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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
4
A fashion column traces the smock evolving from peasant garment to overblouse and Cossack coat. It notes loose lines, belted options, and fabrics like organdie and georgette, with decorative belts, fringes, and long Cossack variants borrowed from Russian dress.
Fashion notes emphasize the continued popularity of regulation blouses and shirtwaists in multiple fabrics. Kimono style toppers with color panels remain favored for dressier georgette or chiffon, while tailored shirts echo men’s lines for travel and sport. Striped percale suits return in bright red, white, and other vivid hues, paired with cuff buttons. Hip stiffening in Paris dresses reintroduces crinoline-like volume.
Advertisement touts Freezone to lift off corns and calluses with tiny drops. Claims instant pain relief and root removal without soreness. Ends with remark on contrasting women preferring doctors to gossip and an undertaker’s salesroom as a box office pun.
A National Geographic bulletin quotes William Wisner Chapin on Limburg known as the garden of Holland and its famous Limburger cheese. A Dutch-American rural resident jokes about a box of odor causing inquiries, claiming to carry his grandmother, prompting a gag about her presence after a strong whiff.
In a justice of the peace office a young couple wed with friends present when the officiant asked for any reason they should not marry. The groom stood and declared I do, quipping that it results from too many rehearsals. The lighthearted moment amused all.
A short dialogue shows Howard wanting to join his grandfather’s drive for breakfast. His mother delays, then Howard imagines being a grandpa telling a boy to eat and wait. The exchange highlights family dynamics and child’s moral instinct.
An interesting and profitable trip suggests motorists inspect beneath the car to assess condition. The piece promotes practical maintenance by checking for issues not visible from above. It emphasizes the value for drivers in preventing failures and extending vehicle life.
A cheeky cartoon caption jokes about marital habits with the line Is your husband on sound sleeper and the reply You ought to hear him more. The brief gag reflects light domestic humor in a periodical format.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Mia Pearl Monyhan of Mitchell Indiana for relief from neuralgia during pregnancy and strength for housework after three bottles. Letter notes baby weighed seven months at 19 pounds and urges other expectant mothers to consider the remedy.
Yonkers Statesman notes a quip about Sam’s long work life. The dialogue contrasts Sam’s busyness with the idea that bold force and strength win, while timidity signals weakness and success belongs to the strong.
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