Woman Recovers After Pinkham Remedy Use
Florence South Dakota woman Mrs P W Lanseng says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her monthy pain backache and headaches. She credits the product with restoring her health and urges others to seek the same relief and advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Florence
Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
P. W. Lanseng
Allyn
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Hibben cites plumber bill to argue against oppression
Princeton president John Grier Hibben spoke at Lake Mohonk on progress toward ending violence and oppression. He used a parable about a plumber who once charged a millionaire a 100 dollar bill and was paid in full with a one dollar note, then received 50 cents back.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Lake Mohonk
Children Raised by Elevators Probed in Apartment City
Quotation reveals a satirical view of urban life where daily work and modernization intrude into private spaces. The speaker notes in the apartment building the way children are raised, hinting at societal reliance on mechanized systems.
Quaint Dainty Frock in White Net and Azure Blue Taffeta
A delicate summer dress shown in net and taffeta features a rose sprigged ribbon accent and a full gathered skirt. Variations include taffeta or net underskirts and a Priscilla style net blouse with flaring cuffs for a graceful, lightweight silhouette.
Bachelor seeks room near crying babies to feel relief
A bachelor asks about crying babies in a house and requests a room next to theirs to hear their trouble so he can feel grateful he is not married. The landlady hesitates to respond.
Underarm Shirring Creates Draped Back Folds
The underarm shirring forms graceful folds across the back, but this effect lasts only a few inches above the waist.
Corsage Trim Details Highlight Vintage Garment
A description notes seam length and a corsage trimmed with pink rosebuds at the top. Two small lapels fold down over each side, with underarm seams also described.
Button mold offers easier cloth covered buttons
A three part button mold simplifies making cloth covered buttons. It combines a wooden disk back aluminum plate and a nickel plated steel screw eye to form a complete button mold.
Allen's Fox-Ease Foot-Ease Ad Heads for War Zones
War zone hospitals order Allen's Fox-Ease antiseptic powder for convalescent troops. Shaken into shoes or used in a foot bath it refreshes and prevents tired feet. Sold everywhere 25 cents. Free sample offer from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Not a Black Hand Stenographer Seeks $3000 Loan
A Louisville Times item reports a unemployed stenographer discussing rehabilitation of his dwindling funds with a friend. He has drafted a letter asking for $3,000 but cannot think of anyone to mail it to, marking a humorous jab at his unemployment.
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Salad
Louisville Times
Fewer White Waists Seen As New Blouses Arrive
The fashion shift away from all white waists toward pale yellow fabrics like white crepe de chine and soft cotton crepe. New blouses feature an outside finish hanging over the skirt, sometimes forming a vest or looped sash, with the frill largely abandoned and collars moving to high flaring or simple flat bands.
Dictates of Fashion and Modish Materials
A fashion column outlines current trends including white taffeta evening coats, scalloped colored linen dresses, wash silk outfits described as cool and economical, cotton crepe hats, a hat with cretonne touch, tussor silk with tulle combinations, and a loose unbelted smock for a small boy's suit.
Bread Price Protest Sparks Law Demand
A New York Times quote captures a political economy club meeting calling for a law to regulate bread prices after lectures on costs. The exchange shows frustration at rising flour prices and potential baker bankruptcies.
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New York Times
Wristwatches Rise in Fashion Owing to Gown Shortage
In the Rankin explanation, the author muses on why wrist watches became fashionable. The writer suggests the shift stems from gowns’ lack of pockets, leaving little room for timepieces and prompting wearers to adopt wristwatch fashion.
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Rankin
Phyle
Parisian Bolero Skirt Adapts with Striped Silk Edges
A Parisian idea features a bolero with turned up lower edges faced in striped silk. The skirt’s bottom edge is similarly faced with stripes, creating a coordinated, decorative look.
Belts With Polka Dots And Stripes Highlight Vogue Style
The piece notes belts in black patent leather on white kid and black kid on white backgrounds. It praises varied combinations with striped materials, suggesting plain shirts and skirts pairings and dotted dresses as stylish options.
Dolly Varden Styles Return to Fashion with Colonial Flair
The article notes a revival of Dolly Varden fashion with full skirts flounces yokes and high waists reminiscent of former days. It highlights silks as especially charming and explains the trend as a response to American made goods and styles adapted to domestic production.
Hair Washing Tip Prevents Tangling
To prevent tangling, rinse the hair in water and float it out straight, then comb while dripping. This method reduces tangling and pulling out compared with combing after drying.
Youth heads big concern in Dayton cooperative furniture company
Russell Monbeck, fourteen, is president of Boys' Box Furniture, a Dayton cooperative with 28 members aged ten to seventeen. Operating 4 to 6 pm daily, they make chairs desks and boxes, distribute profits by hours worked, and cap stock at one dollar a share. Last year the stockholders shared about $9,600.
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Russel Monbeck
Dayton (O
Boys’ Box Furniture Company
Young Monbeck
Cleveland Leader
Married man asserts he will be master in his house
A newly married man declares he intends to be the head of the family. His friend, more experienced in marriage, agrees and asks if he has discussed it with his wife. The exchange frames a traditional view of domestic authority.
Denison's Coffee Promotes Health Amid Beachside Tales
The column quotes Mayor Riddle of Atlantic City musing on seaside flirtations as a humorous take while noting a divorce case at the shore. The mayor quips that many husbands, encountering former loves on the windy beach, act like moths drawn to flame.
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Riddle
Atlantic City
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Says Women Prefer American Brand
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the most particular choice for women. It claims the product is American made and suitable for all good grocers.
Meter clerk reassured after meter misreadings due to marriage
A gas department representative questioned a meter after it registered less this quarter than last year. The householder explained the decline by her daughter’s wedding in June, and the official accepted the explanation, leaving the meter untroubled.
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Gas Department
Jess
Not Guilty. Baseball crowd taunts pitcher after bases on balls
A home team pitcher walks in his fourth straight with a bases loaded situation. A fan shouts taunts while another rebukes him, questioning the club's pitching ability. The pitcher does not respond.
Canned Banter On Spelling Fashion And Peaches
A brief exchange where one man boasts about canning peaches and recalls three stenographers this year. He notes none matched his wife's spelling grammar knowledge, yet contrasts with her fashion sense.
Theyre cogen atial set of ate tomobiles
In a garbled quote a speaker notes cars being produced rapidly while a disrupted pedestrian asks what can be done. The passage reflects frustration at manufacturers turning out blamed cars faster than in need.
The Female of the Species
Fragmented lines describe a bird in a tree and a speaker mishearing or misnaming the bird. The text hints at a humorous or confused exchange about a bird’s song and gendered language, with stray words suggesting a garbled OCR of a poem or story.
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