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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
A illustrated fashion sketch shows a spring street frock in serge or gaberdine with white satin cuffs and matching collar. The straight skirt features a circular overskirt and six two inch sections for length, with a back bow, designed for wool or similar fabrics.
Net in fine quality offered for collars and cuffs to finish dark dresses of cloth or silk. Pin tiling shown with various tuck patterns. Edges are rippled or picoted. other designs feature embroidered motifs and knife plaited hems with narrow frills.
The article notes large fur bows on butterfly hats and red leather collars on woolen tweed suits. Red kid gloves pair with these outfits as gowns show back fullness and ruffles at the waist. Fur appears on many items including short-glove cuffs.
The United States conducts a nationwide food inventory under an act of 1917 to assess demand supply costs and ownership of food materials. The master list includes 625 000 names with 86 leading items and 300 000 returns from farms stores and households.
A New York fashion correspondent notes uncertainty over the short jacket's staying power while detailing competing styles such as the buttonless jacket with surplice fronts, waist length designs, and variants like the Eton, bolero, bell boy, and Dagobert corslet that require immediate tailoring.
A short essay urges girls to value disposition and health over looks. It argues youth are self centered but should focus on kindness, thoughtfulness, and helpfulness. It warns unhealthy eating and lack of outdoor activity harm temper and happiness.
The passage predicts white kid pumps will be favored by well dressed women this summer. It notes the shoe’s heavy kid leather, substantial sole, and a military style high vamp with no buckle. The pump features a long vamp tongue and a narrow well shaped toe with perforations at the toe point.
Fabrics such as pongee and shantung in natural color frame smart tailored frocks for the South. Ginghams with fancy checks remain popular for southern wear, with many dresses made in these materials as in prior seasons.
A California inventor creates a compact parachute helmet for aviators. A hen egg counter attaches to a hen’s back to log egg production. Europe dates a hops treatment for tobacco substitute. Philadelphia may ban German taught in public schools. Census notes many American girls wed young each year. A safety razor blade holder aids tailors and dressmakers in seam ripping.
A vintage beauty ad proposes a cheap lemon lotion to whiten and beautify skin. Mix lemon juice with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint, strained, for months of use. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to soften whiten and refresh skin.
A well known legislator compares the Kaiser's behavior in peace talks to a Kansas legislator farmer who served as speaker pro tem. In a session a motion to table a resolution was proposed with a shouted vote, ending in a partial call for continuity.
Careful examination of every bottle of Castoria is urged to ensure the correct preparation is used. The warning emphasizes the remedy's long history and the request that Fletcher's Castoria be sought for infants and children.
A playful dialogue riffs on Narcissus pining for beauty and asks how he could benefit if he stayed self absorbed. The reply suggests he might have become a movie idol by continuing to admire himself.
An old advertisement offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to act on the mucous surfaces. It claims four decades of pharmacist endorsement, a price of 7 cents, and free testimonials from Cheniey & Co in Toledo Ohio.
Fragmented quotes discuss a vessel’s behavior, referencing erga and knots. Builders of air castles escape labor worries. The text notes that setting type can cause trouble, and questions about Whatris and She-It. It reads as a surreal meditation on language and production.
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