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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement claims Cascarets cure headache chilliness indigestion and sour stomach by cleansing the stomach and removing constipated waste. It promises a clear head, sweet stomach, and healthy liver by morning with a one cent box for lasting relief. Children are said to love Cascarets as they never gripe.
A gentleman hires Pat the Irishman as coachman and explains doing things by combination. When asked to fetch a doctor, parson, and undertaker, Pat returns with all three, saying he did as told by combination. The master protests, and Pat confirms, “they’re all here, sor.”
A reader shares that changing from coffee to Postum improved health after years of bowel trouble and cramps. A chauffeur and a butler contrast with a coffee habit, noting health benefits from the switch. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek claims the product is delicious and comparable per cup, sold by grocers.
A Washington Star description outlines a high style travel coat or duster with a ground-clear hem of about a yard. The design features a belt in three sections, decorative stitching on the collar belt and back belt, bracket buttons, and a cuff that extends over the forearm.
A United States Department of Agriculture guide explains open ditches versus tile drains, detailing when each is appropriate, typical tile sizes by area, depth and spacing, and the importance of proper fall. It notes tiles of four inches as minimum, with five inches common in the Midwest, and provides depth ranges from two to four feet depending on soil, plus lateral spacing from 30 to 150 feet or more.
A health ad urges morning internal baths via a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the bowels and remove toxins. It claims indigestion and illnesses stem from daily waste and bacteria, promoting internal cleansing over external bathing as essential for health.
Evening gowns featured flesh pink satin ribbons extending over the torso and fastened at the back. Bodices resembled brassieres, with silver tissue or iridescent sequins and pearl or crystal shoulder strings. Corsages matched white or colored tulle, though some younger women defied convention with daring styling.
Fashion notes describe bodices with wrapped shoulders and sheer tulle accents. Colors like sea green turquoise mauve and rose pink are used to create entrancing effects. A trend features tulle draped around the neck crossed at the back and trailing to the waist after a Queen Louise of Prussia portrait.
Ivory buttons come in shades to match dress fabrics including navy royal blues dark plums nuts browns greens and many mottled effects. Combinations in black and white blue red and others. Small fancy white pearl buttons in various shapes with different centers. Ornamental buttons on wide belts and self covered buttons on coats. Plaid silk centers with plain wool rims and new pearl center fabric edge. Changing buttons and collars can alter appearance of a dress coat or waist. Lace buttons used for lace striped cotton fabrics.
The passage catalogs an array of striped silk fabrics in pink and silver blue and silver chid and silver moire and gatin satin gauze pompadour flowered stripes and metallic colors. It notes these silks are mostly used for overdress or detail rather than full frocks.
A new china book end set draws attention with a flat laid book and a second upright volume partly open on the lower back. The heavy ends and yellowed pages contrasts with dark gray covers, delivering an attractive coloring suitable for gifts and display.
Gros de Londres silk, a rich old fashioned fabric, is being revived for diverse uses including blouses and fashion items as producers explore new applications.
A Colorado man was granted a patent for a ditching machine designed for drainage and trench work. The unit uses an elevator behind the cutting scraper to lift dirt onto an endless apron that deposits it beyond the trench edge.
A terse line notes wheels to the side for dropping or catching in wagons to be hauled away, reflecting a concise farming business practice described in the fragment.
The piece condemns farmers for tolerating filthy hog pens and improper feeds. It argues unsanitary handling and feeding cause deaths that could be prevented with better sanitation and feeding practices, urging diligence to protect hog health.
A brief statement declares that clean milk is obtained only by a clean dairyman, underscoring purity standards in dairy practices.
A concise editorial note argues the silo stands as the sure signboard of prosperity for farms, reflecting productivity and economic optimism during the agricultural period.
The Only One proposes a solution to the stalemate suggesting a skeleton key as a remedy. The dialogue frames the question and answer around unlocking a blocked situation with a metaphorical tool.
Mrs A G Clemens of West Alexander Pennsylvania writes that after years of backache spinal tenderness and occasional vision specks she found relief using Dodds Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She invites others to publish and notes prices 50c and 60c per box from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
A crusty retiree enters a country drug store and asks for powder. The clerk jokes about its use with a blunt Q and the man replies to blow it on his whiskers in a Cotrell’s Magazine style vignette.
A brief urging fortification of the system against grip and colds recommends taking brominated quinine as a tonic and laxative. The message notes a single brominated quinine product with E. W. Grove’s signature on the box.
Britain faces a nationwide wedding ring shortage not due to gold scarcity but caused by many war weddings, affluent workers buying cheap gem rings, and a lack of skilled jewelers' workers, affecting shops and wholesale factories.
Italy’s imports in the first six months of 1915 were valued at 826,704,650 dollars, exports 246,026,660 dollars. Are you above suspicion or below it.
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