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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
6
A scanned reminiscence discusses salads as essential for minerals and blood, noting indigestion from certain combinations. It provides recipes for dressings including Olive Oil Dressing, Mayonnaise Dressing, lemon juice, olive oil, and eggs, with step by step instructions and cautions to keep ingredients ice cold.
Fragmentary quote reflects a philosophy of steady progress one day at a time. Text references Helen Hunt Jackson and the idea to pace efforts, cautioning against rushing or delaying important tasks.
A fragmented OCR recipe list for hot weather drinks featuring mint ginger and fruit flavors. Includes directions for ginger beverage with sugar and water, currant drink, mint cup with citrus juice, gum Arabic syrup, and ginger ale punch. Contains numerous garbled words and inconsistent punctuation from historical printing.
A Paris described dainty pink dawn chiffon dress with ruffled skirt and blue velvet bow details. The design suits slender tall figures best, with chiffon bodies or taffeta versions. Crafting requires care to precisely arrange the gathered skirt sections.
The text describes a gown with a net bodice, chiffon overlayer, short kimono sleeves, and a frilled open neck. A broad girdle with a raffled skirt ties at the side, finished by a rose. It envisions a rama dress in taffeta and chiffon with velvet and silver gauze accents, plus flowered taffeta versions in wreath patterns.
An analysis argues against extreme corset tightening and praises abdominal support. It notes fashion has shifted to larger waist measurements, improves health outcomes, and cites physicians and scientists who endorse corsets that conform to anatomy without harm.
Advice on sewing beading along the top of dainty aprons. Beading about one inch wide with wash ribbon threaded through it. Ribbon serves as strings and enhances beauty. Ribbon can be removed for washing, pressed, and replaced after cleaning.
The piece describes gowns with skirts cut from a single piece and praises dress makers who tailor skirts to customers. It notes the wrapover skirt often features a lace or tulle underskirt and claims modern tailoring saves time compared with the past.
The article notes bold bar earrings, once worn by ultra fashionable, are gaining spring popularity. It warns they are difficult to wear and can make faces look unusually plain, reflecting a trend toward broader appeal this season.
The lesson centers on Mark 10 32 45 as Jesus nears Jerusalem and contrasts self seeking disciples with the self renouncing master. It highlights James and John request for glory, Jesus teaching on drinking the cup of suffering, and the call to equality and service over power within the kingdom.
Taylorville minister Rev. James Y Vallier aged forty six and a Cumberland Presbyterian missionary died by shooting himself at his home in Taylorville. A native of Shelbyville he was ill for months and is survived by his parents wife and two children. Body sent to Shelbyville for burial.
The plan seeks to protect rapidly dwindling antelope by coordinating with the Indian government. It aims to identify suitable ranges and agricultural areas still home to wild antelope, assess totals, and estimate the probable numbers. Wardens andmounted police report 1,000 to 1,500 remaining, but harsh frost and deep snow have killed thousands.
The piece questions coroners inquests after a Baltimore girl Dina Winter’s body was found in Curtis Bay. The death was ruled drowning, but debate centers on whether foul play occurred and the need for ongoing homicide inquiry, citing a New York Times critique.
A lightning strike during a thunder shower in Vine land New Jersey ripped the tablecloth and floor talcum, singed a child's hair, and knocked a shaving brush into a talcum powder box while five children sat at the table. The mica framework was splintered though the family felt no shock.
A light domestic exchange centers on a husband bringing his mother to stay a week to curb the wife’s snide “mother-man joke.” The humor arises from the wife’s unpreparedness for company and the husband’s stubborn plan.
An Indiana woman recalls family coffee troubles and how Postum replaced coffee. She describes headaches, stomach upset, and dizziness from coffee, and credits Postum with ending their coffee illnesses after ten years. The ad notes Regular and Instant Postum options with comparable per cup costs.
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