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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
3
The fashion piece notes a surge in spending on women's dress accessories amid postwar extravagance. It highlights lavish hair ornaments inspired by Spanish, Egyptian, and Indian motifs, oversized umbrella handles, tortoise shell purses, carved ivory vanity cases, and flat folded billbook purses with heritage needlework panels.
Silk bags use heavy faille for fat bags and galilith dyed colors for bracelet handles and decorative tops. Melon shaped purses feature cuplike bottoms and drawstring tops with galilith caps. Bracelets, from coral galilith to gold and platinum sets, reflect a trend toward costly, intricate workmanship. Panifiers in puffs add bouffant volume to skirts.
A brief advertisement claims Freezone removes corns and calluses from toes and feet without pain. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and works by applying drops to the affected area, causing immediate relief and easy removal.
A fly’s leg made $40 appear as $140 on a St. Paul bankbook, a tale from Buffalo News. The joke notes that attempts to swat it have the opposite effect, reflecting the quirky luck many observe in early June.
An advertisement proclaims Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as the superior remedy for stomach troubles, claiming it defeats the ailment and boosts digestion. It promotes Tuiner's Angelica Bitter tonic for convalescence and digestive support, with Chicago based Joseph Tuiner Company as the source.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a controversial movie idea where a director suggests a violent sexual scene with a wife as a plot device. The quote prompts incredulity from star and critics alike, highlighting sensational industry tensions.
A note notes many women would donate to charity if they could preserve the secrecy of their gifts. The passage reflects social norms and hidden generosity among women in the era.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for relief from colds head and toothache earache neuralgia lombago rheumatism and joint pains. It emphasizes the Bayer Cross as proof of genuineness and notes affordable price for small tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
Jud Tunkins jokes that his only objection to jazz dancing is that it can spoil a man’s plow following technique. He notes the potential clash between dance and farm work in a lighthearted remark.
One hundred million wooden boxes were needed to pack last year’s US canning product, estimated at 8 billion cans across the industry.
In a brief note on astronomy the author asks where the dog star is best observed and answers with Lick Observatory as a likely site, reflecting a popular interest in celestial viewing at the time.
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