Wartime Shoppers at Government Goods Sale Stir Local Gossips
In a bustling scene at army stores, Mrs Jarr and Mrs Kittingly mock a crowd as women jostle for war surplus. They debate who benefits from the government sale while planning rides to a moving picture show. A 1919 Press Publishing clipping ends with a recipe for Baked Savory Potatoes.
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Jare
Army
al Nivet
Kittinghr
Jacr
Neougenheimer’s
Fortress Woods and Millinery
Al‘ware Gp
Rangel
Scoopenheimer’s
Bing
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Potato Cups With Garden Peas And Butter Substitute
Four people share six medium potatoes boiled mashed and formed into balls with indentations. Potatoes are washed oiled browned lightly then filled with heated peas seasoned with butter substitute salt and pepper.
The Ship and Its Skipper Across the World
A lyrical meditation on a ship that sails through storms to distant ports under a hopeful skipper. It imagines bearded pirates on the Spanish Main, submarines, soldiers, and the banner of the tree, ending with a wish for a safe return to the home port. The piece ends with a modern aside about faith and cost, citing 1919 copyright by Bell Syndicate.
Paris Dream Before The Gilded Age Of Debonair Delights
A vivid portrait of Paris as the center of pleasure and social display in 1919. It contrasts fashion and suffrage with salons and studios where wealth buys status and wit hides risqué turns. The piece ends with a recipe for rhubarb bake, reflecting domestic arts.
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Solomon
Paris
Sweater Distinction Noted In Bold Black and White Design
The description highlights a prominent large buckle centered on the sweater, with white angora edging around the armholes and neck. It notes a clever tasseled belt end where the neck lines meet, and emphasizes the striking black and white color pairing as its standout features.
Kitchen Kinks and Fashion Notes of the Era
Household tips advise storing milk in a large shallow pan for freshness and using methylated spirits for polishing glass and piano keys. Cooking hints include carrot in raisin pudding and milk in pie crust for flakiness. Fragrance tips warn boiling onions in salted water to preserve flavor and scent. The piece also surveys hats, corsets, and furs with oriental influences and a New York inventor patenting a doll-shaped rattle for children.
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Laopsa
New Tunic Styles Highlight Silk Embroidered Outfit
The article reviews tunic lines from Atin and Georgette, praising the heavy silk embroidery on blouse and skirt and noting the trouser tunic as a fashionable, enduring trend in navy color. It also offers a tip to fix creaking shoes by oiling them, describing linseed oil treatment to improve comfort and extend sole life.
Romaine or Endive Cheese and Cracker Salad
A note suggests serving romaine or endive with cheese and crackers. Pair the greens with a French dressing made from lemon juice instead of vinegar and include the salad alongside the cheese and crackers.
Calotabs Featured as Best Cure for Colds
Doctors warn simple colds and mild flu can lead to pneumonia and complications. Calotabs are pitched as the easiest laxative with one tablet at bedtime and a refreshed morning. sold in sealed packages for 35 cents with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction.
Union of Husbands Proclaimed in Odd Household Sermon
A satirical 1919 piece depicts a "House of Husbands" meeting where a eldest speaker calls for a Union of Husbands to protest domestic tyranny. He targets women who purge husbands’ desks and purge social freedoms, while praising bachelor life. The piece ends with a cranberry pudding recipe and hints at domestic conflicts.
Popovers Recipe From Old Cook Book
Instructions describe making popovers using seven shillings worth of ingredients, two cups flour, two pints milk, and salt and butter. Beat eggs with milk, add sifted flour, season, and bake in hot iron pans brushed with butter for about twenty minutes to yield sixteen popovers.
Rice and Canned Meat Salad Preparation
A simple dish starts with two cups cold boiled rice bound with half cup mayonnaise and chopped green pepper salt and onion. The center is lined with lettuce and topped with a corn beef garnish for color and extra flavor.
How to Acquire Hair Beauty This Delightful Shampoo
A reader describes a cheap home shampoo made by dissolving can thrax in hot water to yield a full cup of liquid. It is applied thoroughly to scalp and hair, rinsed, and results in quick drying, added body, luster, and softness for easy styling.
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McAlpin
Hotel
Martinique
L. M. Boomer
the Greeley Square Hotel Company
James J. Montague
Adam
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Albert
Mexico
Eve
By Sophie Brene Loeb
Denly
Freas Publishing Co
Rhubars Betty
Fashiongrams
Industrial Peace Congress
Atin
Georgette
Mrs. Solomon
By Helen Rowland
Severn
Selah
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Agro" Gvierry
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
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