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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
3
The article describes spring party frocks for young women featuring light airy fabrics like white net, voile, tulle, and lace with gold thread accents. It details gowns with short skirts, surplice bodices, crushed satin girdles, Venetian lace coats, satin bows, chiffon overskirts, and chiffon roses.
A fashion feature highlights ribbons in women’s attire and accessories. The piece describes ribbon influenced items from boudoir slippers to ribbon bags, galteres with sachet pendants, and decorative trims. It notes various uses for ribbons in evening wear and home sewing, with decorative applique and new touches debated for the season.
Drees Luxuries Elegance notes the revival of ostrich plume accents as a defining trend, with oversized plumes and occasional ostrich banding appearing on evening dresses and wraps as designers embrace bold, luxurious millinery this season.
The notice praises the Mediate collection with pointed tunics and a youthful corsage adding color. It notes new tailored suits to be short, echoing the Bien feckets of Semmes in style and cut.
The column notes early winter blooms such as scabious candytufts and galanthus thriving in mild spells and pansies in every month, then shifts to a London court report where German baker Philip Horgesheimer is fined for bright shop lighting and defiant behavior. It ends with a mention of a meter driven wheel for engine conversion.
Austrian newspapers publish a feature on schoolboys aiding troops in Galicia during the war. Young volunteers braved shells to carry water and ammunition, gather shrapnel, and support soldiers in trenches. A fourteen year old managed a cashier and grocery role while others served as guides or worked beside drivers.
A fragmented report describes Agream Croatia as a small European city famed for a large public park. It notes a population around 1600, a high profile for the park, and a city investment of about one million dollars. The piece mentions train travelers returning for the park’s beauty, plus local commerce and wartime prices affecting a lunchroom proprietor's ads.
Incomplete OCR text shows unclear mention of play actions and decisions. The fragment references a chase or scoring moment and a determination about play, but lacks concrete names, teams, dates, or locations to establish a clear event or outcome.
A jagged OCR fragment describes a commissary scene with a deception and a guard interaction. It mentions La Creole Mayo Dressing and a German sentry with a terse exchange during rounds. The text includes stray phrases about a military inspector and a humorous or cryptic exchange.
Heal skin troubles with the Dietment Thermopitch. Clear away pumpies blackheads redness and scalp irritation. Heal red rough pores and baby skin. Send postcard for complete order from Coticera Dept Boston. Sold everywhere Ady.
Disjointed OCR snippet shows garbled dialogue with references to a second man and a woman named George. It lacks a clear event, date, or full context, presenting only fragmented phrases from a newspaper page.
An odd advertisement fragment touts La Creole Hat Dress tag for transforming gray beards and beady eyes. It mentions price 114 and a promised cooling canvas effect, while alluding to Omar XEarya and a British soldier asking about posting items.
A garbled OCR chunk mixes fortify winter health claims with fashion hair products and generic street ads. It references Portes misreadings, La Creole Hair Dressing, prices, and an odd flirtation quip, all presented in a scattered old newspaper ad style with filler dialogue and product lines.
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