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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
3
A caller asks a man if he belongs to the SPCA and offers to sing a dedicated song to the society. The officer Tim agrees to hear it after putting the cat out of the room.
A vintage fragrance advertises lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a cheap facial lotion. It claims a soft rosy white glow with daily massage of the face neck arms and hands. The copy notes stage beauties use lemon juice for freckles sunburn and tan removal.
A veteran regales listeners with memories of being mustered in and peppered with shot, claiming his rugged wartime tale makes him a favorite with women. His vivid recollections frame him as the salt of the earth.
An old ad claims 99 of 100 Attic ills including nasal catarrh and sore eyes can be relieved by Vacher-Balmn. It promises harmess cooling relief and asks readers to mail 40 cents for a tube if unavailable locally. Agents wanted.
Dialogue from The Passing Show in London mocks Henry for his furniture and wallpaper opinions. A couple argues over domestic choices, with one warning to retire to bed as tensions rise.
The state operates 64 forest fire stations with steel towers to speed fire discovery and location. Last year the department reduced both the number of fires and the resulting damage through its operations. A turpid jiver condition is noted as affecting digestion. Tone up your liver with Wright's Indian Vegetable Pilla. They not gently and sure, Ye.
A Baltimore specialist on diphtheria states the disease is conquered in its early stages and that mortality has dropped from four in ten to four in a hundred. He notes this marks a major shift from years past when the illness was one of the most dreaded.
A laundry establishment claims it is strictly up to date and plans to locate its offices in a flatiron building. The notice signals modernization moves and a relocation within a prominent urban site.
A Paris weather of fashion described by a London Times correspondent. Women favor ankle length skirts and plisse ensembles with bold palettes. Evening wear uses thoulard crepe marocala taffetas and crepe de chine with costly accessories.
The piece extols the oblong parasol as a fashionable 1920s rain accessory. It highlights bright transparent colors, bakelite handles, and practical benefits over round umbrellas, including reduced hat interference and stable beach use. It notes uncertain market success but urges consideration of oblong parasols.
Filet lace is said to have reached the height of popularity as Irish crochet and very wide silk laces rise to first place, especially for blouses. The report highlights shifting tastes in fashion accessories and the dominance of delicate lacework in current trends.
Fashion notes report sloping shoulders returning in the latest gown silhouettes. Designers emphasize soft lines and draped fabrics shaping the knit and evening wear for the season.
A design to brighten a girl’s sewing space with a cretonne pocketed stand built on a washboard. It uses a wood frame, top pocket for notions, a zinc-lined pocket, spin dies for spools, scissor holders, and uprights tied by a lower strip, then painted to match room woodwork.
The report notes Silke Shantung heads the slet lineup this year with the exception of this material, while tricolette fabrics and various sport skirts appear in newer silk sults than usual.
A new gray color called tourterelle meaning turtle dove in French gains admiration in design circles. The name evokes a soft dove tone used in paint and textiles.
A list of period kitchen preparations includes Royal Soup with bread crumbs and chicken stock, Pressed Beef Flanks slow boiled and pressed cold, Chicken a la Stanley with banana garnish, and Boiled Dressing made from eggs and mild vinegar that keeps weeks in a sealed jar.
A fragment notes a cryptic line about whispered truth and a tempest. It mentions dhainer and the stranger John G Whittler in a terse historical texture. The text hints at hidden meanings or names within a stormy onset.
Summer meats article lists broiled chicken veal cutlets and chicken gallosch with potatoes olive oil and spices. It emphasizes mayonnaise as a salad base and gives a method to make fresh mayonnaise with egg oil salt sugar mustard cayenne lemon juice and suggestions for thinning.
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