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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
6
New Nork French and Americus gowns appear in force since October. Americans favor coats and skirts for daily wear while Paris leans to one piece frocks and metallic bodices. A proposed hybrid outfit features a narrow skirt and tunic blouse with a monk cord belt, slipping over the head.
A historic advisory on cold bathing for women, urging a morning cold shower in a warm bathroom or tepid shower followed by cold rinse. Recommends cold sponge substitutes, brisk towel rubs, and a benzoic bath for skin glow. Warns against airtight homes and advises skin protection with skin food and powder before going out. Ends with a wash for enlarged pores using dissolved alum water.
A recently seen gown features pale blue pink and gray striped wash silk with a strictly tailored model and edges bound in rose colored ribbon. The old style silt skirt is also bound with the same ribbon for a cohesive finish.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children with coated tongues and digestive distress. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels within hours without griping and promotes a return to playfulness. The ad warns to buy only genuine bottles from the California Fig Syrup Company and to avoid counterfeits.
A square-jawed man berates a head waiter saying no one at the table has a baseball pitcher’s skill to send someone over. He complains after waiting three quarters of an hour for service and to “put something across this plate.”
A message urges mothers to examine Castoria packaging for the rightful signature In Use for Over. It also notes British Columbia lumber mills produce about 2 billion feet of lumber annually and reports Los Angeles destroyed 4 800 cats this year as part of food conservation efforts.
Reader questions about frequent colds and catarrh, with mention of Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The ad hints at remedies and dietary guidance for lingering nasal issues. The jumble suggests a medical column advising readers on what could alleviate recurring head cold symptoms.
Veteran instructors at the British American airdrome in England claim Flying 18 training is becoming rapidly safer. They state the casualty rate during air force training is no higher than in any other branch of combatant service.
Brevet is a French origin term meaning a commission or warrant granted to an officer or official, used to denote authority, rank, or special assignment in military or civil service contexts. The word conveys formal permission and legal empowerment for a specific duty.
The article notes Indiana miners averaged nearly $1,000 in wages for 1947. It also mentions Chicago has opened no municipal woodyard. A quoted exchange questions the meaning of kultur, with a skeptical reply from a man of sincere resentments.
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