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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
11
An old clinic style guide offers March weather cautions and beauty tips. It emphasizes using a cream and a thin layer of powder, plus gentle cleansing and glycerine preparations to protect dry skin from wind and cold. It advises massage with upward strokes to prevent sagging and recommends a light cover of powder to seal in moisture.
The piece guides a newcomer in the field on balancing work and reputation, stressing practical conduct, tact, and independence. It urges focus on tasks, avoids gossip, and recommends steady self-improvement to gain respect, with caution toward influence, money, and social pressure. The message advocates resilience amid setbacks and emphasizes personal merit over charm or looks.
A garbled excerpt guides at home use of adhesive plaster for wounds and injuries. It covers wound protection, cleansing, dressing application, and repairs for everyday items such as bandages, rubber bands, and footwear, emphasizing practical, nonclinical steps and common household fixes.
Recipes describe Banana Fool, Baked Bananas, Steamed Banana Pudding, and Banana Sponge. Instructions mix banana pulp with cream, gelatin, sugar, and toppings like custard, jelly, and whipped cream. Includes serving ideas with sliced oranges and custard desserts in a vintage kitchen voice.
A reflection on hope chests as symbols of female virtue and social expectations. The piece weighs how contents reveal a girl's character and future prospects, contrasting adornments with moral strength, and questions the value of fashionable gifts versus lasting virtue in courting and marriage.
The article traces women's evolving role in tapestry and embroidery from ancient times to modern days. It notes women’s historic limits and later broader involvement, with examples of needlework in military, domestic, and high fashion. It highlights regional influences from Smyrna, Persia, Paris, and America, and describes techniques and evolving styles for spring and summer borders.
A Woman’s Page feature notes women nationwide knitting as a key support effort. It praises skilled needlework, mentions military clothing needs, and invites readers to request related patterns and guidance from the veteran designer behind the project.
A fragmented account describes patch plastering with ashes and sand mixed with water for repairing plaster, noting doors being removed to create space. It mentions robbers, a kitchen door, a bachelor’s room, and a hall area being altered for more room, with a bookcase placed against a wall and a shaded lamp on a table.
The article surveys prominent women and female workers in Anglo American circles. It mentions Minnie Grinstead pushing reforms, Jaco Gilan leading a New York brokerage women's department, and various female labor efforts. It notes wage scales for women, patriotic labor at munitions plants, women in nursing, and the formation of the Women's Engineering Society. The piece touches on awards, appointments, and ongoing policy debates about women’s roles in industry and public life.
Instructions describe keeping and repurposing used fruit jars after washing. Jars should be inverted to dry, stored neatly on a rack or shelf, labeled clearly, and kept free from dust for future use. The guidance assumes regular use and clean, dry jars ready to reseal food.
Old furniture can be refreshed by first painting with robin's egg blue then applying a small pink tinted glaze. Remove finishes with turpentine, then sand and recoat. Use shellac to seal, and clean brushes with water for a tidy, quick makeover.
The smock evolves from medieval workwear to a fashionable, comfortable garment. Artists and designers in the past borrowed it for studio wear, garden frocks, and even casual outerwear, shifting from utilitarian roots to popular, varied use and finally a spring summer revival. The trend shows how practical garments gain status as style adapts.
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