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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1911
Page
7
Chicago readers hear a testimonial from Mrs Janetze of 2068 Arch Lt praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and stomach trouble. The ad urges women to insist on the original remedy, noting its 30 year history and roots and herbs formulation.
Cartoonish dialogue highlights a silent husband, Mrs Roley Poor, and a doctor nicknamed Bull Frog Well. The exchange notes three weeks without speech and a grim pun about not wanting him to croak.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay praised the working girl at a Hampstead garden party. She cites a woman who left a good position to marry a man of sixty eight, then notes the woman prefers love and the man’s $7,000,000 wealth.
A young man, son of a wealthy figure, claims readiness for rain with his roadster and a limousine that can seat six girls, signaling fashionable preparations amid cautious optimism.
A compact reflection notes that few can master multiple tasks and that wealth does not guarantee smart spending, highlighting the contrast between money making ease and spending failure.
A nostalgia piece recalls a Hostess A Good Musical Contest. A circle of glass candlesticks surrounds a huge cake with a miniature couple. The bride-to-be cuts the cake and finds white tissue paper concealing dainty items, while the box behind disguises a cheese box iced over.
The text links nutritious eating with better health and notes that a varied diet stimulates appetite and aids digestion.
Instructions describe baking patty cakes in colored tins for singles and married guests. Pink for unmarried girls, yellow for bachelors, white for married women, green for married men. Tiny favors inside include thimbles, mottoes, hooks and eyes, keys, rings. The key matches a ring, a hook matches an eye, guiding partner selection.
A Maine-bound bride-to-be received a charming wedding shower. She attended a luncheon at her best friend's home and found an exquisite table centerpiece featuring a circle of small pine trees in white jardinières alternating with.
A mother hosts a party for son Jack on Saturday September 10 with games led by a ten year old. Children stage a "menagerie" by matching animal pictures, catching and caging them, then parade to the circus owner who frees the animals. Favors include clown caps pink lemonade animal ice cream and animal cookies.
A detailed description of a bodice cut Magyar with broderie An glaise and zephyr skirt featuring a yoke of tucked net and lace trimmed sleeves. It notes a ribbon waist, a hat of black and white crinoline with ostrich feather trim, and a second panel with striped cottons and horizontal stripe trims.
The article extols buttermilk and sour milk for health and longevity. It cites gout rheumatism and liver aid, suggests serving iced buttermilk at lunch, and offers recipes for buttermilk soups cakes cookies and bread uses with multiple named ingredients and methods.
A terse verse-like note laments addings spoiling meals. It implies diners grew wary of repeated courses and charges, wishing the meal would return thrice daily to avoid excess. The speaker hints at indulgence and costly habits tied to eating.
The passage describes pink linen with coarse weave, various feather trims on hats, and wool embroidery used in long stitches or crocheted flowers on velvet girdles or gummer fabrics. It highlights material textures and decorative techniques in period dress.
Readable text notes that models from top manufacturers are cut to create a narrow effect, with measurements stated as two and a half yards around the bottom.
The piece notes repousse pushed dot lace as the new choice for thin dresses. It explains lace is worn on the wrong side and describes the indented dots toward the eye as an attractive pattern feature.
A home kitchen guide outlines several desserts. Orange Tartlets use sponge crumbs butter orange flavor. Caramel Rice Pudding with orange rind. Steamed Date Pudding with figs and suet. Cocoa Fruit Pudding with cocoa and fig. each includes steps, ingredients and serving suggestions.
A frightened matron warns a precinct officer of a mad dog in her yard risking her small dog Toodles. The cop shoots the suspected animal, then discovers the dog was not rabid, while the woman exclaims in distress that her pet Toodles was killed inadvertently.
An article notes seaweed fibers from Australia may become summer garments. Yorkshire mills report success making cloth from weed fibers dredged from the sea. The material is light brown, as soft as wool, and can be dyed. initial results surpass expectations.
A Basque gipsy variant of the Egyptian flight story recounts Joseph entrusting the Christ child to a traveler who steals him but is spared by Jesus who grants the thief and his descendants the right to take five sons for an object of equal value. The tale links the traveler to modern gipsies as their ancestor.
A chilly philosopher explains he did not comfort a distressed friend because the case was not about friendship or fortune, but a tooth ache. The remark highlights misreading motives and the banality of pain as a barrier to empathy.
A speaker recalls to his father that as a young man he worked 12 to 14 hours daily. The father responds with a cautionary note about non union sentiments affecting his popularity. The exchange shows generational views on labor and social acceptance.
A short wartime item from The Tattler notes a sergeant accusing Murphy of deceiving him and ordering a guard-room confinement for the alleged deception. The exchange captures petty discipline in the ranks and a claimant of dishonesty within army lines.
The pamphlet promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as pure blue product. It warns against adulterated blue and claims small amounts in water mislead buyers. It advertises two sizes priced at six and ten cents and targets laundresses and grocers.
Onlookers follow a tall man who has allegedly found a fresh way to spend money, drawing curious attention as the group advances down the street. The scene shows wealthy youths reacting with eagerness and amusement to the novel spending method.
L White Busbey, secretary to former Speaker Cannon, explains the speaker did not smoke as much as people think. He notes the estimate of about 20 cigars daily, but adds he eats half of them.
Tommy Murphy lauds Spohn's Distemper Cure as the best remedy for distemper and coughs in horses. The article notes it has been used for years and is sold by druggists or directly from Spohn Medical Co. in Goshen Indiana for 600 and 1 dollar per bottle.
A humorous exchange praises a young doctor who shifted from lung care to green apple work, illustrating how distinguished men are valued for their labor. The remark ends with a line about celebrated effort across departments.
A past friendly ad claims Cole’s Carboli salve stops pain from burns and cuts, heals quickly, and prevents scars. It markets 25c and 60c sizes and offers free samples by writing to J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A playful dialogue contrasts edible and audible meanings with Bean Porridge Hat as the humorous focus. The exchange suggests a punny question about what qualifies as edible and audible in a lighthearted manner.
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