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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
18
A fragment discusses gift ideas for grandparents from Christiana and mentions useful items like a reading glass and a bouquet. It hints at practical and pretty options, emphasizing meaningful presents and simple, thoughtful keepsakes.
In shops display many fonken boxes among pills. Two boxes catch the eye a round one covered with cretonne and a square box with silk and gilt decorations. The round box has four plain gilt edges and three adorned with gold lace. A dish, a canal hold? is hinted. The square box features silk, trilobe shells, and a ribbon vine with tiny leaves and roses on top.
Candles shaped from crepe paper are decorated with flower petals. Two color contrasts, red and white or green and blue, appear in the left shade while three shades of rose appear in the right shade with curled polka decorations on pink paper. A paper butterfly sits at the right side.
The text describes convenient belongings embodying fine work and notes a dawning bag made of ribbon with two contents to be carried over the arm. A handkerchief case uses Leavy Waen with coarse thread decoration. The passage also mentions a tax issue and families facing charges.
An essay on tact and etiquette advising careful discernment before making recommendations. It cautions against praising others or endorsing dressmakers without proof and suggests showing results rather than mere promises.
A garbled advertisement-like passage discusses nerves and mood with odd terms and invented products. It mentions Cadets Dopte Manin and Beaterly mood shifts, along with references to potions and claimed health improvements.
A vintage ad highlights living room furniture and lamps with prices from $6.50 to $45. It touts easy chairs, writing desks, mahogany and fumed oak tables, and Windsor chairs. The copy emphasizes affordability and practical gifts for the home, promoting a broad selection at the Hoosier store.
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