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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
7
A diary-like reminiscence describes an informal picnic with cooking details and serving ideas including hot corn and potatoes roasted in coals. It also recounts a Conundrum Tea Party where 26 guests solved riddles for prizes amid floral decor and table cards.
The piece highlights butterfly motifs and wide stitching for girls, a revival of silver filigree, hem stitched chiffon weils, coordinated parasols and stockings with gowns, and the shift from colored to white wash ribbons in lingerie.
An old advertisement claims weak kidneys affect the entire body and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy. Testimonial from Ted Hiatt of Oswego Kansas recounts prior surgeries and kidney issues before improvement with the pills. The ad urges purchase at 59 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Also includes a short comic dialogue about giving an apple to Jessie.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for preserving hands and preventing redness roughness and chapping. It details a treatment of hot soapy baths dry application and nighttime protection with old linen or cotton, and notes worldwide availability from Potter Drug and Chem Corp. It closes with a humorous anecdote about a nickelodeon incident.
The article details three dress patterns suitable for a sailor look and gymnasium wear. It notes materials and measurements for each option, including collars cuffs and trim in white, belt shaping at the waist, and box pleats with a cross front pand.
At a social gathering a man aims to know everyone and meets Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan. The man says Burrows is familiar and prominent. Burrows replies he is the man who “died at first” just before Casey’s famous Mudville ball game.
Banks notes that the town’s women have formed a secret society. Rivers jokes that women cannot keep secrets. Banks insists they can keep them and thus formed the group, implying a network of confidential information.
The notice markets Mrs Winslow’s Lozothing Syrup for children teething claiming gum softening inflammation pain relief and relief from wind colic with a 25 cent bottle. It also notes marriages as examples that misery loves company.
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