Luxurious Living and a Supposed Luxury Tax
A man studying a restaurant menu complains about charges for tableware. He warns his wife not to discuss it openly lest others think a luxury tax will be imposed.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
2
Real Thing Helmets Sold as Souvenirs Questioned
A World War II era dialogue notes a German officer’s helmet being checked for authenticity. A doughboy claims to have traded an uppercut on a Prussian for the helmet, while a Birmingham Age Herald caption frames the exchange as a wary souvenir trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Birmingham Age- Herald
The Charm of a Bathroom Spotlessness
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue to keep cloths and towels white until worn out, noting its use in bathrooms and cent price of 5 cents.
Farmer Countessel Lights Up Breakfast Attentions
Conversation over scenery and breakfast choices reveals Farmer Countessel noting ham and eggs draw the most attention around the area. The exchange highlights local dining habits tied to landscape views and daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countessel
Medley Proposal Echoes patriotic song request
The musical manager seeks a modern patriotic tune appealing to both popular ears and statesmen, and the enthusiastic composer suggests a medley combining Sweet Land of Liberty and A Life on the Ocean Wave.
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Persists for Working Feet
Farmers work harder and use their feet more, and the advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder to shake in shoes and foot baths. It claims to reduce friction, refresh feet, prevent fatigue and blisters, and notes broad consumer use especially among women, sold by dealers everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Adv
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Twin Baptism Ends With Unusual Names In Church
At a downtown church a rector presiding over the christening of twins faced an odd moment when the father declared the first child's name as Pershing Foch Hraig Marie Mons Lioyd George Wilson Jones. The mother named the second child Maud in a quiet aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing Foch Hraig Marie Mons Lioyd
George Wilson Jones
Maud
Fashionable summer gowns and new slipper styles noted
A fashion column surveys summer evening gowns with silver cloth designs and jade green tulle, white silk frocks with classic lines, rainbow thread coats and fur trimmed wraps, and new French slippers with colonial touches. It highlights lace, georgette crepe ensembles, sheer black dresses, and lingerie dresses from Paris with coral embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashion
Callot
Paris
Coloni
Parisiennes
Remembering Jesus and the Lord's Supper Teaching
A church lesson outlines the Institution and Significance of the Lord's Supper. It covers Jesus at the Passover, the bread and cup as symbols of his body and blood, memorial and prophecy roles, forgiveness, union with Christ, and forward redemption. It includes qualifications for participation and conduct for proper observance by church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christ
Lord
Son of God
Jesus Christ
Lingerie Frock Revival Signals Summer Trend
The lingerie frock returns as a summer feature. Sheer fabrics like nets organdies georgettes chiffons and batistes appear with lace embroidery or both. Some frocks show handwork others machine-made. White and colored lace and nets in salmon flesh orchid citron straw jade lead the season with ribbon sashes parasols and lace hats completing the look.
A Novel Parasol Inspired by Velvet in Japanese Style
A description notes black velvet used as a parasol in a flat Japanese form. Other parasols in silk are trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon.
Right at the Center by Samuel Fallows Reflection
A brief meditation on character formed by daily thoughts and actions aligned with God. The author argues that steady focus at the center shapes responses to life’s circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Samuel Fallows
Would You Remain Young and Joyful Through Life
Quotation questions how to keep youth’s buoyancy into maturity and warns to care about one thing how you live inside your thoughts and heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Eye on Big Meals Pepgen Ad Highlights Wm Mueller
Evansville restaurateur Wm A Mueller praises Pepgen, claiming improved appetite and renewed energy after four bottles. He says kidney discomfort, back pain, and morning lethargy vanished and his daughter’s stomach trouble eased. He notes Pepgen is alcohol and drug free and available at leading drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Mueller
S. Waterstreet
Evansville
Ind
Pepgen
Adv
Flubdub Prompts Discussion In Dry Times
A playful exchange notes Flubdub as fulsome yet infrequent, reflecting lighthearted banter in a dry times setting.
Ready money is the root of the manufacturing plant
A brief note asserts that funding is fundamental to the operation of a local manufacturing plant, highlighting capital as the key driver for its start and continued activity.
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