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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
7
Ruth enjoyed apple butter thick on bread on her country visit. She asked the farmer why no apples fed to cows that year, puzzled by the absence of apple butter. The farmer’s wife explained farmers sometimes lack apples for feed, and Ruth’s remark highlights rural supply realities.
Advertisement urges women to treat kidney and bladder ailments with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. Claims symptoms include backache headaches nervousness and loss of ambition. Encourages purchase at drug stores or requesting a sample by mail with ten cent payment to Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
The excerpt presents a dialog where Deacon A praises Providence and the fading memory of pain, while Doctor B jokes that such fading helps doctors by making it harder to collect their skills. The fragment mirrors a wartime or moral-lesson tone from the Boston Transcript.
An old advertisement from W. W. Vacher, Inc. in New Orleans promotes a summer cold remedy claiming high effectiveness and urges agents for areas with none. The fragment implies product availability and distribution interest.
A plumber working in a North aide home was greeted with unusual hospitality from Katherine a six year old who offered to help by watering the basement floor to reach a pipe. After several minutes the plumber remarked on the hard concrete and the child suggested he rest upstairs for a bath and a nap.
Ad copy promotes Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with soap ointment and talcum. Claims purity and fragrance, noting price 25c each and availability everywhere.
In a rural exchange Old Farmer Hayes greets James Calkins and jokes that Calkins spoke only with his ears while passing by. He remarks it must have been his ears flapping and scolds or lightens the mood with a humorous barb.
Fragmentary advert claims a one dose cure to eliminate worms, using phrases like Read Shot and Natural Infirmity. It includes odd quotes about an untruthful friend and a doomed fate, ending with a Bulwer-like exhortation to dream nobly.
The fashion association previews a bold season with short coats and no cuffs or pockets on coats, vibrant embroideries in gold and silver, and heavy fur trim. Beads abound on most garments, jackets feature fur collars, and duvetyn velvet options appear in winter salts and gowns with higher necklines and decorative buttons.
The article details shorter fur coats at thirty six inches with large collars and cuffs, no fur combinations this season, and evening wraps that are pinlo with oversized fur collars. It notes lapping belts, self material buckles, gold embroidery, and high necklines or three inch throat cuts with a single pocket along the seam.
An English paper notes a wide range of synshades returning to prewar styles. Shapes vary from crinoline days with long handles and bold patterns, including bright covers in self colors and stripes. Fringe and printed shanting appear, with wide checks and subdued shades in fashionable quality.
The piece surveys fabrics ideal for warm weather including handkerchief linen, organdies, Swiss muslin, voile, batiste, and lace frocks. It notes navy and Copenhagen blue palettes, subdued tones, and warns heavy linen can be uncomfortably warm in hot climates while summer silks rival cottons in warmth.
Cape for children proves a popular summer wrap with varied styles and fabrics. Fashion notes highlight versatility for warm days and easy wear.
The article describes a cover ta white silk overlaid with white lace and trimmed with black plaited tulle, highlighting its ornate design elements and refined finish.
Ladder stitching on white lingerie blouses remains effective. Large floral appliques flatten on hats and medallions. Mauve rose leads. buttercup yellow adorns frocks. Scarlet wool coats and practical wraps stay popular with Jade blue and taupe mahogany bronze color schemes. Printed plaited chiffons pair with satin or taffeta skirts. many color combinations. Light silk crepe and organdie dresses feature black taffeta ribbon bows at the side or front.
A mid century style cooking note describes portable camping breads and snack cakes. Nut bread uses walnuts flour sugar eggs baking powder and salt baked forty five minutes. Lunch cake blends brown sugar cinnamon raisins and milk baked forty minutes. Doughnuts combine butter sugar eggs potato milk flour and baking powder fried in fat for moist cakes. Sandwich ideas include minced eggs cheese sardines veal chicken ham and onion with dressing and lettuce varieties.
A collection of home cooking tips and recipes including prunes with fruit for pies and fillings, vegetable stews, a winter puree, chicken soup with vegetables, coffee blanc mange, and tuna floss salad with gelatin molds. Includes instructions on preparation, cooking, and serving suggestions.
An advertisement claims Danderine quickly stops hair shedding after use and makes every hair show life vigor brightness and more color and thickness with an immediate effect.
Dialogue notes the wife’s pride in her husband and the short time since their union. It reflects that enthusiasm is powerful but must be guided by sound judgment.
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