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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
6
Puzzle style clued list crossing letters with many definitions and partial phrases. Several entries reference animals plants and objects while others point to common words. The page hints at a crossword style puzzle with a solution promised in the next issue.
A short instructional note explains placing correct letters in white spaces to form words across and down. It describes first letters indicated by numbers per the horizontal and vertical definitions and notes no letters go to black squares. It states all entries are dictionary words with limited exceptions and hints at abbreviations and obsolete forms used in definitions.
The new dresses reveal lace as a leading trend for the 1925 season. Transparent effects are emphasized with lace and eyelet embroidery, plus godets and lace flares enhancing skirt volume. Couture houses Chanel, Drecoll, Patou, Callot, and Cheruit endorse lace for afternoon and semiformal wear.
The passage describes two tone laces in color and metal for evening costumes. It notes that afternoon prints use chiffons with yokes and flares of Chantilly or blond lace, highlighting lace varieties for different times of day.
Millinery focuses on felt silk and straw for late spring hats with pastel shades. The small hat remains dominant due to its understated elegance, while crown styles shift monthly from cloche to high peaked and dented crowns with upward tilted brims.
The piece highlights smart coats in heavy black satin with kesha lining and fur trims as forerunners of spring fashion. It describes skirt flounces and plackets as indicators of new styles, and suggests resort wear frocks in white homespun with bright brights, plus kasha flame coats in pastel and vivid shades for immediate wear.
London milliners push a revived cloche fashion amid fears of a waning interest in elegant headwear for women. Designers cite a stylish yet practical silhouette expected to dominate street and social wear this season.
Main trend favored by proponents features a square crowned style replacing the cloche. London designers introduce a return to past shapes with snug fits and a soft crown, often perched on a velvet or panne brim. Variations echo witch hats crusader helmets and fisherman's caps.
Attic finds and old Godey prints yield attractive decorative items. A large bedroom or living room screen is a ambitious project using natural linen surfaces and linen bound sides. Figures cut from prints are mounted onto the background for a quaint display.
Punched leather and applique de signs cut from leather are favorite methods of trimming.
A Nutmeg tree can produce from 1 000 to 10 000 nuts per year and all parts of the fruit are in demand. In Singapore locals use the husks for preserves and to quench thirst in saloons. Nutmeg oil and myristicin have narcotic properties, with cases of poisoning from chewing nuts reported.
An advertisement cautions that genuine Bayer Aspirin is only guaranteed if the packaging or tablets display the Bayer name. It asserts the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 28 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
Divers report an 80 foot deep ruin of a city off Tunis with large stone buildings visible in dim shadows and sand. Scientists prepare further explorations as the find attracts Virgilian and Homeric associations near the Isle of the Lotus Eaters.
A vintage advertisement claims Dr Peery's Dead Shot vermifuge works with one bottle, quipping about mistaken identity as flies follow Buckshot and other vermifuges are unnecessary. The ad touts efficacy and streetwise humor in a market pitch.
The bureau of mines reports extensive experiments show heat radiation essential for breathing. Hoxsie's Group Remedy claims to strike at the root of serious lung troubles and prevent them without opium. Adv. 650 ots.
A reflective line notes that the passage of years yields wisdom beyond aging. It emphasizes growth, experience, and insight gained through time rather than simply increasing years.
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