Gray for Spring Millinery and Gowns Display Gray Dominates
Fashion notes show gray as the main color for spring garments with variations in millinery and gowns. Dresses feature steel gray pussy willow crepe with white organdie collars and gray silk ball trim, while another gown uses silver gray satin with kimono sleeves and a folding satin apron over the bodice.
Fashion description of an overbodice dress and hat
The article details a dress with a straight upper edge forming the neck and a basque style draped lower section exposing henna georgette facing. Sleeves and collar are faced in contrasting material, with a satin flounced skirt and a new gray hat paired with a shiny pale green straw.
Ribbon Trimmings Brighten Dresses With Narrow Silhouettes
Fashion note highlights new ribbon trims for home sewing with tan wool street dress edged by black wire ribbon and hem narrowing for peg top effect. Dresden color ribbons bind frocks and slipovers while velours dress uses blue and pink Dresden trim at neck and sleeves. An oriental patterned ribbon with gold red and green decorates a black design for slipovers. A pocket neck facing or sash through waist slits adds distinctiveness.
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Dresden
Fashion Notes on Hats Shoes and Frocks
The piece surveys current European fashion trends with emphasis on wool undergarments, oversized hatpins, fur trims on coats, and frocks inspired by Spanish style. It highlights two rising silhouettes the long slender outline and the pagoda, plus accessories like curled ostrich fans with small mirrors and paradise swirls.
Simple Clothes Advice for Women in Work Life
The piece urges lr wing workers to dress conservatively, avoiding flashy materials and risky styles. It cautions against worn shoes and eccentric daytime use of evening slippers, stressing practicality, durability, and suitability to daily work while noting fashion periods offer both plain and fine smart options.
The Redingote Dress Described with Laced Bodice and Circular Skirt
A fashion note details a redingote dress with a long body that is tightly laced and a skirt that falls in a notably circular shape. The description emphasizes the garment's structured silhouette and elegant line.
Remarkable Tanlac Story From Rochester Worker
James J. Beasley, chief record keeper for Rochester Water Works, credits Tanlac with curing a decade of dyspepsia. He describes relief from sour stomach, bloating, nausea, palpitations, and restless nerves, saying he now feels perfectly fine and endorses the medicine. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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James J. Beasley
Ehndorf Avenue
Rochester
New York
Beasley
Department of Water Works
City of Rochester
Tanlac
Ton- Inc
Adv
Love Letters and the Chump Who Writes Them
A snippet outlines troubled romance with a woman doubting a partner named Cholly. The dialogue hints at emotional manipulation in letters and the futility of convincing him of his status as a chump, as heartbreak rarely benefits undertakers financially.
Bayer Aspirin warning and uses from advertisement
The notice warns to look for the Bayer name on genuine Aspirin sold for physicians approved use for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It notes handy twelve tablet tins cost a few cents and that druggists offer larger packages, identifying Aspirin as Bayer’s trademark.
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Bayer
Weather Wisdom and Medical Tonic Praise
In bad weather the prudent carry an umbrella before rain and a doctor before illness. Indianapolis reader Mrs. G P Begon says Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is a tonic and toning-up medicine, noting its value while working in a cloak house.
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Indianapolis
Ind
In the days of the cave man remark on hair style
The Toledo Blade quotes a man noting that in ancient times girls wore hair loose down the back so it would be easy to catch. This line frames a casual historical remark as a newspaper clipping item with a period voice.
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Toledo Blade
Mitchell Chemical Company
Altoona
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Bright Linens at Low Cost
Use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry for glistening white linens. available at all good grocers for five cents. A playful line notes bachelors and rest cures, then remarks that self love stops a man from hating a hypocrite.
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