Egyptian influence dominates new spring fashion trends
In New York 1917 fashion notes trumpet a straight knife plaited Egyptian styled skirt as the leading silhouette for spring. The look blends Paris material saving lines with Egyptian tunic drapes and bullion accents, while wraps feature taffeta and a bullion embroidered back panel.
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Aphrodite
Buller
Singu
Cairo
New York
Alexandria
Paris
Cight
Cate 4
Halifax the English Warden of the North’s Harbor and Forts
A lengthy historical sketch portrays Halifax Nova Scotia as a seat of British power since 1749. It details its harbor, citadel, fortifications, and role in wars from the French and Indian to Napoleonic, plus the shift to Canadian management in 1905 and its future as a major transshipment hub on the Atlantic.
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von Bernstorff
Hualifax
Bay of Chebucto
Nova Scotia
National Geographic Society
New England
D'Anville
France
Great Britain
Acadia
Europe
Halifax
United States
Dominion of Canada
The
Tion
St. John
Britain
Longfellow
America
Canada
Prince Edward
George IV
Shannon
Chesapeake
Maine
Government House
Washington
Virginia
Dominion
Crand
Senator Bankhead Teases Cotton Knowledge in Jasper
At a Jasper Alabama dinner Senator Bankhead mocked rivals for cotton ignorance. A story shows Blanc challenging a farmer to a milking contest to outdo votes, only to admit he never milked a cow and could not answer how many cows he could milk.
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Bankhead
Jasper
Ala
Blane
Economy in cake making from butter to fat substitutes
The article explores replacing butter with other fats to save cost. It explains warming fat before mixing, beating eggs with sugar, and folding in whites last for a fine texture. Pastry flour is recommended and prune cake recipe is provided. The Creed of the Open Road closes the piece.
Hungarian Goulash and Other Dishes From Old Recipe Notes
A collection of kitchen instructions describes Hungarian Goulash with veal beef onions paprika and vegetables then bakes in a casserole. Also included are Cornish Pasties with mutton and potatoes and Spanish codfish with tomatoes butter and stock. The text ends with a note on meat wrapped in cabbage leaves and a spiced sour dish dessert suggestion.
France trains wounded soldiers as farmers in Loire region
In Cellard, Loire, a new institution equips disabled veterans with modern farming gear including a tractor. The program emphasizes practical instruction led by a skilled agronomist and a mechanic expert in farm machinery.
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France
Department of the Loire
Kerrville Man Regains Stand Drift With Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr S P Benton of Kerrville Texas says years of kidney and rheumatic trouble left him bent and cane bound before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. At 64 he now stands straight again and credits the remedy with his restored health urging others to seek only DODD'S with the three D's for diseased kidneys.
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S. P. Benton
Kerrville
Texas
Dodd
The Only One in the Block Says She Reigns
In a playful exchange Mrs. McDuffy claims she is the only old scolding catamaran in the block. The janitor corrects her, noting it was Mrs. McGilligan next door she referred to.
The Best Beauty Doctor Ad Offers Cuticura Samples
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing and beautifying the complexion hands and hair with minimal cost. A free sample by mail is offered with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. The note adds a remark about marriage expectations for men.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
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