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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
5
An older reader advisory notes that chronic constipation is common among the elderly due to inactivity. Doctors warn against harsh purgatives and recommend mild laxatives like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, valued for stomach and bowel support and safe for children as well. Samples offered by mail.
A rural visitor asks about the Municipal Lodging House in Manhattan. The host explains it is a home for cripples, clarifying that the term refers to financial cripples as the car continues past notable buildings.
A humorous London Tit-Bits snippet features a man who jokes about long separations from home. He recalls telegraphing his firm to send his address and wonders if he has forgotten his own wife during a lengthy absence.
A Georgia woman writes about indigestion and heart palpitations that improved after using Grape-Nuts and Postum. She claims the products cured her stomach and heart troubles, restored her mind, and increased strength and flesh. The testimonial, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, invites readers to consider The Road to Wellville.
A housekeeper lacking fresh flowers turns to the kitchen garden for decor. She hollowes cabbage centers filled with celery sprigs on a celery topped plate, uses a punctured pumpkin to cradle celery and hemlock, and crafts a pear based centerpiece with greenery and holly twigs.
French dressmakers push away from tight fitting skirts and empire gowns toward flounced skirts and broader shoulder lines. Debutante gowns feature ruffies on soft net gowns with short bodices and wide flounces. Bridesmaids dresses use soft silk net with blue satin waist bands and lace edged flounces at the knee. A fichu nets over the shoulders, tied at the high waist with a pink satin rose.
Hand painter chiffon dresses offer cost effective artistry for decorative gowns. An artistic girl who can draw or stencil can create charming dancing dresses. Experiment on a chiffon sample before decorating. Art decorators provide designs materials and instructions for stenciling fabrics. Keep the brush upright and tap lightly. Do not rub the delicate mesh.
Corsage flowers gain popularity in homes and abroad with evening daytime wear, adding a smart touch to gowns. High grade millinery and window displays feature satin blossoms, as noted by the Dry Goods Economist.
New vanity bags are described as fully bead covered with beads slightly larger than haricot beans. The bags feature silk or brocade lining and a clasp top. Bead loops form the handles and a bead fringe decorates the lower edge.
In winter homes revive sewing of carpet rugs to weave into useful nursery and sitting room pieces and for summer bungalow furnishings. The advice notes that black accents set off brighter stripes and suggests using old black stockings cut into spirals or apple-peeled strips to create long decorative bands.
A dressy scarf is described in black Brussels net trimmed with ostrich feather bands. The scarf features two stripes down the center and outlines the center, measuring about a yard wide by three yards long as recommended by Vogue. The image showcases wear with street suits and stylish appeal.
Description of a fashion ensemble features a dark taffeta main garment with sleeve caps merging at the waist, lighter silk waistcoat and sleeve lower parts, a linen chemisette, and liberty cravat and girdle finished with a knot and buckle.
A description praises a pale blue Bicmanlot petticoat with hip fit and a knee-deep azure plaited mousseline de soie flounce. It notes women' s caution toward underskirts and hints at the trend's allure and restraint.
Shadow veilings and shadow designs, including fishnet patterns, appear in new Shetland veils for the season. The patterns are praised for practicality as they can be laundered easily, making them popular for summer wear and motor veils.
A member of the American colony in Jerusalem, Jacob E. Spafford, describes an interesting motor boat trip around the Dead Sea. He notes fertile plains and an oasis at Engedi, and contemplates ancient connections to the biblical cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah.
The excerpt reports on Masada Sebbeh with Roman fortifications and Herodian refuge history. It notes a Serpentine neck as only access, a 75 degree cliff, and a distant Jebel Ushum salt mountain with a cavern and a polished rock shaft. It also mentions Ghor-el-Mizra and the biblical apple of Sodom described by Josephus.
The piece describes Swiss customs where hard cheese signals rank and respect. Cheese aged since the French Revolution is served at baptisms weddings and funerals. A newborn heir prompts a special cheese named for the child and kept intact until marriage.
Miss Etta Narber of Spring Lake Michigan reports four years of eczema on her hands improving after three days use of Cuticura Remedies. She had tried multiple doctors with little relief and notes cracks and burning eased into complete recovery. Free sample offer for Cuticura Soap and Ointment via Boston Dept. L.
In a Puck funny, Uncle Ezra frets that young Eph Hoskins will waste his fortune fast. Uncle Eben calls the pace reckless, noting Eph writing $100 checks and burning through wealth in Manhattan.
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children and to verify the signature. The product has been in use for over 30 years, with children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
Dialogue from Harper's Bazar reveals Mrs. Barker admitting Johnny broke everything else with the toy, while Mrs. Howard asks if he was given it. The exchange highlights a humorous domestic scene about a sturdy toy and its chaotic impact.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet with 25 cent price and free trial offer addressed to Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. A comic dialogue follows where Mrs Boggs scolds a boy for not shutting a shutter and he retorts he cannot shut it any shutter.
A vintage advertisement collection touts Cole’s Carboli salve and Garfield Tea with claims of rapid burn and cut relief and internal remedies. It also endorses Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething and Marine Eye Remedy for pink eye.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear names and phrases. Main sense indicates a team named Sleepy Were's achieving a top position in a game or room setting, with ambiguous attribution and no clear date or opponent details.
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