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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
12
Women embrace the handsome tea gown as a home dinner dress with rich Orient-inspired colors and fabrics. The look blends elegance and practicality, with many gowns convertible into evening dresses and featuring elaborate trims, batik work, and hand-dyed velvets and silks.
The article surveys fashion trends featuring long draped tea gowns in pink silk and black chiffon velvet, often ungirdled with wide fur collars. It notes kimono sleeves, one piece cuts, and ankles-tight draping, plus bold dye techniques creating rainbow hues and embroidered necklines. It contrasts with China inspired pajama negligees with bright velvets and matching caps and slippers.
The advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a powerful remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments promising relief and uric acid neutralization. It claims sworn testimonials and offers a sample bottle by parcel post for ten cents with address to Kilmer Co New York while promising availability in drug stores.
A humorous exchange references a Red Cross bag for towels linens and bedding. A factual aside notes Chinese invention of steel needles as the first in the world and their slow westward spread to Europe via the Moors.
An advertisement touts "Diamond Dyes" with a direction book for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics including dresses blouses stockings skirts and feathers. It promises fadeless color and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material.
A mother questions her daughter about taking a second piece of cake during a visit. The daughter defends her actions by recalling a directive against contradicting and a guest's remark about having more cake. The exchange highlights manners and speech in domestic etiquette.
Constipation invites other troubles which come speedily unless quickly checked and overcome by Green's August Flower a gentle laxative that regulates digestion cleans and sweetens the stomach and alimentary canal stimulates the liver to secrete bile and impurities from the blood. It is a sovereign remedy used in thousands of households worldwide for indigestion nervous dyspepsia sluggish liver coming up of food palpitation constipation and other intestinal troubles. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle take no substitute Ady.
In the Birmingham Age-Herald a wry note contrasts wartime sobriety with Mrs. Gadder’s plans. She prepares for a trip to Europe and asks others what costume is proper to wear when viewing a battlefield, highlighting social satire of the era.
Fragrant antiseptic cream advertises fast relief from catarrh and nasal congestion. It claims the balm penetrates air passages to soothe inflamed membranes, promising immediate relief and easier breathing after application.
A fragmented line notes a girl who says she will give singing lessons, while another insists she will not be paid and pines after a failed love affair. The faded text hints at old fashioned romantic longing and social expectations.
Household science from the USDA on faster suds. Use soap solution and cool water for soaking and pre cleaning, boil briefly to sterilize, rinse thoroughly, and choose warm rinses. Bleaching, bluing and starch techniques for different fabrics are outlined with precise measures and cautions.
Laundry tips emphasize using portable tubs and a wringer, fitting boards at comfortable heights, and a smooth washboard. Frequent washing before soil buildup saves effort, while simple garments reduce ironing. A good iron and careful handling prevent fiber damage.
Practical guidance on drying and ironing fabrics. White cotton and linen dry in sun. colored and woolen items in shade. Silks and woolens iron on medium heat, usually on the wrong side, with damp cloth for protection. Sudden temp changes can shrink woolens and affect color.
A nationwide effort by home demonstration agents from the US Department of Agriculture and state colleges teaches women to make fireless cookers with little cost. Some use no radiators while others add iron or soapstone radiators. Alameda County club women substitute flat water worn rocks wrapped with baling wire as handles and study heat times, finding rocks heat as quickly as radiators and provide satisfactory results.
The section suggests methods to prevent waste from stale bread including toasting lightly moistened loaves and brief heating, then using the crumbs in recipes as a substitute for flour or starch.
Fragments describe odd woodworking advice and kitchen substitutions. Mentions staining wood, winter pickles replacing lettuce, and cleaning mother of pearl with whiting. Lacks clear event or person.
A Bayonne woman Anna Sleva reports relief from headaches dizziness and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She states prior illness ended after treatment and she now works and eats normally. The testimonial invites other women to try the well known remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for information.
The Rodriguez family from Porto Itico sent 84 men to the American forces per Bureau of War Risk Insurance files. Among them only seven first names appear: Domingo Francisco Jose Juan Stomos Tomas and Antonio. Each man fell into the GO0,000 class.
An advertisement notes that a refined woman is defined by the delicate fragrance she wears. It recommends a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores, then dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin.
A brief fragment notes a handicap race and comments on the Stre-You tour. The speaker warns against overexposure and signals a choice to let prosperity catch up without constant pursuit.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound for curing colds within hours. It claims two to three doses clear nasal congestion, stop nose running, relieve headaches and feverish symptoms, with tasting mention and low cost at drug stores.
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