Puzzling Customer Requests Odd Home Service
A client enthuses about a furniture restorer who polished with hair and then asks the worker to come and shave the dining room table, revealing a quirky exchange about odd home tasks.
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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
2
What He Meant and the University Aluminum
A public official with practical sense but limited formal schooling speaks to a class. Audience wonders what a term means, and a listener prompts that he refers to alumni. The piece ends with an ad touting Red Cross Ball Blue for clean clothes and noting its grocery availability.
Mail Reminder Spurs Village Talk
An elderly farmer asks Hiram to fetch mail after the postmaster's plea. The exchange notes a wagon tongue protruding from the letter box, preventing the front door from closing, prompting plans to visit later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Cascarets for Liver and Bowels in Every Box
An old ad proclaims Cascarets cure biliousness constipation sick headache indigestion at ten cents a box. Featuring a political aside from Senator Sorghum on standpatter innocence and shared suffering among sufferers.
Disjoint Sayings About Relief and Change
Scattered phrases discuss relief and convincing, hinting at a past union and ambition. The fragmented lines mention an aviator, an analogy with vines and thorns, and a sense of seeking a higher place. No clear events or names emerge from the cryptic text.
Cloche hats linger in fashion despite evolving styles
A Washington Star fashion writer notes the cloche remains popular with milliners offering close fitting helmet and turban styles. Shoppers encounter hats suited to flappers with short hair, including latticed ribbon details and feathery trims, as designers cling to the cloche silhouette.
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Faavor
Washington Star
Milner
Alice Iner
Sable Squirrel Trim Innovates High Collar Costume
The text describes a costume featuring a pattern with sable squirrel used to trim forming an exceptionally high choker collar and banding the coat. A dull blue plaque adds color contrast and serves as a fastening for the collar while sleeves end in a wide circular fold of the self material.
Fashion News Highlights A Parisian Hat Trend
The brief notes smart millinery with broad brims and Parisian touches. Tricorn shapes and bouffant effects appear in brown satin laces and silver-edged valances on yellow faille frocks. A coral crepe de chine slip pairs with a silver-brocade bodice and silver-net skirt. A rake faille dance frock features a scalloped two-tier embroidered skirt. Brown grosgrain ribbons adorn a small hat in gand-colored velvet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Chinesis
Cheer Up With A Fresh Trim On Your Outfit
Reading the season’s mood, the article suggests small improvements to clothing can lift spirits and aid personal well being. It advocates affordable fixes like trims or minor dress updates as a form of home care for morale.
Youth the Keynote of the New Fashion Model
The keynote of the new model is youth distinguished by a dignity that is immensely attractive. The season promises luxury as the dominant note of fashion. Rich materials and costly fur trimmings with embroidery show high appreciation for decoration.
Seven Years Of Bad Luck Joke At Home
A Boston Transcript quip features a man who breaks a mirror and shrugs off seven years of bad luck. His wife warns him, he replies that he expects to live long enough to endure it. The exchange blends humor with superstition in a light domestic moment.
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Boston Transcript
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Widely 50 Years
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been sold by drug stores and general stores for about 35 cents, with millions using it for 50 years. The ad notes the product as a common kitchen coloring.
The Next Train Riddle Stumps San Francisco Argonaut
A playful exchange in the San Francisco Argonaut features a wife querying which train Mr Lawnmower takes. The husband reveals he boards the same train as the other man, solving the riddle with a simple, circular twist.
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Jon
San Francisco
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