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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
8
A reader laments rising living costs and stagnating wages, noting the dollar’s value fall since 1395 and predicting economic strain if trends continue. The piece highlights poverty among laborers, immigrant hardships, and dangerous coal‑mine journeys, urging the administration to curb high living costs soon.
A blouse adaptation features deep royal blue Sharmouse fabric with copper colored floss embroidery. The laurel motif is worked in long stitches. The yoke uses white lawn with yellow and green conventional design. Leaf embroidery is paired with a metallic copper girdle.
A lively survey of Paris fashion details from hats trimmed with blue arrow braid to tulle collars and crepe de chine gowns. Highlights include a black Neapolitan straw hat with American beauty roses, new neckwear of colored chiffon, and delicate embroideries on lingerie pieces. The piece also notes a Chicago council vote on indecency in songs and ends with reflective verse on unsettled frontiers and mapmakers.
Household notes offer economical luncheon ideas such as cereals with fruit and orange saley served on lettuce with mayonnaise. It includes tips for cleaning rust from flatirons with beeswax and salt, pressing limp tulle, moth control with ironing, and other domestic hints for laundry, perfume sachets, milk serving, and carpet care.
A historical clipping questions who bears blame for lithia water fraud. It cites The Journal of the American Medical Association saying the medical profession originated and perpetuated the lithia water scam by unscientific claims and uncritical acceptance of exploiters, urging medical schools to reassess training and attitudes.
An old advertisement recounts a woman’s skin improvement after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. It claims pimples and scalp sores cleared within about two months with repeated twice daily washes and ointment application. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers a free 32 page booklet.
A vintage advice column discusses hair treatment including brushing daily, monthly scalp scrubs, and avoiding harsh alkali soaps. Promotes a home hair tonic recipe using soluble oils, yolk and coffee infusion for darkening and conditioning, and warning against heat styling. Readers seek guidance on skin emollients and weight gain remedies with endorsements for global emollient and a vanishing cream, plus cautions on safe cosmetics.
Guidance on keeping poultry productive with proper housing, ventilation, and feeding. Emphasizes dry, well lit houses, regular hours, and avoid over or underfeeding. Suggests water and occasional milk, dusting for cleanliness, and careful nest management. Warns against cruel disposal of crippled birds and stresses lice control, moisture, and egg shell diet along with oyster shells and exercise.
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