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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
4
A vintage advertisement praises California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipated children. It claims a teaspoonful clears bowels with quick relief and urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup by brand name to avoid imitation products.
A fragment suggests a humorous exchange about whether Beems is a nerve specialist. The line implies uncertainty about expertise and notes bills referencing a specialist, with a pun on nervy. The readable text is limited and lacks clear context or attribution.
An older advertisement fragment touts a Cutloura Toilet Trio set for skin care with a soap ointment and talcum powder. A separate line comments on memory and marriage timing, noting a man gains good habits during courtship that fade after marriage.
An essay highlights the growing output of Congress from 1787 to the present, noting Madison's report on the Philadelphia convention and the surge in printed debates since 1901. It traces sessions, days in session, and rising member casualties, framing Congress as a near perpetual body.
The passage reflects a mother-in-law’s musings on Harold, Alinnte, Lamech, Marty, and Minnie. She notes Lamech’s rare leisure, Harold’s habit of checking weather forecasts, and Minnie pressuring Harold toward sport, with humorous regional flair about life and recreation.
Paris dressmakers showcase delicate yet elaborate summer styles with colored organdies and lace. Green dominates palettes alongside bright blues and puce pink while black remains a foundational accent for dinner wear. Elaborate flower trimmed hats return with cloche shapes giving way to wide brim hats for youth and height, and leghorn fops rise later to pair with flounced dresses.
This season showcases vivid color pairings in gowns with figured and plain crepes, chiffons with red black brown and navy, and green red white and bright prints. Hats trend shaded blends from flesh to rose and orchid satin tones with lavender accents and slim baby milan trims.
A chiffon muff described as the dainty accessory for the girl wearer with satin rib bon in two tones and an orchid highlight. The item emphasizes sheer material and decorative appeal in a fashion note.
The piece argues lighting greatly influences emotion and mood inside a home. It urges planning wiring around abundance and convenience, noting the relatively small cost to mound the emotional and aesthetic impact, and comparing lighting to furniture and decor expenditures. It stresses light has both physical and artistic effects.
The article touts the color touch of white dotted awisa for adults and children among best sellers this season. It notes ribbon sashes corsages and cabochona flowers as effective dress trimmings pinned with a safety pin, highlighting how ribbons enhance shear and weave of the dotted swiss fabric.
Velvet bats are described as popular through the summer, lightweight and supple with a bright sheen. The material is noted for use in large bows and as trimmings on transparent hats made of horsehair or georgette crepe.
The foundation color pairs with orchid and flesh ribbon to create a pleasing combination. A tiny cibbeo flower appears where the ribbon bands are caught to the muff, carried by the bridesmaids and adding an effective spring wedding note.
Ribbons signal spring and summer in hats with lace and straw brims. Red ribbons weave through interstices forming cherry accents at the crown edge. violet ribbons pair with purple grape clusters for a bright summer look.
A navy blue twill dress features a tiered skirt and a plain blouse. Gray grosgrain ribbon bindings provide the small amount of trimming deemed necessary.
The United States hydrographic office recognizes Esperanto as a living language. Directions printed on bottle papers cast overboard to study ocean currents appear in eight languages including Esperanto, aiming to reach mariners of diverse nationalities.
A distressed wife explains after thirty years of marriage with four children that her husband seeks a divorce to pursue a young flapper who has never done housework or dishes. The neighbor asks what troubles them and she responds with the hardship of shared toil and loyalty.
Fragmentary lines describe a desire for a shop selling laughter at all hours. References include a crowd joining in and a remark about men who join a chorus feeling ashamed, with unclear names or specifics.
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