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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
3
The piece discusses America's growing independence in designing and producing women's undergarments, noting a shift to washable silks and crepe de chine. It contrasts hand stitched, elegant undermuslins with machine made items, praising two envelope chemises and detailing their finishes and fabrics, while noting cotton variants remain equally stylish.
Mothers seek help from specialists as ready made and partly made children's wear grows. The article praises fall styles with black and white wool frocks, plaited skirts, and matching wraps. It highlights practical designs, pockets, embroidered sprays, and signature details from trained designers.
The Santail Indians allegedly buy brides by paying the girl’s parents about a sum and presenting the family with new saris or shawls. Widows cost half the price, and a widow remarrying is seen as a second union. A suitor may also use red paint to mark a chosen woman on her forehead. Constipation remedy advertised by Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills.
A Pittsburgh man declares extravagance harms America and questions its motive. He relates a humorous domestic anecdote about a husband waking to his wife returning to bed after slamming the front door to fool neighbors arriving home from the opera.
A character named Mr. Comrox describes two summers options. He will help his mother and sisters enjoy a summer resort but instead remains in the city to write daily letters about the heat and discomfort of Tam, keeping cool at home.
A compact reflection on pride and vocation noting that those ashamed of their calling live shamefully in it. No named persons or organizations are identified in the source text.
A fragmented, stylized dialogue depicts a dark-skinned warrior recounting trips to Paris and Prague, claiming no missed meals and joking about timing. The text trails with garbled names and slang, leaving readers with a surreal historical impression.
A brief item from Pearson's Weekly notes a visitor telling a maid to inform her mistress while she was out. The exchange is framed as a light, domestic aside typical of the period.
An old advertisement urges urgent attention to kidney health. It warns that slowed kidney function threatens long life and prompts symptoms such as nervousness dizziness sleeplessness and back pains. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy with a money back guarantee and emphasizes authenticity and import origin from Holland.
A minister visits a home and a young girl draws his likeness. She compares her work with the real person, then decides to add a tail and declares it a dog. The scene ends with the minister looking sad.
In a sharp exchange, a bolshevist questions the firing of a chairman by accusing disorder. The anarchist defends by saying the chairman insulted a revered principle, noting the first action was to declare the meeting in order.
The line about saving money and rushing to spend when weather turns gloomy hints at how people react to financial pressure. It contrasts prudent saving with impulsive spending as uncertainty rises. The piece maps behavior to mood shifts during uncertain times.
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