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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
8
A vintage ad urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children of all ages. It promises quick relief from feverish, bilious, constipated symptoms and notes only the genuine bottle contains printed directions.
The latest traffic counts place Michigan Avenue in Chicago as America’s busiest street with 56 000 vehicles in 24 hours. Park Avenue in New York ranks second with 40 560, and Fifth Avenue in New York is third with 39 000 vehicles.
A public alert urges consumers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, noted as proven safe by millions and prescribed for 25 years. The message cautions against imitations and includes a quoted line about a girl and a floating debt.
A vintage ad urges preventing colds from turning to flu or pneumonia by applying Musterole a counter irritant made from mustard oil camphor and menthol. It promises quick warming sensation without blistering and encourages fingertip application for relief.
Novel powder puffs become decorative novelty items with water color paints narrow ribbons laces and tiny flowers. One side of the puff is decorated depicting saucy flappers or demure maids suitable as Christmas gifts or playful beauty aids.
A vivid seasonal observation notes Santa Claus in a playful portrait using ribbon garters trimmed with lace ruffies and corsage flowers. The piece contrasts his yearly slight variations with customary festive adornment.
Children will enjoy a tree blooms with toys and crepe paper figures printed with children. Ornaments are made by affixing paper to cardboard and cutting out the shapes. Each is topped with a bonbon wrapped in paper for delight.
The list highlights fashionable hair ornaments for girls including silver ribbon bands coronets and flower wreaths made from colored tinsel ribbons. Shirred ribbons form easy to assemble flower shapes mounted with ribbon and wire. a coronet and flower wreath are illustrated.
Rama shows rubber lined pocket for traveler and a wall case, handy items. Cretonne covers the pocket with a larger compartment for toiletries. The triangular wall case uses cardboard and is covered with alk cretonne or crepe paper, with a punched hole to hang.
Costume flowers are a stylish year round gift for women friends. Made from ribbons silk and millinery flowers they feature shirred metallic ribbon poppies and Rosa petals veiled with tinsel gauze and buds on stems of silver cord.
Lovers of beauty will rejoice at lifelike roses crafted from crepe paper with faithful natural colors. Each bouquet uses three rose shades and may include watercolors for shading, all arranged in a gray paper rope basket.
A small desk set project uses a beaverboard base covered with a blotter and linings. A strip of alleloth tacked over one end and a triangular piece over the opposite corner form a decorative edge. Oilcloth covers become blotter and pen wiper faces with Mother Goose scenes painted on the material.
Fragmentary quote laden note references soft phrases and ad hoc phrases about falsehood courage and vermin in a druggist ad style mentioning a street address and random names with unclear meaning.
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