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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
7
Mary Dean reports on new fabrics for coats and capes teddy bear wool velour noted for warmth and lightness while a rough woolen weave in color subdued with long dark hairs gains favor for winter. She highlights shirrings and plaitings, longer sleeves, high necklines and fashionable capes with crepe de chine touches and ornate collars.
A fashion note describes striped gaberdine costumes in a sleeveless bolero style with a full hip skirt, front seam, and draped band. A long white muslin sleeve with embroidery and velvet trim adds novelty, while a matching straight jacket tones down the street appeal.
Elaborate hair ornaments captivate young girls this season with shell pins, hinged tops, and pearl strings. Glass pieces in white, emerald, sapphire and other colors shape aigrettes tiaras and foliaged designs. Amber tones suit brunettes while jet tones pair with paste pearls or opals for blondes.
A cupful of strong coffee will remove onion odor from the breath. Lay a faint person flat on the back with loosened clothes. Hot water before meals can ease nausea and dyspepsia. Do not wash hands too often or use hard water as both dry skin. If hands harden, use olive oil or cocoa butter.
An old fashion guide describes Hongkong cooler a chilled punch with Ceylon tea sugar lemon cloves maraschino cherries rum mint and shaved ice. It also covers cafe frappe a coffee dessert and fanchonettes pastry tarts with custard filling merengue and angelica garnish.
Quick household tricks include dipping fish in boiling water to scale, improving chimney drafts by airing the room, cleaning gold lace embroidery with alum, adding bluing to wash windows, placing tinfoil under damp work to protect tables, warming a lemon for more juice, and stiffening delicate laces with sugar, not starch.
A fruit salad centers on chopped celery with sliced apples bananas and white grapes. Grapes are seeded before serving and the salad pairs with nut bread for a light afternoon refreshment at gatherings.
Five cold potatoes diced fine are tossed in a white sauce made from butter flour milk and seasonings. The dish is baked in a dish with a thick cheese topping until lightly browned.
Household guidance on using small meat scraps. Collect fragments to make timbales or hash or shepherds pie for lunch, served with boiled rice or sweet potatoes.
After use, stand the brush bristles downward to dry. This prevents water from soaking into the wood and rotting the bristles, extending the brush’s life.
A simple pie recipe combines three cupfuls rhubarb, one cupful raisins, two cupfuls sugar, and two tablespoons cracker crumbs. Chop rhubarb and raisins, mix with sugar and crumbs, dot with butter, and bake between two crusts.
Two quarts of blueberries with five tea cupfuls of sugar and two quarts of water are boiled for 15 minutes. The mixture is strained cooled and frozen in a freezer for three hours to pack away.
Washington reports Japan and Great Britain have coordinated a plan under the Anglo Japanese alliance to force Germany out of the Orient and evacuate Kiaochow. The United States has been informed and assured that American interests will be safeguarded as Japan guarantees China's territorial integrity.
Reports say German forces push deeper into Belgium along a line between Namur and Haelen. French ministry forecasts a great battle spanning 250 miles Basle to Maastricht with millions involved and warns that details may come in eight days.
Robinson, a cheerful passerby, offered to hold a ram for a man to open a gate. He grabbed the ram by the horns and released it as the stranger left. The stranger thanked him and wished him luck, recounting his past struggle with the animal.
A famed comedian known for hiding highballs stirs ice at a New York bar as another actor arrives. The second actor jokes about sharing a drink, and the first declines with a humorous offer to spot the bet.
A humorous note recalls a waiter asking for warmer pudding and the response that it has been warmed five times since morning. The quip highlights a kitchen misstep or repeated reheating.
A reflective line suggests that wine and passion provoke truthfulness in men, implying tempering restraint and honesty emerge under stimulating conditions. The quote emphasizes the social role of wine as a catalyst for candid expression among men.
The statement warns that a person who appears friendly and amiable in daily life can conceal risky conduct in business dealings. It emphasizes caution in trusting neighbors with financial or contractual arrangements.
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