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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
3
A playful guide for a Hostess 4 Novel Book Party with stage charades using clues from famous titles and scenes. Readers act out scenes such as The First Violin and The Lady With the Red Fan while guests guess the novels. prizes include a book candy box and consolation awards for top guessers.
The hostess calls the event a pie party where men are auctioned by the host with witty introductions. Guests bid with cash for partners as a pantomime pie recipe is revealed. A silhouette gallery forms as attendees guess who is pictured, amid coffee and sandwiches.
A humorous tip outlines a rustic outdoor gathering called a Bacon Bat. Six couples, lots of bacon, sweet potatoes, finger rolls, and a DIY cookout with roasting sticks and coals create a hearty meal.
For dainty silks and chiffon waists use buttonholed rings of the proper size. In white thread this makes a pretty lingerie blouse, easier than crocheted buttons. Rings can be darned across or used with cross threads. battenberg rings offer another ready made option from embroidery stores.
The article extols waists made from challis foulard pongee or messaline matching the suit color as attractive and practical. They require simple construction and pair well with lingerie collar and cuff sets, offering cost efficiency over washing shirt waists.
Everywhere a touch of color appears in black and white gowns with red white and blue accents. Newer silhouettes feature deep back sailor collars three quarter sleeves and fringe trim. Paris waistcoats with wide revers allow multiple coat pairing while embroidery lace and silk trims enrich waists and gowns.
Summer bags in pique buttoned designs with gear buttons and braiding feature inner pockets and cotton cords for arm wear. The accompanying dress accessories highlight linen stitching and pearl button effects with snap belts that stay neat and simple.
Women with any illness are invited to contact Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are answered by women and kept confidential with consent from writers. The firm offers a free 186 page Text Book by mail and promotes its helpful advice to American women.
Miss Lillian B. Rowe at a Denver writers dinner quips that the harem skirt may revive the old 1840s gag against men. She notes sharp advertisers could target women with promises to keep skirts from fringing, drawing dollars from naive victims.
A Toronto born infant suffered a severe skin disease with blistering and scabs over face head and shoulders. After failed remedies a hospital and a second doctor offered no cure. In Duluth Cuticura remedies were tried in May 1909 and the skin cleared completely with no recurrence. Robert Mann Proctor Minn May 3 1910.
A late Sandringham pheasant shoot had an incident when a guest fired at a non target hen near King Edward’s place in line. The king, avoiding hard words to spare the offender, pointed to the bird and commented to Gurney praising his consideration for the ladies.
A father counsels his son to focus on being a husband rather than clinging to bachelor habits, urging him to embrace married life with responsibility and commitment. The exchange frames the transition from bachelorhood to partnership as a guiding life choice.
The Garfield Tea laxative purports to relieve constipation and brings freedom from sick headaches and bilious attacks, highlighting its digestive benefits.
A brief aphorism attributed to Alphonse Farr notes that divine provision arrives with regularity but not on every weekly Saturday, reflecting a measured view of luck and effort.
A marriage broker aimed for ten percent of a girl’s estate but instead married the girl himself and kept the entire amount. The ploy hinges on a French merchant matchmaker setup gone awry.
Historians note Australia recently celebrated the 141st anniversary of Captain Cook first landing at Botany Bay in 1770 aboard H. M. S. Endeavour. The flag was unfurled again at Sting Rays Harbor and saluted by warships to honor the historic event.
Mrs. Amy Crain of Fredonia Kentucky reports severe eczema on her hands improved in under a month after using Resinol ointment twice daily and Resinol Soap during baths. She recommends the preparations and notes availability at all drug stores.
An old belief claimed that ague sufferers who visited a distant crossroads at midnight five times and buried a newly laid egg could bury the disease. If the ritual failed, misfortune on the journey was blamed.
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers a 48 page illustrated Eye Book free and claims proper application of Marine Eye Remedies for your eye trouble. The Druggist notes the product relieves sore eyes strengthens weak eyes soothes irritation and sells for 8 cents. Try it in your eyes and in Gaby s eyes for scaly eyelids and granulation.
A proverb warns brides to consider the match carefully before marrying. It emphasizes prudence and personal presentation as factors affecting a hopeful future.
Use Allen's Foot-Eheas powder in shoes to relieve tired aching feet and bunions. It relieves sting and makes walking comfortable. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Refuse substitutes. Trial package available by mail from A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
A fragmented artifact lists various quotes and advertisements. Notable items include Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pains and Garfield Tea for liver regulation, with brief moral or aphoristic lines attributed to historic thinkers. Names and brands appear interwoven with the era’s advertising tone.
Mrs Ray Trusner of New Albany Ind credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her after kidney disease left her bedridden and swollen. She reports rapid improvement within six weeks and urges others to use Dean's. Sold by druggists and stores 50c. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY. Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be. Thomas a Kempis.
In the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America Prof J C Branner underscores ants as powerful geologic agents in tropical regions. He cites deep burrows, up to 3.5 meters, and widespread ramification. Garfield Tea touted for health benefits.
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