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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
2
Washington reports the port of New York placed under military guard. cattle receipts at Ona stock yards rise for the year. Schuylkill torpedoed. Pershing notes casualties. Bolshevik peace moves viewed as friendly to Germany. German arms and Russian affairs, insurance rules, and relics of the war fill dispatches.
Washington War Department officials said Port Crook near Martha is under consideration for a reconstruction hospital. Enlistment papers must be completed by noon December 14 for those wishing to join the armed forces.
The Chicago Women's Club officially blessed German literature and language. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is said to be re elected. Next year's AFL convention will be in St Paul Minnesota in June.
European fronts show Austrians sparing Venice amid appeals, as Italian lines along the Plave River tighten. Rumors from Petrograd claim a civil war near, while workers and troops face shortages and pressure at home. Allied reinforcements arrive to bolster Italian defense and offense along the river. German staff officers reportedly advise Lenin in Petrograd.
The article outlines wartime fashion shifts with limited fabrics driving new frock designs. It notes French and American rely on slip-on gowns, minimal fasteners, and the slim silhouette, while discussing loops of braid and transparent overlays. It also highlights cold weather coats and the YWCA’s expansive war-time work for women, including hostels, housing, and front-line support.
The piece notes the rising demand for hats requiring 140 yards of satin ribbon and the skill of young women in shaping them. It mentions crocheted and knitted hats in silk or wool, in vivid hues, designed to match jerseys, sports coats, and scarves.
A French model displays black satin bows at the cuffs of elbow length sleeves. The fabric and styling emphasize jaunty detail on the cuffs of the outfit.
Two brothers in an East Liancashire mill town, famed for large nasal organs, ride to a wedding in a cab. To impress onlookers, they sit by opposite windows with noses showing. Passing a narrow railway arch, the cabman urges them to pull their noses in as the brothers remain stretched out.
A British scout pilot, attempting to loop and engage at the top of a loop, fell from his seat at 7000 feet. Hanging upside down by a strut, he avoided crash as enemy fire hit the craft, then regained control with a foot on the joystick and landed safely.
A narrator recalls a case where a girl, prevented from marrying a young man by her parents, remained bedbound for seventy years. The dialogue mocks the idea of a passive fate and hints that the would-be suitor may have been fortunate not to win her.
The article notes Australia as a major importer of American automobiles and mentions a cartoonish line about a gas wave and a toothache as a quirky caption. It emphasizes the trade relationship and public perception of US vehicles in Australia.
A Washington social session prompts Representative Ivans of Montana to recall a lobby encounter. A lone man in a hotel lobby asks drummers why they are called drummers, and the group answers they drum up trade.
Trooper Norman Sinclair of Prestonkirk died in Africa, found beside the lion he killed. A tribute to his memory was placed on his grave, a two hundredweight iron cross bearing his name die date and the words Died for King and Empire. The cross was carried 300 miles by carriers across unfamiliar terrain.
Army and Navy Journal reports urgent deficiency estimates for an army of 2 033 000 men requiring 10 600 000 dollars to acquire 55 000 escort wagons 60 000 water wagons 3 400 ambulance wagons 10 000 medical carts and 5 000 small arms ammunition wagons. This is in addition to higher motor transport estimates.
Tommy makes several attempts before an enemy shell flattens him and scorches the ground nearby. He resumes, complains about French matches and Belgian tobacco, saying his pipe life may end soon.
A Scottish regiment story recounts a German soldier tossing a jam tin into British trenches. Inside the tin was a note asking about a wife in Falkirk and fearing what would happen if he came over tonight. The response warned of another widow in Falkirk tonight.
An offbeat note describes a painting titled The Sea showing a distant submarine prow emerging from waves, while praising the artist as up to date and noting the work’s curious maritime motif and religious nod.
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