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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic to revive lifeless hair, claiming it adds length, thickness, shine, and color. It urges readers to buy a 15 cent bottle from drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and reduce dandruff.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional issue not cured by local remedies and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as an internal treatment that purifies the blood and soothes mucous surfaces. It asserts the medicine blends tonics and blood purifiers and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Ney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as makers.
A remark about a woman’s fondness for her fur cloak and her being wrapped up in it. The dialogue focuses on her display of the luxurious garment and others noting its prominence in her appearance.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a child laxative noting the name California on the package. It urges mothers to use the fruit flavored remedy with a warning about dosing directions and ends with a joke about rent replacing holes in pocketbooks.
To half pint of water add Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and % ex. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade. It will gradually darken streaked gray hair and make harsh hair soft and greasy. It will not cool the scalp or rub off.
Paris fashion notes show the Parisienne favoring straight lines and simple silhouettes over earlier hip extensions and drapery. Latvin and Jugo Slavic inspired dresses appear refined with delicate embroidery, tight waist emphasis, and trouserlike effects, while Lanvin and Paquin introduce velvet wraps, geometric heavy embroidery, and plentiful fur trims shaping the season’s chic.
Goods and ends highlight semifitted belts in Paison green the favorite color. Afternoon gowns feature huge revers while belts are narrow and wrap the figure. Lined suit coats show bright printed tussah and millinery favors cherry red and pearl gray. Plaitings appear in many new frocks with checked velours in henna and navy for southern sport wear. Salt blouses of high colored silks trimmed with suit cloth and dotted swiss tailored blouses join the trend. Accordion plaited insertions add fullness to the prevailing silhouette.
Winter fashion notes point to many coats paired with detachable capes. Some fur capes will become detachable parts of cloth coats, allowing wearers to add or remove the cape at will.
To bleach handkerchiefs towels and similar fabrics soak them overnight in a solution of half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar to each quart of water.
An advertisement urges cleaning machines and the stomach alike. It promotes Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as the best remedy for indigestion constipation gases headaches and insomnia. Customer testimonial from Martin Netty praises the remedy and Triner's Liniment.
In a wry exchange the speaker warns that bread costs and supply weigh on the home. The other quips that the concern centers on his wife’s biscuits, implying household humor amid financial strain.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing red rough itchy baby skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and occasional Cuticura Ointment. It adds Touches of scented dusting powder and Cuticura Talcum as essentials. The promo links rural happiness to national welfare and ends with an invitation line.
Advertising copy touts genuine Aspirin from Bayer with the Bayer cross safety mark on packaging. Claims it has relieved colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia and general pain for nineteen years. Mentions small tin box price and availability from druggists in larger packages.
Berbert Johnson, the humor illustrator, told a New York dinner that laundries provoke the strongest reactions of all trades. He recalled a trade paper attacking him after a cartoon about shirt wreckage and a thumbnail sketch about ruined ties.
A guest recounts a luncheon mishap as the maid serves a cup the hostess mistakes for tea. The guest remarks the drink looks weak and the hostess turns pale, leading to an embarrassing moment described as nearly fatal in its embarrassment.
At a conference in Christiania, directors of the mints of Denmark Norway and Sweden discussed replacing silver with nickel in small coins due to high silver prices. The change would take effect only after approval by the legislative bodies.
A Seventy-eighth Division unit, racing under shellfire toward the Meuse-Argonne, halted to dig in. In front a doughboy lay still with his rifle pointed at the enemy as a lieutenant urged to "Make a hole" while the reluctant soldier joked of an impatient contractor. The German prisoner was seen feverishly digging nearby.
A schoolmaster scolds a pupil as hopeless and unable to answer, asking why. The pupil retorts that if he knew all the things asked, his father would not send him there, delivering a witty, defiant reply.
A local discussion centers on admitting harsh realities about the institution. Residents express unease at facing the full truth while pondering implications for safety and justice in the community.
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