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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
6
A fashion note describes a new trend of wearing a bouquet at the ankle to complement short skirts. Dorothy Newell inspires the craze, with roses, sweet peas, and chrysanthemums promoted, while florists race to adapt displays and screens hide the process in shops.
A thrifty hostess uses a three section clothes horse screen to transform a corner of the living room into a private sleeping area. When opened, the screen hides the improvised bed from view and rises to almost six feet, offering practical privacy for guests who bunk on the couch.
A simple project to craft a dog shelter from a strong wooden box. Remove a front section, line interior with flannel, cover exterior with cretenne and decorative braid, and fit a base from an old mat for added comfort.
Black is in vogue this season with afternoon and evening models showing how to make black garments dressy. Success hinges on material choice and design, with more elaborate modeling, lace nets, satin finishes, jet sequins, and even black feathers used to provide contrast and reflect light.
Jeweled combs and hairpins are listed as evening wear novelties with sapphires emeralds set in amber tortoise shell or rhinestones. Dowager pieces feature jet rhinestones and black onyx pearls. When worn with curls they add charm and a dignified air to the coquette.
Cannon recalls times of poverty with a bald friend who joked about buying a hairbrush after he bought an office site. The anecdote highlights humility and hope in hard times from his youth.
The note urges meat production through Texas prairie farming and cheap land along Rock Island Lines. It cites B. L. Bennett raising 800 calf beeves on a Panhandle farm in 1914, with calves bought at 28 dollars and sold at 52 dollars. It promotes kafir corn feeding, 8 to 15 dollar per acre land, easy terms, homeseekers tickets, and contact details for L. M. Alien of Rock Island Lines in Chicago.
The pastor suggests persuading the husband to attend church more often. His wife jokes that only a Sunday church habit could keep him from playing golf.
A. G. Clemens of Wert Alexander Pa reports relief from years of backache spine tenderness and occasional black specks after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She urges others to publish this letter and notes pills cost 50 cents a box and 60 cents for Dyspepsia Tablets.
An early advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to ease fever, headaches, teething, stomach upset, and worm destruction. It claims to regulate bowels and break up colds within 24 hours. The product is touted as pleasant for children and has been used by mothers for 28 years across multiple druggists and locations.
Detroit Free Press examines the personal toll and satisfaction of a life devoted to art, asking whether deep commitment yields happiness or personal cost as creators balance craft and life.
Eyes reveal age and fatigue in this odd maxim about appearance. It advises keeping eyes bright to appear younger and warns against telling age. A colorful aside notes that even a colorblind man can spot money when he sees it.
An old medical advertisement describes the link between kidney disease and heart or brain symptoms, promoting Dr. Pierce's Anaric tablets and related products. It urges readers to send 10 cents for a trial package, claim reviews by Buffalo chemists, and offers free medical opinions through Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel. The copy touts Anaric as 37 times more active than Lithia and stresses signature branding on every package.
There goes a man who always sings at his work. Contented, eh He ought to be He's an opera singer and geta a thousand dollars a night.
Important to Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Fletcher's Castoria, described as a safe remedy for infants and children, and to verify the signature. The ad notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and mentions children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
A brief remark notes Diggs' resilience and solid bone structure, saying he rarely swells or shows weakness. The quote highlights his steady demeanor and durability when facing challenges.
A vintage medicine advertisement promotes Laxa tive Brome Quine as superior to ordinary amine for quinine uses. It claims tonic and laxative effects without headaches or ringing, notes a single product name Dromo Quinine, and directs readers to BW Grove for the 1 Liter bottle.
A fragment reflects a paradox about Ty Smith seeking office with an optimistic view of a walkover. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver, bowels, and stomach, noting a woman resents a newspaper's attack on her husband and how it disrupts her product monopoly.
A crowd expresses disappointment over marriage after love. The article notes widespread dissatisfaction as relationships begin to fail and partners seek other avenues to restore happiness.
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