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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
8
A New York fashion writer weighs whether Paris styles threaten the American silhouette. Practicality drives designers to preserve hip width with draperies and wide ribbons, while long waists and blousing bodices gain favor in day and evening gowns.
Fashion notes describe youthful gowns in rosé taffeta and rose silk with fitted bodices and tiered skirts. Designers show a shift toward a wider hip line, with blue velvet and duvetyn frocks featuring bead embroidery and ornate belts.
Mrs Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana reports severe backache and dragging-down pain that left her unable to stand. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered, regained strength, and says she now works a full day, including factory labor, then returns home to housework.
A Copenhagen chemist sells a patent for artificial leather to a Norwegian concern planning factories abroad. The note hints at lower sandwich prices in rail lunchrooms. France plans nearly 3 billion dollars for ports navigation and rail improvements. Also a quip on paternal happiness and hat quality.
A small girl watches smoke from a factory smokestack against a blue sky and comments that it looks pretty. Her mother explains the harms and labor of keeping soot off clothes and lungs, while the child asks if it can truly be blamed for being pretty.
In a domestic moment Helen listens as her elder sister shares a brief lesson about stars being worlds like ours. Helen retorts that living on a star would be horrid when it twinkles, revealing a child’s imagination and fear of space.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote discusses advertising a diva as a colobature soprano and the impact on expectations. It recalls a prior diva advertisement that led to refunds for an aquatic exhibition.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis and flu related lung troubles. It claims the remedy helps sleep and morning expectoration and notes its long history in American homes and worldwide use. The ad ends with a quip about boarding houses driving victims to matrimony.
Quotes from Auber and Tritt discuss painting on off days and feverish effort. The piece lists centenaries celebrated in 1919 for figures such as John Ruskin James Russell Lowell King George Not Arthur Clough Queen Victoria Walt Whitman Cyrus W. Field and others. A reflection on recognizing value and following trends ends with a general saying about fools and good things.
The fragment notes that Samson uttered the first riddle recorded in the Bible, found in Judges chapter 14 verse 14. The originator of the riddle is Samson, highlighting early storytelling in scripture.
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