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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
7
The article outlines capes as a dominant fashion trend in 1916, highlighting peasant capes in various fabrics from tulle to satin, and noting motor coats as complementary. It describes cape styles for day and evening wear, including hooded and marabou trimmed versions, and mentions hair trends influenced by first empire revival.
The piece argues hands reveal age first and stresses care after thirty. It urges regular moisturization with cold cream or olive oil and suggests blends like benzoin tincture or lemon juice to brighten skin, emphasizing nourishment for the backs of the hands.
A women era guide notes handkerchief linen blouses in white dotted with color and silk tailored salts. White georgette crepe with heavy embroidery suits dressy blouses while transparent hats with under-brim trimming lead in millinery. For practicality a card recipe cabinet helps a young housekeeper and a bungalow apron covers a lunch basket on picnics.
The article describes long capes in varied trims: a rose pink cape with ostrich edging and a white front, an emerald green cape with a second waist depth, green rushes along the dower edge, and a pleat finish. The collar is noted as large, with a silk hem featuring a piping along the upper edge.
A fragment advises an odd home remedy for burning feet. It suggests buying five cents worth of tannin at a drug store, placing it in a powder box, and shaking a rifle into your feet for days to forget the problem. The text is garbled and lacks clear source context.
The article notes a shift toward fuller silhouettes in full models, highlighting the introduction of fullness as the most marked feature of the change in styles. It cites a coat as representative of the costumed look favored by fashionably dressed individuals.
A vintage guide praises rhubarb for ease and economy and outlines methods for winter preservation and jam. Steps include peeling, sugar curing, lemon addition, and optional almonds. A ginger riff adds spiced jelly prospects, with sterilization tips and jar sealing noted.
An asbestos cloth offers superior silence and protects the table top from hot dish spots and stains from hot liquids. It is waterproof, heat proof, lintless, finished with a neat binding, and made in halves of three bound hinged sections that do not warp. It can be folded and stored in the sideboard drawer when not in use.
The article presents peach serving ideas from a kitchen cabinet column including peach cannepe, baked peaches, peach salad and peach pie with step by step suggestions. It also discusses serving fruit with creams and dressings and ends with a moral remark about behavior and charm for women.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that keeping cattle on corn belt farms adds value through home markets and utilization of roughage. Livestock provides year round employment and manure benefits, with averages drawn from Indiana to Kansas across six farming classifications. The study notes wide cost variations but highlights cattle as a net income factor on farms with ample roughage.
Weeds grow quickly once started so suppression should begin early. A proverb warns that a sick in time saves nine. Advice urges sowing rape in the corn at the final cultivation to ensure good late hog pasture.
A Nashville reader recounts overcoming a life event and a tumor through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter credits relief from changes of life and tumor symptoms after using the remedy, with endorsement for others facing similar puzzles. The note invites others to write for information from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap to prevent pore clogging for pimples redness and rough skin. Free samples offered by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept Ty Boston. Also includes a fashion dispute about an unwanted hat reflecting daily chatter.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original solution for gray hair, claiming it darkens naturally without damage and costs $1.00. An unrelated line mocks counterfeit imitation of Prince George of England and notes knitting skills, while other copy hints at hair care service costs.
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