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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
7
Refugees and French wounded still require aid as workers gather needs for the American Fund for French Wounded. Patterns are available from headquarters in Chicago for layettes pajamas hospital garments and surgical shirts. Handkerchiefs are in high demand and patients may keep the finished items.
The Greatest Mother in the World and Heard Up Your End posters are praised as the most effective in Britain's Red Cross drive. The American Red Cross will receive a record $1,000,000 from the estate of James A. Scrymser. Julia Stimson appointed chief nurse of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Paris honors the Red Cross with a November 14 celebration. Secretary Baker visits the Lansing sisters aiding canteen work in Paris.
A description of sport couture contrasts heavy silks with sport outfits, noting a checkerboard silk skirt, a white blouse, and a plain yet aristocratic sport skirt. The piece hints at textile influence on sport fashion and its place in southern resort attire.
The text outlines a bright bedroom plan using yellow walls with blue and yellow accents. It suggests yellow bed linens, blue and yellow chintz, powder blue vases with yellow shades, Chinese design lighting, and two toned gray floors to create a lively, sunny mood.
Shops display heavy sweaters for indoor use as coal shortages push temperatures down. New knit items feature odd details like vest-like fronts and fringe with unusual color schemes. Local retailers promote durability and novelty amid supply concerns.
The article extols honey as a sugar substitute due to shortages and price. It lists uses in baking, puddings, sauces, and candies, with instructions for Brown Bread With Honey, Fruit Pudding, Honey Sauce, and Italian Honey Candy. It notes honey’s proteins and minerals and outdoor beekeeping as a healthful hobby.
Instructions for coconut sweets use Eagle condensed milk and coconut baked in a slow oven. Honeyed orange peel is prepared by boiling orange peel in water then honey, cooled on a plate. Hermits are rolled cookies with fat sugar eggs raisins and spices baked quickly. Peanut brittle uses corn syrup vinegar salt vanilla and peanuts cooked to a golden brittle.
The clove is the unopened flower bud of an evergreen tree that grows tall with clusters at branch ends. Each cluster holds 10 to 200 flowers. Leaves are large and oblong. buds turn white and are harvested when warmed for drying and use as spice.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with testimonials. It claims the preparation fulfills wishes by correcting urinary troubles neutralizing uric acid and aiding rheumatism. Offers sample bottle by parcel post with ten cent request to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Mary Ellen’s father, a garden enthusiast, believed things grow until they reach their limit. In town, Mary Hilen’s aunt purchases a larger toy piano after a whispered warning about starting with a bigger one to let it grow. The scene centers on choosing size and growth.
How's This We offer 100 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Wall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price 5c, testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A man with prior jail terms for supporting his family begins work to avoid dependency as peace news arrives Monday morning. The piece notes the era of dawn and mentions Job-Tauverin in the yarte context.
A distorted text fragment mentions three men offering advice to a distressed person seeking know which to accept. It references contemplating choice, perceived waste of time, and society’s focus on appearances.
A fragment notes Wilebt's Indian Vegetable Pill marketed as a traditional remedy for stomach and bowel regulation. It references a character claiming to be treated and a buyer pressuring a companion to send flowers for a birthday. A separate line mentions over 25 million cats in the United States.
In wartime America the piece urges valuing small expenditures to avoid financial strain and notes thrift as a path to success. It explains the word corps, its Latin roots, and military use in the US army. A Roman Eye Base salve is advertised for eye inflammations.
A Trull house tea discussion on 1918 fashions contrasts a poverty story with a man who invented a depth bomb. The government paid him Theraby, enabling him to tell his wife she could buy clothes, but she retorts women wear the same style.
A remark in a conversation hints that visitors seek personal counsel from Kaicker and Pocker. The exchange implies a social visit with implied legal consultation. No explicit event, date, or identifiable names beyond the speakers is provided.
In a brief exchange the conductor answers that people are too fat a rule, arguing thinner passengers would free space for more people to stand in the car. The remark reflects a utilitarian view of crowding.
An old fashioned herb home remedy for constipation stomach troubles and derangements of the system gains renewed favor as a family medicine beyond earlier days.
A seaside resident known as the Optimistic Guy upsets his fishing boat near shore four blocks from the breakwater. He quips about throat gurgling with salt water after a physician recommended it for his health.
A brief Chicago Times quip notes flirtation with marriage and money, remarking on fluctuating fortunes and divorce. The item reflects social commentary from 1919 Chicago and Cincinnati dispatches.
An old household remedy claim for GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to cleanse kidneys and bladder. Promises relief from backache, urinary issues, and fatigue, with a guarantee and money back offer through druggists. The ad touts 200 years of use and direct import from Holland.
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