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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
7
Mary suggests coffee or chocolate with whipped cream and individual charlottes or a salad with nut sandwiches. Canteloupes filled with vanilla ice cream are delicious and a floral centerpiece suits any day. Serve at each place with beverages poured or served from the kitchen.
A reader seeks inexpensive amusements and refreshments for seven girls aged 11 or 12, plus a suggested club name such as Thimble Club Busy Bees Needle Club or Scissors Circle. Also asks about serving nut sandwiches hot cocoa home made candy ice cream cake and proper wedding announcements and engagement ring selection.
The receiving line follows the ceremony with the father and mother first if present, then the bride and groom, next the matron of honor, then the six maids. The six ushers do not receive, but assist guests and ensure everyone is presented. Flower girls and ring bearer are not in the receiving line and finish their duties at the ceremony.
European style details fill a fashion column with coats lacking flare but featuring colored embroidery. The piece highlights taffeta petti coats, slightly emphasized hips, pearly gray gloves, filmy ties with jacket suits, sheer jabots, oxidized chains, small purses, castor leather shoes, Roman gold brooches, silk covered cords, and rosettes as decorative accents.
The article describes sewing patterns for girls aged six to sixteen with models in blue checked wool, casement cloth, or striped material. It details dress designs, bodices, skirts, sleeves, yokes, trims, and required fabrics and notions for each age range.
A promotional note urges families to eat Quaker Oats daily for thirty days in November to improve health and vigor. It recommends replacing meat and greasy foods with oats and ensuring children get a full share. The ad highlights regular and family size Quaker Oats packages.
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year bout with painful skin swellings on face neck and body that left scars. After doctors failed to heal the condition he used three sets of Cutiura Remedies and recovered. Pot ter Drug & Chem Corp Boston publishes the testimonial dated February 8 1908.
A reader shares a humorous magazine anecdote about John and Grace, a husband and wife who eat in silence with evident ill will. The husband consumes a full meal without speaking, illustrating unconscious humor in impossible stories from amateurs.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to fit tight or new shoes and cure swollen hot feet and growing nails. It urges use in breaking in shoes and offers a trial by mail. Also cites a Hubbard quote on nature and promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil for sore joints and injuries.
A brief ad notes Pettit's Eye Salve restores eye health even when diseased or injured. It cites availability from all druggists or How ard Bros., Buffalo, N Y. The line about a homely truth being better than a handsome lie appears as a favored motto.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam to heal coughs and throat irritation with 25c 5c and $1.00 bottles. It also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colics. A humorous line about a stove-pipe hat follows.
A judge heckles Mr Choate as age impairs sight causing him to stretch his manuscript. The judge jokes about glasses or tongs and the court room mood turns humorous with lines about a man living with in laws and a threefold rule. The item notes a U S Government purchase of 25 gross of Rough on Rats for the Panama Canal Zone and closes with a caution about lending help.
Spains and bruises vanish with Perry Davis Painkiller as homes endure cold weather. Advertisements tout the cure for constipation and doctor Pierces pills, plus a 5c cigar and roasted boarding house coffee.
The ad extols Delicious as a premier apple variety and invites readers to request a full illustrated price catalogue describing Stark Trees fruit trees and ornamentals to plant this fall or next spring.
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