Negligee Fashion as Home Comfort Remedy
The article argues that even modest home negligees gain importance amid busy club life. It stresses the psychology of relaxation at home and suggests simple slip-on crepe blouses as practical cures for nerves.
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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
7
Fringed Woolen Fabrics and The Rise of Style
The piece describes coarse woven woolens frayed or fringed by hand and used in skirts with fringe at the bottom and front. It notes draperies and capes in heather tones such as violet, blue, old rose, and suit shades, with Greek-inspired drapery effects and a claim that style reaches a high point in this combination.
Graceful tea gown and separate blouse in orchid crepe fashion
The article describes elaborate tea gowns and separate blouses in orchid crepe with transparent lace sleeves, satin mules, two tone taffeta breakfast coats, and lace trims. It notes the rise of shirtwaist vogue, lingerie waists, organdy and batiste blouses, handwork, and new jersey silk knits as stylish details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
A King Who Trusted God Asa Reforms and Victory
Asa, grandson of Rehoboam, initiated sweeping religious reforms, cleared idolatrous altars and groves, and urged Judah to seek the Lord. He fortified cities, built walls, and gathered 480,000 spearmen as a defense while praying to God for help against Zerah the Ethiopian, leading to a decisive victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa
Rehoboam
Aua
Jerusalem
Judah
Ll. Asa
Zerah
Isreal
California Fig Syrup Advertisement
Mothers are advised to give a teaspoon of California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick or listless children. The ad promotes a fruity taste, claims rapid relief from constipation and feverish symptoms, and warns buyers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup with proper directions printed on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Must Have Been a Bostonian
An English teacher asks students to paraphrase a proverb about a blind horse. One answer reads like a formal medical description. The excerpt appears in an exchange advertisement noting laundry products and a Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Memorial Day at the Cemetery
A village crowd cleans the cemetery on Memorial Day and a stranger receives a private tour from a local woman who knows every grave. Her young son asks, in innocence, where his own grave is located.
Whom They Do from Wayside Tales excerpt
An old bachelor notes curiosity about a woman while a domestic vignette shows a man teaching family members to drive and later needing permission to use his own car. The dialogue critique reflects gender roles and ownership dynamics.
Console Thyself Reflecting on Injustice and Virtue
A brief aphorism-like note cites Democritus urging self-consolation when faced with injustice. It frames true unhappiness as complicity in wrong rather than suffering it. The quotation emphasizes inner resolve and personal virtue over external grievance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democritus
Quote on Truth and Value from Rochefoucauld
A compact quotation notes that misers mistake the path to gain and treat wealth as a mere means. It contrasts proper perception with greed, echoing Rochefoucauld’s reflections on virtue and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochefoucauld
A Union of Interest to Women
A get well appeal for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for housewives facing female health troubles. Letters from readers in Arkansas Louisiana and Pennsylvania praise regained strength and ability to perform daily chores after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ydia E. Pinkham
Horatio
Ark
Lydia E. Prinkham
Jon Rerrick
Arkansas
Esport
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia ”. Pinkham
Joy Bloods
Walter
U.ec
Mulberry St
Reading
New Orleans
Mrs
The Bread and Preserves Joke from Heaven
A story features Jimmie asking for bread and preserves before dinner. His mother denies the request, leading Jimmie to quip about dying soon to eat endless preserves in heaven. He cites catechism misinterpretation about the Lord’s “snakes” preserving and redeeming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Jimmy
Laziness as Undertaker of Obscurity to Good Men
Quotation notes laziness as a quiet force that shrouds many worthy individuals, masking their contributions and character. The saying frames inertia as a hidden threat to reputations, urging reflection on how effort reveals or conceals merit.
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