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Newspaper

Russiaville Observer

Location

Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1920

Page

7

Blackford team leads Indiana livestock judging at state fair

Blackford county trio Mark Langdon Charles Clamme Jr and Vaughn Johnson won first in the boys livestock judging at the Indiana state fair earning a $200 trophy and trips to the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago in November Dearborn county led dairy cattle judging and will represent Indiana at the national dairy show in Chicago in October Other county teams followed Madison Wells White Tippecanoe South Bend with mixed results in the relay and fruit markets report heavy rains boosting prospects for northern Indiana and southern Michigan crops

Indianapolis Blackford County Mark W. Langdon Charles Clamme, Jr Vaughn Johnson Chicago Decatur Tipton County Madison County Clay County Dearborn County Indiana Madison Wells White Tippecanoe South Bend Michigan Yorsaville Board of Commissionere Clark County Cridees Hins Ericter Anderson Cts Eesti Andersson Orditianece Cbadt Crumpacker Secog Darter Siperiar James Led) Parker Vietoos Stepien Sagnehs Perseus Freierts Soidpean Vilereguosis I ‘Erect Tre Pt University Vigo County Evansville Peppermint Growers’ Association St. Louis Oinaha Kansas City Union St. Joseph County Bermuda Elief Laredo Tex United States L. Ho Wright State Highway Commission Public Service Commission Hifmeis Sand and Gravel Producers’ Association Franklin Franklin Canning Company Fame Canning Company New York Waldst North Moanehbester Indianapelin Cooperative Crop Reporting Service Dudiona Lafayette Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis Benton Warren Alexandria M. C. Seybert Monroe Township

Fashion Drives Women to Disfigure Features for Trend

A Paris Vogue correspondent notes theatergoers bow to fashion as eight to ten women in crowds chase thinness. Martha, once famed for beauty, is seen with an elongated chin and hollow cheeks from adopting the current mode. The piece warns that many mistake dress for form and fail to know the proper line.

Paris Vogue Boulevard Martha

Imitation Diamonds Spark Hair Ornaments Across Paris

In Paris women increasingly wear hair jewelry made of imitation diamonds. Diadems and frosted passementerie imitate the works of great jewelers. Even the most refined ladies seek these boxes of sparkle, climbing dark staircases to purchase from modest shopkeepers.

Paris Cleopatra Catherine of Russia

Latest fashions in brief

Braiding rises in embroidery and a white ostrich on amber leads a popular fan. A mandarin embroidered coat with a plaited skirt, satin frocks, and sheer chiffon sashes define chic fall styles. Angora hats and satin colors return as metallic trims gain prominence on new blouses.

Vests: The Vogue In Postwar Women’s Fashion

An American woman in France notes vest wear dominates the current mode worn with tailleurs. Vests appear in many materials from striped pique to sheer lace and duveryn, with plisse frills curling to the waist. Colors include white, rose, old blue, flesh and pale yellow organdie. beads trim necks and blouses for weight and elegance.

France

Modish middy style overblouse from waist crepe skirt

A waist crepe de chine skirt yielded a modish middy style overblouse. The garment was cut plainly with no spare fabric and finished by dipping in a delicate peach blow pink soap dye.

Hat to Match Frock Color in Smart Sport Costume

The article advises matching hat color to dress for a chic sport costume. It suggests a blue and beige plaid skirt with a navy sweater and a dark blue taffeta hat trimmed in tan worsted, with braided edge bands and tassels. Variations include bright straw hats trimmed with white yarn to pair with light sweaters.

Tints Delicate in Voices and Linens

Delicate tints appear in both voice and linen fabrics and are noted as fragile.

Ne-it's Secret Reveals Love’s Labor and Sharing

Poem fragment cites Lucy Larcom on generous giving as a sacred duty. Lines ponder ministering and serving, warn ruin if one withholds. Rhetoric contrasts tasting life’s nectar with comforting others.

Lucy Larcom

Various Salads and Dressings Featured for Luncheons

A collection of salad recipes including Tomato and Pineapple Salad with a rich olive oil dressing, Lamb Salad with boiled dressing, Luncheon Salad of eggs and celery, Anchovy Salad with pickles, and Shrimp Salad with water cress. Also hints of Whittier poetry conclude the piece.

Stain Removers and Cleaning Tips for Fabrics

Quick rubbing with starch can lift fresh blood on wool. Mud stains respond to baking soda in warm water, then rub inward and press. Tea and coffee stains need borax and cold water soak, then boiling water poured from height. Peach stains use sulfur treatment with ammonia rinse. Ink on rugs dissolves with turpentine and soap in water. White spots clean with white soap and warm water, air dry overnight. Berry stains bleach with boiling water or sulfur fumes, then wash. Iron rust treated with lemon salts and sun. Lemon juice and salt, cream of tartar and salt also work.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Harrington Woman

Mrs Mitchell of Harrington Maine testifies the remedy relieved her backache bearing down pains and irregularities after other cures failed. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with stabilizing her health enabling full work at home. The advertisement touts safety and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.

Mrs. Mitchell Harrington Lydia E. Pinkham

No pure herbal remedy today for broad health gains

Fragmentary advert style line extols a generic herbal medicine claiming to regulate bowels stimulate liver flush kidneys purify blood and enrich the body though lacking specific names or context.

Bulgarian Blood Tea Promoted as Remedy for Ailments

The advertisement touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a quick remedy for stomach liver kidney rheumatism and blood problems. It claims success during the 1918 1920 influenza epidemic and recommends families keep a box on hand to prevent colds fevers influenza pneumonia or serious illness and urges readers to ask a druggist or grocer for a trial box.

Bayer Aspirin Package Promise for Headache Relief

An early advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, prescribed for over twenty years. It urges customers to accept only unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents with larger packages from druggists.

Bayer

Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Rich Color for Fabrics

Dye advice urges using Diamond Dyes for all fabrics from wool to cotton with a simple directions card. Guarantees perfect results when purchased from a druggist with the Color Card showing 16 rich fadeless colors.

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