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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
7
Women adopt the tea gown as a dinner dress for home wear and with minor changes convert many into evening dresses. The gowns draw inspiration from Eastern dress, notably Japan and Egypt, featuring rich brocades, velvets, and elaborate trims. Designs emphasize beauty and utility, with hand dyeing creating unusual color effects.
The article details delicate fabrics and silhouettes favoring long draped lines, straight un girdled cuts, and ultra long sleeves sometimes four feet. It notes black chiffon velvet tea gowns, crushed velvet in coral tones, and blue velvet embroidered robes, plus Chinese pajama negligees with bright silks and matching caps.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root promising cures for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn statements verify its efficacy and offers a sample bottle by mail to Dr Kilmer Co New York with ten cents. It notes large and medium sizes are sold at drug stores.
A light dialogue between Horace and Helen evokes humor about kisses and rival suitors. The advertisement promotes Red Cross Bag Blue as essential household aid for kitchen towels, linens, sheets and pillowcases, touting strong steel needles as a Chinese invention that spread to Europe via the Moors.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed for vivid fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton and mixes. The copy promises easy diamond dyeing over any color with an in package direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching fabrics.
A mother questions her daughter about a second piece of cake during a visit. The girl admits it, recalling her promise not to contradict and a hostess’s expectation she would take another piece. The exchange highlights honesty and politeness in a child’s reply.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion and purifies the stomach and intestines. It claims to stimulate the liver to secrete bile and cleanse the blood, promoting relief from indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, heartburn, palpitations, and constipation in households worldwide for over fifty years. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
In an Alabama Age-Herald quip, remarks note how the war sobered some people yet Mrs. Gadder plans to visit Europe soon. She asks others what proper attire to wear when viewing a battlefield, prompting playful discussion about decorum and travel fashions.
An old advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages within a minute. It describes antiseptic, healing effects for inflamed mucous membrane and offers immediate relief from nasal congestion, headaches, and postnasal symptoms.
A fragment shows an old fashion mood with a girl who pines after a failed romance. One speaker notes she plans to offer singing lessons while another doubts anyone will pay. The exchange hints at social pressures and heartbreak in a bygone era.
The United States Department of Agriculture presents simple steps to ease wash day. Sorting by garment type, pre soaking, and using a soap solution cuts suds time and fabric wear. Boiling aids sterilization and whitening, while careful rinses and bluing adjust white shades. Proper wringer settings and starching improve finish, with soft water and mild temperatures for delicate fabrics.
Laundry tips from a historic piece emphasize using portable tubs and a pump attachment, washing at comfortable heights, and a simple washboard or wringer. It suggests frequent washing, smooth irons, and avoiding ironing by choosing simple fabrics that can be pulled into shape.
The text advises drying white cotton and linen in the sun to whiten them, while colored and woolen items should dry in the shade. It covers ironing guidance for various fabrics, warns against strong soap on woolens, and notes risks from sunlight, Sudden temperature changes, and rubbing. It emphasizes drying knitted items flat indoors and rolling white silks before ironing.
Home demonstration agents across the country teach women to make fireless cookers without radiators or with improvised heat sources. Alameda County club women use flat rocks wrapped in baling wire as handles, showing stones heat as quickly and effectively as standard radiators for cooking.
Waste of stale bread may be avoided by toasting it or lightly moistening the loaf and warming for a few minutes. It can also be dried and used as crumbs in recipes or as a starch substitute.
Fragmentary OCR segment mentions winter food items and cleaning instructions with unclear subjects. Contains improper phrases and scattered nouns like pickles rellahes lettuce mother of pearl articles whiting and cold water. Unable to determine coherent event or main actor from the readable text.
Mia Anna Sleva of Bayonne New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches dizziness and weakness during marriage preparations and says she could work eat and feel well again. The letter notes others may publish testimonials and urges women to write for confidential information about their health concerns.
The Rodriguez family from Porto Itico sent 84 men into American forces per the Bureau of War Risk Insurance files. Among them were seven first names: Domingo Francisco Jose Juan Stomos Tomas and Antonio. The aerial number of each man was in the 000,000 class.
An advertisement notes that a lady of distinction gains a delicate captivating influence from perfume. It recommends a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores, then dusting with Cuticura Talcum Powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
The dialogue notes the Stre-You tour moving too fast while a character objects to constant hustle. The Son counters that prosperity trails behind, and he wants to give prosperity a chance to catch up.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and grippe. It claims the first dose clears nasal passages, stops runny nose, eases headache and feverishness, and that relief comes without quinine and at low cost.
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