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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
6
An article on engaging children in tidiness through handmade items. It suggests shoe bags with colorful figures, pencil cases, and toy boxes to foster putting belongings away. Describes decorative motifs like old woman and kittens, and details on fabric colors, soutache trim, and bead embellishments.
A white washable crepe de chine blouse suit is showcased. The design features two box plaits sewn closely together, giving a neat, serviceable look suited for daily wear.
A mother learns to let children shape tidying habits in their own way. One child loves a tin pail while another enjoys satin and lace, and a Japanese matting box serves as a handy toy box and seat.
A discussion on using black outlining to enhance embroidered pieces. Black outlines on white linen centerpieces and scarfs bring depth to jewel patterns and scrolls, especially on heavy linen covers, making colors appear more complete and refined.
Challis dresses for children shown as practical RE wear. Mile girig. are excellent for traveling. They do not muss or soil easily. Cotton frocks offer simple clean styling and easy care for daily use.
The article notes the set in sleeve as standard for fall gowns, with armhole emphasis through bands, embroidery, or braid. It highlights a blue serge gown featuring three inch silk braid around the sleeve top stitched to the bodice. Long daytime sleeves are common, often slashed from wrist to elbow with lace or net fill and narrow frilled edges.
Noted is a wide range of coats from mannish English tweeds to delicate silk wraps. Sports coats emphasize utility with masculine lines, belt waists, patch pockets, raglan sleeves, and turned down collars paired with Panama hats. Escorto fabrics shine, sometimes preferred over tweeds, and straw hats feature accordion-plaited tulle brims in coral pink and turquoise blue for a charming look.
Swan Creek Michigan reader Mrs Annie Cameron praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for restoring strength after overwork and fatigue. Hebron Maine resident Mrs Charles Rowe reports feeling like a new woman after using the medicine and Sanative Wash. The ad invites women to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
A seventeen year old girl candidly calls herself an old maid, a remark she later retracts with equal bluntness ten years on. The exchange reflects shifting social expectations and personal attitudes toward marriage in small town life.
Builders guidance highlights the shift from wood to safer materials, noting advances in cement handling, sheet metal mouldings, and steel doors. It emphasizes crushed slate surfaced asphalt shingles for beauty and longevity, warns buyers to seek reputable guaranteed products, and warns of many roofing options.
A vintage ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and iron supplement. The label proclaims Quinine to drive out malaria and Iron to build up the system, priced at 50 cents.
Alaska's potato crop is highlighted as the territory's top profitable produce. Commercial quantities have been grown at Fairbanks to show interior viability, with nearby farmers expanding acreage. One farmer reported up to fifty tons, worth about $4,000 at four cents a pound, while hog raising is begun using unmerchantable potatoes at Fairbanks.
A Black Bottom resident named Mose aspired to the office of justice of the peace. Illiterate, he sought guidance from the commissioner of elections. The reply confirmed his ineligibility, with the official described as kindly yet firm that Mose was illegible for the post.
A brief exchange hints at a request for painting work described as whitewashing. The line contrasts fences with characters, implying a metaphorical or sly reference to cosmetic changes versus moral or personal traits. The snippet gives little concrete context about project scope or parties involved.
A brief seaside exchange recalls daily attempts by a succession of men to teach swimming, each encounter offered as a humorous glimpse into shore life and shared confidence in the water. The dialogue hints at sunlit folly and playful resilience by the sea.
A terse courtroom line defines an endurance contest as a test of sustained effort. The exchange pairs Robert and Father with a brief judge led discussion highlighting a concept in argument.
An advertisement extols Cuticura for shaving, washing, shampooing, and bathing. It advocates using Cuticura Soap for lather, Cuticura Ointment for shaven parts, and offers a free sample by postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY, Boston. The copy emphasizes gentle, fast grooming with no slimy mug and no germs.
A columnist argues a coat of paint cannot restore a woman to youth or vitality, framing cosmetic changes as insufficient for fundamental character and value. The piece weighs social pressures to cosmeticize aging and uphold traditional standards.
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