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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
3
Fashion writers note how Paris styles spark American dress after the war. Paris evening gowns and brilliancy inspire U.S. designers and women, with ta ffa ta coats favored for summer mantles and capes. Fabrics include baronette satin silk georgette and chiffon, with crystal and pearl trims and fur accents.
Fashion notes describe evening gowns with ostrich trim and fringe. A pink geranium taffeta wrap, long cape with bead tassels, and beaded encrusted tunics define the line. Black and gold gowns feature velvet and lace with blue, purple, emerald bands. A rose chiffon tunic over turquoise blue repeats in sleeves with silver ribbon details and layered skirts ending at the ankles.
Detailed instructions from the U S Department of Agriculture on terracing a field. Builders should start with the upper terrace, use back furrow strips, and employ a V-shaped drag for shaping embankments. A two-man drag team, plows, and slipscraper are recommended. Emphasizes testing grade, removing obstructions, and handling gully crossings.
A survey of evening gown fashions features gleaming fabrics, metal and bead embroidery, nets, brocades, and laces with lavish sparkle. It notes that if affordability limits shine, a simple satin or frock can still achieve distinction, citing a black satin dinner dress with tulle wings, floral garlands, and a flat back with a shoulder-to-floor train as a stylish example.
Ince is described as draped over the arms with the scarf ending at the front, creating a poised, decorative pose. The fragment notes the styling element and posture without broader context or event details.
A cor respondent suggests several methods to clean a white plume. One: bury feather in flour or magnesia for 24 hours, shake out and rub. repeat as needed. Two: dip feather in clean benzine and dry in air away from flames. Three: wash with mild soap suds and lukewarm water, lay flat if very soiled and brush gently.
A sultan style arises as sleeves shorten hinting at a coming vogue for short sleeves in all garments. The piece notes sleeves not fully long and suggests widespread adoption across clothing lines.
Cream is the fashionable spring color for stockings in Paris this season. It marks a shift from gray and signals a fresh style update in the capital’s hosiery scene.
Poultryman should enable culling older stock while keeping pullets for egg production. Distinguish pullets from hens by banding or banded feet, cull unfit stock, and retain early-maturing pullets for breeding. Keep heavy breeds under two years, Leghorns up to three. Hatch timing and alfalfa forage affect fall and winter egg output.
Fraudulent aspirin talcs were sold by a Brooklyn manufacturer, largely talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross and must be bought in the original Bayer package with proper directions and dosage.
Sammy Coles of Luxborough, West Somerset, England, famed pedestrian preacher, spent forty years walking about 85,000 miles to keep preaching engagements. When war began Captain John Mac Gregor, M. G., D. O. M., of the Canadian Mounted Rifles, a Victoria Cross recipient, snowshoed over 100 miles to enlist.
An advertisement urges relief from corns and calluses with a few drops of Freezone. It claims the solution removes corns and hard skin from the soles and toes, leaving pink, healthy skin that is not sore or irritated.
A guarded exchange between patient and doctor questions treatment coordination and concerns over prescription strength rising like others. The patient asks if the remedy has intensified, while the clinician emphasizes the need for patient collaboration in care.
Ad copy touts Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the top medicine for stature and liver health, promising instant relief and broad efficacy. It cites a price and address for orders, and includes an aside about a garden war metaphor.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Precautions for skin, scalp, and hands with daily soap and occasional ointment. It promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of the Toilet Trio and jokes about "poor relations" in the family who claim to be the ones in need.
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