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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
6
A fashion note describes a crepe de chine and georgette dinner gown with head trimmings and a low waistline. Sleeves are designed for display, necklines are refined, and the skirt remains notably longer than some rules permit, set against a social gathering backdrop.
A vintage fashion note discusses small and large hats with generous brims, matching summer styles and vibrant colors. It describes beige, tan, brown, green, and dark blue for street wear, with evening wear using beaded and crystal accents. It highlights black lisere with blue crepe, pale shell beads, and the tower trimmer hat as popular choices.
In 1914 Benedict XV entered the Sistine chapel wearing the smallest-size papal robes, which proved too large for him. The Vatican prepared three sets in different sizes in advance as robes and the Fishermen's ring often need resizing to fit the new pope before he receives cardinal homage.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for the complexion and scalp care, Cuticura Ointment for skin clarity, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. It touts a trio of products for cleansing the skin, soft hands, and an appealing fragrance.
A leading candidate's stump visit ends with a sharp exchange as he asks a future female voter about her father. The girl replies her father is "burying the dog" after the dog reportedly barked himself to death trying to bark for candidates.
In lively slang the fragment hints at a music loving child, praising a young singer named Elysia or Zeke Am. The brief line celebrates a child’s vocal talent with playful dialect.
The article notes more than 60 banana varieties and over 40 in Hawaii, with wide flavor differences from edible fresh fruit to types cooked in war meals. Bananas grow abundantly in homes and plantations, with new plants continually replacing harvested ones.
A Cincinnati market advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a proven kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims sworn testimonials and a large sales record, with promises of rapid relief and uric acid neutralization. Readers can request a sample by mail for ten cents and obtain bottles at drug stores.
A young boy sprinkles a small bottle tonic in front of a hotel to keep a cottontail rabbit from escaping. A hunter questions the act while the boy explains he wanted to fetch a stick without the rabbit slipping away. The tale appears in Retail Ledger, Philadelphia.
A Youth’s Companion item explains the government radio conference ruling that terms like wireless become radio. It defines a radio system of conductors as aerial and antenna for open and closed circuits, and notes Fletcher’s Castoria branding is outdated in ads.
A garbled conversation shows Mrs. Duthwaite questioning a man about a stenographer. The exchange reveals tension as the man confirms his identity and hints at personal estrangement. The Birmingham Age-Herald is referenced as a purchase, suggesting a local newspaper context.
An old advertisement urges buying Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer name clearly stamped to protect against imitations. The copy claims physicians have prescribed Bayer Aspirin for over twenty one years and warns customers to request the genuine product.
A humorous exchange features UtHitarian asking about his wife's preferred flower. Me replies uncertainty. Groucher chimes in, guessing the favorite is artificial and durable, suitable for trimming hats.
Advertising snippet for Radio Books and Blue Prints by 2 Managing Editor of Scientific American. Describes constructing and installing a wireless set with no electricity knowledge for AM broadcasting reception. Prices quoted: $1.50 product, 10 cents postage, rents extra. Mentions A B C of Radio postpaid certs, Tome Meda Harper pub 75 cents postpaid. Order from Frank McCarthy, Des Moines Iowa. Also notes farm catalog and cement price 40e per dozen.
A village minister suspects the postman of reading and distributing his cards after a postcard to a doctor friend warned the postman would read it. The postman arrives at the doctor’s office and dismisses the claim, declaring he does not read mail.
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