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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
7
Local chatter centers on best sellers in town with playful banter about storage and cider. A philanthropic Jones visits a Boston-rooted eaterie at noon and covers a poor man’s lunch, paying fifty five cents for nine beers and a cigar.
Mrs Bertha Underwood of Sunfield Michigan reports eczema starting as a scalp sore. After six months with little relief she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered in a month. Sample free upon request to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates over a million consumptives in the United States with at least a third unable to obtain home treatment. Many pose a health threat to families and should be in special hospitals. Even with full knowledge, current capacity could serve only one in eight or ten cases. Removal of infection foci requires more and better hospital and sanatorium provision.
A legend from ancient Greece tells how Zeuxis painted cherries so real birds pecked them. A wealthy pork packer who paid $500,000 for the canvas demanded a scarecrow be painted to stop the birds.
Mr Staylate recalls the morning after a call, noting a worry over courtesy. He reports the father asked how he could be so rude as to let the son go away without breakfast. The dialogue reveals tension and concern about propriety.
A doctor recounts using Postum instead of coffee after marriage and praises improved digestion and household use. The ad claims Postum, offered by Postum Co., comes in Regular and Instant forms, with brewing tips and a call to try it as a coffee alternative.
The New York dispatch notes Cyprus marked its thirty fifth anniversary as a British possession after Turkey formally handed the island to Great Britain amid a history dating to 1878. It highlights Disraeli era diplomacy, earlier clashes over sovereignty, and Famagusta’s Venetian fortifications as a lasting landmark.
The article surveys Cyprus as travelers reach Nicosia noting cultivated fields, water scarcity in summer, and historic droughts since Constantine the Great. It outlines colonial governance with an eighteen member legislature, British high commissioner and executive council, Greek and Turkish schools and newspapers, and a multi-tier court system including a supreme court of civil and criminal appeal.
This pattern features a one piece body and sleeves with center back closing and shoulder tucks. Suitable fabrics include voile batiste pongee silk and gingham. waist size 34 to 42 inches. Medium uses 254 yards of 36 inch material and the pattern number is 6272. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
The Washington Star describes a white voile frock with coral and white border embroidery. A plaited voile blouse with elbow sleeves and small collar pairs with a tunic skirt featuring the scalloped border at the hem, while a net underskirt adds volume and a coral satin sash ties at the back.
The design features a front opening blouse with a large sailor collar and cuffed sleeves. Trousers have a straight open leg to the knee, in style. Fabrics include linen khaki plain gingham serge and flannel for summer use. Pattern 6306 sized 6 to 12 years requires 2% yards of 36 inch material and % yard of 27 inch contrasting fabric.
In Shipley England the Woodend Infants School hosts six sets of twins, a school record. The twins enjoy dressing alike, and in three cases girls closely resemble each other in build, causing occasional confusion for the headmistress who notes it is often hard to tell the siblings apart.
A cadet blue traveling cape offers smart comfort worn over gowns or suits. Lined in scarlet with brass buttons, it adds a dashing touch to evening wear.
Michael J. Gibbons of the Medal of Honor Legion spoke in Portsmouth about a Fourth of July parade halted by a car procession. He quips a city man dodged a trucks and trolleys, then a monoplane bear down as the aviator jokes about funeral rites.
Pale blue silk and cotton outfit for a little girl features trimmed sleeves with plaited frills, a black velvet sash under a strap, a round yoke with frill, and a round embroidered collar. Pale blue silk stockings and white kid strap slippers complete the dainty costume.
Yale reunion members wore name buttons to recognize classmates as classes grow. Some alumni return altered in appearance after years apart. Women graduates face extra recognition challenges due to aging and name changes.
A peasant bodice with a square neckline, cut to the bust and filled with chiffon or net folds, gains over a pointed décolleté. All necks share a ruche of pleated fabric, with some gowns featuring a lace fall at the back from a Medici jabot worn behind.
The article discusses summer dress fabrics including washable voile and crepe funes notes. It praises the tub frock made from washable fabrics and highlights the handkerchief type frock in cambric or batiste with colored edges as versatile and simple. It suggests pairing with different hats sashes and collars suitable for various occasions. London Queen.
The piece discusses how to achieve a semi clothed look with narrow skirts and lace petticoats. It suggests a six to seven inch ribbon band at the knees and another wide ribbon around the bust to accent the lace brassiere over a princess slip.
A tan eponge coat suit for a young girl features a white collar and turned back cuffs, a stiff black velvet belt at the blouse fullness, and a surplice style blouse opening above the belt. The coat shows a cutaway look with buttonhole detailing at the collar, and the plain skirt has three deep tucks midway to the hem.
Household guidance on keeping hands soft and healthy through nightly washing with soap and warm water, tincture of benzoin, cocoa butter, olive oil, and cocoa gloves. It warns against steel tools for nails and suggests gentle removal of stains with cotton wool and hydrogen peroxide.
A pretty brassiere features alternate strips of lace and beading threaded by a wide ribbon. Adjustable straps are included for evening wear.
An old advertising notice promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims gum softening and pain relief, with a cure for wind colic. The copy lists a price of 2c a bottle.
Measurements of ball bearings on the axles of a New Jersey trolley car that has traveled about 150 000 miles in four years showed that they had resisted abrasion almost perfectly.
The notice promotes Tyree's Antiseptic Powder as a quick relief for skin irritations common in summer such as hives poison oak chafing sunburn and eczema. It claims 26 cents at druggists and offers a free sample by J S Tyree Washington DC.
A witty remark questions reliance on a view that candy is healthy. The retort suggests the statement is more a sugary jab than a solid judgment.
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