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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
7
A 1918 McClure Syndicate piece argues women use wartime earnings to buy clothes, fueling apparel industry growth. It notes women gaining economic power, education, and public roles, with fashion becoming a social expression and incentive amid wartime sacrifice and relief work.
A student advises selecting bright colors for rain wear to add warmth and mood to gray surroundings. Red, golden brown, purple, and bright blues and greens are recommended with practical items like rubbers, rain coats, hats, and gloves. A hostess shares a peach and apricot curtain fabric dyed with orange and pink to evoke a sunset effect.
The fragment advises saving materials for warm sunny weather or evening wear, suggesting preparation for varying dress needs. It implies seasonal or event based usage without specifying garments or dates.
The article notes wide girdles with a sash bow and ends of decorative flowering ribbon. Ribbon color is typically matched to the gown or hat trimming for coordinated effect.
The article outlines rising land values in Western Canada driven by grain yields and railway access. It highlights deals near Alberta and Saskatchewan, cites individual buyers like O F Malmberg and Peter A Klassen, and notes prairie land averages around 41 to 44 dollars per acre with continued growth until returns taper.
The ad claims land in Western Canada sells for low prices, enabling farmers to expand from small plots to much larger tracts with greater capital and potential crop yields per acre.
A fragment from London Punch notes a quip about sandbags with a humorous exchange between a well named old lady and a special constable regarding what is inside the sandbags.
Advertisement notes millions use Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening laundry and urges shoppers to ask their grocer. Also mentions grapevine paper experiments and the first self moving gun carriage invented in France in 1769.
An advocacy piece argues high infant mortality in civilized countries and blames narcotic child remedies. It promotes Castoria as safe if it carries the Charles H. Fletcher signature and warns many drops and syrups contain opium or morphine and cause harm.
War work and hot weather raise stomach and bowel trouble risk. Eat light and cool, avoid excess acids, and take EATONIC after meals to absorb gases and soothe indigestion. One or two tablets before meals may prevent heartburn, sour stomach, gas, and bloating. Cost 50c per large package with money back guarantee.
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