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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1926

Page

6

This Woman's Battle for Health and Home

Mrs. Margaret A Wallace of Columbus Ohio describes severe fatigue making housework nearly impossible. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength and appetite, saying she can eat anything again and will not be without the medicine. Other women report similar improvements in health and family happiness.

Margaret Safford Ave Columbus Ohio Mra. Wallace Lydia D. Pinkhem

New rubber source from African euphorbia tree found

The African euphorbia tree shows potential as a new source of rubber. Researchers report a practical method to produce rubber from the tree latex, indicating a promising supply option amid rising demand.

Color of Hosiery for Autumn Wear in Paris Fashion

A fashion authority cited by the New York Times discusses autumn hosiery trends. Nude stockings dominate day wear, with flesh tones blending with black, blue, red, and green outfits. Gray-beige and warm gray shades pair with steel, navy, and other tones, while evening wear favors subtle pearls and braided pearl accents.

Paris New York Times Uarites Jersey Calory

New Modes Emphasize the Bolero and Sash

A vintage note extols bolero and gypsy sash styles as ideal dress embellishments. It praises embroidered details, shimmering threads, and fringed sashes that feminize frocks, highlighting how these elements add allure to present day attire.

Velvet Promises to Be an Autumn Favorite in Fashion

Autumn fabrics return to favor with velvet as the lead material for hats dresses coats and wraps. Metallic brocades create robes and wraps du jour with greater suppleness. Crepe satin aims for a strong revival while Paris couture highlights reversible feature and new uses. Flat crepes faille silk crepe de chine georgette join the season’s elegance as blues greens and black dominate Paris openings.

Paris

Puff Cuffs Mark Fall Fashion Formality In Gowns

The fall trend features oversized puff cuffs adding formality to frocks. Cuffs of lace or net with gold thread decor elevate plain gowns and crepe de chine or satin ensembles. English reception uncertain as style questions persist about practicality and popularity.

Bloused Effect Featured in New Fall Fashions

The new autumn lines emphasize a bloused effect seen in nearly all major collections. Designers endorse the style with fronts arranged upward for height, sometimes aided by belts or folds at the back and side seams for a sleek silhouette.

Fashionable Bows Steal Spotlight Across Paris Dresswear

Bows of all kinds captivate the limelight in Paris fashion, including Watten inspired neck bows, Louis XT style front bows, and long trailing ends. Bows of taffeta satin crepe lace and fur appear on bodices pockets waistbands and sleeves, adding movement and surprising effect to diverse toilettes.

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Household Tips From The Kitchen Cabinet

A miscellaneous 19th or early 20th century household guide offers thrift advice and recipes. It covers using scraps, soap and razors for multiple tasks, pillowcase care, oven and stove tips, and cleaning methods. It also lists several recipes and dessert ideas including almond cakes, apricot coupe, coconut macaroons, liver with onion sauce, and banana salad. The tone mirrors practical domestic instruction and includes stepwise cooking instructions and ingredient lists.

Demand Bayer Aspirin Take Tasters Without Fear

Warning urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years. Ad warns imitators may be dangerous. In England chewing gum use is limited to miners and industrial workers who cannot smoke at work.

Bayer England

Tanlac credited with reviving run-down Illinois woman

In a testimonial from Misa Haberbush of Illinois, after years of indigestion sleepless nights and fatigue she reports initial relief from Tanlac. She describes initial improvements in digestion sleep and energy and notes prior crippling weakness and boils from blood poisoning.

Illinois Haberbush P. C Suirf Misa Haberbush Tanlac

Mismatched vows echo at a chaotic wedding scene

A muddled exchange unfolds as guests question the bride’s choice and the groom’s nerve. Tension rises when plans derail and two sides clash over the sway of the marriage ceremony.

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