Stout Figure Fashion Prefers Subtle Waistlines in Pleated Styles
For stout figures, avoid pronounced waists and extreme tailoring. Accordion pleating appears more this season on silk and wool, with tunics and back skirts protected by draped girdles. A dark brown satin dress with tan satin trim offers a chic autumn street look, completed by a fur neckpiece and hat.
Below the Waist Puff Gains Fashion Favor
A fashion trend notes the below the waist puff silhouette gaining popularity in outfits. Designers highlight its balance between volume and silhouette while shoppers seek varied takes on the look.
The Loose Fastener Campaign in Retail Garments
The piece discusses the annoyance and waste caused by missing buttons and loose fasteners on purchased suits and frocks. It notes shop readjustment efforts, price cuts for stock with missing fasteners, and a nationwide campaign urging manufacturers to improve fastener quality and durability.
Small Buckles on Pumpa Shine with Bronze Eagles
A pair of black satin pumps recently seen feature small bronze shaded buckles. The buckles are shaped like an eagle with outstretched wings and reflect a popular style among favored shoe buckles.
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How to Make Handbag at Home
Learn to craft a fashionable handbag by selecting materials and patterns from pattern books. Focus on finishing touches like tassels beading and fabric choices to imitate store styles at a fraction of the cost. With careful work a homemade bag can match shop prices of twenty to eighty dollars.
Demand for Pockets in Fur Coats to Drive Trade
A short note reports growing demand for pockets in fur coats aimed at expanding retailer offerings. The item notes consumer interest and potential market growth in dress accessories during the season.
Britain mobilizes over eight and a half million in war effort
The war cabinet announced total British manpower reached 8,654,467. England provided 4,006,158 recruits while white enlistments across dominions and colonies rose to 7,130,280. Non white enlistments totaled 1,524,187, including 1,250,000 from India.
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England
Dominions
India
Boschee's Syrup Ad Warns Against Colds
An old advertisement urges precaution against influenza and promotes Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles. Made in America and sold as a household panacea used for fifty three years across the United States and beyond. Try one bottle and accept no substitutes.
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Boschee
United States
America
Tractor Won’t Jump Fences Farm Life Defense
A humorous Farm Life feature lists exaggerated claims about a tractor being safe and reliable. The quips cover the machine not biting, balking, running away, or escaping to eat neighbors’ crops, and not dying or needing constant care. It ends by noting a test of friends on a note.
Digestive aid ad cites Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills
The notice touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a safeguard for digestion and health. It promotes the medicine as a purgative and well-being aid in a period-voiced advertisement style.
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. testifies in Toledo Ohio that his firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Sworn December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Frank J. Che
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Beal
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Cheney & Co
Russian Famines Highlighted By National Geographic
The article notes historic Russian famines with deaths in the hundreds of thousands and widespread hunger. It cites 1600 as an early famine with 500,000 peasant deaths, cannibalism reports, and recent famines in 1891 1906 and 1912. Government relief totals near 125 million did not always reach the needy.
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India
China
National Geographic Society
Europe
Conditional Marriage Question in Play Dialogue
A man asks if she would marry the best man living and she replies she would only do so if it made him a better man. The exchange hinges on social expectations and personal growth.
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