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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
11
A long excerpt lists recipes for preserving pears and apples with ginger and lemon, rhubarb and fig preserves, cherry conserve, and Duchess apple slices. It includes breads like Southern Rice Bread, scones, pan bread, graham waffles, and a chocolate dessert with cream. Also mentions cooling drinks such as currant shrub, grape juice, and a coffee frappe with frozen cream.
The text discusses Lotus Flower Cigarettes and home-grown tobacco in banana leaves, mentions Carl C. Hanson as consul at Bangkok, and contrasts a glass table room in Paris with a jade-covered surface. It hints at jealousy and removing treasures, ending with a reflection on male jealousy and effort.
An article praises American cotton fabrics and mills for producing stylish materials for children's wear. It highlights a two to six year old dress in blue striped cotton madras with blue chambray trimming, white embroidery, and a long waist with ruffles. Also notes the popular zouave bolero on afternoon frocks in taffeta with gold cord embroidery.
A cornflower blue corsage fad appears among mothers, with flower bunches pinned to belts as a fashion statement. The text notes a blue flower trend influencing local style choices and accessories.
The piece notes that in late summer the best choice is a sailor hat with varied trims and colors such as corbeau and navy blue with white. It describes three sailor styles in white satin, white with black and white ribbon, and an all white crown with simple bows and decorative elements, plus broader brim shapes and trim creativity.
The piece reflects on finding truth and beauty beyond wealth. It cites Thoreau and Emerson to claim wealth corrupts imagination, and asserts personal, self-driven living as a viable path. A wry aside about vanity in a bathing suit closes the excerpt.
The New York World describes a store display with telephone switchboard like receivers and four knobs to select music. Shoppers drop a penny in a slot and dial the number from a catalogue to hear a chosen selection. Plans include self playing records to offer full opera for small coins.
A father answers his child on the meaning of carrying coals to Newcastle, framing the phrase as a figure of speech and comparing it to telling something to a graduating class that they do not know. The exchange underscores language and teaching ideas across generations.
A brief piece contrasts wedding guests reactions with men laughing and women weeping indicating social tensions around the event. The text mentions health and coffee as a theme linking daily life to the ceremony.
An advertisement claims high infant mortality in civilized nations and states Castoria can save many lives. It argues narcotic tinctures harm infants, while Castoria promotes circulation, skin function, and relief, bearing a signature line for authenticity.
Tody Hamilton proclaims Luna Park will raise a steel umbrella covering an acre with a 140 foot handle, raised by machinery. The project, costing 26000 dollars, features searchlights, bulbs, and shade for five thousand guests, with Roosevelt allegedly declining to stock the lagoon with fish.
A New York observer notes wartime absence keeps many at home reducing summer help and leaving agents with few candidates. She cites 200,000 people staying away and 12 calls in one morning yielding no offers, reflecting broader service shortages amid the war era.
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