Woman’s Change of Life relief with Vegetable Compound
Syracuse woman Mrs. R. E. Demine reports relief from fainting spells and poor appetite after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for two to three years. The ad promotes the remedy as a safe non narcotic treatment drawing on native roots and herbs to restore normal heart function during menopause.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Tadie E. Pinkham
R. E. Demine
Lafayette Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Tafetas Frocks Parade Linen Styles For Figure
A fashion feature describes taffeta gowns shaped to fit figures, noting 50 modes and white linen construction. It highlights a stout figure frock with a long waist and two piece skirt, brick red accents, georgette crepe overlays, and a tunic effect.
Tulle Styles Highlight Fine Handwork and Embroidery
The article notes tulle's popularity with delicate bending and embroidery on nearly invisible fabric, emphasizing the intricate handwork despite its light appearance.
Secrets of Good Appearance for Women
Neatness defines a well dressed woman not by stiffness but simplicity, with bearing in sitting, standing, and walking. A simple, inexpensive outfit gains smartness with good carriage, healthy lifestyle, and self discipline, while busy women learn one well made dress lasts longer than several poorly cared for outfits.
Jet fashion through the ages from evening caps to childhood memories
The article traces jet use in evening caps introduced last winter and expanding into gowns with sheer fabrics to reveal pale arms. It contrasts modern daring velvet gowns with jet trimming with childhood memories of a prim jet yoke on a cherished black frock and careful handling of the beads.
Fashions in Brief Highlight Subtle Embroidery and New Weaves
The piece notes that minimal embroidery signals wealth, with morning dresses in printed Japanese crepe marking a fashion shift. Crepe gabardine is praised as a rising vogue, offering two types: heavy China crepe like, and a finer gabardine weave. Coats and skirts of rubber faced satin appear chic, using the satin exterior and a back rubber surface for straps or lapels.
Freezone promises painless corn relief and Cuticura for baby rashes
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap painless remedy to remove hard or soft corns and toe irritation, with calls to buy at a druggist. It also extols Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with hot baths, Soap treatment, Ointment and Talcum, priced at 25 cents each.
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Cincinnati
Adv
So they wanted a boy and it was a girl headline
The excerpt reflects a playful exchange about a birth not matching expectations. A masculine language barrier appears as a young man named Smith is noted to be coming into his own. The mosquito quips about presenting a bill.
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Smith
Milks Emulsion advertised by Terre Haute firm
Mrs Mary Hendricks of Owensboro credits Milks Emulsion with restoring her health after long stomach and bowel illness. The ad touts the product as a palatable nutritive emulsion that rebuilds flesh, boosts appetite, and normalizes digestion. A six bottle guarantee offers refund if unsatisfied, price 60c and 1.20. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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Litchefield Road
Owensboro
Byi
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Allen's Foot Ease Advised for Soldiers
An old Plattsburg Camp Manual recommendation promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to be shaken into shoes each morning to prevent blisters and sore feet and to ease painful cracking. The ad advises use to break in new shoes and hints at broader moral about following advice.
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Allen
Plattsburg
Swampton Amateur Drama Gets First Banana Part
A London pro hired by Swampton Dramatic Society to organize their annual show clashes with an ambitious amateur who demands a lead role. During rehearsal he is told his part is the first banana in the fruit market scene, prompting bemused reactions.
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Swampton Dramatic Society
London
Circus Star From Chicago Stuns Audience
A vivid claim describes a female circus act as a tremendous feat and a learned woman from Chicago, presented to a skeptical audience as a literary nightmare.
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Chicago
Ancient Buddhist Sacred Peak At Huang Shan
In the Ming era a Buddhist priest Pa Men sought to make Huang Shan a sacred mountain. A Peking audience led to funds for temples including a brass pagoda with 1,000 Buddhas named Thousand God pagoda. The Purple Sand temple became the Merciful Light hall amid rising priestly prosperity and road building to peak temples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Men
Huang Shan
Anhu
Peking
North China Herald
A Solo Part Conversation Teases a Silent Call
Paula recalls a caller, Mr. Jollyboy, who did not speak. May notes he only listened, not voicing any topics or questions during their night.
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Paula
Mr. Jollyboy
May
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