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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
6
A big boss asks janitor Nelse about a boy's honesty for an assistant janitor post. Nelse says the boy either tells derufa or never deceives, with mixed certainty. The local paper pairs this with a humorous quip about spouses harping, ending in a deadpan exchange.
A light items page notes Miss Paul-Grace defies authority and Miss Pry-No minding her own business. A separate statistic states one third of shoe factory workers in the country are women.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal pimples blackheads redness and itching. Free samples offered by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
The piece describes festive candle displays and accessories for Christmas at home. It notes glass and brass candle sticks for living rooms, silk and crepe shades for lighting, and handmade candle shades with satin ribbons. It highlights decorative tea cozies and novelty paper shades for a bright tea service ambience.
A vintage page shows paper rope lamps with bluebird decorations and a candle shade, plus dressing-table cushions for men. One cushion features a pink satin heart with a boy soldier, tied by satin ribbon. A cork pin-tree with colorheaded pins rests in a wooden bucket, a playful holiday desk display.
A decorative desk set for men or women is described comprising a heavy paper desk pad, pockets at the ends with cretonne coverings, and a blotter. The cretonne edge folds over and is pasted, with the pad glued to cardboard. Blotters and a pen wiper use cretonne covers tied with ribbon.
A simple Christmas craft guides making a tea cozy for grandma. It suggests using printed silk or silk material, crotonne, or similar fabrics with minimal material, even for large sizes, forming the outer shell from eight fabric sections.
The piece highlights various bags for gifts and occasions including vanity bags opera tages and shopping bags crafted from rich brocades ribbons and satin. The party bag features plain and figured ribbon net with cored seams and silk lining while a handsome shopping bag uses heavy purple satin ribbon brocade.
A humorous excerpt shows Mrs Binks correcting Mrs Newcomb about a private house, while Miss Wise’s school is discussed. The scene shifts to playful snippets about math slang and a slingshot patent, followed by a birthday tale about Katherine gifting slippers to Uncle Joe with a comic misfire.
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