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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1913

Page

6

Mourning Headwear Trends In White Crape Fabrics

A discussion of white crape and black crape combinations in mourning hats shows white fabrics gaining prominence. Designers favor white crane, black and white blends, and crope ornaments, with pale gray and blue lavender tones adding variety. Turban styles offer diverse shapes, while long-range fashion relies on conservative yet varied scraps hats.

Ifiiest Bats Thanea Draper Hays New York

Making Afternoon Tea With Simple Home Articles

A brief note suggests that afternoon tea or informal tea can be prepared cheaply at home. It lists three bang hoo sticks of equal length or three sold-like sticks of white wood, plus three round Japanese trays or three wooden round box lids as substitutes, to create an inexpensive setup.

Make a tea stand from trays and rods

Instructions describe constructing a tea stand from Japanese trays and three 36 inch rods. Drill exact holes for stability, align trays with rods, fasten with copper wire, stain or paint as desired, and finish with varnish for outdoor tea use. Decoration varies with color scheme and surroundings.

Rugs for the Nursery Grade Fiber Rugs for Kids Rooms

Grass fiber rugs with borders of javelined animals in cast red yellow brown and green contrast the light gray green fiber. Sold for nursery use or as rugs for children’s rooms. Easy to clean and durable, ideal for rooms where children lie.

Make Lawn A Beauty Spot From Mixed Perennial Seeds

A reader note suggests planning now to transform a large lawn into a beauty spot next year by using hardy thrifty perennials and mixed seed packages. Emphasis is on self-care landscaping, border changes, and correcting past planting mistakes to achieve a thriving display.

Bere

Fashionable Zinnin in Summer Styles

Zinnins rise in popularity this summer with roots traced to last winter and Futurlet palettes. The flower’s stiff form suits cube and triangle designs, its bright colors echo gid diss futurist silk, fueling use in corsages bouquets frock trims and decorative displays.

Parasola Sun Shades Mark Fashion Trend

Parasola notes a rare vogue for sun shades this season with bright colors guiding outfits. Japanese style parasols in bell shapes stand out as chic complements to the overall color harmony of costumes.

Fashionable frock blends flowered and plain voile

A striking dress features a surplice bodice and long fitted sleeve in plain white voile edged with flowered voile. The gown showcases a deep cut upper section, a velvet girdle, and an underskirt with a figured voile bow tied at the knee, plus rose sprinkles and foliage motifs throughout.

Ikirte Avenue Gathering at Hine Event

An OCR fragment notes a gathering near Hine Street with references to a phrase Go Ekirte be thik. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the snippet implies a local meeting or informal assembly on a street named Ikirte Avenue close to Hine.

Hine

Deliverance and Disobedience Review Lesson for September 28

Moody Bible Institute Chicago outlines reading lessons from Nehemiah and Acts for the fall quarter. Four episodes track Moses, Pharaoh, Red Sea, and the giving of the law with emphasis on deliverance, judgment, and divine mercy.

Moses Miriam Mozea Horeb Pharaoh Red Sea Egypt Pulpil Daniel God Christ

Oddities of the Isthmus Panama in humorous vignettes

A quirky panorama of Panama Isthmus life. British influence shown in left driving and odd customs. A strict canal engineer, a derelict hotel roof, two funny dumb waiters, and a Jamaican bar. The piece notes flooded with anecdotes about Morro islet, water work, and curious locals. It ends recalling Old Panama’s vanished city and lingering humor.

Canal Zone Panama Railway Company United States Washington Colon Atlantic Panama City Rio Grande Canal Commission

Old Witness Confronts Assault Court And Quips On Age

In St Louis a stout colored woman about forty says she is eighty four and describes the fight to a police judge. On cross examination she jokes that her age is not her noge, revealing a humorous defense witness moment amid the case and a separate golf anecdote with a Scottish remark about Tom McGregor.

St. Louis Darky

Fletcher's Castoria Ends Child Ills For Eight Decades

An old advertisement extols a bottle of Castoria as a safe remedy for children and infants. It touts a signature shown for over 80 years and emphasizes its long trusted use by mothers to ease common ailments in youngsters.

Fletcher

Lovers vow on birch tree carved initials

On the last day of his vacation Henry carves his initials with hers on a birch tree and asks her to wait until next summer. She agrees, saying she will cut her initials beside his.

Henry

Like a Balloon in Divorce Observation by Dr Shisholm

Dr Bert M Shisholm Reno statistician says in a remark that divorce studies show the average woman's heart is like a toy balloon, lighter than air, while most restless men felt tied to a partner. The remark frames the divorce issue in a light metaphor.

Herbert M. Shisholm Reno

An Endearing Act in a Domestic Exchange

A brief dialogue portrays a husband and wife debating affection as the wife complains about lighting the fire. The husband reassures that her rising to light the fire deepens his love, dismissing the notion that love has faded. The exchange ends with his playful insistence on his affection.

Jack

Pithy Postscript Reveals Marital News in India Letter

A young woman abroad in India ends a homeward note with a postscript about being married. The quirky line prompts readers to note the signature while others joke about a Mrs Skinner in the village who keeps boarders, with a witty exchange from Puck.

India Outertown

Phrase from exchange shows debate on phrasing and paper wording

An exchange highlights a disagreement over wording and presentation. It contrasts whether something is on paper versus in bathing context, underscoring definitional ambiguity and reliance on phrasing.

Happy Old Age Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating

An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging bodies, noting lower food intake and better digestion. It claims natural wheat phosphates aid muscle and nerve development, cites user testimonials from Iowa and other customers, and endorses Grape-Nuts with Postum for sustained vitality and regularity.

Iowa Bathia Westritle

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