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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
7
French house Worth signals a shift with late afternoon and evening gowns featuring waist hangers and satin-trimmed cascaded trains. American tastes favor restrained elegance over girlish trends, while Paris creators face fabric limits due to wartime disruption.
Silk jersey waists come in rose garnet light green royal purple French blue and other bright colors. They are styled with a military character and described as subterranean green being one of the newer cobra shades.
A compact silk razor wipe case designed to replace a towel for shaving cleanup. It measures six by three inches, folds in half, and folds open to wipe the blade using diagram guidance. Edges are ribbon bound with soft wash leather, and a decorative exterior can be added.
Wool embroidery and odd fur trim mark many coats while high waisted lines appear. Broad-striped coatees are worn over white dresses for sports. Vests and pocket flaps echo Louis XVI styles. Jersey scarfs in wide stripes girdle necks and white morning frocks. Evening sleeves show light ruffles or tulle beads held by wire at the cuff.
A Brooklyn Enterprise snippet describes Italian section hands repairing rail joints in scorching heat. A motorman scorns the heat while one laborer jokes about preferring heat to towing a siege gun, highlighting gritty daily work under a blistering sun.
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment to treat dandruff itching and scalp irritation. It promises a clean scalp for good hair and offers free samples by mail with a book, addressed to Cuticura Boston. Also a humorous household quip about a husband burning letters and planning daily visits.
Cartoon caption humorously comments on finding a seat in a packed streetcar. The exchange features a pun about standing as a joke and highlights light public transit wit. The line contrasts polite praise with a one liner about the crowded car.
The article traces the origin of the term tuberculosis from tuber and tubercle, explains the disease affects multiple organs, and notes tuberculosis is not hereditary or contagious in the common sense. It credits Virchow’s 1899 Berlin consensus and emphasizes sanitary conditions as the cause rather than inheritance.
A national style ad promises to restore natural hair color and conceal gray hairs with Hay's Hair Health. It claims harmless formulas, dandruff relief, and scalp cleansing, with refunds offered if the product fails. Available in 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00 sizes from druggists or direct from Philo Hay Specialties Co.
Cyrus K. Savage lauds his nephew Peterkin Pluck as the neighborhood’s most popular child. The boy refuses to perform when pressed to entertain guests at home, whether reciting, composing, or playing piano with one finger, described by the Kansas City Star. A lodge with fewer than four initials struggles to progress among the colored people.
Mrs Thomson of Philadelphia testifies she suffered through six years of change of life pain and weakness. She says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved all pain and let her resume housework and shopping. The company invites letters for confidential female guidance from Lynn Mass.
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