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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
12
A letter to the New York Sun quotes C J M about a serene morning with birds, flowers, and bright sunshine, then a wife’s sharp line about coming home on the regular train. The piece ends with a quip about a man named Smith and a farm tale.
A collection of dessert and ice cream ideas with steps for Nesselrode pudding frozen cheese and figs Blecult Glace and Mexican Hash. Includes chestnuts candied fruit pineapple syrup vanilla and cream preparation details and serving suggestions. Also notes that plain ice cream is easier than cooked puddings and that many diners prefer it.
The article outlines numerous marshmallow uses from classic treats to frosting and paste, including peppermint fondant toppings, hot cocoa additions, oven browned wafers, pineapple and whipped cream desserts, fruit salads with marshmallows, and frosting fillings. Also described are fashion notes on morning frocks, French gown simplicity, and a machine cap illustration from 1916.
French fashion ideas arrive with Paris stocks influencing New York shops and local towns. Low priced copies adapt French models for summer wear, helping slender incomes keep pace with trends. Satin becomes dominant for day wear while taffeta remains preferred for evenings, signaling a shift in fabric choice and silhouette.
A new double belt design for sports skirts features a waist belt and a second belt around the hips. The hip belt helps secure fullness, preventing the skirt from flaring out unnecessarily and can be adjusted for a snug fit.
Mothers and daughters wear coordinated hats with eye color, featuring tan straw and Milan straw styles. Gray and hazel eyes pair with black hats, high crowns on children, and low descents to stay smart. Milans, plaids, Glengarry shapes, red and white tartans, and sailor hats appear, with Leghorn and white Milan picture hats trimmed by black velvet bows and silk roses.
A practical guide describes converting a couch into a bedusing a sofa with drop sides. Make the bed normally, then fold blankets and sheets from the sides toward the center so bedding sits atop the couch. Drop the sides, place a cover over the entire couch, and use day covers as pillows.
A clipping blends wartime proverbs about Irish soldiers with a joke about a famed hair product. It touts La Creole Hair Toning as a remedy to restore a gray or stiff crown, priced at one dollar, and ends with a proverb about children and parents.
In a health warning, an item condemns narcotic infant remedies sold for children. It cites high infant mortality in civilized countries and argues Castoria could save many lives. The text asserts Castoria, with the signature of Chas. H. Joher, improves circulation and relieves fever.
Verona Maine’s Stephen Decatur Bridges, known as the Salmon King, asserts fish can think, feel, and argue about waters and hatchery treatment. He suggests salmon vanish due to polluted waters or hatchery egg removal, per the New York World. The item also notes a stray ox aboard a steamer, and a humorous exchange about car makes. Woman's crowning glory is hair and La Cres ole hair dressing advertises a $1 price.
An ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for baby skin irritation with a free sample by mail. A humorous anecdote follows, where a father defines diplomacy as precise timing and a child claims to have exercised diplomacy by rolling over before and after someone entered the room.
A fragmentary remark questions James's involvement in an infant related industry and suggests infant paralysis as a guessed topic. The OCR text is incomplete but points to curiosity about a child welfare industry and a possible medical condition.
A fragmented plea offers a booklet by Morty Brockton titled rheumatism and neuritis cure. The ad shows garbled questions about a suspected theft at a clubhouse and hints at a proper remedy.
Nothing New reports the theatrical manager has been placed on the grand jury, with colleagues noting his experience will aid the panel in handling pres sances and related duties.
The readable lines show mixed language and disjoint phrases including La Creole and Australian references, but lack coherent facts, dates, or identifiable persons or organizations to summarize into a proper news item.
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