Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A testimonial-style ad praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard female remedy for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, periodic pains, backache, indigestion, and nervous exhaustion. It claims women can avoid surgery by taking the medicine, citing Mrs. Sadie Mullen of Elwood, Indiana, who reports relief after one bottle.
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Eicek
Lydia E
Sadie Mullen
N. B
Elwood
Ind
Lydn E. Pinkham
Rice Cultivation Described From Far East Pattern
A Tip from the New York Press explains rice comes in wet flooded rice and dry upland varieties, noting primitive regions where civilization is sparse still rely on forested terrain. Orchids and creeping plants thrive amid dense shade as undergrowth is cleared to fence off small rice plots.
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New York Press
Over blouse fashion gains bold appeal in New York style
Fashion notes describe the over blouse as a versatile, low labor garment pairing with tailored suits and gowns. chiffon and marquisette options abound, with trim choices in messaline soutache or silk. sleeve embroidery and yoke-front neck detailing complete the low-cost one-piece frock alternative.
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New York City
Linen blends and striped borders featured in prints
The article describes new linens including Scotch gingham in plain color with striped borders. Gray grounds with black and white stripes, green with lavender or lavender with green stripes, pinks and blues with darker stripes and tans blended with soft browns. White linen crash offers colored stripe borders as a practical item.
Stamped Waist Patterns for Embroidery Designs
The stamped waist patterns are dainty and of Persian lawn length. They are designed for embroidery with stitches like blind eyelet and heavy satin and include sufficient floss for completion.
Old World Cotton Designs Inspire Blouse Suit Accents
Quaint printed cottons in old world designs are used for blouses to wear with coat and skirt suits. The plain color of the suit is echoed in the blouse and blouse material appears as cuffs and collar on the coat.
French Embroidery Threads for Lingerie Initials
The French now use the same embroidery shade for kerchiefs and underwear. Linen and cotton threads for fine mull embroidery are split for working initials and names.
Polka dot trim adorns bride’s lawn shirtwaist dress
Polka dots provide ornamentation for a plain lawn shirtwaist and enrich the trousseau of a recent bride. The colored dots form a line down the front box pleat and the pleats on each side. They also run down the top of the sleeve and cover the four inch cuff and the high collar.
Gilt Buttons Adorn Linen Frocks and Coats
On linen coats and frocks gilt buttons create a military air with crochet buttons serving as artful accents. Pleated braid buttons decorate many cloth costumes, adding refined detail to outfits.
Effective Cotton Description Narrow Focus
A brief note describes various cotton fabrics described as effective in self-color with satin finished disks dots or lines. The text highlights striped patterns and mentions satin finishing as a characteristic of the material.
Colored Slips and Lace Trimmed Dresses in Sight
Colored slips and lace striped dimities create fresh dresses with wide stripes showing the underneath color. Hats are worn far down on the head drooping to the right with a delicate tilt over one eye.
Jewel Framework Jewelry on New Bag Models
The jewel framework features in the latest bag models with decoration ranging from a single central stone to a full grusted framework encrusted with jewels along the entire length.
Silks and Fabrics Demand Booming in Ash Weave Trade
The fragment mentions silks of various sorts for frocks and mentions ash weaves moire and foulard as in demand. It notes mu¢ ig as a term and references shanting in ash, suggesting a bustling fabric trade with diverse textiles.
One Cent School Lunch Aids Boston Pupils
At Winthrop School Boston a 1-cent lunch program provides pudding milk and crackers to hungry children. Miss Emmeline F Torrey leads a class of eighteen girls ages ten to thirteen who prepare and serve the meals. The plan aims to prevent charity stigma and boost alertness after lunch, with the cost covered by the 1-cent payment.
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Winthrop
Winthrop School
Emmeline F. Torrey
Miss Torrey
Bilker menace prompts Home Secretary action on cab fares
A historical squib notes cab drivers’ feud with bilkers who refuse to pay fares or exit through doors after entering a building, urging Home Secretary intervention to curb the nuisance and spare chauffeurs the nerve wracking uncertainty. Various humorous clippings follow.
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Joathe Bilkers
Bilkers
Bilker
Home Secretary
London Globe
Better Tip Inspires Gracious Waiter in Chicago Post
A luncheon patron leaves two dimes as a tip, the waiter pockets them and is thanked for returning the money. The patron then explains a better tip is to thank any giver, inviting future generosity. The exchange ends with mutual smiles and a lesson in gratitude.
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Anyony
Chicago Post
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