Flapper Style Sparks Waikiki Car Conversation
Two young girls ride in a Waikiki car. One wears a dress with a semi-Egyptian design and explains it is the latest style. The other calls it quite too tankish.
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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1923
Page
7
Two young girls ride in a Waikiki car. One wears a dress with a semi-Egyptian design and explains it is the latest style. The other calls it quite too tankish.
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement seen at all grocers.
A teacher in Illinois had pupils compose about the Sangamon River. A youngster submitted a concise piece: The Sangamon River I have lived near it I have skated over it I have fallen into it. The work captures local familiarity with the waterway.
An advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment soothes itching scalp when applied to rough spots and dandruff with a gentle rub. It advises shampooing with Cuticura Soap and hot water the next morning and using the products as everyday toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
A new French method for turning cotton into imitation wool alters the fiber so it burns with the odor of wool, due to a protein impregnation characteristic of wool fibers.
A concise reflection on the vital role of understanding as the foundation for trust and harmony in interpersonal interactions. Emphasizes listening, empathy, and clear communication as essential tools for resolving conflicts and building connections.
Mrs Delia Hickey of Worcester Massachusetts reports severe weakness from a female ailment. After one week on Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound her health improved enough to resume household duties. She endorses the medicine and offers to let her testimonial be published. The company also offers a free private text book on ailments peculiar to women.
United States Department of Agriculture urges watermelon growers to prevent losses in transit by proper loading, handling, and stem-end rot control. The bulletin highlights stages of stem-end rot reduction, past campaign results, and practical harvest time steps for safer, cleaner shipments.
The article advises moss removal from fruit trees using strong Bordeaux mixture as a top spray. It also endorses lime sulfur salt mixtures, and suggests common lye as a potent alternative either on its own or added to lime sulfur spray. Lye rate is about one pound per six to seven gallons of spray.
The article argues birds are scarce due to insect pests and lack of nesting protection. It recommends building bird houses on poles or leaving small thickets across the farm to provide safe nesting spots and combat vermin.
Droopy chicks with long wings and short bodies result from feeding too early overfeeding spoiled floor feed overheating chilling damp floors and from lice and mites. If chicks are droopy correct the case.
The report notes a long run shift from exporter to importer for flaxseed in the United States, with rising demand for home consumption. It cites price increases from 1907 to 1909 and 1908 to 1909, explains price volatility and the benefit of cooperative delivery to secure carload sales, and projects a potential consumption rise in 1922.
W H McPheeters Extension Farm Engineer at Oklahoma A and M College argues that storing farm implements under cover prevents rust and decay. He notes that weathered gear requires scouring and heavy prep before use, while proper cleaning, greasing, painting, and covering preserves metal and wood for quicker, better future use.
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture indicate heavy infestations by the pea aphis in Stanislaus County cannery peas and Santa Clara valley spinach in California, with lighter spread through alfalfa near Topeka Kansas. Enormous syrphid larvae in spinach washing areas helped drive seven canneries to halt spinach canning this spring.
Soybean hay proves good for dairy cows and sheep. Yields typically range from one to one and a half tons per acre with high quality and strong weather resistance. Cut when leaves begin to yellow. Top varieties are Peking Wilson and Manchu, with Manchu nearly matching in yield.
Animals fed large amounts of nutritious food show a fixed desire for salt. The form of salt is a matter of convenience. It is best to keep salt available to cattle at all times, though excellent results come from providing salt only once or twice a week.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe 80 year plus substitute for narcotic tonics and teething remedies. It asserts proven directions on each package and physician endorsement, with a genuine signature on the product.
The American Sunday School union marks its sixth year of service with 188000 Sunday schools and 5500000 pupils. In the past year it organized or reorganized 1800 schools, issued a dozen periodicals with 2000000 circulation, and published 200000 books and booklets. Over 5000 people professed conversion, forty seven churches formed from its schools, and twenty five thousand donors support nationwide evangelical work.
A wife asks about the chicken she wanted while a husband explains the options were already picked over. He recalls being told to choose one for himself and notes none remained unpicked. The exchange highlights domestic tension and miscommunication.
The report states Spain has 35 000 motorcars and 6 000 trucks in use. It outlines a total of 41 000 motor vehicles across the country.
An advertisement urges women with kidney or bladder trouble to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. It claims symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness signal kidney disease and promotes buying a medium or large bottle or requesting a ten cent sample by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton NY.
A Richmond Times-Dispatch ad presents two options for a married man in the home. One keeps him as boss and hated, the other bossed and despised. The copy shifts to a laundry ad praising Red Cross Ball Blue for snowy linens and urges purchase at grocers.
Aunt Pauline misreads golf game comments and jokes about diet after a poor round. The nephew recalls rotten exhibition and slushy seventh tee with greens in bad shape. She dismisses lunch plans, joking about indigestion and seven cups of tea after the match.
A witty exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer features Jinks and Blink as they debate what gives people reason to think, with Blink asserting brains are the answer and Jinks agreeing it hinges on intellect.
A woman reasons her husband is the wisest man on earth the day he leads her to the altar.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge tells a curious tale after a halted car encounter. He claims fourteen children and a mistaken wedding when the justice of the peace supposedly performed a ceremony while he slept, leaving him and his wife to accept the situation.
Gap Johm son of Rumpus Ridge recalls a clash with his children who fought him yesterday afternoon. He describes fleeing to a tree as they pulled at him and tried to bring him down, claiming he wore them out before they quit. The account appears as a quirky quote from the Kansas City Star.
A courtroom quip from a judge suggests men should take vacations away from their wives, inviting laughter as he jokes about separation and leisure during proceedings.
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