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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
3
The piece notes autumn fashion shifting to affordable fabrics with bold skirt bands and piping, while tight skirts remain dominant. It contrasts French and American tastes, predicting wider skirts, elbow sleeves, flat collars, and varied degrees of fashion experimentation as trends evolve. Mary Dean signs off.
The article describes dress sets using sailor collars and large turnback cuffs in white mousseline or Swiss, with hemstitching and narrow beading as alternatives. It highlights embroidered linen and batiste sailor collars, net and lace versions, and a Fischu shaped shawl collar with folded back cuffs, noting deep pack collars for tall women.
Glove fashions like Saxe gloves with pale tint and long loose style captivate the hour. They are praised for chic appearance though they soil easily and must be cleaned, yet many wear them universally.
Chicago report notes six guards Roche Tucker Davenport Mahoney Kelly and Joe challenged by detectives under County Board President Bartzen for suspected abuses of inmates at Dunning asylum. Superintendent Percival’s fate remains undecided. Other state briefs cover veterans parade at Camp Deneen, a Joliet foundry explosion, a suicide in Waterloo and a car-train crash near Vandalia with multiple deaths.
A passage from Woman's Home Companion discusses the stomach as the trunk of the body and explains reflex actions. It notes the stomach digests food and is vital to life, with simple anatomical statements about location and structure.
A Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing stomach troubles heartburn and gas while restoring weight and energy after a long illness. She says digestion improved easily and strength returned, aided by a ten day trial. The ad notes Postum Co. promotion and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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