Long Ago Teases Sample Request to Garfield Tea Co
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn N Y asks for a sample and hints at a playful souvenir motive. The humor contrasts a waiter keeping a note as a keepsake.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
7
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn N Y asks for a sample and hints at a playful souvenir motive. The humor contrasts a waiter keeping a note as a keepsake.
Fashion notes describe a move toward white and quiet tones in sweaters and sweater coats. White combos with black, pale gold, emerald, beige, and soft purple lead display trends, while tan and taupe offer muted options. Knitted coat sweaters show tan with brown angora accents and a refined collar. Style growth emphasizes intricate stitches and skilled knitting across fabrics from silk to wool.
Dr Johnson’s view on mood, and advice for feeding children with varied, tasty meals. Guidance on making appealing dishes, budgeting, and planning for growth, with emphasis on using fruit, baked dishes, eggs, and budget blueprints for household finances.
A fragment note outlines recipes including Sour Cream Cake with sour cream and raisins, Scotch Soup With Prunes using veal and bacon, and Bacon Wrapped Potatoes baked in bacon. It mentions optional eggs and milk substitutions and provides small cooking steps.
Small decorative items for homes are crafted from silk and satin with ribbons for edges and ornament. Ribbon coverings adorn lamp shades powder dishes and vases while pillows baskets and dressing-table items showcase braiding shirrings and plain satin ribbon with buttons and fringe. Shopping bags display black satin with gold motifs and ribbon patterns highlighting intricate puffed edges and puffs along sides.
An advertisement warns to look for Bayer on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin prescribed for twentyone years. It lists uses from colds to rheumatism and notes small twelve tablet tins cost a few cents with drugsellers offering larger packs.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for itching and dandruff spots then shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Promotes daily use for clear skin and soft white hands.
Edward and Junior Cahill five year old twins in Guilford avenue watched a neighbor kill a chicken in the backyard. One boy whispered that the neighbor doesn’t know the chicken is dead as it flopped about the yard.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to treat catarrh by acting through the blood to mucous surfaces, a tonic and blood purifier. Also features miscellaneous lines: rooster statue joke, Roman Eye Balsam for eye strain, Garfield Tea endorsement, and a quip about prohibition lectures.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is presented as a kidney liver and bladder remedy backed by years of practice. The ad claims it strengthens organs and follows nature’s work. Readers are directed to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
A Batavia reader Miss May Kendall praises Dr Pierce tonics. She endorses Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets for indigestion and liver issues. Advert promotes trial package with ten cent price and invalids department in Buffalo New York.
Mrs. Dora Williams recalls a yearlong illness and credits Eatonic with restoring health. The advertisement claims Eatonic relieves indigestion acidity and gas by aiding digestion and urges taking it after meals. A large box is advertised at a small price with a druggist guarantee.
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