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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
7
In a Chicago Record-Herald piece a woman finds Cindy with a man in the kitchen. The man insists he is not her brother but merely keeping company, leading to a tense misunderstanding about relation and intent.
A Washington scientist and natural history student pinned a fine beetle with a diamond scarfpin to a library table. The beetle escaped during dinner and fled through a window with the pin still in place. Neither bug nor pin has been seen since.
A brief quip exchanges a joke about lending a pistol and a chafing dish in a Philadelphia Record style caption.
The one piece dress remains in fashion this season, ideal under new coats and highlighting figured materials. The model features a drop shoulder and a long back collar, with front waist and skirt closures, and a three piece skirt in either whislte or empire style. Pattern 6187 fits sizes 34 to 42 inches and requires 4 3/4 yards of 44 inch fabric for medium. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address and pattern details.
City bred in the world’s greatest metropolis J C Hill and his three boys settled on four Lloydminster homesteads eight years ago. They won the Silver Challenge Cup at the Fifth National Corn Exposition in Columbia South Carolina for the best bushel of oats grown on wild prairie land. The Hills built a thriving mixed farm and banked credit from Edmonton to Winnipeg, proving careful study of climate soil and seed pays off.
An article notes how a one piece house gown can become a spring street outfit with a belted jacket of figured silk materal. A dark blue crepe de chine frock is transformed into a spring suit with a blue watered poplin jacket and silk lining. A separate plain skirt adds versatility for odd hours with a white shirtwaist. The piece highlights the short dressy coat as the standout garment of the moment.
This pattern shows a dressy shirt waist with a front closing on the bias and detachable revers. It features a Robes Pierre collar or a large low collar option, full or elbow length sleeves with cuffs, and sizes 34 to 42 inches with fabric yardage stated. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with size and pattern number 6171.
The revival of the poke bonnet gains favor as a flattering, modern style. A rounded brim shades the eyes with a back flap, edged by velvet or satin ribbon and a flowers patch over one ear. Makers pair matching mantles and hats in coordinated color schemes.
The season shows a picturesque note in tailor-made gowns with coats softened by net and lace jabots, Directoire style collars and revers, and fullness above curved basque stitching. Fabrics remain decorative, more so than prior smooth cloths and serges used for such gowns.
The change purse bracelet features a tiny circular powder puff box shape with a spring operated lid that flips open at a touch to reveal space for coins. It is attached to a self-contained mechanism.
A man ignorant of ships asks what a conning tower is and the skeptic, who resents naval appropriations, quips that it is a place where they stage a hoax to fund endless budget items. The exchange hints at tensions over military spending.
A humorous exchange explores belief in the old adage that success brings sweetness, with one speaker confessing they never tasted it while another raises the idea of it being common wisdom.
Pentwater Michigan and Peoria Illinois residents describe relief from chronic pain backache headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They report renewed strength and health and invite others to try the remedy.
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