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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
6
Miss Elizabeth Marbury, New York dramatic agent, insists intellectual girls are not dowdy. She cites Bryn Mawr and Bryn Mawr students celebrating smart dress and wit. She praises practical tips like using Red Cross Ball Blue for bluing.
The Remedy notes rising beef prices as a context for urging Garfield Tea as beneficial for regulating the stomach and bowels. The exchange implies Garfield Tea as a remedy to aid digestion under price pressures.
Mrs Susie Templeton of Hooper Nebraska reports relief from five years of female troubles after using seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recovered strength to work again and could care for eighteen boarders for three weeks. The notice urges others to try the medicine.
For sale 400 acres in Harrison County Missouri owned by Mr Blythedale with 286 cultivated acres two barns and multiple outbuildings. Also 00 acres in Minnesota and a nearby 50 acre tract offered with easy terms or potential exchange. Correspondence to Poynter Box 319 Chicago and William C Notmeyer Pierre South Dakota.
A detailed description of a satin and lace bodice suited to pongee linen and lawn, with black satin piping and crystal buttons. It highlights collarless necklines, pale blue velvet accents, and the ever present emphasis on prettiness and individual small features for home sewers.
The Philadelphia North American describes detachable flounces as practical for travel and summer dresses. It explains creating a four yard by half yard linen strip flounce with five tuck groups or lace inserts, edged with lace, and attached to the skirt. It notes slips can have removable silk flounces and dainty narrow plaited mul l flounces sewn to wide lawn.
Reports from Longchamps describe a Beer atelier white satin dress with a narrow front panel adorned by a central satin button row. Tiny plaits flank the panel from waist to knees, an enormous black satin sash hides the back, and a marine lace corsage edges the neckline and sleeves.
Fashions describe black princess lace with plaited chiffon borders and a double white lace frill. A fine fichu of embroidered batiste features solid and eyelet work with white fringe. Miniature scented silk sachet roses can be sewn into corset tops or sleeves as a charming gift for a Gaunty girl.
A guide to summer fashion notes soft sheer taffeta with floral designs as a chic option for young wearers. It suggests simple construction and pairing with lace or tulle frills, plus other fabrics like radiums crepes crepons and chiffons for quaint frocks with color piping and embroidered trims.
Practical tips on removing white heat stains from dining tables by heating a shovel until white hot and holding it near the stain. Another tip suggests placing egg shells burned in the oven on pantry shelves to deter bugs.
The sketch shows a small pincushion made from two bun shaped cushions stacked and lightly tacked. Covered with remnants and brocade, tied at the center with a silk cord. Simple to make and suited for charity bazaars and small novelty sales.
A speaker demands miracles but finds none in argument until a personal transformation reveals everyday wonders. A lilac bush’s scent, a blossoming orchard, and thriving grapevines become proof that miracles occur in ordinary life. The speaker shifts from doubt to sight.
The dialogue presents Miss Gabbeigh and Mr Sappeigh discussing honesty and talkativeness. Mr Sappeigh asserts he speaks plainly and Miss Gabbeigh notes her companion talks a lot, reflecting a buoyant social exchange.
A jailer describes a dangerous criminal during a cell house tour in Chicago. The inmate boasts he has broken into everything in the city but society, while visitors witness the tense exchange and thin line between guilt and shame.
A motorist in a heavy coat waits for four hours beside his car as a friend asks about the engine. The man reveals he is waiting for his wife who is at the sister’s house kissing the new baby, and he is very hungry.
An old ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs. C. F. Mace of Shawneetown Illinois reports severe pain and fatigue eased quickly and completely after using the product. The ad urges readers to remember the name and price at 50 cents.
A boxing match described in the account ended without excitement as one fighter reportedly fell asleep, causing the contest to conclude prematurely. The tone suggests a humorous, low-key outcome rather than a dramatic knockout.
Caution to mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for the signature and use. claims Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and notes its over 30 years of use.
An ad touts Paxtine tablets as a cheaper better substitute for liquid antiseptics and peroxide for toilet and medicinal use. It claims 25 cents per box and offers postpaid delivery from Boston Massachusetts.
A dialogue fragment ponders the existence of a powder trust and suggests decisive action. The lines frame a cautious inquiry about collusion and possible pursuit by unnamed parties. The tone implies investigative intent without naming individuals or institutions.
An old ad blend offers Cole's Carbolisalve as a skin relief and cure with 25 and 50 cent prices from J W Cole Co Black River Falls Wis. Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents a bottle. Garfield Tea testimonial tease and a quip about men and obligations.
In a heated exchange after a rally, supporters defend a speaker as truthful while a counter-claimant derides him as a liar. The speaker admits he is no orator, asserting his honesty despite interruptions.
Mr. Tackie questions a hairgrower’s guarantee as the dealer asserts results before football season training.
Mrs Wunder Johnny reports a visitor at the school who mesmerized the quiet pupil and prompted him to spell the longest dictionary words. Mr Wunder notes the moment as a striking and hypnotic display in class.
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