Greek Dress Dominates As Evening Styles Turn Ancient
A Paris fashion view notes the simple straight dress echoing ancient Greek robes remains the season’s preferred silhouette. Cheruit favors autumn colors like gold and copper encrusted velvets and rich silks, with fur dyed in orange hues for dramatic evening wear. Headdresses grow bolder with jeweled tassels and Egyptian motifs, while furriers push custom, skin work and shell patterns.
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New York Tribune
Cheruit
Cherui
Juliet
Latest Chemise Designs Highlight Straight Silhouette
The new chemises stay nearly straight with narrow lace at the top and shoulder fastenings. They may feature yokes, inserted edgings, ribbons, and hemstitching on crisp fabrics. Options include step‑in or loose styles with bloomers, plus color accented organdies on white. A designer advises hat slant to balance a draped left hip skirt.
Parisian lace cuffs stun at gatherings of well dressed women
Short white gloves with black lace gauntlets appear at social events. The Parisian style contrasts with sleeveless gowns and features a white frill on black gloves, drawing attention among fashionable attendees.
Matelasse Dominates Coats and Suits in Fashion Trends
Brown matelasse is the material of the moment for coats and suits. It is usually shown in combination with fur textures such as fin and beaver, with kolinsky preferred.
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Fitch
Beaver
Kolinsky
Tanlac hailed by Portland resident for health gains
Mrs. Edith J. Patten of 560 Cumberland Ave Portland Maine credits Tanlac with restoring her health after long decline and ongoing maintenance with periodic bottles She praises its effects on nursing the sick and promoting others to try the medicine Tanlac is sold by all druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Edith J. Patten
Cumberland Ave
Portland
Bayer Aspirin Ad Sets Safe Purchase Rules
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement warns buyers to seek Bayer Tablets to ensure genuine product and safety. It lists dosage forms and prices including twelve tablet packs and larger bottles, noting Bayer is the trade mark and detailing the chemical name. The ad is followed by brief fictional dialogue about engagement and money.
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Bayer
Health is the Most Valuable Asset You Have
In Newage Michigan, Charles E. Backus says dizziness dizziness and stomach pain disappeared after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. He tried many doctors and remedies before the remedy saved his life, and he urges others to try it with a small trial kit offer.
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Mr. Allfront
Tianna
Newage, Mich
Chas. E. Backus
Dr. Pierce
Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Governor Morgan’s Dinner Tale on Rash Decisions
West Virginia Governor Ephraim Morgan warned against rash actions at a dinner and recounted a cautionary joke about a man named Hank mishearing his wife’s sleep talk. The tale ends with a pun on “Roll and butter,” illustrating how misinterpretation fuels jealousy.
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Ephraim Morgan
West Virginia
Roland
Hank
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A整理: A collection of eclectic quotes and anecdotes from early 20th century sources. Notable items include humorous Bible-reading boasts by state officials, Secretary Mellon recalling a feisty arithmetic tale about ham stocks, and a concluding remark on reform’s stubborn resistance.
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Greenberry Lowe
State Auditor's Office
Statehouse
Lowe
Lewis Johnson
Johnson
Indianapolis News
Silk stockings signal shift in fashion silhouettes
Miss Cayenne notes silk stockings will still be worn but will no longer dominate outfits. The report frames a changing style where longer skirts and altered legwear redefine the era's dress norms.
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Miss Cayenne
Tilly and Philly Riff on a Phonograph Joke
A playful exchange features Wail-0-O-Graf and Tilly joking about a phonograph. Philly mishears phonograph as moano graph, turning on a musical pun about sound and nostalgia.
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Tilly
Philly
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