Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching followed by Cuticura Soap for bathing. After drying apply Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance and smooth skin, priced 25 cents each.
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching followed by Cuticura Soap for bathing. After drying apply Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance and smooth skin, priced 25 cents each.
Mrs Torkins tells Charlie that his banking explanations are remarkable though he lacks practical money handling. Charlie admits the oddity and Mrs Torkins continues the exchange about money knowledge and experience.
A mastermind questions Bill the Burg about disguising as a plumber to reach a safe. Bill explains the ruse allowed him to carry wealth on his person. An ad fragment promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claiming to aid liver function and digestion.
New York state operates 64 forest fire stations with 50 steel towers to speed fire detection. Over the past year, enhanced operations led to fewer fires and reduced damage across the state.
The well known Castoria remedy for infants and children continues to be recommended for over 80 years. It emphasizes the signature of the product and its familiar use by many families.
A Pittsburgh booster recounts a tale of H H Von Sehlick promoting Bulgarian Blood Tea as a youth tonic from Bulgaria. He claims long life and health benefits through a weekly dose, touts influenza protection, and urges readers to buy now with a guaranteed refund.
A Paris fashion report notes no single dominant style, with weather bringing out bright fabrics, ankle length skirts replacing long ones, and many ensembles featuring plisse skirts and tunics. Examples include a striped plisse coat and blue black embroidery, with outfits priced at 1200 francs for a silk dress and 400 francs for a hat, plus gloves and a handbag.
The article notes bodices replacing sleeves in dresses and long gloves as substitutes, priced around 40 francs, and a day’s wear costs a cleaner’s fee. It mentions Paris streets and private events where the best-dressed women appear, with shoes at 250 francs and stockings at 50 francs, described as durable.
The oblong parasol is touted as the 1920 model with bright colored oiled silk fabric and bakellite tips. It promises fewer hat interference on crowded promenades, steadier beach use, and a petal-like closed form, though its success remains uncertain.
Filet lace has reached the height of its vogue with Irish crochet and very wide silk lace rising to the forefront, especially for blouses. The trend highlights filet lace as a staple while broader styles gain favor in the fashion scene.
Fashion notes indicate sloping shoulders are returning in the season's new gowns with a focus on soft lines and refined silhouettes. Designers showcase this feature as part of elegant eveningwear.
A simple craft teaches girls to transform a washboard into a cretonne covered sewing stand. A pocket formed with cretonne holds tools. a soap recess serves as a thread and spool area. uprights and a cross strip support an easel style frame. finish with matching paint.
A fashion note lists Silke, Shantung heads among fabrics used for suits this year. It says except for this material, tricoletta and sport skirts are now less common, signaling a leaner silk suit scene.
A new gray shade called tourterelle meaning turtle dove is gaining admiration in France for its soft, muted tone and refined elegance within design and fashion circles.
An old advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It urges buyers to accept only intact Bayer packages with proper sections for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain and notes aspirin tablets come in handy tins of 12 at small cost with larger packages also sold.
A graphic tale unfolds as a young man describes narrowly escaping a bull. He claims he grabbed the animal by the tall and feared to release, while a bystander tenses with a witty remark about being between the horns or a Jersey.
A Bacon quotation warns that removing the fuel for seditions prevents sparks from starting fires. The author argues only by depriving agitators of material to ignite can unrest be halted. The saying emphasizes suppressing causes over policing symptoms.
Readers are told thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble unknown to them. The ad claims Swamp Root restores kidney health and offers a sample bottle for ten cents plus mail order details from Dr. Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York.
The three months of 1920 saw France’s imports totaling 7.77 billion francs and exports 3.38 billion francs. Food imports reached 2.06 billion francs and food exports 348.8 million francs, with industrial materials and manufactures major components of both sides.
An advertising notice describes A O Leonard of 70 Fifth Avenue New York City as inventor of a miniature ear drum device. It claims hundreds in New York City have regained hearing. The drum allegedly aids deafness from catarrh or perforated destroyed drums and promises prompt information on request.
A caller asks a man if he belongs to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and claims to be an officer. He replies yes and offers to sing a song to the society, requesting the cat be moved from the room first.
Fragmentary text notes an advertisement for Dr Peerys Dose Gaot claiming prompt relief. It also includes a dialogue line about sociability with a reference to The Passing Show London.
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