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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
4
A fashion column traces skirt evolution through the day from morning straight lines to evening drapery. It notes a shift from straight silhouettes to tunics and wraps, compares coffee-bag and plaited skirts, and highlights tunics and corslets as key spring features favored by American and French designers.
Reports from Paria via Women's Wear claim corsets are being abandoned in favor of loose straight lines in dresses. Callot's head allegedly ordered mannequins to wear no corsets to improve health and fit, though Americans may take time to follow.
A note envisions a future when steel and heavy corsets fade from fashion as lighter garments gain prominence. It highlights shifting norms in women’s attire and mentions potential health or comfort benefits alongside social change.
The article notes fashion moves toward extremely short jackets to save wool but highlights a leading tailor without such models. It describes slim straight or slightly curved coats with long manly collars, single or double breasted fronts, and outside pockets. Skirts are straight, with front inserted pockets and belt gathers. Colors include navy blue gray castor tricotine black and white checks and gray English homespuns. The coats are finely tailored and presented as a lasting, stylish choice.
A shabby youth buys eight carnations for his girl, not his mother, sparking bystander sympathy over his story. In Hawaii, sugar planters face a bag shortage as Calcutta bags give way to banana fiber containers, with Washington equipment sent to Honolulu to manufacture them.
A quoted exchange features Midas critiquing profiteering while expressing discomfort at his sudden wealth. The speaker argues that transforming common goods into gold exposes a dangerous illusion of advantage.
A 100 reward offers for a case that Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. The ad claims the product treats catarrh by delivering medicine through the blood to mucous surfaces, improves health, and supports nature's work. Cheney Co. of Toledo, Ohio is listed as the contact.
Senator Sorghum defines a natural-born orator as one who gives such a flawless monologue that the audience forgets to judge the merit of the arguments.
Advertises Cuticura Ointment and Soap to treat pimples with a five minute wash. Offers free samples by mail from Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 60 cents.
In the conservatory scene a figure comments on kisses as love's language and another prompts further discussion, suggesting a playful exchange about romance and expression.
The remark compares an aviator’s career to pride in lineage, noting there is nothing to boast about in descent. It frames aviation as a field where accomplishments matter beyond family ties.
In a brief exchange Gladys Can asks John Doe what he likes best about Marion’s singing. He replies simply that it is the refrain that stands out to him.
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