New Sleeve Trick for Blouse Frock Adopts Separate Sleeves
A midseason gown uses a Tnose peplum shirtwaist with short sleeves and a rounded low neck. It comes in black and somber colors, plus foulard and chiffon, with an extra sleeve pair that can be added atop a blouse of net or mesh to mimic a corset cover.
Wordy Garment Advice Suggests Reuse of Worn Dress
Guidance warns against discarding a gown with worn armlines and sleeves. It could be repurposed into a medieval tunic or short apron worn over separate sleeves and a skeleton blouse with attached collar.
Watercolor trim adorns evening gowns in new fashion
The National Garment Retailers association notes a shift from floral motifs to watercolor bodice decorations on evening dresses. The pink bodice features three small watercolor heads: a schoolgirl, a debutante, and an English Johnny, rendered as life sketches rather than conventional designs.
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Linen Shortage Prompts Substitution With Percale Goods
The article notes linen supply and prices rising, urging households to stock up. It recommends percale as a practical substitute despite higher costs, highlighting its durability for sheets pillows and bolster cases while linen wears out quickly.
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Modish Gingham Sash Featured In Frock Styles
The article describes gingham sashes as a key fashion element for dresses, details how the sash is constructed from two fabric strips, and notes it falling below the hip with a bow at the back. It compares gingham to printed cotton and percale, highlighting coordination with plaid and plain trims for sport wear.
Women Fight for Votes and Social Reform in 19th Century Era
A historic survey notes the suffrage struggle dating to 1878 with the amendment drafted by Susan B. Anthony in 1875. It also mentions a Bastille day celebration by a major New York Philadelphia department store’s Woman’s War Work division and various social happenings including a Philadelphia pickpocket incident and early film studies by Alice Lee.
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The Kitchen Reform Mindset for Busy Housekeepers
The article urges housewives to treat kitchen planning as a business. It promotes variety to avoid monotony, suggests tabulating at least ten rice preparations, and advises using dumplings vegetables and cereals to stretch meat. It includes a mutton with carrots recipe and emphasizes thrift.
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Bee Wise Things for a Woodland Scholar
Quirky verse contemplates a bee as a model of thrift and curiosity. It playfully muses on gathering knowledge like honey and dismissing pomp. The speaker imagines science and theology bowing to a simple woodland creature.
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Leftover Fruits and Uses for Perishable Produce
Perishable IPE fruit should not be bought for more than a day’s supply and any orange showing spoilage should not be eaten. Use fresh canning fruit free of imperfections and repurpose small leftovers into puddings sauces gelatin desserts or ice cream toppings. Combine two or three fruit kinds for salads or desserts and craft a fruit whip or emergency salad with cheese olives walnuts grapes banana orange and sour pickle.
Bolshevik Rulers Bribed by Kaiser
Documents and photographs claim Lenine Trotsky and other Bolshevik leaders were German agents paid with gold to betray Russia and influence World War I. The materials allege German plans to cause unrest in the United States years before U.S. entry, with details on Brest-Litovsk, espionage, and Bolshevik cooperation with German staff.
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Belgium stands firm against German peace offers
Dr Cyrile Vermeren of Belgium rejects any Germany peace proposals, saying Belgium will defer to the United States to determine reparations and justice for the war damage. He questions Austria-Hungary’s sincerity, noting its power is influenced by Germany.
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Keen-Eyed Bellboy Saves Diamond Ring Mystery
A vigilant bellboy at the Lincoln hotel spots a hat hiding a missing diamond a suspect clue leads to the ring inside the hat. Mrs. D. Scott of 315 East Twenty fifth Street was relieved as the precious solitaire was recovered in the Indianapolis News account.
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Freckle and Sunburn Cream From Lemons and Orchard White
A vintage ad touts mixing lemon juice with three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of lotion. It promises quick fading of freckles sunburn windburn and tan and claims the product is harmless. Grocers supply lemons and drug stores Orchard White at low cost.
Battle memories from Belleau Wood sergeant interview
A Serbian sergeant recalls a World War I close encounter at Belleau Wood. He describes engaging twenty Germans, taking two prisoners, and personally killing three enemies with bayonet, rifle butt, and trench knife while his squad held off opposing forces.
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Don’t Fear Old Age With Haarlem Oil Capsules
An advertisement urges women not to worry about aging and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for senile ailments. It claims the kidneys and bladder cause issues, promises restored vigor and youth, and warns to buy only the GOLD MEDAL Imported Haarlem Oil Capsules from reputable druggists.
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Unclear fragment hints at death and recovery in city
Fragmentary text mentions a death and a figure described as a barber and alderman with a phonograph device, suggesting an event of survival after a perilous moment. Details are incomplete and names or dates are not readable.
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