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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1910
Page
8
The article describes winter coats and plush fur with shawl collars, a satin turban with a jeweled coronet, and antique gold accents. It highlights turban-hoods without frames, beaver cloth hats in mustard, and a beaver muff trimmed with fox fur, all from a Parisian carrier, praising French fashion prestige.
The piece argues that tiny waists are unnecessary and even harmful, noting that a 26 to 28 inch waist was acceptable in classical fashion. It discusses corsets and hip confinement, mentions bone corsets of Catherine de Medici, and warns against extreme shaping while favoring a straight silhouette and comfortable digestion.
The article argues diet strongly affects facial oiliness and acne. It advises choosing nutritious, easily digested foods low in grease and avoiding rich fare. Suggested items include milk eggs fish meat and legumes while avoiding pastries and heavy pastries.
Describes a fashionable blouse pairing with a matching skirt, featuring a silk and lace yoke, fancy buttons, velvet pleats from yoke to waist, elbow-length sleeves with silk cuffs, and lace under-sleeves. Materials listed: 2½ yards velvet 24 inches wide, a fraction yard silk, a fraction yard lace.
The text notes that guests often carry many toilet accessories while a hostess provides a dressing table and mirrors. It suggests women prefer carrying their own brush and comb, but a hand mirror is too heavy and typically supplied. It also mentions jaunty silk ties in black and colors to be worn with cloth.
A Connersville Indiana man recounts ten years of kidney pain nearing Bright's disease and paralysis before taking Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports relief and five years without kidney trouble after physicians failed to help. The ad notes Dean's pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A 60 cent case of Papa's Diapepsin is pitched as an instant aid for heavy meals and sour upset stomachs. The ad claims five minute relief, universal family cure, and easy digestion, targeting readers seeking indigestion relief and fresher breath. It also includes a humorous digression about marks and a quip from Uncle Silas Geehaw.
Bend 2e stamp for five samples of our best Gold and Lif finish Birthday Flower and Motto Post Cards by Art Post Card Co at 731 Jackson St Topeka Kan Fortunate is the man who wants only what he can get Lewis Single Binder gives the smoker a rich mellow tasting cigar Many a fellow bets with his mouth
Odd wartime style page notes an ad for Murine Eye Remedy and related products with prices 50c to 1.00, plus eye care items. A City Editor quip asks about football changes this season, with a humorous exchange about ticket speculation. The item blends commerce with a playful editorial aside.
Examine carefully every bottle of QASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the In Use For Over 80 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought.
When a country youth courted a city girl she warned him he would be her sister. He kissed her and she cried out to her father. The father acted with firm seriousness, and the brother sister relation ended by mutual consent, as reported by the judge.
A four year old named Betty orders poached eggs on toast at a restaurant. While peering from a window she worries the screen might give way and asks her mother if she would fall and be buried, prompting a concerned reply about the eggs.
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