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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
8
Fashion notes describe light weight gowns with soft draping and simple lines. Designers favor satin and brocade blends with lace and fur trims, using beaded nets as the heaviest fabric and swansdown for debutante dancing frocks.
The article notes bead fringes adding weight to chiffon and lace tunics yet praising the overall light ethereal charm of evening costumes. It highlights show-through effects with lace flounces and draperies over colored silk or satin, favoring yellow and pinkish red tones such as saf ron apricot pale coral and geranium. It details bright orange-yellow burnt onion for yellows and black Chantilly lace on white charmeuse and satin with red roses and black velvet ribbons as distinctive accents.
Old style hair accessories such as tortoise shell pins combs fillets and disks are back in vogue. The empire comb and ball pins frame curls at the neck with bands over the brow while disks and shells decorate waves and coils. Makers promote numerous attractive styles for a conservatively simple coiffure.
The article describes a creeping apron to protect baby clothing and outlines child care advice. It recommends open air sleep for consumption-prone families and a fat-rich diet including cream butter milk and eggs. It notes urban families struggle with yard boredom and urges in-home activities to curb mingling with other children.
The piece describes winter fashion novelties in red suitings for coats and skirts with exclusive shades. It notes high cost and velvety finish softening rough textures, urging quality fabric for hard wear and paying for vibrant new colorings in mole brown red purple and shot gray with mid Victorian magneto tones leading this season.
The new fur collarettes feature straight strips of fur like sable skunk or chinchilla imitating squirrel, accented by a stiff black bow ribbon and a plaited lace tongue. These accessories are proposed as excellent between tulle Futile or.
Blaine honored earn Age by ovine a bell that still hangs in the belfry. It has been converted into a storeroom and moved to another site. Many former students recall the historic building as it leaves the foundation it was built on long ago.
Mrs Emma Patterson reports a year of itching and hair loss from a scalp breakout. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she notes complete clearing and hair regrowth within a week and requests samples and the Skin Book from Cuticura in Boston.
A satirical recap presents three acts: Mrs. Wallaby seeks divorce, Miss Lotta Planks hides a famed pearl necklace, and Mr. Gerald Piffle sinks into rapid drinking. The piece hints at social satire and theatrical chaos.
A vintage advertisement urges caregivers to ensure Castoria bears the signature of WMA and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children, with children crying for it.
A father remarks on succession and says his son has already taken his seat in the front row, signaling a transfer of influence without formal replacement. The exchange hints at ongoing leadership dynamics within the family or organization.
A collage of old-time ad copy offers quips on marriage work life thrift and product pitches. Phrases urge thrift in small matters and promote Cross Ball Blue bluing while touting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of soothing gums reducing inflammation and easing wind colic.
A man laments his excessively sunny lot which prevents a sale. He moans that while the site is bright and appealing, the persistent sunlight undermines buyer interest and stalls the deal.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and fatigue. After using 65 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling vanished and he felt restored. He endorses the remedy and urges others to correspond for further information and free household hints and music.
A brief caption echoes a humorous wartime tone with a quip about two Fiji Islanders and living on a salary. The line plays on scarcity and cost of living in a lighthearted exchange.
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