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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
7
Mrs Rohrberg of 620 Knapp St Pittsburgh writes that after months of weakness backache and headaches Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her symptoms after using three bottles and urges other women to try it. The ad notes the product's forty year history and offers free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Pink Tea scene on a crowded streetcar shows feminine knitters at work while a conductor, after punching a ticket, asks a woman about where she would wear a piece of white embroidery. The innocent question prompts curiosity and a light social moment.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe sore throats and lungs and ease bronchial irritation. It claims fifty two years of American manufacture and broad use for lung trouble asthma and bronchitis with global sale in civilized countries.
A child at the zoo points at a zebra and says to her mother that it looks like a horse with a prisoner's coat, reflecting a humorous misidentification of animal markings.
An old advert touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as soothing for itchy and burning skin, scalp conditions, and toilet use. It lists sample requests and prices, noting Boston address and mail order options, while a stray wartime line references militiamen and tanks.
A fashion note extols brocade trims for home millinery with rich golds blacks blues and silvers. It offers two hat ideas a cuffed turban with light tacking and a larger draped vell with shadow lace border for height and elegance.
A New York designer argues women will not return to tight corsets or heavy bustles. She says waists will stay small with narrow skirts but avoid discomfort and impracticality. She dismisses any demand for back drapery as misnamed bustle variations.
The piece describes plain frocks with collars and cuffs of brilliant material, dyed fur as poor value, Wells as a smart street feature, a butterfly front girdle bow, stovepipe muffs, an informal high neckline gown, small hats turning away from the face, spring red as a favored color, apron effects in dresses, sport dresses with knitted sleeveless jackets, veils in black brown and taupe, green velvet coats trimmed with Kolinsky, long fur trimmed coats with bright linings, and fringed evening wraps.
The piece highlights neckwear and wristwear with black satin stocks and jabotlike frills on high collars. It notes gloves and wristlets stitched to the sleeves. A wartime yarn ban targets gay colored sweaters to conserve supplies for soldiers, urging women to avoid dyed yarns.
A New York Times writer reports at a charity morning talk in a smart hotel that patent leather oxfords with pointed toes and high heels are the season’s chic footwear. Skirts tighten further, sometimes overlapping at the back, while hats appear plain with minimal trimming, even lacking bands around the crown.
The article notes straight wide brim hats and brim rolling as still in style for street wear rather than evening attire. Designers experiment with fur crowned shapes and velvet brims, some with minimal crown ribbons. large crowns dominate, but small-faced wearers may look heavy in most modern large styles.
Long scarfs of wool muffle the throats of fashionable women. Many of the new dresses have skirts that simulate trousers.
The guide explains removing old covers before making new ones, cutting carefully, pulling and stretching fabric to fit spines, and avoiding wood damage during tacking. It advises using a small hammer and protecting wood with a glove when striking. Choosing the right gimp is crucial for edge coverage.
A wartime feature praises French field surgeons for high survivals among wounded. It notes 90 of 100 recover with modern care, 88 percent at Flanders battles, and highlights American aid and hospital efforts led by Kath leen Park of New York at Anel château. It describes refugees and elderly helpers rebuilding homes with donated goods and rebuilt communities.
Miss Stevenson arrives with news of the American Fund for French Wounded unit aiding 27 villages, 5 000 acres cultivated, and hundreds of refugees clothed fed and housed. The Militia led effort operates under French army in Aisne and Somme districts, with eight day leave soldiers aiding rebuilding.
Two hundred sixty five University of Georgia students petition Denmark Hall seeking Hooverized food. They request one wheatless day weekly three meatless days with corn pone on bread and other conservation meals. The petition ends with Swat the Kaiser on the bean.
Wartime guidance named Decalogue of War issued by Dr Anna Shaw via Professor of the University of Turin. Advice emphasizes silence on news, ignoring alarmists, national-spending restraint, supporting domestic industries, steadfast family support, endurance, and steadfast courage while awaiting victory.
A wartime collection titled wartime commandments is attributed to professors at the University of Turin. The document outlines ethical guidance and directives issued during the conflict period and was preserved as part of wartime education. The text emphasizes duty honor and resilience.
Snow cover boosts potential profits for planters in the southern states and extends deep into the Gulf coast, with experts noting improved soil moisture for next season. Reports from Grenoble, France note walnut crops in the Grenoble district were average in quality but slightly hurt by recent storms.
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