cream Balm inside the nostrils. It claims the antiseptic cream soothes inflamed membranes and clears air passages for easy breathing. The copy ends with a flourish and a unrelated proverb about commandments.
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Ely
Superior Whitewash Recipe
Slake lime with boiling water until covered, strain. Dissolve a peck of salt in warm water, mix in three pounds ground rice boiled to a thin paste, add half a pound powdered Spanish whitening and one pound clear glue dissolved in warm water. Combine, age several days, store in a kettle. Apply hot with brushes.
Manuring in Cold Weather Advises Winter Application
Purdue university extension department recommends applying manure in winter when it contains straw and undecomposed matter. Coarser manures should be used on heavy clay soils to improve fertility and soil structure, offsetting nutrient loss from leaching.
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Purdue University Extension Department
Raising stock with crops
An economic note argues livestock paired with crops offers safer profits than exclusive crop farming, noting uncertainty in returns from both livestock and crops and suggesting diversification as a more reliable strategy.
Superior Ration for Stock
Young stock from weaning on corn silage and clover or alfalfa hay will grow well without grain. The ration is inexpensive and within reach of most farmers.
Favorite Prescription Restores Health after Nervous Breakdown
Lucy Foreman of Kansas City states that after five years of doctors' care for a nervous breakdown linked to a woman's trouble, she used Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, took about a dozen bottles, and was restored to health.
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Nortonville
Kans
Dr. Pierce
Erce
WM. Ocker
Kansas City
Lucy Foreman
Packe
Remarkable Case of a Kansas Woman
Atchison Kans Ida Tickner reports seven years of using Favorite Prescription for displacement and feminine weakness. She says a dozen doses gave relief and one bottle made her stronger. She continues to use the medicine when feeling run-down or nervous and recommends it as a real friend.
Power Potential of Alto Parana River Described
The Alto Parana river forms part of Paraguay’s border with Argentina and Brazil. Its tributaries may enable Paraguay to grow as an industrial center. Estimates suggest waterfall drops up to 200 feet and potential power around 100000 horsepower. Iguazu falls are noted as possibly more powerful than Niagara.
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Alto Parana
Paraguay
Argentina
Brazil
Iguazu Falls
Niagara
Cascarets Remedy Ad Targets Bilious Feelings
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cure for biliousness. It claims to ease head throbbing bad taste yellowing eyes and constipation without harsh effects, promising relief by morning for stomach liver and bowel disorders.
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Adv
Actors urged to seek fame in moving pictures
Yorick Hamm jokes about a career in cinema while Ham let Fatt insists on trying. They suggest hiring a litter of puppies and a trick mule to boost acting ability, reflecting lighthearted talk from a Louisville Courier-Journal page.
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Yorick Hamm
Hamlet
Louisville Courier-Journal
For your daughter's sake use Red Cross Bag Blue in laundry
In a brief consumer note the author advises using Red Cross Bag Blue in laundry to achieve a neat dainty appearance valued by girls. The text appeals to parental care and grooming standards.
Looked Like St Clerk You Cant Keep Me Down
A terse exchange appears to reflect workplace tension with an implied conflict over authority and obstruction. The speaker asserts resistance to being restrained by an employer figure, suggesting a confrontation about freedom or advancement.
Fortunate is the man who knows enough law to avoid it
A concise reflection on legal savvy, suggesting that understanding law helps evade its full entanglements and consequences. It underscores prudent caution in navigating societal rules and formal processes.
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