Fall Fashion Warms Up With Paris Styles Arriving In Cities
Fashion notes from Paris shipments reach major cities as designers unveil fall 1920 silhouettes. Suits show Robespierre collars, kimono sleeves, long coats, and lavish fur trim while jackets resemble loose kimonos. Vests stay but with bold embroidery and bright stenciling. Fur accents dominate, with velvet, plush and duvetyn fabrics in black, blue, gray, and brown.
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New York
Yesteryear
Robespierre
Frugal Recipes and Aphorisms From an Old Page
A collage of recipes for marmalade meringue pudding veal oysters and coconut macaroons with a Cherry Olive preserve tip. It closes with a Carlyle quote urging practical duty and steady effort. The text mentions Frances Osgood and modern kitchen notes.
Egyptian Shades In Favor In Summer Fashions
Ancient Egyptian influence appears in current styles with shades of Egyptian red blue and yellow dominating fabrics. Draped garments and beaded ornaments echo linen and color mastery along with winged globe motifs seen in hats and wraps.
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Egypt
Jine
Clothes for the wee tots summer frocks and hats
Weather brings fresh summer wear for young girls with ginghams in green and white, organdze in bright red Palm Beach shade, and dimity in orchid and rosebud prints. Frocks feature straight skirts, gathered bodices, trimmed sleeves, pockets, and matching bonnets or hats with ruffles and organdie details.
Small Bow Adorns Simple Neckline with Lace Cameo
A dark dress gains a novel touch with a small bow or lace edge. The hints mention a cameo fastened accessory and a charming canine ear motif as decorative options for the neckline.
Predictions Of Extremely Long Coats For Older Women
Fashion observers note a trend toward suits with very long coats, supported by numerous French models. The look targets older women and full figures, signaling a distinctive silhouette for the season.
Summer Dishes and Fruit Dressings in Historic Guide
A historical kitchen note describes preserving cherries and making fruit dressings. It details a cherry conserve recipe with fruit, sugar, and citrus, plus two fruit dressings, vanilla and ginger ice creams, and a brown bread ice cream method with cream, sugar, salt, and freezing steps.
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Boston
Dodsons Liver Tone Endorsed Over Calomel Cures
An advertisement promotes Dodsons Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel causes salivation, cramping, and nausea, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver without sickness, suitable for adults and children, with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Adv
California Syrup of Pigs Ad Warning
Ad promotes a brand named California syrup of pigs as a safe remedy for children's stomach upset. It urges buyers to look for the exact name on the package and claims fruity taste and full directions on each bottle.
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California
Ady
Burden of Choice Goes Unfelt in Local Commentary
A brief opinion note argues that the burden of selecting a path or option weighs less on some individuals than hoped, suggesting social expectations influence perceived responsibility more than actual consequence.
Diamond Dyes Insist on Diamond Dyes for Safe Dyeing
Do not streak or ruin your material use our dye call out. Insist on Diamond Dyes directions on the package for best results and color fastness.
Freezone promises painless corn relief with tiny bottle
An ad claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain and allows quick removal by applying a drop. It notes the product is sold by druggists for a few cents and can remove hard or soft corns and between the toes without soreness. It ends with a stray line about shadows of the family tree.
Freckle Lotion Claim from Lemons and Orchard White
An old advertisement touts a cheap freckle and blemish remover by mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white. The ad promises clear, soft rosy skin with daily use and claims the mixture is harmless and non irritating.
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Ady
Nightly Use of Roman Hye Baleam Cited for Eye Relief
A claim suggests using a product at night to prevent eye strain and watery eyes. The passage connects common sense as a base of laws with an unseen foundation.
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Jeannette St
New Orleans
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
the Vehrons Drug Co
Wace, Toxsa
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