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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
14
Dated tips describe free tin boxes eleven by six by four inches as common in cigarettes deniers and offered at no cost. Suggestions include camping storage, a cake or bread box, pest protection, and a painted flower box, promoting thrift and repurposing.
Aspirin made by Bayer is praised for relief of pain and fever and cited as effective for colds headache rheumatism neuralgia carache toothache aching joints neuritis and general pain. Buyers are urged to seek the Bayer Cross on every genuine package and tablet and to buy from druggists in 12 tablet boxes or larger packages.
In Yonkers the Statesman reports a kitchen exchange where Mr. Crimsonbeak hides rye in bread to prevent detection. Mrs. Crimsonbeak confirms the rye is deliberate. The dialogue suggests a comical domestic scene with a subtle nod to concealment.
A fashion feature highlights heavy fiber silk suits competing with wool in spring displays. The page details fabrics, weaves, and color schemes like gray and green, noting crepe textures, checkerboard patterns, and coordinating accessories such as hat parasol and lace jabot.
The piece notes rising costs drive women to reuse and remodel. Wool dresses remain common. silk garments face high prices. Women repair shoes and alter hats at home, with leagues forming to wear clothes until worn out. Hats revived by simple alterations and materials like dotted Swiss organdie update last season styles.
The article notes smart dress modes with tricoting frocks featuring plaited skirts and tailored bodices, emphasizing embroidery and waist wraps. It then describes a lingerie convenience using beading, eyelets, and a white pearl button to secure beading tape, offering a simple hands on tailoring tip.
A 19th or early 20th century style household guide outlines the value of skim milk and sour milk in cooking. It provides recipes for Brown Nut Bread Sour Cream Salad Dressing Cream of Green Pea Soup and various vegetarian and baked dishes with detailed steps and ingredients.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as a guarantee of new rich color for wool, silk, cotton, or mixed fabrics with a color card to match materials. The page also includes a humorous domestic exchange and two short ad lines for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills.
An advertisement touts four ounces of rad Salts with lemon juice and Lithia to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims daily tablespoonfuls in water clean and activate kidneys, reduce urine irritation, end bladder weakness, and ease backache, urging continuous water intake.
The excerpt frames a quip on silence and gold, hinting at a cultural shift that fewer people place in their mouths. It suggests a broader commentary on value and consumption without naming specifics. The wording implies a link between silence and wealth, inviting reflection on societal habits.
Ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses liver and bowels, relieves head dizziness and bad breath, and works while you sleep. The copy claims it won’t gripe or sickly like other laxatives and ends with an unrelated note about Latin.
Elyria Ohio readers praise Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a household remedy for deep seated coughs colds and blood disorders. Letters from Emma Von burgh Mia Mary H Ring and John M Kahl cite personal cures improvements and ongoing use of the products and Pleasant Pellets.
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