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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
3
Fashion notes describe organdie collars with attached veets reappearing this season. New models include lace edged vests, scalloped linen edges, and pearl buttons. Novel belts, colorful striped silks, and soft adjustable pockets with pink cord and embroidered blossoms complete the season’s stylish details.
A garbled excerpt shows characters debating art and insanity within an institution. Phrases include a claim that people in the place are crazy and a child reacting with delight as sunlight breaks through clouds.
A decorative wall pocket is shown in the illustration, featuring a new design that keeps letters visiting cards and invitations securely in place. The piece measures about twelve by eight inches and uses stiff cardboard as a base covered on both sides with cream satin fabric, with pockets formed by folding and stitching the satin edges for neat containment.
A historical recipe extract extols lemons for drinks and sick room use. It provides lemon syrup, lemon pie, lemon bread pudding, lemon suet pudding, and lemon sauce recipes with stepwise instructions and measurements for home preparation.
The collarless blouse remains supreme with new finishing ideas. Sleeve bands and cuffs grow in popularity in stiff tailored and sheer drooping designs, combining careless grace with precision. Sketches show batiste with hemstitched edges, linen with saw teeth, handkerchief linen borders, and a starched stock collar with black taffeta. Real lace is preferred over imitations for dress neckwear.
A brief reflection notes that facial expression reveals inner thoughts and serves as a guide to spoken words. Citing Dickens, it argues duty in justice before generosity and implies character shows in appearance and actions.
Practical guidance for hosts detailing guest notes for favored dishes, peach stain removal with cream of tartar, keeping hot beverages for two hours in a fireless cooker, using worn tools as brushes, borax for leather stains on stockings, red bandanna dust cloths, steam puddings in a tube pan, dipping candles in colored paraffin, and a partially cooked sausage method for ready-to-serve dishes.
The article notes Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive adopting a rose on the shoulder as a feminine conceit for debutantes and younger teens. It describes pin position near the right shoulder, pale pink tint choices, and future chrysanthemum trends with artificial buds as substitutes.
The passage describes a garment with a velvet bodice and black and brown shepherd checks, a velvet deep facing on the skirt, and a long gathered tunic of chiffon banded at the bottom with three velvet strips, noting a mad a amart frock style.
Professor von Pfungen of Vienna conducts expert research on how nervous excitement affects the skin's resistance. He claims that any nervous arousal noticeably lowers the skin's protective power, revealing a surprising connection between the nervous system and bodily resistance.
Philip Miller, a Gray County probate judge in Cimarron Kansas, reports six years of heart trouble and dizziness alleviated after about a year on Dodds Kidney Pills. He weighs 200 pounds, is in good health, and urges others to try the remedy. Advertisement notes pills 50 cents per box and invites correspondence and extra household hints.
The article states Korea has effectively become part of the Japanese empire with control unlikely to end unless Russia dominates Asia. It notes Korea's 12 million population and 82 000 square miles area, about twice New York's size, highlighting strategic regional dynamics.
A traveling man recalls his stay at a western town hotel. Upon arrival in the dining room a waiter offers pork and beans and the traveler refuses stating he never eats them. The waiter replies that dinner is over, signaling an abrupt end to the meal.
A brief exchange recalls a visit to Bollinger to discuss his daughter’s hand. The visitor reports no trouble, noting Bollinger dominated the conversation with war talk, barely allowing a word from Ine.
Stella asks about love at first sight and Bella replies with a witty twist about gaining a second sight. The exchange plays on perception and the idea that initial attraction may be reassessed with deeper familiarity.
A terse local proverb notes that the mule that delivers the first kick often wins the scrap. The saying reflects a streetwise view of early aggression shaping outcomes in rough encounters.
A trained nurse writes from Pas about replacing coffee with Postum. She reports relief from headaches and indigestion after two weeks, notes improved milk flow for mothers, and says Postum is delicious when served hot with cream. The advertisement promotes Regular and Instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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