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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
7
The article promotes wheatless desserts using berries and peaches and outlines several shortcake crust options including corn flour rolled oats barley flour and rice flour. It also explains making potato flour from old potatoes and provides accompanying muffin and cake recipes using these substitutes.
Amid limited supplies, shoppers report rising prices and scarce flour options. Officials urge calm and remind stores to restock, while mills advise customers to check latest advisories for availability.
The United States Department of Agriculture stresses absolute cleanliness for proper canning with hot water or steam pressure. Kitchens and utensils must be clean, tables covered with white oilcloth, and garbage properly stored to prevent spores rising in dust and contaminating food.
Rural women in town repurpose rest rooms into community spaces. A Grand Junction establishment started a civic library with 150 books and launched services including a woman's exchange and a labor and commodity exchange via a bulletin board.
A fashion columnist surveys the quality versus style argument shaping wartime wardrobes. The piece contrasts conservative long lasting gowns with chic, fashionable frocks, notes the rise of ready to wear, praises American cuts, and cites Paris models copied at low cost.
The piece weighs two opposing fashion jets: enduring high quality gowns versus cheap ready-to-wear pieces. It notes designers cite durability and value, while others push style and affordability. It highlights the Medici collar as a symbol of dynastic fashion revived this season.
H J H Franklin, president of a large auto concern, told dealers that motor cars and trucks are essential to move troops and supplies as railways are stretched. Drive-away sales grow, and manufacturers supply cars to dealers to cut train delays. He warns military needs require priority and daily gasoline use tops 1,000,000 gallons to avoid shortages.
A notice warns drivers against misusing spotlights on vehicles and advocates proper handling. It stresses keeping the light elevated above other lights and cautions that free use could be legislated against. The admonition urges restraint to avoid regulatory penalties.
The text states that most motorcar use is utilitarian and urges correct naming. It notes the farm loan board classifies the automobile as essential farm equipment, enabling farmer borrowing. It also cites business needs and a fuel administration ruling recognizing motorcars as public utilities during fuelless days.
A New Yorker’s invention will attach to car owners as a permanent device. It replaces the daytime cue of signaling a stop or turn by an autoist who wags an arm outside the vehicle. Night driving could become safer and more predictable with this automatic signaling system.
The device is a two hand electric signal with arrow shapes and two steering wheel buttons for right and left turns. A third setting stops the signal when both buttons are pressed, mimicking a railroad signal.
The export committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce discussed maintaining trade relations with foreign motor vehicle dealers. Cars use little cargo space for their value and help balance trade and the gold dollar in Chile and Argentina where nitrates, beet, and wheat are in demand by America and allies.
A system places a horn switch in the horn circuit to cut power when the car stops. The switch is operated in connection with the ignition so the horn is automatically turned off in the off position.
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