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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
9
The article surveys age appropriate afternoon dresses for children, highlighting an accordion-pleated crepe de chine model with baby Irish lace yoke. It notes high waist and belt styles, ribbon belts, hand embroidery, and delicate trims like val lace, hemstitching, and tucks.
A college dinner featured a Sailboat centerpiece floating in a Sea of Matrimony and two class colors in red and white. Tiny toast bark masts and canoes topped the table while white roses and red carnations filled the cargo. Sponsors gave toasts to the couple amid playful nautical symbolism.
A tilted parasol designed to be held behind the head at any angle provides a decorative backdrop for the face and practical shade. Its tilting handle allows easy adjustment, making it popular for garden parties or seaside use without a hat.
Doctors and artists reaffirm that properly made corsets improve figure and health. A well fitted corset enhances gown appearance and carriage, with French women cited for dressing well through corset attention rather than gowns alone.
The article surveys kimono fashion amid Western trends noting quilted Japanese silk robes for cold mornings, satin and silk crepe kimonos for milder weather, and cotton varieties with cherry blossom or wistaria prints. It mentions slips of satin to wear beneath and lists princess gowns trimmed with lace and muslin embroidery as alternatives.
This pattern offers two collar styles and a three gore skirt suitable for empire or regulation waistlines with front closing. Cut in sizes 14 16 18 years, medium size needs 4 and a fraction yards of 36 inch material and a fraction yard of 27 inch. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
The device uses a sound magnifying trum and a flat shaped attachment behind the receiver to move the ear piece into position. When necessary the user places the receiver on the time saver to hear the opposite party clearly while keeping both hands free for other tasks. The speech transmitter is magnified by the device to signal when the other party attends the line.
A Victorian arts society offered a prize for a fabric cleansing method that preserves color. The winning process: grate two potatoes into a pint of water, strain into a gallon of water and settle. Pour off the liquid, rub fabrics gently, rinse, dry, and press.
An offered dress pattern 6086 features a left side closure, three gore skirt with flounces, chic sailor collar, and short turned back cuffs. Materials listed include cashmere wool challs silk and mohair in sizes 14 16 18 years with age 16 requiring five yards of 36 inch or four and a half yards of 44 inch fabric.
Mrs. Geo. F. Clark of Iberia Missouri reports five years of calp eczema, avoided shaving her head, used Cuticura Ointment and Soap, and now is completely well with hair regrowth. The ad notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with samples and a Skin Book.
Personal cleanliness includes keeping the sleeping room sweet and fresh and airing the bed every morning. Making the bed a few minutes after waking may seem neat but traps night air. open windows to replace it with the morning freshness.
The piece notes Southampton in England hosts one of the oldest bowling greens, with records showing a green existing in 1299. It describes summer customs around the game including a "fire jack" competition and an informal knighthood for the winner as the master taps him with a sword and the group proclaims him "sir."
New Yorks new six million dollar post office rises five stories of pink granite two blocks from Pennsylvania station. The curb to top granite measures 101 feet with 165000 cubic feet of granite 18000 tons of steel 7000000 bricks and 200000 square feet of glass. The main corridor spans buff marble white plaster and glass two stories high 2 feet wide and 280 feet long. There is 400000 square feet of working space inside.
Spot the brindle bulldog wakes the Silverman family in their rooms above the Silverman cafe at 141 West Twenty seventh street. Aaron Silverman wallops the dog after it barks, then finds burglars stole $30 from the cash register and a collection of jewelry including three rings a watch a lavalier a locket and four Russian gold pieces.
Jacob Rabinowitz, 54, of Philadelphia, strapped a rope under an 800 pound safe, placed his head beneath it, and he died after the weight fell when the block was removed. His wife found him. he had been despondent for weeks following a lost lawsuit.
The article argues weight control must come from natural methods such as diet and exercise. It warns against fad nostrums claiming rapid fat loss without diet changes and emphasizes that the same diet that adds weight to a thin person will remove weight from a fat person, producing a natural body state.
A life insurance exam form notes markings to identify the insured after death. A western company received a physician report with the line describing the applicant’s identifying feature as a strong Cornish accent.
An American tourist and a Paris landlord debate the city’s key historical moment. The tourist argues that financially the discovery of America made Paris, while a separate note says New York uses seventy thousand dollars worth of postage stamps daily.
A housewife’s key duty is ensuring her husband’s comfort by keeping solid forté life basics met. Happiness hinges on satisfying meals and a home ready for his occupancy.
A wry joke about a fake palmist whose truth comes out when he makes others reveal their hands. The line plays on the idea that the con artist exposes his subjects by forcing them to reveal their own fate or fortune.
Two testimonials from women in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin and Providence Rhode Island praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for organic displacement backache bearing down pains and fatigue. Mrs Ep Ferron and Mrs Abril Lawson share strong health improvements and willingness to have their names published.
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