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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
3
This pattern article describes a blouse with a yoke style using Japanese sleeves, a Gladstone collar, and options for full length or three quarter sleeves. It notes suitable fabrics such as washable silk, crepe de chine, voile, and cotton crepe, with machine or plain stitching and a size range from 8½ to 42 inches bust. It offers pattern 8302 for 20 cents plus 2 cents postage.
A judge and bystanders observe a tense scene as Lydia, Jack, Billy, and Alice discuss a student mob chasing freshmen. The Baltimore American notes the crowd’s motives are unclear while adults express dismay and curiosity about campus events.
Advice on kidney care promotes using Rad Salts and Jad Salts to flush kidneys. It claims kidneys filter blood, advise drinking water and taking four ounces of salts in water daily for a few days to improve kidney function and relieve bladder weakness.
A 1920s style guide offers patriotic desserts and paper case serves for Independence Day, along with savory summer salads. It describes ice cream forts with candied cherries and tiny flags, flag cakes, American punch, and fruit laden salads using leftovers. It also gives methods for strawberry mousse, cherry salads, and fruit butter, plus cantaloupe split with vanilla ice cream and saut ed cucumbers as a fried oyster substitute.
Peel and dice a medium pineapple and squeeze juice from half a lemon. Sweeten to taste and add one and a half pounds of marshmallows cut into quarters. Chill thoroughly and fill sherbet cups. Garnish with a light whipped cream option.
A fashion note describes dress designs with fabric lines running in several directions. The illustration shows a morning costume featuring a hemstitched batiste blouse and white pique skirt with two tunics and intersecting line directions.
Turkish Toweling towels shown in shops feature owner monograms and matching wash rag. They suit fastidious bathers at the sea shore where ordinary bathhouse towels fail. Monograms are stamped on one end. embroidered monograms are discouraged while a stencil can be substituted by those who wish to decorate their own towels.
The article explains signs of freshness in poultry and contrasts young versus old birds. Fresh fowl shows bright eyes and pliable feet, while dry eyes and stiff feet indicate age. Neck discoloration, pin feathers, and a bent breastbone signal maturity. old fowl is best boiled, though pre-boiling can improve roasting.
Fashion impresario Poiret debuts colored finger bowls in five hues cherry red orange green yellow and black with three of each color in a set. Reportedly diners must coordinate hair and dresses to match these accessories.
Observers note many strings of oriental prayer beads in displays. The beads are translucent and rich in color with gay silk tassels, marking a popular trend.
In a seaside afternoon tale a pair of children meet a tiny Chinese dog wearing a brown coat. Their father recalls a Pekinese birthday tea party for Chung Wang hosted by his devoted mistress Edith with gifts, cakes, tea and a candlelit celebration for the dog's first year.
A novelist, invited to Arlington Beach, learns from Jim Iddleston that his main character Miss Hinton is based on a real girl. The author meets Mrs Iddleston, and after a dinner confrontation, he realizes he has married Jim’s mother instead of the girl, completing a peculiar circle.
Daily readers study ads for buying opportunities as store advertising grows in importance, signaling rising consumer interest and competitive retail messaging.
Cherries are plentiful and cheap with guidance to can, dry, and combine in jams and preserves. Instructions include making sweet and sour cherry products, pineapple cherry marmalade, cherry raspberry preserve, and a quick silvering method to stone cherries using a bent wire.
A housewife devises a simple faucet bumper to protect dishes and delicate glassware. She cuts a hole in a boot rubber and fits it around the faucet end, allowing dishes to strike without damage. A rubber shoe strip wrapped around the faucet is also suggested as effective protection.
A note on malaria transmission says modern knowledge confirms the mosquito spreads malaria, while a medical treatise from Sri Lanka about 1400 years ago had suggested the link. The remark frames early ideas versus current understanding of disease vectors.
The photo feature on the Board Walk showcases elegantly dressed women as fashion standards. Two outfits are described: a plain and figured taffeta dress with a tunic bodice, long sleeves, and Chinese-inspired collar, and a separate coat with a Russtan blouse influence and Roman striped drapery.
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