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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
7
A fashion feature highlights outdoor and indoor garments including slip over smocks in heavy cottons in orange green rose and blue. It notes belted blue smocks with unique collars and slashed belts, gingham dresses with organdie trims and sash options, and home made garments seen in top fashion centers.
A period fashion note on white midsummer hats using sheer lace like materials. Describes designs with hair braid, marines, munhines, and fine wire frames, all white with occasional pale ribbons. It highlights four millinery styles with crowns, brims, and decorative trims such as ribbons, picot edges, and artificial flowers.
Figured foulard blouses are shown for spring and summer and are very attractive. Simple designs suit figured materials and lace blouses offer an easy option for home makers with good workmanship and color matching. Jade green is in vogue and considered very lovely.
A new divided skirt with trousers to match debuts for the active sportswoman. Designed to pair with athletic wear, the outfit offers practicality and style for exercise and outdoor activities.
A compilation of home care advice covers plant tonics with nitrate of soda and coffee infusions for ferns, makeshift sealing for leaky utensils, cake moistening methods, fabric shrinking, hot water bottle repairs, heat-retentive salt packs, shoe fitting guidance, and daily foot care. It ends with a poetic refrain about a kettle and liquids.
The article lists recipes and cooking methods for a range of dishes including Escalloped Cabbage Curry of Vegetables Baked Banana Pudding Whipped Fruit Jelly and Squaw Dish. It provides steps for layering, sauces, creams, and baking, plus tips on using leftovers and seasonings.
A civically spirited line shows Samson grousing about the price of a haircut, arguing a dollar seems steep. The brief, tongue in cheek moment captures a clash over cost and value in everyday life.
A city resident reports buying a country lot advertised as near the railroad station and not under water. The suburban resident questions the basis of the reform theory. The exchange highlights trust in real estate ads and actual lot conditions.
An ad touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for decades, recommended by physicians. It warns buyers to accept only unbroken Bayer packages with directions and lists headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain as treatable. Small tins of 12 cost a few cents with larger packages sold by druggists.
Lawrence, age nine, scanned the front of the News for race progress when his mother asked about casualties. The boy said ten had been killed so far, with twenty-five entrants and only fifteen still running according to the Indianapolis News.
Advertisement claims Othine double strength removes freckles with daily night and morning application. One ounce often suffices to clear skin and lighten spots, guaranteed money back if it fails to remove freckles.
George Ade mocks the 10 percent French bachelor tax at the Chicago Athletic Club. He recalls Old Lusher advising a young man to marry for a cozy home loving wife and beautiful children with the memory of bachelor days.
Acute Agony notes a backstage quarrel between a prima donna and her accompanist. In a monstrous fashion he revenged himself by striking the wrong key at her peak, causing a dramatic concert moment.
Two friends on holiday in a farm house hear bats in their room. After catching and imprisoning sixteen bats in a drawer they finally settle, only to discover the landlady’s remark about the drawer’s contents and a weary hat.
A vivid image describes nature as an office with innumerable departments and ceaseless work. The bright flower, while appealing, masks steady laborers toiling under sun and rain, required to give an exact account of their efforts with no time for leisure.
A terse dialogue mentions seeking a man or a finish and a separate reply offers a maid. The exchange suggests a provocative misunderstanding or innuendo. No further context or identifiable names accompany the lines.
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