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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
7
Paris fashion notes Madeleine et Madeleine lead midsummer offerings with bold sashes and Egyptian inspired lines. White organdie and black taffeta gowns pair with wide plaited ribbons and double jacket looks aimed at chateau life and social events.
A fashion feature notes coats with self plaitings and seven-eighths length shapes designed to wear over light summer dresses. It highlights black Chantilly lace dresses, Parisian evening styles, and lace dinner gowns with simple bodices and long transparent sleeves.
The fall collection features suits with 84 and 36 inch lengths. Many outfits display lines while others offer a snug bodice and a slightly gathered skirt. Fur trimming and embroidery are prominent.
A chemise tunic of white chiffon features a hem trimmed with white woolen squares arranged in a circular pattern of 4 carat beads.
An ad extols S. S. S. as a blood purifier that fights rheumatism to offer relief by cleansing the blood of germs. It notes S. S. S. is sold by druggists and invites readers to request literature from the Atlanta address.
Druggists report many people suffer kidney trouble without knowing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a healing remedy. A life insurer notes many applicants are rejected due to undetected kidney issues. Sample bottle available for ten cents by mail.
A long speculation on future hair loss argues that men under forty are going bald and that future generations may be hairless. It notes women adopting bobbed hair, tracing its origin to Russian refugees and bohemian New York, with some using false bobbed hair.
A wife challenges her husband about economy while noting he smokes better cigars and spends more on his own pleasures when he cuts expenses. The husband retorts that his aim is not clear, sparking a pointed exchange on spending and self-indulgence.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and bathing. It claims doubled razor efficiency, germ reduction, and irritation-free shaving even twice daily, plus one soap for shaving, bathing, and shampooing.
A newlywed bride laments to her mother over her husband George leaving home each night. The mother consoles her, claiming greater life hardships, recounting her own late husband and his absence. The exchange highlights domestic trials and the perspective of endurance.
A city school building principal, young and with an admirer, keeps visiting after hours. One afternoon he walks the rooms and escorts a female employee home. The janitor leaves when told, but the man stays late claiming responsibility for the building and refuses to leave in charge of a stranger.
In a drug store window the miserly fiancé is teased by a girl who notes a kiss at the bottom of every candy box. He replies that someday with time he will go in and look to see if he can find one.
A local report notes spiritualists gathering to uplift community efforts while a contrasting figure who tips a waiter fares better, highlighting social quirks and class dynamics in a small town setting.
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