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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
8
A Boston Globe Paris correspondent highlights models crafted for Riviera spring shine. Descriptions cover redingotes in gray velvet with chinchilla trim, wide hems, fur borders, and peelings toward a bustle revival, plus Paquin wrap coats and new petticoats with embroidery and lace panels.
The piece notes embroidery predates lacemaking and remains vital despite machine work. It describes seasonally available washable fabrics, new rocher loom experiments, and embroideries matching dress weave. Color appears in pastels or black on light grounds, with shifts tied to dyes and seasonal demand in the South.
An illustrated craft shows a calendar box made from a sturdy cardboard box covered in cream silk. Edges are turned under and glued, a holly wreath adorns the lid, and a tear‑of calendar is fastened with tiny fasteners. Scarlet cord trims the lid, ribbon ties secure closure, and the interior is lined with white Bilix. It serves as a compact useful and decorative writing table accessory.
The lesson discusses Acts chapter six with focus on unity, selection of deacons, and the growth of the church. It stresses that ministers must prioritize prayer and the word while lay leaders handle temporal affairs, highlighting qualities for leadership and the democratic, prayerful choosing process that led to Stephan’s rise.
The Change of Life is a critical period for women and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as an effective remedy. Read letters from Philadelphia Beverly and Erie praising relief from headaches backaches heat flashes nervousness and dyspepsia with testimonials and offers of free confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Fragmentary ad filled page notes claims for remedies and pills for piles and eye care, a marine eye product, a gray hair solution, a new gasoline engine claim, and scattered touts. It cites First Application and Piles Relief, Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago, La Creole Hair Dressing, and generic sensational phrases about happiness, fortune, and beauty.
Thousands of women suffer from ailments unique to their condition while Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as a temperance remedy drawn from herbs. The ad urges immediate purchase to regulate menstruation, relieve pain, and restore health, available in liquid or tablet form.
A Buffalo doctor promotes Anurto as the sole effective eliminator of uric acid, claiming years of experiments show no rival. He cites symptoms like back ache, burning urination, sediment in urine, and blood uric acid linked to rheumatism, gravel, and gout, urging purchase through druggists.
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