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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
7
Excerpts reflect Hastings disliked by Charles Lamb and a Parisian fashion feature. The piece contrasts Lamb’s disdain for Cinque Port’s maritime image with a fashion show praising summer frocks in linen and lawn fabrics. It details embroidered frocks, sheer textures, and guidance on strengthening petticoats with muslin patches.
A quip about a doctor claiming a new cure prompts the remark that the patient could be a woman. The talking point shifts to a young man who thinks he has a calling to preach the gospel, only to realize many are not truly called.
The feature shows colored handkerchiefs designed to harmonize with tailored suits. It highlights borders, white centers, and French tissue white with delicate blue borders, plus embroidered and woven center patterns. Describes dress coordination with crow blue crepe and gold lace accents, noting corsage styling and the era’s light crepe fabrics.
A fragment describes a fashionable dress style featuring one material with crowsover drapery at the corsage. It notes the cape influence and novel design elements as part of a new dress tribe.
A period piece outlines sash fashion for children, detailing velvet sashes worn over linen dreza with embroidery. It notes sash placement, fasteners, color trends, and hair ribbon coordination, plus a short recipe for rhubarb.
The article notes a trend of dainty dancing footwear worn in streets and evenings with buttoned formal pumps that resemble slippers. It describes patent leather tongues with pointed toes, suede cross straps, matching back heels, and a curved moderately thick heel with a long thin toe.
A compact set of kitchen notes describes a dark cake batter with sugar and flour like terms. It lists measurements in cups and teaspoons though several terms appear garbled. The entry appears as a fragmented recipe with unclear ingredient names and quantities.
Agricultural notes emphasize coop cleanliness and deep bedding for chickens, pasture rotation, and alfalfa use. It covers sow and pig management, dairy cow conditioning, and selective breeding, plus orchard preservation and fruit handling practices for a diverse farm routine.
A collage of brief vignettes and quips. Private Jones learns a joke about a barrel being out and a muster of military life yields rowdy banter. Other snippets reference Senator Root, teen summer talk, and light social humor in a dated press tone.
An advice column promotes using Caticura Ointment on affected skin then washing with Caticura Soap. It recommends bathing rituals at waking and retiring and using Caticura Soap freely to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Free samples offered with a postcard address in Boston.
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