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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1915
Page
26
A spring guide for housewives explains simple moth and pest control. After brushing fur and wool garments, sun them briefly, then place folded items in tailored pasteboard boxes. Seal edges and add tobacco, camphor or cedar to repel ants, noting these do not address existing moth eggs.
Fragmented OCR reveals multiple recipe snippets including peanut cookies butter sugar flour baking powder salt and eggs with instructions to cream butter add sugar and combine with dry ingredients plus rounds to bake. Also notes on marshmallows and sugar syrup along with walnut and milk mixtures.
An Eastern woman designs a compact closet room with twelve inch pegs for two to six dresses, open panels revealing lingerie drawers, hat boxes and filters, a shoe compartment, and a pullout shelf dressing table. The setup emphasizes cleanliness and ample civic space for better living environments.
A fragment from a fashion column discusses quaint bead bags to pair with poke bonnets and ruffed dresses in 1915 style. It notes lingerie frocks in organdie or net with elaborate trims, bands of woolen braid, and colored edges in pink, Belgian blue, or sand.
A fragment describes cleansing skirts by boiling in a soap bath then rinsing and washing while hot. It notes use of five cents' worth of dent toj and heating steps to remove dirt. A Butterly party idea is mentioned as a separate observing novelty.
A garbled market note describes petticoat options including corded or shirred saight with square or round hems. It mentions gingham petticoats, morning consensus, and potential fabric details such as black stripes and width variations. The fragment hints at round silhouettes and bold choices in 08 fashion trends.
A fragment describes cords and tassels tied in bows behind long streamers, used to hang books in living rooms and offices. It notes leather twine and hand painted satin as practical, workaday trims, with tinsel braid, seed-embroidered panels, and heavy lace accents.
A household tip describes two tightening methods for curtains. One involves soaking with hot water and soap after a half hour of rubbing and squeezing. The rain frames are cleaned with a small whisk broom during the process.
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