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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1925

Page

3

Hoodoo in Avonmouth hospital tales drive fear

In a storm bound Lancaster reels from morphine and devilish control at Avonmouth. Joan, wary but brave, faces threats as Myers looms over the doctor and a looming confrontation tests loyalty, courage, and survival in the moonlit manor.

Mrs. Fraser Joan Jenkins Lancaster Myers Avonmouth Hospital Avonmouth John Lancaster Southern Mrs. Dana Dad

Johnny on the Spot Lands Quick Job by News Shortcut

A clean-cut young applicant asks for a job. The manager offers to keep his name on file. Days later seven telegrams go out for urgent help, and Johnny arrives with a telegram in hand after securing a prior errand boy post. He earns the position by speed and initiative.

Johnny Boston Transcript

Daisy Folklore and Craft Use in Child Play and Lore

The text notes children remove daisy petals to make petals for dolls and use the yellow center for doll pies. It describes shaping a cap with two long petals as strings and adding ink to create a grandmother figure. It also places the daisy second to the rose in literature and calls it the Sewer of St. Margaret in church lore.

St. Margaret

Kitchen Cabinets 4 A heirloom guide to vegetables and salads

A vintage home cooking dispatch outlines seasonal vegetables and seasoned dishes. Recipes include pork tongue with peas carrot pudding egg sauce and various salads with celery olives beets and prunes. Plantation soup with beef shank ham bone barley vegetables and rice concludes the piece.

Coats and Frocks for Little Girls in Winter Modes

Youthful children's fashion mirrors adult styles with natural colored kasha trimmed in fur. Kashmir coats in pale tones feature wolf fur collars and cuffs with lacquer red accents in linings, pockets, and embroidery. Matching frocks in kasha crepe de chine and georgette crepe, plus a felt hat with grosgrain bows, complete the look.

Kashmir

Red and Yellow Novelties in Spring Coat Fabrics

The article contrasts novelty cloths with standard staples like serge and broadcloth. Novelty fabrics cost more due to evolving designs, special manufacturing needs, new machines and processes, plus higher marketing costs. Standards offer steadier quality and value for the price.

Novelty Materials and Why They Are Costly

A nostalgic essay questions whether modern fabrics match the durability of old silks once handed down as wedding gowns or ball gowns. It argues that the contemporary shopper must recognize how changes in materials affect price and longevity.

New Spring Frock With Violet Poplin Frill

A simple attractive violet poplin frock features a square neckline long sleeves and a long wide fringe edging from left shoulder to right hem. The design suggests continued fashion lines next spring without rigidity.

Buying Shoes That Fit Things to Remember

A shoe expert notes 75 percent of his sales come from sensible shoes and urges shoppers to test fit by walking in pairs. Check toe bend, width, instep snugness, heel grip, and button alignment to ensure the shoe is the correct size and comfortable.

Waistline Returns in Dancing Frocks with Metal Bodices

Dancing mothers and daughters revive waistline fashion with snug metal brocade bodices, defined waists, and chiffon skirts. Velvet flower appliques outlined in rhinestones trim the frocks for a sparkling vintage look.

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Victor Rousseau W. G. Chapman Miss Wentworth Miss Westworth Doctor Lancaster Wentworth Millville Way Reid Farnley County Institute Morley’s Hill Mr. Myers Western Newspaper Union
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