Not Battered Enough. Senipter Ad Promotes Aged Ugly Model
An odd dialogue and ad style extract from Le Journal Amusant promotes a beauty regime using terms like Cuthura and Teleum as daily toilet preparations. The piece mocks fashion and market chatter while featuring a sensational plea for an aged and unattractive model.
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Senipter
le Journal Amusant
Reflection on a diploma and enduring life work
Twenty years after, one views his diploma with pensive amusement. The fragment notes childhood laundry woes and a Red Cross ball advertisement. It concludes that a man may die for another's life work, but if he lives he must live for his own.
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Red Cross
Shoes and Stockings Advertise Foot Comfort
An old advertisement promotes Ae shoes and stockings with claims to ease sore feet. It emphasizes relief from callouses aching feet and tender toes, offering a quick correction for foot discomfort. The ad also mentions diplomacy as a costly guise but hints at long term savings.
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Adlen
Silk and Wool Russian Motif Bead Trim Featured in Paris Crepe de Chine
A New York Tribune fashion correspondent notes silk and wool dresses gain a pronounced Russian motif via bead and metal embroidery. Crepe de chine gowns show Lorestan style beading, often combined with various trims, creating rich, harmonious color effects with strong metallic and beadwork contrasts.
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Persant
New York Tribune
Paris
Enormore
Fringed fashions spark a revival in old attire
An exploration of fringe revival reveals a shift from bold fringe dominates to subtler uses in garments. Designers note tenacity of purpose behind trends while comparing contemporary fringe to previous overstatement and a gradual return to refined ornament.
Paris Skirts and Silhouettes Dominate Spring Fashion
Paris favors ankle length skirts and long sleeves with basque gowns returning for dinners and theater. Spring mode highlights semi sport outfits, knickerbockers with trim jackets, and bright sweaters. The simple rough surfaced one piece frock remains a staple for general wear.
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Parisienne
Fragmentary account of a silk gown showcase
An unclear description recounts a silk gown event with a pink satin frock featuring trimmed edges and decorative borders. Vague notes mention rose motifs and a tone resembling silk art, with distorted names and phrases making specifics hard to read.
Paria Sponsors Lace for Frocks Hats and Accessories
Lace demand rises in Paris as Paria backs lace for frocks hats neckwear and other accessories. Manufacturers and dream makers use lace in new trims Venise bandings and silk and wool laces grow in popularity with bold colors from six to twelve inches.
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Paris
Chicago plans 1.2 million dollar auto garage
A Chicago proposal envisions a 250 story automobile garage costing $1,200,000. After a car is deposited, an elevator moves it upstairs and stores it in its assigned space, all controlled by a woman operator at a keyboard on the first floor.
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Chicago
Ihs
What Figures Are For On The Railway Timetables
A humorous exchange centers on railway time tables. A passenger questions their usefulness while the station master defends them, saying figures show how late trains run and help passengers find delays.
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Pawsenger
Freedom from laxatives
An eminent medical authority warns about the damage from pills and salts that provide only temporary relief. It promotes Nufol as a gentle nonlaxative lubricant that mimics nature, is harmless, and won’t gripe, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
Namesake enlistment mystifies Houston navy officer
Lieutenant Commander A B Parsons screens a recruit who claims to be Bryan Dry a namesake of William Jennings Bryan. The applicant mentions Moonshine Hill Texas and is signed for Navy service after brief inquiry. A Kansas City Star item ends with a quip on women's emancipation.
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A. EB. Parsons
Navy
Houston
Tex
Bryan Dry
Wilam Jennings
Bryan
Parsons
Willing to Pay in a Crowd Dodges Fielder Swap
A crowd scene reports two colored teams at play with a missing fielder. A volunteer from the crowd joins, hits a home run, and shouts a quip about buying another tail. An old man later faces a threatening stranger in a tale of a put and take game.
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London
Marriage Contract Bound for Life
The New York Sun quotes Kriss and Krose debating its binding force. The exchange questions whether a marriage contract truly binds a man for life.
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Kriss
Krose
New York ‘Sun
Pile Goods For Next Fall Fashion Forecast
Text discusses upcoming dress goods demand with predicts high luster fabrics, wholesale supply, and leading role for hats and accessories. Describes hat styles including a Turkish turban inspired motif with a single ornament, and a wide brim black satin hat with a jeweled feather quill accent.
Cutting Off the Last Word in Odd Historias
Archaeologists ponder a headless Egyptian princess found in a tomb and the old joke about beheading in households. A street accident story ends with a punchline about a tin can tied to a dog's tail and a bemused bystander.
Clever Boy Lesson Echoes in Simple Exchange
A brief exchange between a mother and son centers on making things go far, followed by a reflection on the uniqueness of sand grains. The fragment hints at a teachable moment about honesty and precision, framed in a domestic, wry tone.
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Johnny
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