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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
7
The USDA suggests arranging a calm ironing area to reduce fatigue. Details include a stable ironing board at a proper height, a nearby stove or outlet, a padded board, and accessible hamper and clothes horse for efficiency.
Soaked prunes for 4 to 6 hours or overnight, drained then cooked with sugar vinegar and spices. A spice bag is simmered to syrup before adding prunes and cooking slowly about thirty minutes. This USDA recommended variation suits ordinary stewed prunes.
A Frederick county Maryland housekeeper adopted a two way pantry between kitchen and dining room to reduce steps carrying china. The idea, promoted by a home demonstration agent, aims to simplify daily meals and streamlines access near the sink. Extension workers across Virginia Maryland Missouri Wyoming and South Carolina push kitchen convenience in farm homes.
Fireless cookers eliminate hot times over the kitchen range. A cheery kitchen eases wrinkles. Use paint for walls and floors. Too liberal serving at table may waste food and cause overeating. Wash glass and earthenware in warm salted water to clean quicker and easier.
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes mashed potatoes enriched with eggs and various potato preparations. Dishes include potato souffle with egg whites, stuffed potatoes with egg, and potato puffs, offering easy make ahead methods for serveable individual portions.
A fashion critic notes Americans favor tailored suits and knitted garments, while Parisians prefer one piece dresses and tunics. The piece describes trends like flapper outfits, white models with color bands, fuzzy goods, and English materials shaping U S fashion tastes.
The article describes the tricorn evolving into a versatile sailor style suitable for tailored fashion. It notes a round crown like a derby, straight narrow brim, minimal trimming, and various embellishments such as grosgrain bands, ribbons, braids, and flowers. Some shades emphasize velvet, lace, and hair braids.
French designers favor smooth fabrics that cling to the figure and do not widen the silhouette. The era moves away from stays, with elastic girdles becoming the standard undergarment in wardrobes.
Americans do not respond readily to Parisian shoe fashion with short vamps and round toes. American women prefer slim lasts with long vamps and high arches, favoring aristocratic foot shapes. metropolitan shops offer conservative cuts in sand or gray with buckles, while evening shoes grow more dainty and jeweled each season.
A summer coat and a silk dress of taffeta or crepe are ideal for traveling. Crepe suits are practical. Silk undergarments save space and ease care. Include dress shoes for day and dressy shoes for dinner. Light hose to pair with dark shoes and matching hat and gloves complete the outfit.
Describes young girls wearing high waistline party dresses with floating tulle ruffles and pompadour silks, noting the gowns resemble the Empress Josephine period and evoke an old-fashioned style.
To preserve straw softness when dyeing a straw hat, first thoroughly wet the hat with water. Then apply the dye. this helps the dye flow more smoothly and evenly.
Rose Shades Lingerie returns to deep rose tones moving away from pale pastels. The new palette features dawn hues and blush rose shades, signaling a refined shift in color direction for the collection.
The report notes continued demand for green with navy and lighter blues prominent, plus sand and orchid shades. Black and black and white remain popular, shaping the season's sabnades palette and consumer interest.
A reader explains a method to save laundry bills by making two sets of shirt collars and cuffs. Sew two buttons on each sleeve and two buttonholes in each cuff so cuffs can be unbuttoned for laundering. Use one set while wearing the other to reduce wash load.
Plaid fabrics and plaided poplin appear as fashionable surprises of the season. The materials come in many colors with large self-toned designs. Dark blue plaid is noted as especially stylish for street frocks.
The article notes buttons of all shapes and sizes becoming increasingly prominent on garments. It highlights rows and rows of buttons and describes them as small fantastical formed ornaments in singular colors.
Crochet hooks help lift and remove basting threads more easily, especially for short stitches. The tool assists in picking up threads to unwind temporary stitches without damage.
Pains in the side back and kidneys signal system trouble. Nervousness loss of appetite and sleeplessness are advance warnings. Heed these signs to avoid serious trouble later.
Over 100 000 persons testify Tanlac has corrected stomach trouble indigestion rheumatism nervousness and related ailments It builds up the system and starts rich red blood coursing through veins All good druggists sell Tanlac.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble yet may not know it. The note urges readers to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it restores kidney health, offers a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton NY, with full size bottles available at drug stores.
Eddie wakes with a worsening toothache and tells his mother the pain has returned. He identifies the jaw nearest town as the site of the discomfort.
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity comfort health. It endorses one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing with no mug germs waste or irritation, even when shaved twice daily.
A Kansas City Star quip quotes an agent declaring the client is the boss in his home. The prospect retorts that a wife, a baby and a collie pup stand between him and the throne, illustrating domestic role reversal and humor.
Letters from Rosa Daran in Missouri Mia Mayn in Louisiana and Jane Crossan in Delaware praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing pregnancy confinement and postnatal weakness. A nationwide canvass reports 98 of 100 buyers benefited and the product is sold by druggists everywhere.
The Kansas City Star quotes a dialogue where a shabby speaker pleads misery while J Fuller Gloom dismisses further aid in a terse exchange. The excerpt centers on a tense exchange between two unnamed speakers highlighting hardship and refusal.
A fragment quotes an Irish proverb: a good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor book. The line reflects traditional wisdom on health and well being.
A playful exchange from the New York Sun and Globe recalls Doctor Jones as a popular M. D. who supposedly cures thirst without a knife. The line about statistics fading echoes the shifting verdicts of events and notes women as the consolation race on the program of human events.
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