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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
8
Outdoor social life turns colorful as parasols showcase ballooning shapes like aeroplane, dome, tub, and double sanopy tops. Bold color palettes of Bulgarian florals and pompadour silks drive trends with carved black or ivory handles and long stalks.
The article notes shifting fashion and social norms, contrasting past and present dress. It highlights the move from bulky crinolines and poke bonnets to simpler hats and hairstyles, and the rising prominence of the washing glove as a daily fashion accessory.
A dainty home craft idea uses shells to fashion a fig-reet as a bright wall or bracket ornament. Materials are minimal including shells baby ribbosan aluminum? paper and Seccotine with a brass ring for hanging.
A woman solves cleaning by washing the coat lining rather than full cleaning. She bastes seams, marks edges, rinses the lining, and irons with cheesecloth to avoid silk damage. After washing, the lining is reinserted in place, preserving fit and appearance with careful pinning and seam alignment.
The suffragette mesh bag debuts as a light practical durable model with two separate compartments revealed when opened, offering organized storage for daily use.
A fragment notes an extra dainty touch added to a nearly immaculate costume. The remark highlights attention to detail and suggests a refined, period-appropriate style featured in the attire.
The piece notes fashion shifts away from heavy winter influences toward lighter summer frocks with satin or ribbon sashes and fringe or embroidery finishes. It mentions Paris jewelers presenting tiny hatpins with pea sized pearls, and a chic headdress featuring a jewel band and plumage accents. It also observes a trend toward vivid color pairings and bold combinations, while taste becomes more cultivated.
Evening coats for young girls are described using rete silk crepes and moons ambroidensd in liver pearls and moon light beads. The body of the coat is set into a deep hem of brocaded satin or ribbon, producing fullness and a fashionable effect.
Quicksilver miners suffer mercury fumes causing constant salivation and rapid deterioration of teeth. Lime chloride used by bleachers damages enamel. Phosphorus in lucifer matches harms many, including women and children. Soda factory workers report soft translucent teeth that break near the gums. Dr Hesse cites bakers at risk from flour causing acidic dentine decay.
A Stratford reader recalls a seven year old suffered ringworm on the face with red crusted spots and itching. After trying various products without relief, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition in about a month. The letter dated January 30, 1912, promotes Cuticura samples. Also notes a French red tape anecdote about a clock stuck at the Petit Palais since Paris exhibition closing.
The article notes a growing network of milk stations supplying various milk types to bottle fed babies, with facilities in cities like Albany Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Dayton Detroit and more. Stations are simple rooms run by a nurse with a physician on call, sometimes using schools or stores as venues. It also discusses wireless lighthouse stations in Brest France capable of sending automatic ship warnings without human presence, using clockwork signals at intervals to identify lighthouses.
A quarrel ends with a staged kiss and a broken window as Miss Lovely warns of telling her father about Mr Bolder and a new gun. Then Mrs Boloski defends herself from her husband by using his wooden leg in a self defense case in Chester Pennsylvania.
A debate frames safety between streetcars and cars as one person quips a trolley is easier to dodge. The other notes a trolley cannot shadow a driver, highlighting practical limits in urban transit warnings.
Railroad surgeon touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a universal cure for wounds sores boils ringworm and many skin ailments. Thousands of farmers and stockmen endorse it with claims of versatility including uses for animal injuries and barbed wire cuts. Sample bottles sold with a dollar price and guaranteed by local druggists amid cartoonish lines and aphorisms.
Buenos Aires considers a project to build the world’s tallest tower. The 1,173 foot steel structure would exceed the Eiffel Tower by 189 feet and include social facilities, cafes, a restaurant, a library, billiards, a gymnasium, a wireless telegraphic station, and a meteorological observatory. An electric light of 1,000,000 candlepower would illuminate the top.
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood enricher and strengthener for summer, priced 50 cents. A New Orleans city notice requires all bread for sale to be securely wrapped to protect it from flies.
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