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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
7
A compact digest covers national political moves, notable personal items, economic shifts, and other brief items across subjects. Highlights include policy changes, public statements, and societal trends shaping national discourse.
Manuel Prieto, Juarez mayor and Carranza ally, resigns to pursue a customs collector position in the Mexican town. General Carl Mariotte, arriving in Mexico City for war planning with Obregon, vows a rapid operation to capture Villa. Pershing nears the border as peace talks loom, while border troops face discipline for false reports and a El Paso shooting probe shows privates firing at a cactus, claimed as smugglers.
Fourteen veteran lettermen return to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln this fall to form the nucleus of one of the Huskers most promising football elevens. Also noted are rising infantile paralysis cases in Iowa and Philadelphia, with totals and deaths cited, plus storm and disaster updates across several states.
Republican senators vote 52 to 12 to oppose the Democratic steering committee's plan to adjourn before September 1 and push for action on the immigration bill. Wilson signs Lassen National Volcanic Park bill naming Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone.
Multiple items reported including the South Dakota State Railway Commission denying express firms the chance to raise interstate rates between points. Other notices cover political nominations by the prohibition party, Union Pacific earnings up over 18 million for 1916, and various local and national briefs.
Allied air actions on Metz, capital of Lorraine, reportedly killed or wounded 200 German soldiers while damaging the station and barracks. July German casualties total 122,640, lifting war toll to 3,135,177. Turkey blocks US relief effort in Syria, thousands of native Christians starve. Austrians lose over 50,000 in two days near Gorus, split evenly between prisoners and casualties. Russian troops land at Brest, following earlier Marseille arrival from Vladivostok via the Atlantic.
Balboa at the southern end of the Panama Canal is a permanent capital for the Canal Zone. It houses the governor and canal management, is an all American community with no saloons, and features a grand athletic field and uniform architecture across districts Balboa Heights Quarry Heights and Balboa Flats.
A visitor asks why orchestras tune up. musicians explain temperature differences in theater spaces cause instruments to go out of tune as air warms during performances.
The Washington Star notes affordable bargains in summer fabrics boost dressmaking at home. Designers plan shorter, illusionary tunics, longer narrow skirts, lower waistlines, and generous ribbon trims for summer and fall frocks. Hosiery remains less favored as skirts rise.
A guide to tying ribbons and selecting varieties for dresses, sashes, hats, and rosettes. It describes methods used by professionals, including a wire technique for secure bows, and recommends satin, velvet, and brocaded ribbons with examples of color and texture.
Paris fashion authorities reveal autumn color directions for women. Yellow is omitted while green wanes. purplish blues, nickel and gunmetal grays, several reds such as fuchsia, garnet and brick red appear. Browns dominate from bisque to chocolate with chameleon shades blending two hues.
The article describes buttons as versatile accents for waistlines, coats, and dresses. It notes light weight for comfort, various shapes from balls to acorns, and styles for dark suiting with white hats or galters. Pearl buttons in many sizes, ribbed textures on heavy materials, and color trends like French gray are highlighted.
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