New Facial Care Set Promises Quick Slimming and Smoothing
A historic beauty column describes a set of chin rollers in tortoise shell and ivory, plus a four piece system with a twin roller, designed to remove chin fullness and wrinkles. It notes a new face cleanser, a pink and white two part liquid, and a delicate cold cream substitute. It also highlights an eyebrow pencil in silver tubes, triangular perfume bottles, and a manicure tool with rubber disk in pincers for cuticle care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higet
Side Frill Banished Says Fashion Experts
A fashion note argues against the side frill for its excess and nuisance. Critics joke that heart guards appear, predicting a return to straight lace jabots or plaited tulle jabots as replacements, though practicality is questioned.
Fashion notes describe evening skirts and new coat trims
The article notes long evening skirts with trains, and new street and auto coats with velvet or satin trims. Scarves show varied fabrics like satin velvet and lace, while Jabot styles shift to accordion plaiting. Materials remain rich and heavy with plush and chenille fringe, and buttoned embroidered silk details on tailored costumes.
Fad for Marabou Feathers Sets Fashion Tone
In a stylish trend, Jite Marabou leads the craze with elaborate feather trims. Tall military pom poms in marabou ostrich and cog are approved, and white marabou becomes the season’s dominant look.
Teacup Cosy Sketch Shows Home Made Contrivance
A truncated description notes a handmade flannel teacup cosy edged with a colored cord and formed into three little loops at each corner. The piece bears the phrase Good Morning and reflects a domestic craft sketch from a UK home-made article.
Fifty Cent Jar Delivers Healing Where Hundred Dollars Failed
Brooklyn man C M Waggoner reports his leg wound healed by a fifty cent jar of Resinol Ointment after costly remedies fell short. Ad claims quick relief for eczema burns eruptions and skin irritations with a half dollar price and a free sample offer from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M Waggoner
Brooklyn
Co. M. Waggoner
N. Y
Department 83
Resicol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Med
Booze-Well Wedding Clowning Sparks Humorous Exchange
The exchange features Mr Booze-Well hiccuping through vows and Mrs Booze affirming the marriage with a comic twist. Each line echoes a playful, staged wedding moment with lighthearted taunts about the bond and its outcomes.
Lawyer cured of eczema via Cuticura remedies
A. C. Brandon of Greenville South Carolina recounts years of boils and eczema on his face while in Lebanon Ohio in 1882. He explains how after failing with doctors he improved quickly using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap, with no recurrence for over twenty years. He endorses Cuticura products and offers free samples by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ohio
A. C. Brandon
Greenville
Miss Lillian Russell Hosts Tea at Waldorf Bazar
Miss Lillian Russell presided over a Professional Woman's league bazar at the Waldorf Astoria. A Spanish legation member arrived with two charming girls and Miss Russell quipped about him being a ladies' diplomat for remembering birthdays but forgetting ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Russell
Professional Woman's League Bazar
Waldorf-Astoria
Carbolisalve Promises Fast Relief for Skin Burns
Ad for Carbolisalve claims quick relief and cure of burning itching and torturing skin pain. Directions promising instant pain relief and healing by druggists with a free sample offer addressed to a company in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole’s. Carbolisalve
To.& Co
Black River Palin Wi
Flax Growing Profitable on Western Canadian Farms
Western Canada wheat dominates world markets but flax is a strong money maker on prairie farms. A Saskatoon farmer notes high yields from seed flax with careful seed, soil prep, and sowing, citing 29 bushels per acre from 25 pounds and a Rosetown example of 33 bushels on summer fallow. Government literature highlights cattle, horses, roots, and vegetables as key farm products.
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Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Saskatoon
White
Rosetown
Western
Fashionable Doctor and Patient Exchange Banter
A stylish physician greets a fashionable patient and asks about the ailment. The patient replies uncertainty while the doctor inquires what is new, capturing a light exchange in a medical setting.
Castoria Ad Encourages Careful Use for Infants
An advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the proper signature and notes the remedy has been used for over 30 years. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and contrasts contentment with wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eyre Remedy for red irritated eyes and granulated lids. It markets eye salve and eye remedy products in aseptic tubes, with pricing statements and claims of long physician use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Lose Either Way
A reflective line contrasts wealth with happiness and hints that resisting hardship is not easy. The speaker addresses a boy, urging resolve as a wolf represents looming struggle. The rhyme suggests fighting danger is not pleasant but necessary.
Allen's Foot Base advertised as 5 million samples yearly
Claim of five million free samples annually proves Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder merits for tired feet, corns, bunions, and swelling. Includes sample size offer and address Allen S Ohased LeRoy New York. Also notes a comic line from Fliegende Blatter in the back.
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Allen
Allen S. Ohased
LeRoy, N.Y
At the Bank Alimony Check Suspense
A woman at a bank confronts the teller about a stopped alimony payment. She believes her husband has halted the check because their marriage has ended, revealing a personal estrangement central to the scene.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
A historical advertisement offers Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and gum relief. The product promises to ease wind colic and discomfort in infants at 2 cents per bottle.
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Cecilia M. Bauer
Lawrence St
Appleton
Wis
Geneva
Iowa
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Sam Ericksen
Colorado
Montrose, Col
Miss Exta McCanpress
Montrose, Co
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Robin Hood Ammunition CO
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Swanton
Siale Rind
Serato
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