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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
3
Mrs Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her backache and displacements after doctors urged surgery. She reports waking at four, doing housework, working a full factory day, then returning home strong and well. The testimonial urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
A testimonial from A Newth of Columbus Ohio praises Petersons Ointment for piles saying it stopped itching in days and cured soreness after one tube. The ad claims the product is worth a hundred dollars a box and notes it sells for 35 cents at druggists with mail orders by Peterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo NY.
Historic Arizona text notes the Spanish Trail association aims to reestablish the main historic highway across the Southland from Florida to the western sea. It highlights Arizona as a key corridor where early white traveler routes formed, dating to 1538 with much travel from New Spain northward while Cabeza de Vaca in 1536 took a southern route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California.
A humorous dialogue turns on inheritance and wills as a father predicts a future for his child while a mother frets about disinheriting him. The exchange showcases family tensions over beauty, lineage, and legal steps in a domestic setting.
A New York fashion writer notes no waning favor for long-vamped shoes and pointed toes. Readers are advised on shoe variants from high heels to comfort corseted styles, including a colonial pump and French model oxfords, with tips for matching with new outfits.
A clinging gown in soft mahogany charmeuse features a heavily beaded waist band and an interesting collar design. The dress promises to appeal to many customers seeking a stylish evening look.
Postwar France sees hand embroidery fall to scarcity as women reduce work. Manufacturers respond with fabrics that mimic all over hand embroidery. Machines produce each stitch, weaving a flawless over and over pattern indistinguishable from handwork.
An idea from Paris promises a fashionable suit that is surprisingly affordable and easy to make, offering a stylish option without a heavy price tag.
Create a quilted work basket from an old basket using bright satin and wadding cut to the basket’s bottom and sides. Tack layers to the wrong side, stitch to form squares, join corner seams to the bottom, and cover with a fitting inside cover.
Old damask tablecloths worn at the edge can be repurposed by cutting a center square yard for a luncheon cloth and hemming it. Napkins from the ends become breakfast-size pieces, with remaining fabric forming tray cloths. Unbleached linen luncheon sets are feasible, finished with hemstitching or feather stitching, while dollies edged with buttonhole stitching complete the look.
The text contrasts silk and velvet bags with tailored street outfits. It notes purses of leather or beaded and embroidered bags for formal or evening wear. A primly tailored reticule replaces the old-fashioned capacious leather handbag for daily street costumes.
Do not stay stuffed up quit blowing and snuffling with Pape's Cold Compound. Take two to three doses every two hours to break up a cold. First dose clears nasal passages relieves headache feverishness sneezing and sore throat. Inexpensive drug store remedy with no quinine. Tastes pleasant.
A terse remark asks how a woman can lead a man and why a man would wear a straw hat in January. The line hints at gender roles and seasonal attire in a humorous or rhetorical exchange.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets promise headache relief and directions for pain fever colds neuralgia rheumatism in Bayer packages. The Trade mark refers to Bayer manufacture of acetylsalicylic acid, and a handy tin of 12 tablets costs only a few cents.
France proposes nearly 3 billion 600 dollars in spending to improve ports interior navigation and railroads aiming to boost transport capacity and economic growth during a broad modernization push.
The piece discusses blue as the dominant modern color for women, naming variants such as navy, nattier, peacock, drapeau, king blue, and bleu roi. It notes historical ties to French usage and references a forthcoming royal blue honor linked to the Prince of Wales.
Trade reports show baby Irish lace as a highly active item. Manufacturers are using it liberally for women's undergarments, with supply being tight and competition high to source material. The lace is machine-made yet admired for its hand-made beauty.
The piece describes adding a small black accent to gowns using a moire ribbon neck piece not wider than a half inch. It suggests optional colored embroidery and finishing touches such as a tiny silk tassel or a small jet bead.
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