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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
8
The latest fashion columns describe a surge of lace scarfs covering arms and trailing, capes of black Chantilly lace, and white satin tea gowns with Spanish inspired sleeves. Velvet outfits appear in bold reds and greens with white rabbit trim, while white lace pairs with silver cloth fabrics for refined gowns.
The article notes Turkish fashion influence in Asia and India, then focuses on personal tailoring. It asserts designing for individuals tests a designer’s skill and art, since no two women are alike. It explains colors and forms must suit eyes hair complexion and figure to enhance beauty while concealing flaws.
Black satin and white radium lace dominate fabrics with flower-trimmed felt hats. Striped wool suits trimmed with fringe appear next to long waistline dresses for children. Georgette basque blouses with wheel embroidery and net hairbands create a rhinestone-like effect, while white flannel skirts pair with bright veiled hats and canton crepe accents.
The readable bits point to colorful leather items often paired with matching hats. Names and full context are missing, leaving a fragmented glimpse of a fashion detail sequence.
A 1921 Western Newspaper Union piece extols orange juice as a nightly health aid for children and adults. It includes a recipe for an orange nutmeg pudding and advice on using juice to refresh and beautify daily life with quotes from John Burroughs.
The excerpt outlines fruit centered guidance and multiple prune rich recipes. It details fruit bread batter with graham flour and dried fruits including figs dates and prunes, plus optional nuts. Also includes prune stuffing for goose and a prune whip method using stewed prunes and brine juice.
Frederick Bowyer notes theater beliefs from the London Mall era from avoiding room No. 18 to whistling in dressing rooms. Superstitions include spilled champagne used as a luck dish and cotton fluff treated as a manager’s contract, with black cats and the dreaded tag omen shaping cast behavior.
Two West Indianapolis residents clash over jitneys on Relaner Street and nearby boulevard remarks. One applauds the service citing daily jitney traffic while the other highlights public convenience after a driver returns pressed clothing for a dime.
A Hyde Park figure telling a calm curate he does not believe in heaven. The curate replies with wry humor telling him to go to hell but not to make a scene. The exchange reflects a sharp social anecdote from the Tattler.
An optimistic line about clouds contrasts with a pessimistic reply. The exchange hints at vigilance during uncertain times as a wolf at the door looms as a metaphor for looming danger.
A glossary explains muffler as a device that quiets engine noise used when admitting faults. A cut-out is a device that opens the muffler to make noise, used when discussing virtues.
Fragmentary notes describe a chaotic scene with phrases about a pinching accusation, a father, a motor, and a quick hour and fifteen minutes, suggesting a disputed event or impression from a courtroom or police record. The readable bits imply a confusion over responsibility and timing.
The fragment mentions Mia and a supposed marriage dispute with a husband tied to the street scene. Details are incomplete but imply a legal matter or social scandal surrounding prominent individuals in a neighborhood setting.
A humorous wartime vignette from American Legloo Weekly describes Private Pence sprinting into line with misdrawn leggings. The top kick notices the slip and questions the lapse in sartorial precision while Pence explains the error was due to crossing his legs when dressing.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds headache toothache earache neuritis and rheumatism. It urges careful adherence to directions, notes the Bayer Cross safety stamp and states the product has been prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years.
A seven year old boy Jolma expresses awe and fear about deafness at a dinner table discussion of state schools for the deaf. He imagines washing ears daily and wonders what good they do, revealing a child’s vivid sympathy and misunderstanding about disability.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus Cuticura Talcum as a toilet trio for a clear complexion clean scalp and soft hands. The piece also lampoons exam form exaggerations and promotes Red Crags Ball Blue for baby clothes and streak-free whiteness.
Mrs Crawford questions joining a club without seeing its object. Mrs Crabshaw replies the group meets on Monday, the only day she has nowhere else to go.
A reader suggests that instead of marrying for money a man should instead rob a bank. The remark satirically contrasts traditional marriage with crime. It reflects casual wrongdoing discussion in a historical newspaper snippet.
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