Tanlac credited with restoring health after shipwreck tale
Mrs. Christina K. Dingman of Oakland credits Tanlac with restoring her health after years of stomach trouble and rheumatism. She recalls a three year old girl saved from a wreck who was later told the medicine helped her gain twenty pounds and end digestive misery. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Tanlac
Christina K. Dingman
Alice St
Oakland
Calif
Minnesota Exceeds Four Thousand Women Trade Unionists
Minnesota reports more than 4000 women active in trade unions highlighting growing female labor participation and organizing across industries. The figure reflects a broad movement toward workplace representation and collective bargaining.
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Minnesota
Swamp Root touted for kidney and bladder relief for women
An advertisement claims thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder troubles and may not realize it. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as restoring kidney health, offering a sample for ten cents and urging purchase of full sizes at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Purifier
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a tonic and blood purifier claimed to cleanse the system and restore health by balancing constitutional conditions. The ad lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as the makers and offers circulars free to pharmacists and doctors.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for skin care advise
Cuticura promotes soaking hands in hot suds with Cuticura Soap then drying and applying Cuticura Ointment, removing excess with tissue. The ad asserts Cuticura serves many toilet uses when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used. A separate line features brief quotes from a poet and an actor about thoughts and happiness.
Oriental influenced spring negligees captivate stores
Fashion notes describe Oriental and Russian influenced home garments for spring. Soft satins and chiffons feature in loose trousers with mandarin coats, wide jackets, and flowing sleeves. Colors include jade, emerald, turquoise, royal blue, with names like Bagdad and Paviova highlighting ornamental embroidery and tassels.
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Mecca
Orient
Embroidered Frock in White Crepe De Chine
The vogue for embroidery has fallen away on this white crepe de chine frock, which remains sweet and simple in all other respects.
Chinese negligee with jade-green satin and painted fruits
The description notes a jade-green satin Chinese negligee trimmed with gathered black chiffon and black taffeta motifs featuring hand-painted fruits. It also mentions a scarf praised for fabric, an inset V of cloth of gold, and varicolored bead embroidery on sleeves and girdle.
Gowns Fashioned at Home for Renaissance Inspired Negligees
Simple home sewing guide outlines creating graceful negligees or hostess gowns with straight lines echoing Renaissance design. Describes using three yards of 40 inch fabric, folded to form a rounded neck, side slits for cords, velvet lining with georgette, silk cord passes, tassels, jet beading, and picoted side slits.
The Straight Line Dress Styles Described
The serge dresses feature straight lines, long waists, and skirts gathered to the bodice. Some models add a narrow belt. Skirt trimming is embroidery in silk, wool, or beads. Embroidery may match or contrast with mousse knotwork. Afternoon dresses show long straight bodices with scarf belts or one-piece girdles. Sleeves vary from long and wide to very short.
Fads and Fashions Describe New Dress Fabrics and Accessories
The article details smart dress fabrics such as crepe de chine and velvet frocks with lacquer red buttons, white satin wedding gowns with ermine, canary yellow tricot blouses with metal trim, net hats with points, otter fur trims on leather coats, black fringe on blue twill coats, and rainbow dyed fabrics. It notes Paris two feather os trich fans for evening wear and contrasts black satin coats for young girls with vintage grandmothers' styles featuring black or white quilting and decorative borders.
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Venience
Paris
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Mrs. Dingman
Taniac
OF Oriental Air
Bagdad
Negisgee
Golden
Woolson Spice Company
Kerte
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