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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
2
The piece surveys fashion ideas for street wear featuring men and women. It discusses inspired styling from Tarrrgs, notes a Taik Chinese flair in hats and shirts, and highlights irregular fabric cuts, folded sleeves, and bold pocket details as streetwise couture elements.
A fashion piece describes the appeal of superh blouse fabrics for mature women, detailing varieties like georgette crepe de chine and satin options. It outlines dressy and informal looks, features off the shoulder closures, embroidery accents, and color pairings with emphasis on washability and coordinated undergarments.
The fashion piece highlights dark rich hues in pale blue, mauve, and cellente tint as essential. It features gold brocaded yellow crepe overlaid with chiffon, purple to green brocade, open mesh crepe grenadine, and autumn leaf draped silks. A kimono with a large natural looking rose motif decorates each sleeve.
Easter shops display a wide range of plaids from bold Scotch McGregors to soft neutral tones. Styles promise sharp, refined silhouettes and broad appeal as spring fashion resurges.
An article describes a proposed hospital for Native Americans funded by Jackson Dermott of Henryetta, with hints of state involvement and Indian commissioner notes in Washington. It mentions a controversial push amid charity aid and legal groundwork, plus a dramatic personal incident ending in a forged marriage attempt and license dispute.
A Leap Year tale from Mount Vernon features a nurse mistaking a stranger for her would be husband. After police and investigators traced her claims and the man’s alibi, it was proven she had mistaken the husband’s identity. She apologized profusely to the innocent man.
Mary Ann Potter of Tinhela, New York, celebrated her 100th birth anniversary with a long life story. Born in Escox, New York, she recalls Revolutionary era ancestors, Civil War–era soldiers, and a family tied to early American settlement. She knit socks for troops in later conflicts and has voted in every election since women’s suffrage. Her tale includes frontier hardships, a Shabbona boundary, and a warning that Black Hawk’s war impacted the Potter family. The piece notes many centenarians exist but true centenarians’ ages are rare.
A Pacific Union club directorate expelled Pierre C. Moore for kissing a chambermaid at his Nob Hill home. The multimillionaire, already divorced from Edna Davis, faced a perverse social scandal that spurred jokes across the financial district and a lawsuit by chambermaid Mary Wurtemburg seeking 10 000 dollars.
A garbled fragmentary passage references a scene with a character named Shee and mentions serving terferak in a house. The text appears as disrupted dialogue with unclear context and several misspellings.
An advertisement touts Jad Salts as a harmless kidney flush and pain reliever. It claims four ounces of Jad Salts in water each morning before breakfast can restore kidney function, ease bladder irritation, and prevent complications. The pitch cites grape and lemon acid with lithia and plugs a local druggist selling the product.
A visitor at a rug factory asks about antique rugs and is told a rug finished here is 200 years old. An Armenian plying his shuttle grins as the exchange unfolds, showcasing a boast about durability and age.
A brief note recalls a barber asking “Which side, please?” as a client’s parting words, capturing a quiet moment of ordinary service. The line hints at a small, intimate exchange in daily life, framed with gentle humor and implied farewell.
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