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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
8
Fashion notes describe straight line silhouettes gaining general approval in the season. The article notes few women suffer from such styles and that the look suits many. references to new fabrics and practical detailing like band trim and lingery accents.
A fragment from a historical page shows garbled text about furnishings and algebra. readable bits mention a number and one item. missing context prevents clear identification of people places or events.
Velvet fashions, debutante and dowager styles share the spotlight with a Robin's egg blue model suitable for an afternoon bridge or foxtrot. Details feature silver embroidered chiffon bands, frilled sleeves, and bows. optional gold net or lace coverings create varied baskets. lining in silk adds luxury and washability.
A fashion piece urges white gloves stay clean with silk lining contrivances and elastic ends. It notes white silk launders poorly and gloves may be washed several times weekly. The column discusses long tunics, circular skirts, and velvet over skirts as styles, with remarks on weight and drape and color hints like pinkish petunia tones.
Bertha Mann astonished a New York audience by attempting a highly emotional role in The Worth of a Man at a local playhouse. After several aspiring writers urged her to star in their works one insisted she read his play. She discovered the theme seemed ancient and stopped reading after the second act remarking on the playwright claiming originality while noting her own ageless appearance.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a at-home tonic that allegedly darkens gray hair to any shade by morning with multiple applications. It promises dandruff reduction and less hair loss, urging immediate use for a youthful look. The page also notes a naturalists' observation of wild rabbits changing nesting habits and a general upward trend in Gotham.
Public advisory urged mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Castoria for infants and children. The notice highlights Castoria as a safe remedy historically used for over 80 years and directs verification of the signature on the label.
A quirky line from Cause and Effect notes dejected cows with blue milk and muses on mood and color. The saying Beware of the man who grins when he gets angry adds a cautious tone about hidden temper.
An appeal promoting Western Canada highlights vast natural resources and farm opportunities, urging hopeful settlers to act now with land prices low and capital investments. The piece blends an emigrant pitch with a local courtroom note where Mrs. Louise Nelson, acting for her husband George Nelson, wins a case and receives a $1.10 fee from Judge Ryan after a raid on a dice game.
A man seeks a wedding cake and the shopgirl explains modern wedding cake themes tied to a bridegroom s calling. He replies he is a pianist, and she suggests a pound cake fitting his profession in a light humorous exchange.
The item notes that 76 percent of US army and navy rifle ammunition manufacturing is done by women. A quip about smelling powder and women follows in a dialogic fragment, reflecting humorous social commentary alongside the statistic.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for relief from gas and sour stomach. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach overnight, removes bile from the liver and bowels, and leaves a clear head and sweet stomach by morning. It notes children also use it because it does not gripe.
The stage manager OM urges the heroine to suffer more than others in the play and to adopt deep grief. The leading woman agrees to inhabit the mindset of those who paid two dollars to witness the production.
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