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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
8
Richmond reader Mrs Lena Lynn reports relief from hot flashes dizziness and nervousness during the change of life after seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad describes common menopause symptoms and urges use of the remedy. A director refuses to answer direct questions about an institution.
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver, malaria symptoms, blood quality, and overall vitality, priced at 50 cents.
Karl boasts of being pursued by others while Barcastic Gus questions if the police are chasing him. The pair exchange quips in a brief, witty confrontation suggesting tension and humor.
Paris fashion notes highlight high crowned Alfred Stevens hats as the season’s rage. Millinery features a mink trimmed crown with bordeaux silk loops and an oxidized rose, paired with near head fitting toques and velvet folds. White stockings praised for durability and comfort. tips on proper fit and extending stockings offered.
The author notes that large followers expect a big audience and laments the revival of weeping feathers. Though picturesque, such plumes make hats look heavy and invite exaggeration, as women adopt two, three, or four large loose feathers on a single hat or toque.
Text urges women to wear white or light stockings due to scarce black dyes. It warns supply may worsen later in the season and suggests white stockings suit new high shoes. The piece comments on fashion adaptation amid dye shortages and notes many households already own nonblack stockings.
Window displays in New York city shops showcase spring millinery trends for southbound tourists. Green straw hats with upturned brims feature bows of green tulle and rose silk branches atop crown. Black satin hats and sailors appear with straw accents and large buckles. Jet trimmings and paillettes decorate veils and hats. ostrich feathers heavily used on low crowned straws.
A prose recipe sketch offers Creole Spaghetti Dice with bacon onions and a mixed meat sauce baked with cheese. Tomatoes With Cheese Stew layers tomato pepper onion and cheese with crumbs and baking. Banana and Nut Salad coats banana slices in egg white and nuts with a honeyy dressing. Crumb Cake blends crumbs almonds eggs sugar and lemon rind with whipped cream topping.
A compact guide to inventive potato dishes including croquettes from mashed potato with egg yolk cream and milk, potato cakes using mashed potato flour and baking powder, potato puffs with a milk butter flour and egg cream, and baked potatoes with bacon fat for quicker even baking.
An old advertisement warns that GOAP 18 strongly alkaline and constant use can burn the scalp. It recommends cleansing with La Creole Hair Dressing and darkening gray hairs naturally. Price one dollar.
The article explains uric acid as a long-known poison linked to backache gout and rheumatic conditions. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Anurio tablets and pamphlets from the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY as a cure and notes other age related tonics and hair darkening products. It cites testimonials and urges readers to buy from drugstores.
Ozark mothers fear night coughs and turn to Vap-O-Rub as an external remedy for croup and colds. Reports from Mrs. H. H. Givan and Mrs. J. J. Cave of Ozark praise the salve for chest and throat relief, skin inflammations, and burns. The product, sold for 1.00, is promoted as a reliable sleep aid and medical aid in homes across Missouri.
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