Velvet and patterned cloth shaping future boudoir coats
Julia Bottomley notes a shift from seasonal velvet to year-round use in boudoir apparel. She highlights chiffon velvet, ostrich trimming, color motifs from Indian and Chinese inspirations, and new silks and worsteds. The piece cites fashion profiles, ready-made costs, and the rise of jacquard woolens as novelty fabrics for spring and summer wear.
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Properly fitting shoes for aching feet and care tips
Bettina and her mother discuss how ill fitting shoes cause hot painful feet with callouses and arches that feel broken. They advise seeking correct fitting shoes, daily foot care, warm foot soaks, gentle drying, foot powder, and avoiding tight street footwear to prevent further pain.
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Bettina
Fireside Suppers as a Tradition Inspires Community Gatherings
A neighbor recalls a woman famed for hosting fireside suppers with sausages coffee and roasted apples. The informal, intimate gatherings sparked lively talk and unique entertainments, inspiring ideas for regular Outdoor breakfasts or Saturday tea hours as lasting community traditions.
California Fig Syrup promoted for child laxative use
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a harmless fruity laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels without griping and urges mothers to check tongues and breath when children are feverish or constipated.
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California
California Fig
California Fig Syrup Company
Nature Trails Grow in Popularity in U S Parks
Dr Frank F E Lutz of the American Museum of Natural History says nature trails with scientific tags are becoming common in the United States. He started the system at Palisades Interstate Park in Tuxedo New York and helped the national park service mark trails in Yellowstone and other Western parks. He expects about 200 trails in operation next summer.
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Frank FE. Lutz
American Museum of Natural History
Doctor Lutz
Palisades Interstate Park
Tuxedo
N. Y
National Park Service
Yellowstone
Short Circuit Len Clark Described as Human Dynamo
The Washington Star notes Len Clark calls himself a human dynamo and quips about his charged appearances. The brief sport style item highlights his bold self-characterization.
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Len—Clark
Dynamo
Dan
Washington Star
Dandelion Butter Color Trusted for Half Century
Dandelion butter color used by millions for 50 years. sold in drug and general stores at 35 cents per bottle. Chromion plated printing plates reused for over a million impressions without wear signs.
Permanent eczema relief claim ad with medical note
An advertisement promotes permanent relief for eczema from Madden Company El Paso Texas and claims a doctor uses it. It also markets Dr Peery's Dead Shot for worms with a New York address and notes a toothache related cheek issue. The ad warns not to order without following directions and cites the 372 Pearl Street New York address for the worm remedy.
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Madden Company
el Paso
Texas
Bakery Note on Cheese Dough Preparation
The instructions explain sifting flour with baking powder and salt three times before adding cheese. Work in fat with fingertips, then mix in milk to form a soft dough. Roll to a thin sheet and bake in a hot oven at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Bottle’s Pacific Journey Eludes Shortest Route
A tightly sealed bottle floated 8 400 miles across the Pacific from Central America to New Guinea in a little over two years. At that pace it would have needed about 11 miles daily to cover the direct distance along the shortest route.
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Pacific Ocean
Central America
New Guinea
Changing a Tire Before we were married
The narrator recalls a calm fiancé who later revealed a loud temper while changing a tire, surprising the speaker two weeks after their engagement.
Nothing Like It Says Lane On Writers’ Wealth
Arbuthnot Lane, in a Pittsburgh lecture, quips that all writers write badly after earning great income. He cites Bernard Shaw Maeterlinck Sinclair Lewis and Floyd Dell and adds Nothing fails like success to illustrate literary decline amid wealth.
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H. G. Wells
Arbuthnot Lane
Pittsburgh
Bernard Shaw
Maeterlinck
Sinclair Lewis
Floyd Dell
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Aids Elderly Bowels
Monticello Illinois physician Dr W B Caldwell promoted Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for older adults. He claimed it regulates bowels without griping or upset and strengthens bowel muscles with each dose. A 60 cent bottle is available, with a free sample bottle offered by mail.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Til
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