The Tucks Return and Fashion for Women’s Footwear
In a feature aimed at housekeepers readers are presented with a long parade of fashion notes and beauty hints. The piece highlights new shoe trends, including the return of the tucks in clothing and the effect on foot appearance, alongside guidance on fabrics and hats. It also includes essays on fruit as a purifier and dietary tips, with recipes and practical advice for winter meals and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guene
Ganinae
Betes
Taos
Moe
Beagle
Texks
Kitchen Glorious and the Kitchen Infamous in Topeka
Aunt Trudy laments urban squalor and poor dining halls, urging reform. She imagines a citywide kitchen uplift as a moral duty, praising women’s potential leadership to improve homes, schools, and public health.
Locust Harvest in Argentine Described in Chicago Chronicle
A Chicago Chronicle report details a mechanized locust harvest setup in Argentina. A tall wooden box with a wide front aperture captures swarms, guiding insects up a green painted ramp into the enclosure, where a cane roller with iron knives crushes them for later sale as fertilizing material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Argentine Republic
M. & Evans Senmant
Gra Bom
Rae Tet
Ttn
Pie Surtad
Aapellin van Thes
Iucuvis
Cure of Bhex Kenna in Jackson Co West Virginia
Fragmentary OCR from a 19th or early 20th century notice or ad describes a wife unable to walk for three years and seeking relief. Mentions Chamberlain's and a tablet or remedy, with garbled names and places. Exact details and context are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenna
Jackson Co
W. Va
Pale and Weak Women Gift of Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women to preserve “roundness of form” and facial freshness. It claims to safely sustain health through natural change and promotes the product as a trusted remedy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wales
Tsi
Sarria
Cokrk Og
Marin Dinck
Eelvck
Hatrine
Sumatra
Math Uack
Téd
Feneliad
Strlen
Ik Yan
Bers
Angie
Elsie
Lee Fry
Manimias
Tiegs
Gastel
Nis
Gales Capel
Mille and Omega
Trudy
Botton Bose Cottage
State Journal
Chicey
Bey
Chicago
Sane
Iesse
Lydia E Pinkham
Dandreff
Mme. Za Mors
Weet 10Th Street
Willets & Conwell
Kansas Avenue
North Topeka
Coe Atewerin Roemer i Gaia Salsewer
Adirea
Aqon Publishing CO
Martilam Street
New York
Chy
Klein & CO
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